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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1923

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Flood Message

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 17 February 1923 · page 4

About two years ago Mr. Harold Sheeley, of Sydney, formerly of Hannan-street, West Maitland, threw a bottle containing his name and…

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Heavy Rain. North Coast Benefits

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 February 1923 · page 4

Heavy rain has fallen on the North Coast, the drought north of the Clarence River having been broken…

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In a Cyclone Auckland

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

The Sugar' Company's steamer Ronn had a terrific battle with a cyclone, en route from Fiji. The vessel was have to for two days…

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The House of Storm Published by Special Arrangement. (Copyright In the United States and Canada by Edward J, Clode, New York, 1911). CHAPTER VI.—Continued

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 February 1923 · page 3

Storm strode nearer. His heavy face was dark with annoyance. "What do you care about anything I say to Jessop?" he said harshly…

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Steamer in Cyclone Two Days Hove-to. (By Cable.) Auckland

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 20 February 1923 · page 2

The sugar company's steamer Rona had a terrific battle with a cyclone while en route from Fiji. The vessel was hove-to for two days…

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The House of Storm. Published by Special Arrangement. (Copyright In the United States and Canada by Edward J. Clode, New York, 1911). Chapter Vii.—in the Dark

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

The summer evening could almost he called night, clouds had crowded into the sky, at times heavy rairdrops pattered down like pellets, and…

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A Flood Message

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 20 February 1923 · page 2

About two years ago, Mr Harold Sheeley, of Sydney, formerly of Hanman-street, West Maitland, threw a bottle containing his name and address…

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In a Gale. Shooner's Long Voyage. From Hamburg

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 February 1923 · page 2

The German schooner Bertha, which has arrived at Newcastle, is the first German sailing vessel to enter, the port since the war…

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The House of Storm, (Copyright In the United states and Canada by Edward J. Clode, New York, 1911). CHAPTER VII.—Continued. Published by Special Arrangement

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 February 1923 · page 3

"Surely," she said aloud, "he might have spoken even to a plaguestrcken person across the breadth of a ravine!" and thinking that he…

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Death of Mrs E. C. Gale

Singleton Argus · Thursday 22 February 1923 · page 2

A former well-known and highly respected resident of Singleton, in the person of Mrs Emelie Cora Gale, widow of the late Frederick W. Gale,…

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The House of Storm Published by Special Arrangement. (Copyright in the United States and Canada by Edward J. Clode, New York, 1811). CHAPTER VII.—(Continued.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 February 1923 · page 3

Jessop made no answer to Storm. "I invite you, Miss Lowther, to accompany me some little way along the path to Hunt Hill Farm," he…

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The Floodgates

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 February 1923 · page 4

The repairs to the Wallis Creek floodgates have been completed and the. Union now appear in good order. The work which was of an extensive…

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Flood Cycles

Singleton Argus · Thursday 22 February 1923 · page 2

That this district is liable to a flood or the danger of an inundation every 10 years is an interesting statement made by a local student of weather…

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Wybong News WYBONG, Tuesday. (From our Correspondent). Terrific Storm at Castle Rock

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 23 February 1923 · page 4

The weather conditions have been very dry with intense heat up till a few days ago, when a cool southerly change set in. A severe…

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The House of Storm Published by Special Arrangement. (Copyright In the United States and Canada by Edward J. Clods, New York, 1911). Chapter Viii.—jessop's Promise

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 February 1923 · page 3

Eunice followed ns ono in a trance, and blindly, darkly, Robert Storm preceded her, going to his death. At first she realised not at all what…

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In a Gale. Schooner's Long Voyage. From Hamburg

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

The German schooner Bertha, which has arrived at Newcastle, is the first German sailing vessel to enter the port since the war…

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Terrific Battering. Steamer in Cyclone. Tossed Like Corkr. Auckland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 February 1923 · page 5

After a terrific battering in a cyclone. during a voyage from Nauru, the steamer Waihora has arrived in port…

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The House of Storm Published by Special Arrangement. (Copyright in the United States and Canada by Edward .J. Clode, York, 1911). Chapter Viii.- (Continued.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 February 1923 · page 3

Eunice thought that somewhere she heard a sound us of smothered astonishment, but there was no answer. She climbed the wall, and…

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The House of Storm. (Copyright in the United States and Canada by Edward J. Clodo, New York, 1911). CHAPTER IV:—Continued. Published by Special. Arrangement

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 February 1923 · page 10

For answer Sheldon suddenly wrenched his sleeve from his fingers, and with quick and noiseless feet, was off toward the door, where his keen…

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The House of Storm, Published by Special Arrangement. (Copyright In the United States and Canada by Edward J. Clode, New York, 1911). CHAPTER VIII.—Continued

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 February 1923 · page 3

Jessop did not know whether Eunice would semi a messenger next day to learn about the will, as he had bid her, but be resolved, if she did not…

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