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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1925

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Flood at Wagga. Murrumbidgee Overflows

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 August 1925 · page 5

The Murrumbidgee River has broken its banks at Wagga. A large area of low-lying country is submerged…

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Unlucky Nippon. Tokio Streets Flooded. Tokio, Aug 26

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 August 1925 · page 5

Five passengers were seriously injured and ten slightly injured when a street car overturned into a moat owing to a landslide The slide was…

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Speedy Trip. Aerial Mail Races Storm

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 August 1925 · page 9

The aerial mall from Hay on 20th inst. covered the distance from Echuca to Melbourne (120 miles) in 50 minutes. The 240 miles from Hay took only 140…

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Floods in Japan

Singleton Argus · Saturday 29 August 1925 · page 5

Tokio, Thursday.—There have been two deaths and many casualties through landslides caused by floods. Forty thousand houses at Tokio, and…

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Mr. Gale, S.M., to Retie

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 September 1925 · page 4

After having ben 47 years in the public service Mr. C. H. Gale S.M. will shortly enter upon extended leave prior to retirement, Mr. Gale…

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In a Cyclone. Steamer Changsha. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 September 1925 · page 5

The steamer Changsha arrived off Sydney Heads to-day under her own steam. The vessel was knocked about…

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Mr Gale, S.m., to Retire

Singleton Argus · Thursday 3 September 1925 · page 2

After having been 47 years in the public service, Mr C. H. Gale, S.M., will shortly enter upon extended leave prior to retirement. Mr Gale was…

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Steamer Changsha Knocked About in Cyclone. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 3 September 1925 · page 2

The steamer Changsha arrived off Sydney Heads to-day under her own steam. The vessel was knocked about during cyclonic weather off the north…

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In a Cyclone. Steamer Changsha. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 September 1925 · page 7

The steamer Changsha arrived off Sydney Heads to-day under her own steam. The vessel wag knocked about…

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Murray Banks. Fear of Floods

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 September 1925 · page 2

The Water, Conservation Commissioners has refused to take over the lovee banks on the New South Wales side of the Murray River and have…

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Uncontrollable in Storm

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 8 September 1925 · page 3

In an effort on the part of the crew to restore an even keel the [?]rain became too great, and the keel snapped. The ship floundered…

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Mr. Gale. Retiring From Justice Department. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 September 1925 · page 5

There was a large gathering of the legal profession and officials at the Central Police Court to-day, when Mr. Gale, Stipe[?]diary Magistrate, who is…

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The Gale. Damage at Kurri. Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 September 1925 · page 5

The sale to-day removed roofs at the Co-operative Society, Kurri, Kurri, smashed a plate glass window and a large [?] between Greta and…

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The Gale. Fierce Blow at Newcastle. Snow at Katoomba

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 September 1925 · page 5

The westerly gale, which swept in on Wednesday reached a velocity of 50 miles an hour, yesterday, and the atmosphere become colder…

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Gale at Newcastle Flying Roofs

Singleton Argus · Saturday 19 September 1925 · page 7

A westerly gale, which at intervals exceeded 70 miles on hour, prevailed at Newcastle on Thursday. Many cottage and other buildings…

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The Gale. Roof Blown Off. Newcastle

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 September 1925 · page 5

During the progress of a heavy wind-storm to-day the roof of David Cohen and Co.'s big warehouse was blown oft, and landed on the roof…

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Mr. Gale. Retiring From Justice Department. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 September 1925 · page 16

There was a large gathering of the legal legal profession and officials at the Central Police Court to-day, when Mr. Gale, Stipendiary Magistrate, who is…

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Disastrous Storm in Formosa Shanghai, Thursday Night

Singleton Argus · Saturday 19 September 1925 · page 6

A message from Formosa says a storm on Tuosday flooded Kaclung Hundreds of houses were mundated, and telephone and telegraph [?]ines…

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Mount Morgan. Mine to Be Flooded. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 September 1925 · page 5

The secretary of the Mount Morgan Gold Mining Company, Limited, issued the following advice from Sydney office:—…

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Typhoon in Japan Damage by Fire and Flood

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 22 September 1925 · page 3

Shanghai, Sunday.—It is reported from, Osako that a typhoon has swept the south-western part of Japan. Communications are partially interrupted,…

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