Mining Tragedy Swansea Colliery Flooded. Six Victims. LONDON, Nov. 29
It is now stated that the number of miners entombed in the flooded Dunvant colliery, near Swansea, is 11. Rescuers have been working for 24…
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Floods & storms, 1924
365 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 17 of 19
Buildings Wrecked. Storm in Queensland
A terrific storm struck Blackail (Q.) on Saturday afternoon. About 5.15 a cyclone wind developed. accompained by torrential rain and…
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The wind at South Head, Sydney, attained a velocity of 30 miles an hour at 12.45 p.m. Rain and rough seas were the order of the day…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cyclonic Storm. Blow on the Coast Torrential Rain
A remarkable change took place in the weather at the week-end, sultry, conditions culminating in a fierce coastal storm, which was accompanied…
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On Saturday about 1 p.m. rain clouds gathered over Dungog and a heavy downpour resulted. Sixty points were recorded up to 6 p.m…
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Our Wybong correspondent writes that during a storm in that centre on Monday week the hail that fell was the size of pullets' eggs. The storm…
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There was another heavy fall of rain on Saturday evening, shortly after 6 p.m. Heavy rain continued to fall throughout the night, and occasional…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Deluge of Rain. Singleton
One of the heaviest thunderstorms in the history of Singleton occurred about half past on Saturday afternoon, and for upwards of half an…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Another Heavy Downpour. Deluge at Stewarts Brook
A further addition to the exceptional rainfall in this district during this summer occurred on Saturday and Sunday, when the…
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Advices received in Brisbane on Saturday night intimted that the cyclonic disturbance which had been felt throughout the central-west during…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Muswellbrook Shire Council. Monthly Meeting. Again, the Denman Streets—storms Damage Roads—cr. McTAGGART Wants a Tractor—estimates Adopted
The montly meeting of the Muswellbrook Shire Council was held on Friday last, when there were present: Crs. J. C. White (President), D. M…
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Mr F. H. Kelly, of Maitland, makes the following weather forecast: "The monsoonal disturbance advised on Wednesday last has developed a closed…
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A heavy thunder and hail storm broke over Gloucester on 1st inst., doing much damage to gardens, corn and lucerne crops, 124 points of rain…
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In last Saturday's storm over aight [?]hes of rain fell at Stewart's Brook (Scone) the highest' fall registered [?] the State. '…
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In addition to the damage to crops and vineyards by the recut t storm, our Stanhope correspondent reports that on the pastoral lands in the mountain…
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A heavy storm occurred on Saturday afternoon, when 168 points were recorded to 9 a.m. on Sunday morning. Heavy rain at Kerahee was also…
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Some heavy coastal rains were recorded during the week-end. Over an inch was reported at many places. As a result of the heavy rain in…
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A terrific storm struck Blacka[?] (Q.) on Saturday afternoon. About 5.15 a cyclonic wind developed, accompanied by torrential rain and…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Violent Storm. Heavy Downpour at Newcastle
A terrific downpour commenced after the running of the Juvenile Handicap at Newcastle races on 6th inst…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Damage by Hail. Severe Storm at Stanhope
One of the most destructive ha[?] storms experienced for many years occurred on 1st instant, causing much damage all around (writes our…
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