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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1922

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Oceans of Liquor (Published by Arrangement.) New York Flooded

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 19 December 1922 · page 5

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

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Storm at Cootamundra

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 December 1922 · page 4

A windstorm at Cootamundra, which lasted only a few seconds, on Tuesday afternoon, lifted the whole roof and balcony on the Parker-street side of…

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Egyptian Treasures. Escape Flooding. London, December 17

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 December 1922 · page 5

Except for a few drops, the rain held off at Luxor, where the Pharach Tutankhamen's funorary treasures were recently found, says the Cairo…

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Severe Storm. Deluge at Coogee. Extensive Damage

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 December 1922 · page 4

A severe rainstrom occurred at Coogee last night. Hail and rain began to fall at 6.20 p.m. in 10 minutes five tarms had been [?]…

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Heavy Queensland Rain

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 22 December 1922 · page 1

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. received the following wire from their Longreach office:— Splendid storms throughout central…

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Last Nights Storm. Damage in Eastern Suburbs. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 December 1922 · page 5

Investigations made this morning show that thousand of pounds worth of damage resulted from last night's storm in the eastern suburbs…

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Storm Victims. Damage at Broken Hill

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 December 1922 · page 11

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

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Egyptian Treasures. Escape Flooding. London, December 17

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 December 1922 · page 2

Except for a few drops, the rain held off at Luxor, where the Pharaoh Tutankhamen's funerary treasures were recently found, says the Cairo…

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Good Queensland Rains Floods Feared in West

Singleton Argus · Saturday 23 December 1922 · page 6

Splendid rains have fallen in the southern part of the State during the past twenty-four hours. Advices from Warwick state that the fall appears to…

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Gales on British Coast. London, Dec. 22

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 December 1922 · page 5

Merino gales around the British Isles are endangering shipping. The Blue Star liner Tudor Star, off Lands End, sent up rockets for assistance…

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Broken Hill Storm. Many Houses Uninhabitable

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 December 1922 · page 5

The Mayor of Broken Hill has made a thorough personal inspection of homes damaged by the storm in respect of which applications for…

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Floods in Queensland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 December 1922 · page 5

The Queensland Railway Commissioner has received a message from Rockhampton stating that Jeriche advised the river was in full flood…

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Severe Storm. Deluge at Coogee. Extensive Damage

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 December 1922 · page 11

A severe rainstorm occurred at Coogee last night. Hail and rain began to fall at 6.20 p.m., and in 10 minutes five trams had been derailed…

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Gales on British Coast. London, Dec. 22

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 December 1922 · page 2

Fierce gales around the British Isles are endangering shipping. The Blue Star liner Tudor Star, off Lands End, sent up rockets for assistance…

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Violent Storms. Off English Coast. London, Dec. 27

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 December 1922 · page 7

It is believed that the steamer Maid of Delos., foundered with all hands off the Welsh coast. The vessel carried twenty-six. The wreckage…

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Broken Hill Storm. Many Houses Uninhabitable

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 December 1922 · page 13

The Mayor of Broken Hill has made a thorough personal inspection of homes damaged by the storm, in respect of which applications for…

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