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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1923

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Severe Buffeting. Gale in Bass Strait

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 November 1923 · page 9

With the lifeboats still battened down and the decks bearing evidence of the wash of the seas, the Commonwealth line freight steamer…

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Cyclonic Storm. Damage at Normanton. Streets Strewn with Debris

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 17 November 1923 · page 3

A terrific cyclonic storm was experienced at Normation (Q.) Causing much damage. The roof of the Imperial Hotel was…

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Violent Storm. Steamer Turns Back. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 November 1923 · page 5

The steamer Opawa ran into a violent storm when three miles from Sydney Heads last night. The captain turned book and the…

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Floods in New Zealand. Bridge and Railway Damaged

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 November 1923 · page 3

Heavy rains in the back country have flooded the Wairau River and branches (New Zealand) A bridge on the Blenheim-West…

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Two Big Seas. Shipped by the Sonoma. Many Cabins Flooded. SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 November 1923 · page 5

The mail steamer Sonoma which arrived to-day from San Francisco, experienced heavy weather off Sydney heads last night, during which she…

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Thunderstorms

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 20 November 1923 · page 2

A couple of thunderstorms occurred on Sunday morning and afternoon, the latter storm being particularly heavy while it lasted. The registration at…

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Monsoonal Storms Mr Kelly's Predictions

Singleton Argus · Thursday 22 November 1923 · page 2

Mr F. H. Kelly, of East Maitland makes the following weather forecast:- "Fine for the present, with variable winds, chiefly south-east to north-east,…

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Monsoonal Storms. Mr. Kelly's Predictions

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 23 November 1923 · page 1

Mr. P. H. Kelly, of Bast Maitland, makes the following weather rocecast:—"Fine for the present, with variable winds, chiefly…

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Cyclonic Storm. Damage at Normanton. Streets Strewn with Debris

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 November 1923 · page 11

A terrific cyclonic storm was experienced at Normation (Q.), causing much damage. The roof of the Imperial Hotel was…

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Floods in New Zealand. Bridge and Railway Damaged

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 November 1923 · page 16

Heavy rains in the back country have flooded the Wairan River and branches (New Zealand). A bridge on the Blenheim-West…

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Two Big Seas. Shippped by the Sonoma. Many Cabins Flooded

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 November 1923 · page 3

The mail steamer Sonoma which arrived from Sun Francisco, experienced heavy weather off Sydney heads last night, during which she…

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Three Big Gales. Vessel Blown Out of Her Course

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 November 1923 · page 6

The American five-masted barquentine Katherine Mackall, 137 days out from the Columbia River, with a timber cargo for Melbourne, reached…

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Three Big Gales. Vessel Blown Out of Her Course

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 November 1923 · page 8

The American five-masted barquentine Katherine Mackall, 137 days out from the Columbia River, with a timber cargo for Melbourne, reached…

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Storm and Fires. Fireball at Rockdale. Sydney's Oppressive Day

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 November 1923 · page 4

Fires and squalls did considerable damage in Sydney on Monday. The day was oppressively hot, a maximum of 99.8 being reached…

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Cyclonic Storm. Mr. Mares Issues a Warning. Gales on Coast

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 November 1923 · page 5

A cyclone is operating over the Tasman. Sea, with its centre between Lord Howe island and New castle. It is probable this will move…

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Cyclonic Storm. Mr. Mares Issues a Warning. Gales on Coast

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 December 1923 · page 8

A cyclone is operating over the Tasman Sea with its centre between Lord Howe island and New castle. It is probable the will move…

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Three Big Gales. Vessel Blown Out of Her Course

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 December 1923 · page 6

The American five-masted barquen[?] Katherine Mackall, 137 days out from the Columbia River, with a timber cargo for Melbourne, reached…

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Storm and Fires. Fireball at Rockdale. Sydney's Oppressive Day

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 December 1923 · page 6

Fires and Squalls did considerable damage in Sydney Tuesday. The day was oppressively hot, a maximum of 99.[?] being reached…

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True Story of a Flood. How the Mediterranean Became a Sea

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 December 1923 · page 9

Legends do not just originate out of thin air. They all have a sound basis of fact beneath them. The more many of them are studied the…

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Floods in Italy. Heavy Casualties. London, Dec. 1

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 December 1923 · page 5

A Reuter telegram from Rome says:—Owing to torrential rain in the province of Bergano (Northern Italy) the dam at Lake Godeno burst…

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