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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1924

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Thunderstorms and Rain (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 7 February 1924 · page 2

Thunderstorms were again responsible for good rain in almost every town in New South Wales yesterday…

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Rain and Storms

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 8

A heavy thunderstorm passed over the district on Wednesday afternoon. Owing to the effects of lightning the supply of electric current in…

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Storms in Queensland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 4

Terrific storms continue to be experienced in South-western parts of a Queensland. At Wallumbill considerable…

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Flood Rains. Storm at Molong. Railway Washaways

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 4

Molong, experienced a record storm on Wednesday afternoon, which did great damage to streets roads, and private property. The…

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Terrific Storm. Damage in Queensland

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 February 1924 · page 9

A message from Murgon (Q.) states that half the roof and the top of the verandah of the Australian Hotel was blown off by a terrific…

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Heavy Storms. Torrential Fall in Brisbane. Man Drowned

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 February 1924 · page 16

An unusually heavy rainstorm swept Brisbane and suburbs on Monday. The low-lying ground was flooded, the tramway service broken, and Breakfast…

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Storms on the Comboyne. Windows Smashed by Hail

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 February 1924 · page 4

Recent storms were particularly severe on the Comboyne (writes our Wingham correspondent). Hail as big as hen eggs fell in some centres, and…

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The Weather. Storm Damage. Peel River Overflows

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 February 1924 · page 4

A heavy downpour of rain, accompanied by thunder, lightning, and some hail, occurred at Tamworth. Within a few minutes drains were…

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Storm on the Manning. Damage to Crops and Houses

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 February 1924 · page 9

On Wednesday afternoon last a very heavy storm occurred at Wingham and at various centres on the Upper Manning, (writes our Wingham…

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The Weather. Storms at Gloucester

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 12 February 1924 · page 5

Heavy thunderstorms broke over Gloucester early lase week and over 2 inches of rain was registered. The district look green throughout and…

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Cyclonic Storm. Damage in Brisbane. Many Places Unroofed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 12 February 1924 · page 6

A heavy storm passed over Brisbane and suburbs on Monday night. Padding suburb received the full force of the disturbance…

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Storm Damage. Terrific Flightning Flash

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 February 1924 · page 4

A terrific lightning flash and thunder-clap damaged the hospital at Tenterfield. Two of the chimneys were dislodged, and bricks narrowly…

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Storms in Queensland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 February 1924 · page 4

Splendid rains have been experienced in, the Longreach district (Q.) up to four inches being recorded. Hughenden and Charleville and Winton also…

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The Weather. Tropical Storm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 February 1924 · page 4

The tropical depression which has been responsible for beneficial and at places heavy rain in Queensland and the Northern Territory is showing…

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Cyclonic Storm. Heavy Rain Expected

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 15 February 1924 · page 4

A cyclonic disturbance was centred in the Great Australian Bight, west of Kangaroo Island, at 9 a.m., on Thursday, and by 3 p.m. had…

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A Violent Storm 97 Points in an Hour. Houses and Streets Flooded

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 15 February 1924 · page 8

A violent storm occurred in Muswellbrook and district on Wednesday night, shortly after eight o'clock. About 6 p.m. a sharp shower…

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The Storm Water at St. Helier's Mine

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 15 February 1924 · page 1

A report gained currency yesterday morning that St. Heller's Colliery had been flooded as a result of the storm, and that the line to the…

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Cyclonic Storm. Damage in Brisbane. Many Peaces Unroofed

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 February 1924 · page 16

A heavy storm passed over Brisbane and suburbs on Monday night. Paddington suburb received the full force of the disturbance…

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Through Storm and Stress. Petrograd in Perspective. Dramatic Period

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 February 1924 · page 12

I have not known Petrograd for very long, Ten years only, but just long enough to have seen it pass with painful fits and spasms through…

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Storm on the Manning. Damage to Crops and Houses

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 February 1924 · page 14

On Wednesday afternoon last a very heavy storm occurred at Wingham and at various centres on the Upper Manning, (writes our Wingham…

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