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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1924

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STORM at ABERDEEN 5½ Inches in ½-Hour. Extensive Damage

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 1 April 1924 · page 3

Last Thursday afternoon (says the "Advance") Aberdeen was visited by one of the severest cyclonic disturbances that has been recorded there…

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Italian Floods. Heavy Death-roll. Villages Wiped Out. London, March 28

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 1 April 1924 · page 4

News comes from Rome of further landslides at Amali[?] Huge lakes have been formed, and the whole landscape has been changed…

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Floods in the Yarra Several People Rescued

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 1 April 1924 · page 4

Experienced residents say they have never known the Yarra to rise as quickly as it did early on Friday morning, when the heavy downpour of the…

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Floods in Europe. Spanish Disaster. London, April 1

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 April 1924 · page 5

A message from Madrid says that torrential floods in the Gundalquiver, near Algaba, resulted in the collapse of a bridge. While two hundred…

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Storm at Brannton. Brannton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 April 1924 · page 4

A heavy thunderstorm accompanied by sharp lightning, was exprienced here last evening followed a splendid downfall of rain. Up…

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Thunderstorms

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 April 1924 · page 6

Electrical distubances here on Friday night brought rain to the extent of 26 points, but the storms were more violent and the rainfull heavier in…

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Flood and Fire. Unhappy Poland. London, April, 2

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 April 1924 · page 5

News comes from Warsaw of heartrending scenes in the districts flooded by the Vistula. Three subures of Warsaw are under water. TYhe…

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The Town and District Storm Damages Flower Garden

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 4 April 1924 · page 1

The storm on Wednesday last came as a blessing in many ways, but many were disappointed to find on Thursday morning that the…

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Violent Storm Heavy Downpour at Muswellbrook. Over Two Inches of Rain

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 4 April 1924 · page 4

The sultry weather conditions of the past week culminated in a violent thunderstorm, accompanied by rain and hail, on Wednesday afternoon,…

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Floods in Poland

Singleton Argus · Saturday 5 April 1924 · page 8

London, Wednesday.—Messages from Warsaw state that there are heart-rending scenes in the flooded districts of Poland. Three suburbs of Warsaw…

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Heavy Rain in Queensland

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 8 April 1924 · page 1

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. received the following wire from their Long—reach office: 'Heavy rain throughout district. Up to four inches recorded…

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Flood Rains in New Zealand Huge Landslides

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 8 April 1924 · page 4

Heavy rain in Souh Taranaki caused serious railway washouts. An express train was imprisoned between two landslides, and a 40ft. chasm was…

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Floods in Auckland Province Enormous Damage

Singleton Argus · Thursday 10 April 1924 · page 3

A message from Auckland (N.Z.) on Tuesday states that the damage by floods throughout the province is enormous. Bridges worth thousands of…

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Yesterday's Storm

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 April 1924 · page 7

After the storm passed over yesterday there was a regular flood in Cumberland Street. There must have been two feet of water in the…

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Distressed Steamer, Warship's Dash to Help Through Gale and Heavy Seas. SYDNEY

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 April 1924 · page 13

The agents for the Honolulu Maru, Birt and Co., received a message on 4th inst. The master asked for another tug and said that he was…

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Auckland Floods. Enormous Damage Done. School Girl Drowned

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 April 1924 · page 3

After great damage had been done the rain cased off. only to resume with greater violence. The damage throughout the…

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Settler Drowned. Floods in New Zealand. Widespread Damage

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 April 1924 · page 14

Detailed accounts of the floods in New Zealand show very widespread damage in many parts of the province…

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Rescued From the Gale

Singleton Argus · Thursday 17 April 1924 · page 3

London, Tuesday.-Thrilling experiences befel the crew of the steamer Buchanness, 4363 tons, of the Crowborough line, which on Saturday broke…

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Cyclonic Storm. Heavy Weather Off the Coast. Snow at Kosciusko

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 April 1924 · page 2

Under the influence of the cyclonic storm, which was centred about 400 miles eastward from Jervis Bay, wild weather was experienced off the…

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Cyclonic Storm. Heavy Weather Off the Coast. Snow at Kosciusko

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 April 1924 · page 3

Under the influence of the cyclonic storm, which was centred about 499 miles eastward from Jervis Bay, will weather wa experienced off the…

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