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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1925

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Monday's Storm

Singleton Argus · Thursday 12 February 1925 · page 2

Although the rainfall in Singleton on Monday afternoon and evening, as the result of a storm, totalled only 36 points, it was very heavy in parts of…

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Storm at Morpeth

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 February 1925 · page 4

The storm was very violent at Morpeth. The rainfall recorded this morning was 165 points, and it is estimated that only 15 points of this…

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Fierce Storm. Brilliant Display of Lightning. Streets Flooded

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 February 1925 · page 4

The storm yesterday was followed by a hot afternoon, and it was act surprising that towards evening another disturbance commenced to…

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Fierce, Storm at Junee

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 February 1925 · page 4

Torrential rain fell at Junce on Wednesday afternoon. Flat areas were flooded in a few minuted after the rain commenced, and the railway line was…

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Terrific Storm in Melbourne (By Telegraph.) Melbourne

Singleton Argus · Thursday 12 February 1925 · page 2

A terrific storm passed over Melbourne and suburbs this morning, doing considerable damage…

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Violent Storm. Damage in Melbourne Trams and Trains Affected. House Set on Fire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 February 1925 · page 2

A dazzling flash of lightning which for a few seconds seemed to throw a veil of fire across the overcast sky, caused considerable…

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Flood at Ganmain Worst on Record

Singleton Argus · Thursday 12 February 1925 · page 1

Following on torrential rains on Sunday the worst flood on record occurred at Ganmain. Boggy Creek rose at an alarming…

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Constable Flood and the Kellys

Singleton Argus · Thursday 12 February 1925 · page 4

"Foy Brook," in his very interesting article on the fate of Dan Kelly, published in the Aigiis of January 15th, makes incidental reference to…

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Heavy Storm

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 February 1925 · page 7

Cessnock only got the tail end of the storm on Wednesday night. At Kearsley and district very heavy rain fall. The Extended dam filled…

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Storm at Singleton

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 February 1925 · page 6

After a warm and muggy day at Singleton on Wednesday, a thunderstorm occurred at about 10 p.m., accompanied by vivid lightning. The disturbance…

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Fierce Tropical Storms Sweep East Coast

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 February 1925 · page 5

Heavy damage was clone in Melbourne and various parts of New South Wales by storms which raged with tropical violence over the east coast of…

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Cyclonic Storm. Damage at Moonee Ponds. Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 February 1925 · page 21

A cyclonic storm burst over Moonee Ponds last, night, doing, considerable damage. In one case the walls of a shop…

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Girl Succumbs. Injured During Storm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 February 1925 · page 5

A message from Chincilla (Q.) states that Miss Gertrude Tennyson, who was pinned beneath the debris when the Roman Catholic Church was…

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Light to Heavy Rain. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 February 1925 · page 5

Cloudy to overcast and unsettled conditions, which were operating over the State yesterday culminated in light to heavy rain with…

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Violent Storm at Mount Olive

Singleton Argus · Thursday 26 February 1925 · page 2

About half-past 3 on Tuesday afternoon a violent storm broke over Mount Olive, and in the short space of two or three-minutes it was responsible for a…

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Disastrous Storm. Damage Near Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 February 1925 · page 6

A violent storm occurred at Mount Olive on Tuesday afternoon, and in the space or two or three minutes it did a great amount of…

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Storm at Dungog Men, Boys, and Horse Buried

Singleton Argus · Thursday 26 February 1925 · page 4

Three men two boys, and a horse were buried beneath debris when a blacksmith's shop collapsed during a heavy storm at Dungog on Tuesday…

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Storm at Dungog

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 27 February 1925 · page 2

At Dungog on Tuesday, wind blew with tornado force, severely damaging property and a down pour of rain flooded houses. Portion of the slate roof of the…

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Fierce Storm Dungog Dismayed. Narrow Escapes

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 27 February 1925 · page 2

On Tuesday afternoon about 3 p.m. dark clouds gathered over Dungog and a storm broke. Winddriven rain pelted down and drove…

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Storm at Dungog. Boys and Horse Burild

The Scone Advocate · Friday 27 February 1925 · page 3

Three men, two boys and a horse were buried deneath debris when a blacksmith's shop collapsed during a heavy storm at Dungog on…

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