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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1922

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Swept by a Gale. Severe Damage at Auckland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 March 1922 · page 6

A storm of exceptional severity swept over Auckland Province on Sunday afternoon. It was generally characterised by an unusual electrical…

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Channel Gale Slackens. London, March 24

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 April 1922 · page 12

The gale in the Channel has slackened, and crossings have been resumed. The United States steamer West Caruth, of 4632 tons, had an exciting…

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Swept by a Gale. Severe Damage at Auckland

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 April 1922 · page 3

A storm of exceptional severity swept over Auckland Province on Sunday afternoon. It was generally characterised by an unusual electrical…

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Man Killed. Violent Storm on the Tweed

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 April 1922 · page 11

Following several days of sweltering heat, a thunderstorm accompanied by cyclonic winds, broke over the Murwillumbah district. Rain fell in…

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A Labor "Volcano." "Terrific Storm May Burst." Boote's Bunkum

Singleton Argus · Saturday 1 April 1922 · page 8

Speaking on the Labour defeat on Wednesday, Mr H. E. Boote, editor of the "Australian Worker," said:—. "As far as Australia is concerned,…

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English Weather. Violent Snow Storm. London, April 1

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 April 1922 · page 5

April opened with one of the most violent snow storms of the year, the whole of England being affected, particularly wales and West…

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English Weather. Violent Snow Storm. London, April 1

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 April 1922 · page 12

April opened with one of the most violent snow storms of the year, the whole of England being affected, particularly Wales and West…

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Big Floods in America. (Reuter's Cables.) Vancouver, Tuesday Night

Singleton Argus · Thursday 13 April 1922 · page 2

Floods have caused millions of dollars damagre throughout the Western States of America…

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Fearful Floods. Mississippi Valley. Vancouver, April 26

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 April 1922 · page 5

In the State of New Orleans there are 20 dead and 1,000,000 acres of cotton lands inundated by floods, following eight inches of rain in two days in…

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Disastrous Floods. Heavy Death Roll. Vancouver, April 27

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 April 1922 · page 5

At Forth Worth, Texas, 64 persons are dead as the results of floods, caused through several tributaries of the Mississippi rising. Valuable cotton fields…

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Floods in Texas Refugees in Tree Tops

Singleton Argus · Saturday 29 April 1922 · page 8

New York wednesday.—Terrific rains which occurred in Toxas, resulted in floods in several cities and extraordinary scenes were witnessed…

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Repairs to Floodgates

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 May 1922 · page 4

A commencement has been made on the work of repairing the work of repairing the floodgates at Wallis Creek. A quantity of day was collected in readiness some the ago,…

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The Floodgates

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 May 1922 · page 4

Repairs to the earth-works of the floodgates at Wallis Creek are progressing satisfactorily, and when completed should prevent further erosion. A…

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The Weather. Gale on the Coast

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 May 1922 · page 5

The coast-line was swept on Sunday and Monday by strong and squally south-west to south winds, reaching gale force Rough seas were general,…

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Heavy Rain in Central Australia

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 May 1922 · page 5

A message to Adelaide from Alice Springs reports heavy rains in Central Australia. Messages from Powell Creek,…

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Moderate to Heavy Rain Northern Parts Benefit. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 23 May 1922 · page 2

Unsettled weather has been experieneeded along the. coastal districts during the week end. Moderate to heavy rain has fallen,…

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The Weather. Remarkable Storm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 30 May 1922 · page 5

A terrific hailstorm passed over Leura and Katoomna on Sunday afternoon the ground was coated inches deep. No rain accompanied the hall, and those…

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The Weather. a Dangerous Cyclone. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 31 May 1922 · page 5

Captain Williams Federal Deputy Director of Navigation, last evening received a telegram from the State Meteorologist of Queensland stating…

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A Dangerous Cyclone

Singleton Argus · Thursday 1 June 1922 · page 2

Captain Williams, Federal Deputy Director of Navigation, on Tuesday evening received a telegram from the State Meteorologist, of Queensland stating…

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Cyclonic Storm. Moving South-west

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 June 1922 · page 5

The cyclonic disturbance, which on Tuesday was situated between Norfolk Island and the north coast of New South Wales, has moved in a…

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