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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1923

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Thunderstorms

Singleton Argus · Thursday 22 March 1923 · page 2

A thunderstorm occurred between 12 and 1 o'clock on Tuesday, and rain, fell heavily for about 20 minutes, being succeeded by a few light showers…

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Remarkable Storm

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 23 March 1923 · page 3

A sight which would need to be seen to be believed was witnessed at Quaama near Cobargo on Saturday evening last. During the evening a…

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Storm in Sydney. Vivid Lightning

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 March 1923 · page 6

Between 6.45 and 7.45 p.m Tuesday, a severe [?]derstorm swept over Sydney. The day had been sultry. The storm was accompanied…

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British Industries. Storm Threatened. London, March 20

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 March 1923 · page 2

The first symptom of the breaking of a widespread industrial storm was seen to-day, when the National Council of the Building Trade…

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A Startling Experience House Wrecked in Storm. Occupant Blown Out of Building. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 24 March 1923 · page 6

During a heavy storm which passed over Maroota, near Windsor, P. Moselay's house was completely wrecked, and the occupant was found lying…

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The House of Storm. Published by Special Arrangement. (Copyright in the United States and Canada by Edwa[?] J. Clone, New York, 1911). Chapter Xvi.—showing How Eunice Came to Meet Jessop

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

Sheldon was eating his supper when the Scotland Yard man bustled in, filling the tiny room with his fat and breathing…

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Coming Flood of Emigration

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 March 1923 · page 12

What is going to be the future of our empty Empire? It does not require much prescience to forecast a great wave of migration in the immediate…

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Tigris in Flood. Bagdad Imperilled. London, March 24

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 March 1923 · page 5

The Tigris is so swollen by the melting snows of Kurdistan and by heavy rains that it is rising to an unprecedented height…

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Violent Cyclone. Raging on Queensland Coast. Steamer's Narrow Escape

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

A dangerous tropical cyclone is raging on the extreme north coast of Queensland. Violent seas are reported along the…

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In a Storm. Terrible Experience of German Ship

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 March 1923 · page 3

News has reached Sydney of the terrible experiences of the crew of the German sailing ship Landkirchen, in charge of Captain Hans…

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Bagdad Isolated Floods on the Tigris. London, March 26

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 March 1923 · page 5

The Tigris has burst its left bank, and Bagdad is isolated, according to the London "Daily Mail."…

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The Cyclone. Over Cape York. Shipping Buffeted

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 March 1923 · page 2

A westerly movement has taken place in the tropical cyclone operating on the extreme north coast of Queensland, and on Wednesday, the…

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Violent Cyclone. Racing on Queensland Coast. Steamer's Narrow Escape

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 31 March 1923 · page 5

A dangerous tropical cyclone is racing on the extreme north coast of Queensland. Violent seas are reported along the…

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In a Storm. Terrible Experience of German Ship

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 31 March 1923 · page 4

News has readied Sydney of the terrible experiences of the crew of the German sailing ship Landkirchen, in charge of Captain Hans…

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Tigris in Flood. Bagdad Imperilled. London, March 24

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 31 March 1923 · page 12

The Tigris is so swollen by the melting snows of Kurdistan aud by heavy rains that it is rising to an unprecedented height…

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Bagdad Isolated Floods on the Tigris. London, March 26

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 31 March 1923 · page 2

The Tigris has burst its left bank, and Bagdad is isolated, according to the London "Daily Mail."…

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The Cyclone. Over Cape York. Shipping Buffeted

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 April 1923 · page 9

A westerly movement has taken place in the tropical cyclone operating on the extreme north coast of Queensland, and on Wednesday the…

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Terrific Cyclone New Caledonia Swept. Tidal Wave and Floods. Great Landslide. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 April 1923 · page 5

One of the worst cyclones experienced in the South Seas recently passed over New Caledonia, acording to officers of the steamer Drafn which…

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Flood Rains in Far North

Singleton Argus · Saturday 7 April 1923 · page 7

A message from Brisbane states that Coen, on Cape York Peninsula, has had 19 inches of rain in the past week, and 49 since the beginning of the year…

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Heavy Coastal Rain. Up to Seven Inches

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 April 1923 · page 5

Heavy rain has fallen on the North Coast. The rain extended in the north on to the tablelands, and even in the Central Western plains…

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