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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1925

397 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 11 of 20

Floods Receding. Wagga Free

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 June 1925 · page 7

The flood waters at Wagga are now well within the banks of the Murrumbidgee. The residential area is clear of water, and only the low-lying flats are…

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Flood Losses Heavy at Gunadgai. Serious Position on Murrumbidgee

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 June 1925 · page 9

The damage by flood at Gundagai is estimated at £100,000. The position on the Murrumbidgee is serious…

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Heat and Storms U.S.A. WEATHER. Many Deaths. VANCOUVER, June 8

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 June 1925 · page 5

A message from Now York states that the backbone of the heat wave in the astern States was broken on Monday by breezes from the…

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Flood Losses. Assisting the Suffers. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 June 1925 · page 5

The Lord Mayer, Alderman Stokes, says that the Labour Party will see that adequate assistance is given to farmers and residents in country…

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Southern Floods. Danger Decreasing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 June 1925 · page 7

As the flood waters travel to the lower reaches of the Murrumbidgee, it is becoming evident that the empty lagoons and dry banks will rob the…

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Hay Threatened. Flood Waters Rising Rapidly. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 June 1925 · page 5

The flood waters are arising rapidly at Hay, and the whole town is threatened. A large area is inundated…

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More Floods in South Murrumbidgee Rising-. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 11 June 1925 · page 2

The river at Carrathool, near Hay, rose so rapidly yesterday that at 3 o'clock in the afternoon traffic across the bridge was suspended, and some…

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Relief for Flood Sufferers

Singleton Argus · Thursday 11 June 1925 · page 4

A complete organisation has been established in Wagga for the relief of sufferers from the floods. More than ninety families, comprising 250…

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Water Conservation and Flood Mitigation

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 12 June 1925 · page 7

The calamitous floods that recently occurred in Queanbeyan,' Wagga, and Goulburn, causing loss of life, many homes, and much, misery to…

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Heavy Gales. Tempestuous Voyage

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 June 1925 · page 6

After a tempestuous voyage of 45 days from Newcastle, the scow M[?]roro, of 209 tons, a well-known trader between New Zealand and…

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Heat and Storms U.S.A. WEATHER Many Deaths. VANCOUVER, June S.

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 June 1925 · page 2

A message from New York states that the backbone of the heat wave in the Eastern States was broken on Monday by breezes from the…

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Floods at Hay. Large Area Inundated

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 June 1925 · page 7

At 4 o'clock on Friday afternoon the river at Hay had attained a height of 26 feet 4 inches, one foot below the 1922 flood mark and was…

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The Floods. Damage to Roads. Government Aid Urged

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 June 1925 · page 6

Although the Wagga Municipal Council's losses from the recent floods are heavy, it is not likely that an, appeal will be made to the…

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Flood Losses. Assisting the Sufferers

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 June 1925 · page 16

The Lord Mayor, Alderman Stokes says that the Labour Party will see that adequate assistance is given to farmers and residents in country…

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Hay Threatened. Flood Waters Rising Rapidly. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 June 1925 · page 8

The flood waters are rising rapidly at Hay, and the whole town is threatened. A large area, is inundated…

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Wild Scenes. at Soccer Football. Crowds Storm Ground

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 16 June 1925 · page 6

Never before in the history of Socceer football in Australia has such a wild scene been witnessed as that which occurred at the match between…

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Heavy Rain in Sydney. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 June 1925 · page 4

Heavy rain fell in sydney and suburbs during the night, with every indication of continuing. Light to heavy rain was recorded…

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The Forecast. Flood Rains Predicted. Meteorological Bureau

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 June 1925 · page 4

New South Wales; Unsettled generally with rain very heavy and floodfalls off the coast and north east inland rivers; east to south-east winds…

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Cyclonic Weather. Gales and Heavy Seas

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 June 1925 · page 4

Due' to the rapid easterly movement of the pressure distribution over Australia, cyclonic conditions have developed over the east coast of the…

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Weather Forecast Floods Predicted. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 20 June 1925 · page 6

"Unsettled generally, with rain; very heavy and flood falls on coast and north-east inland rivers. East to south-east winds. Gales on coast,…

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