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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1922

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Severe Storm. Damage at Kalgoorile

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 November 1922 · page 6

A severe thunderstorm passed over Kalgoorile and Boulder on Tuesday afternoon. Very Boulder damage was done in the two towns, but the mines…

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Severe Storm. Damage at Kalgoorlie

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 December 1922 · page 5

A severe thunderstorm passed over Kalgoorlie and Boulder on Tuesday afternoon. Very little damage was done in the two towns, but the mines…

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Storm at Bombala

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 December 1922 · page 4

A very heavy storm broke over Bombala on Sunday afternoon, when nearly three inches of rain and hall fell in fifteen minutes. The streets…

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Storm at Paterson. Hereford Bull Killed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 December 1922 · page 4

A heavy storm passed over the Vacy and Paterson districts on Sunday afternoon. The lightning and thunder were exceptionally severe…

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The Weather. Heavy Storm at Bombala. Houses Flooded and Crops Ruined

Singleton Argus · Thursday 7 December 1922 · page 3

A very heavy. Btorm broke: over Bom- . bala on Sunday afternoon, when, nearly three inches of rain, and hail fell in fifteen- minutes. The streets- were…

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Storm Damage Near Tamworth

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 December 1922 · page 4

A cyclonic storm did extensive damage at Ryan's Hotel, Moor Creek, about eight miles from Tamworth shortly before 56 o'clock on Sunday…

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Heat and Storm at Singleton Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 December 1922 · page 4

During the heat wave on Saturday and Sunday, on the former day the thermometer registered 104 degrees in the shade and yesterday 106…

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The Weather. Violent Thunderstorm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 December 1922 · page 4

Following on an extremely hot day— it was 107 degrees in the shade yesterday—a thunderstrom occurred in the evening. which brought about…

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Storm in Victoria

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 December 1922 · page 4

Kernot, a peaceful hamlet on the Wonthaggi railway line (Vic.), was the centre of a berrille cyclone, accompanised by a violent thunderstorm…

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Cricket in S. Africa. Dust Storm Hinders Play. Johannesburg, December 11

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 December 1922 · page 5

The scores in the match M.C.C. v. East Rand, at Bononi, are as follows:— East Rand—First innings…

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Floods in Far 'West. Great Expanse of Water

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 December 1922 · page 4

Mr. S. Barraclough, driver of the mail coach between Broken Hill and Mliparinka, left Broken Hill on Tuesday last for Milparinka, and should…

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Broken Hill Cyclone Great Damage Done. People's Narrow Escapes

Singleton Argus · Thursday 14 December 1922 · page 1

A terrific cyclonic storm, accompanied by blinding dust, broke over Broken Hill on Sunday last about 11.15 a.m., and the air became dark as at…

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Storm Victims. Damage at Broken Hill

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 15 December 1922 · page 5

Further reports are coming to hand daily of wrecked homes as a result of Sunday's storm at Broken Hill…

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Big Cyclone Broken Hill Suffers. Heavy Damage Done. Salvationists' Escape. Broken Hill

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 15 December 1922 · page 4

About 11.15 this morning a violent storm passed over the city, and did great damage. The storm broke with dust so thick as to darken the air,…

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Ocean's of Liquor. New York Flooded

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 15 December 1922 · page 4

"There are oceans of liquor in New York. This city is flooded with Scotch. The smuggling of liquors from abroad by steamship is at ts…

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Oceans of Liquor (Published by Arrangement) New York Flooded

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 15 December 1922 · page 9

"There are oceans of liquor in New York. This city is flooded with Scotch. The smuggling of liquors from abroad by steamship is at its peak. It…

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Cyclonic Storm. Damage at Broken Hill. Salvationists' Escape

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 December 1922 · page 14

Extensive damage amounting to many thousands of pounds was done by a storm which passed over Broken, Hill on Sunday. The storm broke…

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The Weather. Storm in Brisbane. Man Killed by Lightning

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 December 1922 · page 4

A terrific thunderstorm, accompanied by high winds and vivid lightning, occurred in Brisbane on Friday afternoon…

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Heavy Thunderstorm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 December 1922 · page 4

Despite the fact that an easterly breeze prevailed, weather conditions to-day were rather sultry. The maximum, temperature recorded at the…

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The Weather. Heavy Rain

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 December 1922 · page 5

The heavy hall which fell in parts of the Maitland district on Saturday afternoon was responsible for a considerable amount of damage to…

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