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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1922

275 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 8 of 14

North Coast Railway. Flood Waters Stop Traffic

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 July 1922 · page 4

Due to the heavy rain, nearly ten inches having fallen, about 600 yards of the railway line between Moorlands and St. John's River, were covered…

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Heavy Falls on Coast. Postal Economy's Effects. Rivers Rising, Flood Rains Probable. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 25 July 1922 · page 2

The rain during the week end was heaviest in the north, where up to 534 points were registered in places, In some districts floods are threatened,…

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Heavy Rain in the South. Flood at Goulburn. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 July 1922 · page 5

Though in the city and many other parts of the State the weather was again fine this morning, heavy rain is still falling at many places on the…

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The Cyclonic Storm. Centre Moves to the South

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 July 1922 · page 5

A considerable southward movement in the centre of the cyclonic disturbance occurred during Monday night and early yesterday morning, but the…

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The Floodgates

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 July 1922 · page 4

A petition, by residents of Louth Park for that area to be taken from East Maitland Municipality and attached to Tarro Shire, led to a…

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The Weather Heavy Rain. Fierce Gales on Coast

Singleton Argus · Thursday 27 July 1922 · page 2

Rain fell over the whole of the eastern half of the State on Monday. Fierce easterly gales lashed South Head throughout Monday night,…

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The Quest. Storms at Sea. London, July 25

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

Caught in a fierce hurricane and sadly battered by huge seas, the Quest ship's company had an unhappy time on the voyage from South…

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Cyclone at Bondi Horse Swept Bodily Into Air

Singleton Argus · Thursday 27 July 1922 · page 3

Just before noon on Monday a cyclone struck Bondi over a width of 100 yards. It swept from the sea at Ben Buckler, unroofing a house and scattering slates…

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The Cyclonic Storm. on South Coast. Heavy Rains

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 July 1922 · page 4

The cyclonic disturbance was still resting—along the coast of New South Wales at 9 o'clock yesterday morning, and also at 3 o'clock yesterday…

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Drowned in Flooded Creek

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 July 1922 · page 4

A drowning fatality occurred at Yarra, a few miles from Goulburn on Tuesday morning. John George Ferguson, aged 65, was attempting to…

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Repairs to Floodgates

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 July 1922 · page 4

A commencement will shortly be made with the work of repairing the floodgates. A quality of timber has been carted to the work and a tool…

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Big Floods. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 July 1922 · page 4

It was reported from Bungendore this morning that the floods there are the worst for twenty years. All the outlying districts are under water…

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Flood at Goulburn. Highest for 50 Years

Singleton Argus · Thursday 27 July 1922 · page 2

A Goulburn message says that the present flood, following seven inches of rain, is the biggest for 50 years. The river in places is a mile wide…

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Heavy Rain

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 28 July 1922 · page 5

Very heavy and continuous rain was experienced in the district on Sunday evening and all day Monday and Monday night. The local gauge showed the…

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Cyclonic Storm. Renewal of Activity. Sydney

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

Additional rains are reported from many country centres. These, say Mr. Mares, must mean many swollen rivers. Since Tuesday last, he added the…

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The Cyclonic Storm. More Heavy Rain

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 July 1922 · page 4

As the result of what is described as a "Kick" from the cyclonic disturbance which has been hovering over the eastern seaboard for the past…

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Burrinjuck Flood

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 July 1922 · page 4

The present flood at the Burrinjack Dam is claimed to be the heaviest since the construction of the dam was commenced, and is greater than the…

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Flooded Districts on Southern Tableland

Singleton Argus · Saturday 29 July 1922 · page 7

The southern tableland districts of the State are flooded. The heaviest rain for over 20 years is reported front many towns. Already from 5 to 10 inches…

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Flood at Wagga. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 31 July 1922 · page 4

The Murrumbidgee River at Wagga is now higher than it has been since the 1900 flood, and there is no certainly that it will not exceed that…

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Southern Floods. Burrinjuck Dam Overflow. Waters Now Receding

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 31 July 1922 · page 4

The Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission, referring on Saturday to the Burrinjuck dam, stated that Die flood waters reacted their…

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