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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1924

365 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 11 of 19

German Loan. Protest by Soldiers. Flooding Empire's Markets. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 September 1924 · page 5

The State executive of the Returned Soldiers' League decided last night to join in the protest inaugurated by the National Union of…

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Gale on the Atlantic. Travellers Injured. New York, Aug. 27

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 September 1924 · page 12

The white Star liner Arabic has arrived with over 50 of the people on board injured through the terrific gale which has been raging on the…

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Engineering Feat. Race to Beat Nile Floods

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 September 1924 · page 14

British engineers, who are fast completing one of the greatest constructional feats in history—the building of the world's biggest dam on the Blue…

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Murray Overflows Flood at Tocumwal

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 September 1924 · page 6

Owing to the recent heavy rains the River Murray has taken a very sudden rise at Tocumwal, and has broke through the level bank, protecting the…

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The Weather. Light to Heavy Rain. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 September 1924 · page 5

Light to heavy rain has fallen practically over the whole state, particularly in the central and northern portions…

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Heavy Gale. Motor Garage Unroofed. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 September 1924 · page 5

During a heavy gale at Ryde last night, the roof was blown on a motor garage. Herbert Edwards, the proprietor,…

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Severe Storm. Electrical Display at Goulburn

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 September 1924 · page 4

Shortly before 9 o'clock on Sunday night a remarkable thunderstorm, accompained by heavy wind, burst over Goulburn. The weather during the…

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Heavy Gale at Ryde Motor Garage Proprietor's Experience. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 16 September 1924 · page 2

During a heavy gale at Ryde last night the roof was blown off a motor garage. A Herbert Edwards, the proprietor, was lying on a bed in the office…

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Heavy Gale. Motor Garage Unroofed. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 September 1924 · page 14

During a heavy gale at Ryde last night, the roof was blown off a motor garage. Herbert Edwards, the proprietor…

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Severe Storm. Electrical Display at Goulburn

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 September 1924 · page 16

Shortly before 9 o'clock on Sunday night a remarkable thunderstorm, accompanied by heavy wind, burst over Goulburn. The weather during the…

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Engineering Feat. Race to Beat Nile Floods

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 September 1924 · page 8

British engineers, who are fast completing one of the greatest constructional feats in history—the building of the world's biggest dam on the Blue…

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Storm at Newcastle. Poweer Sub-station Struck. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 September 1924 · page 4

A Heavy thunderstorm broke over Newcastle at about five o'clock this morning. One particularly vivid flash of…

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Heavy Rain. Affects Going at Randwick. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 September 1924 · page 5

Heavy rain, which fell last night made the course at Randwick very heavy, consequently no fast gallops were recorded this morning…

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Severe Storm

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 23 September 1924 · page 4

Portion of the parapet of the Great Western Hotel, a two-story building, at Cobar, was demolished during a wind and thunder storm on Saturday…

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Violent Storm

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 23 September 1924 · page 4

A violent thunder storm was experienced over the Cessnock district at an early hour yesterday morning. The thunder was particularly severe, some…

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Hail Storm

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 23 September 1924 · page 5

A hail storm passed over the town this afternoon. Cessnock just received the tail end of it. Some parts of the district received a…

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Storm at Denman

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 September 1924 · page 4

Our Denman correspondent reports that a heavy thunderstorm broke carly on Monday and steady rain has fallen since. The rain was bandy…

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Parapet Wrecked. Storm at Cobar

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 September 1924 · page 2

Portion of the parapet of the Great Western Hotel, Cobar, a two-story building. was demolished during a wind and thunder storm…

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Gale in England. Holyday Makers in Peril. London. Sept. 21

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 September 1924 · page 5

A heavy gale which raged throught out the country last night desecnded with particular force upon Blackpool. Thousands of holiday makers were…

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Severe Cyclone. Centred in Bass Straits. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 September 1924 · page 4

Mr. Mares stated this morning that a severe cyclone is centered in Bass straits and is now moving eastward. Rough, stormy conflictions should be…

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