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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1923

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Dunedin Floods. Waters Rapidly Subsiding

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 April 1923 · page 5

The flood, waters in Dunedin (N.Z.) are rapidly subsiding, though parts of city are still inundated. The tramway services arc practically in…

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People Homeless. Floods in New Zealand. Dunedin Inundated

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 April 1923 · page 3

Heavy rain was general in the Otago district (N.Z.) during the week-end, says a Wellington message. Dunedin, which reports a rainfall…

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New Zealand Floods Waters Rapidly Subsiding

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 April 1923 · page 7

The flood waters in Dunodin (N.Z.) are rapidly subsiding, though parts of the city are still inundated. The tramway services are practically in full…

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The Cyclone. Near Lord Howe Island

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 April 1923 · page 4

The tropical cyclone which was operating off the South Queensland coast on Friday and later affected the northern coast of New South Wales,…

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Flood Rains on North Coast. Cyclone Disappearing

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 1 May 1923 · page 2

The latest reports from the Sydney Weather Bureau state that the cyclonic disturbance on the North Coast of this State is disappearing, and its centre…

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Flood Warning at New. Castle

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 1 May 1923 · page 2

On Friday night Superintendent Childs, Newcastle, received the following telegram from the InspectorGeneral:—…

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Bad Weather in New Zealand Damage by Flood And, Fire

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 1 May 1923 · page 2

A telegram from Wellington (N.Z.) states that violent weather continues throughout the Dominion. The ferry steamer Maranoa was severely…

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Severe Buffeting. Wonganella in the Cyclone

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 May 1923 · page 3

Captain Suffern, master of the steamer Wonganella, which reached Newcastle from occan Island on Monday, reports having experienced…

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Deluge in Northern Territory

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 May 1923 · page 2

An official message records that 14 inches of rain have fallen at Port McArthur, Gulf of Carpentaria, during the past few days. The rivers are…

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The Royal Wedding. Heavy Rain Precedes. Brilliant Sunshine for Ceremony the Abbey Resplendent

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 May 1923 · page 12

For the second time within fourteen months Westminster Abbey has been the scene of a Royal Wedding—that of the Duke of York and Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon. Three thousand. guests attended the ceremony. It was a…

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Storm Clouds, Gathering. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 May 1923 · page 4

Storm clouds are reported to be gathering in all states. The weather during the week-end was fine over the greater part of the…

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Political Storm Clouds. Questions for Premiers' Conference

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 8 May 1923 · page 2

Storm clouds are reported to be gathering in all the States in connection with the coming Premiers' Conference. An absolute deadlock may…

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Heavy Floods. Serious Damage in New Zealand. Railways Disorganised

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 May 1923 · page 3

A Wellington (N.Z.) message states that as a result of heavy rain throughout the Dominion, many rivers in the South Island are in a serious state of…

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Floods and Storms in New Zealand Towns Under Water

Singleton Argus · Thursday 10 May 1923 · page 3

A Wellington message on Monday stated that violent weather, with heavy floods, is causing a critical position in parts of the Dominion. The town…

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Family Marooned. Incident of New Zealand Floods

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 May 1923 · page 4

An incident of the New Zealand floods was that a family named Fair halls were marooned in the top storey of their house, close to the…

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Heavy Floods. Serious Damage in New Zealand. Railways Disorganised

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 May 1923 · page 3

A Wellington (N.Z.) message states that as a result of heavy rain throughout the Dominion many rivers in the South Island are in a serious state of…

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Series Damage. Effect of New Zealand Floods Further Heavy Rain

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 May 1923 · page 4

Great havoc has been done on about five milles of the Midland railway by the New Zealand floods. At one place about 150ft of the hillside has been…

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New Zealand Flood Perils

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 15 May 1923 · page 3

A message from Auckland, speaking of the disastrous floods in parts of Now Holland, mentions that a family named Fairhall were marooned in the top…

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New Zealand's Heavy Floods. Refugees in Lofts

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 15 May 1923 · page 2

A cable from North Taieri (New Zealand) states that farmers are refuging in the lofts of their barns from the flood waters, which burst over the…

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Furious Cyclone. Damage in Melbourne. Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 May 1923 · page 5

A furious eveione was responsible for considerable damage at Albert Park, Melbourne, last night. Several persons were injured by falling timber, but…

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