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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1923

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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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Antarctic Storm. Warning Issued to Vessels

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 May 1923 · page 4

A radio message received in Sydney on Tuesday from the R.M.S. Osterley reported a storm of hurricane intensity, with high seas,…

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Heavy Rainfall. Launceston Shops and Houses Flooded

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 May 1923 · page 4

The heaviest rainfall experienced in Launceston in the memory of the oldest residents fell on Thursday morning…

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Serious Damage. Effect of New Zealand Floods. Further Heavy Rain

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 May 1923 · page 13

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

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Gale in Melbourne Buildings Damaged

Singleton Argus · Saturday 19 May 1923 · page 5

A high gale of wind in Melbourne about midnight on Wednesday carried away the parapets and top brick work of three two storeyed houses in…

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Heavy Losses. Floods in New Zealand. Two Persons Drowned

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 May 1923 · page 16

Phenomenal rainfall has been recorded in many places New Zealand. In one place up to Thursday 30,38 inches had been recorded…

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Violent Blow. Storm in Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 May 1923 · page 8

A violent windstorm which passed over Melbourne early on Saturday morning was responsible for much damage…

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Floods in Tasmania

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 May 1923 · page 2

Early on Saturday a terrille gale struck Launceston accompanied by torrents of rain. The gale lasted several hours, and caused considerable damage…

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Is Canada Being Americanised? the Literary Flood

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 May 1923 · page 10

The Canadian Parliament the other day spent four hours discussing [?]minor phase of the "Americanisation of Canada"—the flooding of the…

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New Light. on Bible History. Book of the Flood Discovered

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 May 1923 · page 8

Examination of a small clay table, beautifully inscribed with mysterious, wedge-shaped characters, has days "Science Siftings," recently…

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Heavy Rain at Launceston

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 31 May 1923 · page 4

A terrific gale passed over Launceston (Tas.) early on Wednesday morning accompanied by torrential [?]rain. Over ten inches of rain…

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Furious Gale. Sweeps Over Victoria. Damage in Melbourne. Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 31 May 1923 · page 4

Wind storms accompanied by rain have been experienced in Victoria during the past few days. An intensification of these storms…

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Flood Rains Damage in New Zealand

Singleton Argus · Thursday 31 May 1923 · page 2

Exceptionally heavy rain fell in Wellington (N.Z.) throughout Sunday night, bringing the month's total up to nearly nine inches…

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Tasmanian Floods. Heavy Rains and High Tides. Biggest Floods for Years

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 June 1923 · page 7

For a month heavy rains have been general over Tasmania. This combined with the fact that the tides have been the highest for years past,…

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New Light. on Bible History. Book of the Flood Discovered

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 June 1923 · page 3

Examination of a small clay table, beautifully inscribed with mysterious wedge-shaped characters, has, says "Science Siftings," recently…

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Storm at Sea. Barquentine's Unusual Experience

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 June 1923 · page 4

The American barquentine George G. Hind, which arrived at Sydney on Sunday from Seattle, had an unusual experience on Wednesday night last…

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Ketch Ashore. Driven by Violent Gale. Crew Escapes. Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 June 1923 · page 5

A message was received in Melbourne from Apollo Bay last night stating that in the height of a most violent gale the ketch Woolamai…

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Flood Damage. Devastation in Tasmania. Many Places Isolated

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 June 1923 · page 7

The rains which have been prevalent throughout Tasmania have culminated in a heavy downpour, which commenced early on Monday…

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Held Up by Flood. Theree Days Without Food

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 June 1923 · page 3

A party in Green's mail couch, which runs between Broken Hill and White Cliffs, were three days without food. The heavy rains caused a creek to…

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Ketch Ashore. Driven by Violent Gale. Crew Escapes

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 June 1923 · page 3

A message was received in Melbourne from Apollo Bay on Tuesday, stating that in the height of a most violent gale, the ketch Woolamai…

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