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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1924

365 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 5 of 19

The Fore Cast. Further Storms and Rain. Meteorological Bureau

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 February 1924 · page 2

New South Wales: cloudy and unsettled, with further rain and thunderstorms; westerly winds…

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Heavy Rain in the Upper Hunter

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 19 February 1924 · page 2

Rain set in throughout the Upper Hunter yesterday, and continued throughout last night. Telephonic messages from outside centres to this…

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Rain. Deluge in Queensland

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 19 February 1924 · page 2

A message from Brisbane on Sunday saya:—Torrential, rain, which has deluged Queensland during the past few days, has removed, for…

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Rain Deluge in Queensland

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 19 February 1924 · page 2

A message from Brisbane. on Sunday says:—Torrential rain, which has deluged Queensland during the past few days, has removed, for this season…

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New South Wales Towns Flooded

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 19 February 1924 · page 2

The township of Griffith was flooded by heavy rain in all lowlying areas on Saturday for the third time within a fortnight. The…

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Further Storms. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 February 1924 · page 4

Further storms of a general nature yesterday resulted (in more light to moderate falls of rain…

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Storm in Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 February 1924 · page 4

A storm of great intensity broke over Melbourne shortly after 4 o'clock on Tuesday afternoon, and besides causing considerable congestion and…

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Further Heavy Rain

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 February 1924 · page 4

Copious rain fell last night. Heavy weather worked up from the south, and shortly after 10 o'clock light rain began to fall. Becoming heavier, the…

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Disastrous Storm. Haystacks Set Alight. Motor Destroyed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 February 1924 · page 12

An extraordinary fall of rain has occurred in the Riverina during the past few days, ranging from two to two and a half inches…

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Risky Voyage. One Ton Lugger. Gales and Heavy Seas

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 February 1924 · page 7

After having cruised among the principal South Sea, Islands, touching at Santa Cruz the New Hebrides, Solomons, and Samarai, Mr…

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The Weather. Heavy Rain at Scone

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 February 1924 · page 4

The weather information received at the West Maitland Telegraph Office at 9 a.m. to-day reported the following rainfall: Singleton 12 points,…

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Enormous Damage. Floods in the Territory

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 February 1924 · page 4

A telegram to Darwin from Katherine (Northern Territory) states that, disastrous floods have occurred at Wave Hill, one of Vestey's biggest…

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Risky Voyage. One Ton Lugger. Gales and Heavy Seas

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 March 1924 · page 3

After having cruised among the principal South Sea Islands, touching at Santa Cruz, the New Hebrides, Solomons and Samaral, Mr…

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Flood Rains in Queensland

Singleton Argus · Saturday 1 March 1924 · page 5

A report from Bowen (Q.) says that, following on 10 inches of rain last week, a further two inches fell on Wednesday, and heavy rain still continued…

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Torrential Rain Sydney Streets Flooded. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 March 1924 · page 4

Fine weather prevailed over the greater part of New South Wales during the week-end. The cyclonic storm, which it was…

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Floods Feared Rain in Queensland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 March 1924 · page 4

The Qeensland Weather Bureau in a special report on Thursday, stated that very heavy and general rain had during the past 24 hours over regions…

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Albury Court Sensation John Storm's Stormy Career (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 8 March 1924 · page 6

How John Adam Storm, who cut his throat in the dock at Albury Sessions when found guilty of false pretences, came to be allowed to go into the dock…

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Floods in Queensland

Singleton Argus · Saturday 8 March 1924 · page 7

Very heavy rain has fallen over the regions between Mackinley, Wyandra, Springsure, and Richmond, averaging to 250 points…

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The Weather. Flood Rains. Queensland Rivers Swollen

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 March 1924 · page 4

Scattered rain fell in northern parts of Queensland on Saturday, but it was general in the central-cast and south-cast…

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Floods in Queensland Mails Disorganised

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 11 March 1924 · page 2

Large areas of Western Queensland are under water, and all rivers and creeks are running more strongly than for many years…

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