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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1923

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Cyclonic Storm at Maerannie

Singleton Argus · Thursday 20 December 1923 · page 2

A disastrous storm of a cyclonic nature occurred at Maerannie at halfpast 3 on Tuesday afternoon. The disturbance covered a strip of country…

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Cyclonic Storm. Damage at Maerannie. Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 December 1923 · page 5

A cyclonic storm struck Maerannio on Tuesday afternoon. It was continued to a strip a quarter of a mile wide, but did considerable damage…

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Cyclone Near Singleton. Ten Buildings Unroofed

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 21 December 1923 · page 9

A cyclonic storm struck Maerannie, near Singleton, on Tuesday afternoon. It was confined to a strip a quarter of a mile wide, but did considerable…

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How History Repeats Itself. Floods and Droughts in the Days When Australia Was in the Cradle

The Scone Advocate · Friday 21 December 1923 · page 3

The observant man and woman will remember in the experience of even a short lifetime how history invariably repeats itself. We have…

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Severe Storms. Men Struck by Lightning. Horses Killed

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 December 1923 · page 9

When a terrific electrical storm was at its height a number of men working on Mr. J. W. Shepnord's farm at Brucedale, near Wagga had a…

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Storm at Taree Much Damage Done

Singleton Argus · Saturday 22 December 1923 · page 3

Taree suffered much damage from a westerly storm this week. A violent wind storm from the west, with driving sheets of rain…

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Cyclonic Storm. Damage at Maerannie. Singleton

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 December 1923 · page 4

A cyclonic storm struck Maerannie on Tuesday afternoon. It was confined to a strip a quarter of a mile wide. but did considerable damages…

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Violent Storm. Damage in West Australia

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 December 1923 · page 3

A storm at Wiluna (W.A.) destroyed the Town Hall and damaged four hotels, several stores, and Government buildings. No one was…

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Cyclonic Storm. Damage at Singleton. Singleton

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

A cyclonic storm on Saturday afternoon did considerable damage. A number of sheds and dwellings were unroofed in town, while many…

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British Cruisers. Welcome at Capetown. Arrival in a Storm. a Great Reception

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 December 1923 · page 5

The special squadron of the British Navy, under the command of Vice-Admiral Sir Frederick Field, which is making, a world cruise, and is to visit Australia, arrived at Capetown on Saturday…

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Storms at Narrabri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 December 1923 · page 2

After weeks of hot, sultry weather, rain commenced to fall last Thursday and has continued in unbroken thunder-storms for the last few days. Heavy…

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Drought Broken. Heavy Rain in the West. Shipping Warned. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 December 1923 · page 5

The drought in the West has broken. Heavy falls have occurred as far out as Bourke, and the Darling River is rising…

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Cyclonic Storm. Damage at Singleton. a Severe Blow. Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 December 1923 · page 6

Further details of Saturday's cyclonic storm show that in all 94 horse stalls were unroofed at the Whittingham racecourse…

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Five Lives Lost. Canadian Tug Wrecked. Heavy Storm. New York, Dec. 25

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 December 1923 · page 4

A Seattle radiogram received here states that a heavy wind and rainstorm sweeping the watters of the Pacific during the night claimed five…

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Inside a Thunderstorm. an Informative Journey

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 December 1923 · page 2

Thunderstorms are crescent shopped says "Science Siftings." In front is thunder squall itself, with its frowning, overhanging brows above, from which cold…

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The Forecast. Further Rain and Thunderstorms. Meteorological Bureau

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 December 1923 · page 2

New south Wales: Cloudy and unsettled, with further rain and thunderstorms, variable winds, becoming squally, west to South-west…

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Barometer at Cyclone Level

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 December 1923 · page 4

Mr. T. B. Trebeck writes: "The barometer began to fall on Sunday and continued falling until 6 p.m. Wednesday, when it was at cyclone level. The…

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Use English. the Flood of Slang From America. a Lazy Habit

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 December 1923 · page 2

The sporting rivalry between England and the United States, which has been so much in the public eye of recent years, seems to…

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First Flood in the Hunter River

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 28 December 1923 · page 3

Waiting in the S. M. Herald, Mr. F. A. Fitzpatrick in dealing with droughts and floods says:— "In 1818 a drought prevailed, although…

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Gale in New Zealand

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 December 1923 · page 2

The weather broke in whole-hearted fashion over the southern half of North Island and over South Island last night. A wild northerly raged over…

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