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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1922

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Gales and Heavy Rain. Rivers in Flooded State. Storm-beaten Coast. Cold New Year

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 January 1922 · page 4

Tempestuous weather prevailed along the coast at the week-end and on Sunday. Under the influence of strong south to south-east winds, which…

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A Heavy Gale. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 January 1922 · page 4

Rain fall in Sydney almost throughout the night. A heavy gale is raging along the coast. Skippers of the Manly boats had an anxious time in…

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Fierce Gales. Fatalities in London. London, Dec. 31

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 January 1922 · page 5

Squalls of 70 miles an hour swept the Soillies and Kerry following a violent fall of the barometer. The average velocity of the wind…

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North-west Drenched. Some Flooding Expected

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 January 1922 · page 4

Another inch of rain was registered at most of the centres in the north-west, says a message from Narrabri. It is not thought, however, that there…

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Queensland Floods. Damage at Chinchilla. Man Lashed to Tree

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 January 1922 · page 4

A message from Chinchilla states that the flood waters at Charley's Creek have receded steadily below Hanger point, but since midday they have…

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Alarmist Reports Denied. Floods at Armidale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 January 1922 · page 4

Heavy rain fell at Armidale, on inches inches being recorded, and considerable damage has been done, but alarmist reports regarding loss of life are…

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Gale Moderating

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 January 1922 · page 4

Last night was one of the worst experienced in Sydney for many months. The wind reached a velocity of 48 miles per hour, and the gale blew with…

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Gale in England. Worst for Years. London December, 31

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 January 1922 · page 5

The worst gale for many years swept England Yesterday. While no great disaster has been reported there were many serious accidents…

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Gale on the Coast. Worst for Many Years. Turbulent Seas

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 January 1922 · page 4

There has been a succession of weekend squalls in Sydney for the past 17 weeks, but the gale which raged along the coast yesterday was the worst of…

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Storm Tossed. Adrift in Motor Boat. an Anxious Night

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 January 1922 · page 6

Tossed about all night at the morey of the wind, two returned soldiers, who were rescued on Monday morning by the Union Steamship Company's…

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Blow at Newcastle. Squalls Reach 85 Miles an Hour. Storm-tossed Sea

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 January 1922 · page 4

Newcastle was in the grip of a howling south-easterly gule though-out saturday and Sunday, but the conditions become intensified on…

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Queensland Floods. Two Men Drowned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 January 1922 · page 4

Fine weather now prevails in Southern Queensland, and all the flooded rivers and creeks are rapidly receding Joseph Roylance was washed off his…

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North Sea Gale. Steamer Capsizes. London, Jan.3

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 January 1922 · page 5

Seven men were drowned and five are missing through the capsizing of the German steamer Fehmarn in the North Sea. during the gale on…

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Storm Passes. Return to Fine Weather. Brilliant Sunshine

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 January 1922 · page 4

The monsoonal disturbance, which han been operating over a large portion of the State since Friday last, especaily on the coast. Where…

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The Flood Grant

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 January 1922 · page 4

Mr. W. F. O'Hearn, M.L.A., has informed the various councils and shires that every effort will be made to have the grant of [?]5000 made available has…

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The Flood Gates

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 January 1922 · page 4

The difference in the levels or the water on each side of the Wallis Creole flood gates is between 10 and 11 feet; the creek having risen. The…

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Waters Receding. the Queensland Floods

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 January 1922 · page 4

A message from Chinchilla (Q.) states that the flood waters now are recoding fast, The council will be put to much expense cleaning and…

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Gales and Heavy Rain Storm-beaten Coast

Singleton Argus · Thursday 5 January 1922 · page 4

A vast monsoonal or tropical depression caused-widespread and heavy rains over the State during the whole of last week, and the disturbance extended…

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Gales and Heavy Rain. Rivers in Flooded State. Storm-beaten Coast

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 January 1922 · page 5

Tempestuous weather prevailed along the coast at the week-end and on Sunday. Under the influence of strong south to south-east winds, which…

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Fierce Gales. Fatalities in London. London, Dec. 31

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 January 1922 · page 13

Squalls of 70 miles an hour swept the Seillies and Kerry following a violent fall of the barometer. The average velocity of the wind…

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