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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1923

448 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 17 of 23

Raging Storms Advice to Motorists. Dangers From Lightning

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 11 September 1923 · page 4

Apparently many motorists do not feel at all comfortable when caught driving in severe lightning. And they want to know what to do in…

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Lachlan in Flood. Damage in Forbes District. Railway Washaway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 September 1923 · page 2

The flood at Forbes is greater than anticipated, and in comparison with the river readings of 1916 the water has reached higher levels than…

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Lachlan in Flood. Damage in Forbes District. Railway Washaway

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 September 1923 · page 7

The flood at Forbes was greater than anticipated, and in comparison with the river reading of 1916 the water has reached higher levels than…

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Bavarian Storm Centre

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 September 1923 · page 5

"In Thuringia the Communists have seized power, and threaten to do the same in Saxony. The situation is thoroughly bad in, Bavaria,…

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Storm at Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 September 1923 · page 5

A Violent storm was experienced at Muswelibrook about 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon, The air was…

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The Cyclone Passing Southward. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 September 1923 · page 5

The cyclone which swept over the state yesterday, is gradually moving southward, and to-day was in operation over the far south of N.S.W…

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Worst Gale for Some .Years, Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 September 1923 · page 5

Mr. Mares stated to-day that yesterdays gale exceeded all others for some years past, very few reports have been received from country…

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Latest Telegrams. Cyclone in the South. Sydney

The Scone Advocate · Friday 21 September 1923 · page 2

Elie Spargo, age 11, was killed, and Clare Treloan, age 12, badly injured at Albury yesterday during a cyclone. They were on their…

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The Storm. Damage in the Country

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 September 1923 · page 5

Considerable damage was done to buildings at Quean beyan. O'Neill's shops were completely unroofed,…

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Cyclonic Storm, Man Killed at Katoomba. Many Remarkable Escapes. Extensive Damage

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 September 1923 · page 5

Practically the whole state was swept yesterday afternoon by one of hte most violent evclonic storms for years…

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Singleton Show. Improvement in Several Sections.severe Dust-storm on Opening Day., Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 September 1923 · page 6

The singleton show opened yesterday, the weather in the morning being fine and clear Towards noon it became windy and dusty, them…

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An Equinoctial Gale

Singleton Argus · Saturday 22 September 1923 · page 6

Although Thursday, the first show clay, opened with every promise of most enjoyable weather, a change of a particularly unpleasant, nature set in…

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Bavarian Storm Centre

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 September 1923 · page 2

"In Thuringia the Communists have seized power, and threaten to do the same in Saxony. The situation is thoroughly had in Bavaria…

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Thursday's Cyclone Moving South. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 22 September 1923 · page 6

The eyclone which swept over the State yesterday is gradually moving southward, and to-day is in operation over the far south of New South Wales…

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Thursday's Gale Fatality at Katoomba. State-wide Damage

Singleton Argus · Saturday 22 September 1923 · page 5

The gale on Thursday, mentioned elsewhere as being so severe here, appears to have swept, the whole of the State, and is described as the most…

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Cyclonic Storm. the Worst for Years. Damage Over Wide Area

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 September 1923 · page 2

Further reports concerning the eye[?] storm experienced on Thursday afternoon and evening show that a wide area was swept…

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Singleton Show. Improvement in Several Sections, Severe Dust-storm on Opening Day. Singleton

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 September 1923 · page 8

The Singleton Show opened yesterday, the weather in the morning being fine and clear. Towards noon it became windy and dusty, then…

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Severe Rainstorms. Flood Falls in South Australia. Adelaide

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 September 1923 · page 5

Funner severe rainstorms have been experienced throughout the state. The Torrens overflowed at Paradise and Lock[?] and many [?]rechards…

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The Cyclonic Storm. Heavy Damage in the Country. Further Casualties

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 September 1923 · page 4

Reports from the south and southwestern parts of the State delayed through the almost general interruption of the telegraph and…

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Adelaide Deluged. Damage by Flood Waters. Boy Drowned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 September 1923 · page 6

Further heavy rains foil in Adelaide and suburbs on Saturday and Sunday night, causing serious flooding in low[?] parts Widespread damage was…

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