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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1925

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Light to Heavy Rain. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 December 1925 · page 4

Unsettled conditions prevailed generally over New South Wales during the week-end, and light to heavy rain, with thunderstorms, was…

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Cyclone at Clermont

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 15 December 1925 · page 3

A cyclonic blow at Clermont (Q.) on Friday, night did considerable damage. It completely demolished. several private dwellings, and partially unroofted…

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Cyclonic Storm. Damage at Charleville

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 December 1925 · page 3

The worst cyclonic storm in the history of the district swept Charleville (Q.) early on Sunday afternoon, and wrought great damage. It shook the…

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Cyclonic Storm Damage in Oharleville

Singleton Argus · Thursday 17 December 1925 · page 3

The worst cyclonic storm in the history of the district swept Charleville (Q.) early on Sunday afternoon, and wrought great damage. It shook the…

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Crops Ruined. Disastrous Hail Storm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 December 1925 · page 6

The worst hailstorm within the memory of residents of Oakwood occurred on Thursday afternoon. Wheat crops were battered into the ground…

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Cyclonic Storm. Damage at Charleville

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

The worst cyclonic storm in the history of the district swept Charleville (Q.) early on Sunday afternoon, and wrought great damage. It shock the…

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Cyclonic Storm. Damage at Boulder. Five Youths Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 December 1925 · page 14

A cyclonic disturbance did considerable damage in Kalgoorlie and Boulder (W.A.). Boulder encountered the full force of…

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Violent Storm. Wind at Tornado Force Considerable Damage to Property

The Scone Advocate · Wednesday 23 December 1925 · page 2

Saturday last was a day that will not be forgotten in a hurry by the residents, not only of the town it self, but of many parts of the…

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Storm at Scone Considerable Damage

Singleton Argus · Thursday 24 December 1925 · page 1

On Monday Scone was visited by a terrific storm, which, although it lasted only half an hour, did considerable damage…

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England Shivers. Gale Swept Terrenes. London, Dec. 23

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 December 1925 · page 5

With the ground sparking with frost a keen nippy air following the heavy rain early in the week gave London her first touch of appropriate…

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Japan Storm-swept. Serious Losses Reported. London, Dec. 23

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 December 1925 · page 5

Reuter's Tokio correspondent reports that Northern Japan was swept by a devastative storm yesterday. The reported losses include 20 fishing…

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Big Storm in Japan

Singleton Argus · Saturday 26 December 1925 · page 4

Reuter's Tokyo correspondent states that northern Japan was storm swept yesterday. The losses are reported to include many fishing boats, which…

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Heavy Thunderstorm Sweeps Hunter Valley

Singleton Argus · Saturday 26 December 1925 · page 5

Shortly before dark on Tuesday a heavy thunderstorm, decended upon the Hunter Valley and the neighbouring coast…

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The Mystery of Thorncliffe Hall. (Published by Special Arrangement). (Copyright). Chapter Xxviii. the Warning of the Storm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 December 1925 · page 3

From the moment Esther had heard Lady Durrant's despairing account of Gerald's unaccountable silence, a fear that he had been the victim of accident…

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A Thunderstorm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 December 1925 · page 6

Several days of warm and sultry weather culminated in a change on Monday afternoon. Storm clouds authored in the west, and, heralded by…

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Abd-el-krim's Luck. Floods Favor Moors. London, Dec. 29

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 December 1925 · page 5

News comes from Tetuan of a hurricane with torrential rains necessitating evacuation of Spanish positions at Casa. Fortificada and at Mehasni…

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Deluge at Port Kembla

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 31 December 1925 · page 4

Very heavy rain fell at Port Kembla late on Tuesday night and some business places were flooded. In a little over two hours 510…

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Terrific Cyclone Damage at Bobadah. Homes Unroofed and Trees Uprooted. SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 31 December 1925 · page 5

Bobadah, near Dubbo, was struck by a cyclone at six o'clock last night. Practically every building in the…

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