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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1925

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Flood Damage. Crops Suffer. Railway Traffic Interrupted

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 16 January 1925 · page 2

Further rain in Albury makes a total of 732 points since Monday night. Extensive damage has been dene to roads, bridges and culverts,…

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Cyclones and Floods. Albury Receives 680 Points

The Scone Advocate · Friday 16 January 1925 · page 2

General rain has been experienced over the greater part of New South Wales during the week, the heaviest falls being in the western, central…

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Two Killed. Cyclone at Balranald

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 January 1925 · page 3

As a result of a terrific cyclone at Balranald, two people were killed, and it is estimated that the damage to township buildings was fully £10,000…

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Murray in Flood

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 17 January 1925 · page 4

The Murray, at Albury, has risen to 11ft 6in. and there still is a lot of flood water to come down. At Walla Walla 800 points fell during the week,…

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Floods. Damage at Albury. Bridge Washed Away

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 January 1925 · page 5

Heavy rains hare fallen in many country centres, Albury having 680 points in 40 hours. A big flood is expected in the the Lower Murray…

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Floods Albury District Threatened

Singleton Argus · Saturday 17 January 1925 · page 5

Nothing approaching this week's deluge of rain has ever before been experienced in the districts between Albury and Wagga, and it seems…

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Light to Heavy Rain (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 20 January 1925 · page 3

Light to heavy rain was general over the State during the week-end…

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Flood Damage. Losses in Stock and Crop's

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 January 1925 · page 2

Heavy rain fell between Saturday and Monday morning at Narrandora, 308 points being recorded. On Sunday night the storm was unusually violent,…

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Wallis Creek Floodgates

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 January 1925 · page 4

The members for Maitland have received word from the Public Works Department respecting the condition of Walls Creek flood…

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The Weather. Heavy Storms Dalwood Records Highest Fall

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 January 1925 · page 4

Severe storms fell over the Hunter Vallcy last evening, and this morning, and some heavy falls were recorded. Early last evening heavy clouds…

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Torrential Downpour. Storm at Singleton. Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 January 1925 · page 4

A torrential storm occurred at between 5 and, 6 o'clock this morning, rain falling with tropical violence for upwards of half an hour. The post…

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Flood Rains in Queensland

Singleton Argus · Saturday 24 January 1925 · page 5

Rain of a general nature fell practically all over Queensland on Wednesday, up to six inches being recorded at Maleny, on the North Coast. Many…

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Jetty Destroyed. Cyclone at Port Samson. Great Damage

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 January 1925 · page 8

The jetty at port Samson, the port of Roebourne, says a Perth message, was destroyed by a cyclone on Wednesday last. The town of Roebourne…

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Heavy Storm. Over Hunter Valley. Streets Flooded. Singleton

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 27 January 1925 · page 2

Torrential storms occurred along the Hunter Valley yesterday and the previous night. 'In Singleton the streets were flooded, the water…

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The Floodgates. Further Interference. a Serious Matter

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 January 1925 · page 6

The works overseer to the West Maitland Municipal Council, Mr. W. Vitnell, submitted the following report to the council meeting last…

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Gale in West Australia

Singleton Argus · Thursday 29 January 1925 · page 4

The gale which has been raging on the north-west coast of West Australia struck the jetty at Port Samson, and totally destroyed it…

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Terrific Blow. Gale at Roebourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 January 1925 · page 4

Additional reports of last week's blow at Reebourne (W.A.) show that almost every building in the town was damaged Some were completely flattened…

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Disastrous Cyclone Calamitous Visitation to W. A. Town

Singleton Argus · Thursday 29 January 1925 · page 1

A message from Roebourne, a little town in the far north-west of Western Australia, near the coast, tolls of a disastrous cyclone having swept the…

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Severe Storm at Mattland

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 30 January 1925 · page 8

Exciting incidents occurred in the very heavy storm that broke over the town about 6.30 a.m. on Friday. Heavy thunder and vivid lightning…

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Floods in Queensland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 30 January 1925 · page 4

Reports received by the Railway Department at Brisbane, advised that floods had occurred on the Ethoridge railway, and that traffic had…

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