North Sea Gale. Steamer Capsizes. London, Jan. 3
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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Floods & storms, 1922
275 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 2 of 14
Gale in England. Worst for Years. London, December 31
The worst gale for many years swept England yesterday. While no great disaster has been reported there were many serious accidents…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Storm Tossed. Adrift in Motor Boat. an Anxious Night
Tossed about all night at the mercy of the wind, two returned soldiers, who were rescued on Monday morning by the Union Steamship Company's…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Blow at Newcastle. Squalls Reach 85 Miles an Hour. Storm-tossed Sea
Newcastle was in the grip of a howling south-easterly gale throughout Saturday and Sunday, but the conditions became intensified on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Waters Receding. the Queensland Floods
A message from Chinchilla (Q.) states that the flood waters now are receding fast. The council will be put to much expense cleaning and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Queensland Floods. Two Men Drowned
Fine weather now prevails in Southern Queensland, and all the flooded rivers and creeks are rapidly receding. Joseph Roylance was washed off his…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Alarmist Reports Denied. Floods at Armidale
Heavy rain fell at Armidale, ten inches being recorded, and considerable damage has been done, but alarmist reports regarding loss of life are…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →North-west Drenched. Some Flooding Expected
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…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Queensland Floods. Damage at Chinchilla
A message from Chinchilla states that the flood waters at Charley's Creek have receded steadily below danger point, but since midday they have…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Series of Thunderstorms. the Week-end Visitation
About half a-dozen thunderstorms occurred in Muswellbrook during the week-end. Heavy rain fell, and 156 points were registered…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Much-travelled Flood Message
During the flood weather on July 1, 1920, Mrs J. Groves, of Cheshunt, threw into the Hunter a bottle containing a flood message. It simply stated the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Violent Storm
Last night's storm in the city was one of the most violent on record. It was responsible for a good deal of damage in the outer suburbs…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Flood Damage
Crs. T. Johns (President) and S. W. Snape waited as a deputation upon Mr. Cann, Minister for Local Government, at West Maitland on Tuesday, in…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Message From the Flood
Mrs. J. Groves, of Cheshunt, new-Singleton, threw a bottle containing a flood message into the Hunter River during flood weather on July 1, 1920…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Violent Storm. Picnickers Plight
A picnic party from Armidale, in a motor bus, had an unenviable experience on Sunday afternoon when from [?] to 12 miles out on Daugar's Creeck…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Girls in a Cyclone. Narrow Escapes
That the pleasant task of picking and stoning fruit is not altogether devoid of excitement has been demonstrated in a rather unfortunate way to ten…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mr. Gale and Prisoner. "Gaol for Those Who Assault Police."
Mr. Gale, S.M., who quite recently sent two men to gaol for six months for a brutal assault upon a constable, was more lenient in dealing with Patrick…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The State Elections After the Storm. an Early Election. Sydney
After, the political storm of yesterday, an unusual calm settled on McDonnell House this morning. Great satisfaction is expressed that the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Heavy Storm Crops Damaged and Birds Dazed
A picnic party from Armidale, in a motor 'bus, had an unenviable experience on Sunday afternoon. When from nine to twelve miles out, on Dangar's…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Some Storm
A picnic party from Armidale, in a motor bus had an unenviable experience on Sunday afternoon. When nine to twelve miles out, on…
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