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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1926

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Intense Storms. Damage in London. Man Killed: Seven Injured. London, Dec, 31

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 January 1926 · page 2

Yesterday's gate was followed at night by an 85-mile an hour hurricane, and intense thunderstorms. In London, and elsewhere much…

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The Weather. State-wide Rains. Floods Likely in North-west

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 January 1926 · page 4

State-wide rainstorms occurred over New South Wales yesterday. Some very heavy and flood falls were received in the northern half of the…

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Heavy Rain on North Coast

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 January 1926 · page 4

Very Heavy rain fell at places on the coast, north from Nambueen Heads the ch[?] of these being [?]5 points at Dorrige, 410 points at Mullumbimby,…

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

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 January 1926 · page 12

With the ground sparkling 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 Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 January 1926 · page 12

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

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

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 January 1926 · 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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Floods Favor Moors. London, Dec. 29

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 January 1926 · page 2

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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Storm and Flood Devastation in Europe Samoa Also Damaged. LONDON, Jan. 2

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 January 1926 · page 5

Telegrams from Amsterdam say that the floods in district watered by the [?] Waal Rh[?]e, and Lek have issumed the character of a great…

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Natives Killed. Storm in Samoa

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 January 1926 · page 2

A radio message received by the New Zealand Minister for External Affairs states that a tremendous storm which struck Samoa on New…

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Floods in Belgium. King and Queen's Assistance. London, Jan. 5

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 January 1926 · page 5

Reuter's Brussels correspondent states that the King and Queen of Belgium subscribed 2,000,000 francs to the National Fund for the victims…

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Beneficial Storm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 January 1926 · page 4

A storm on Monday afternoon resulted in Denman getting from 1/4 to over 1/2 an inch of rain. At Martindale Homestead some 27 points were…

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Floods in Europe Extensive Damages Reported. Railway Train Abandoned. LONDON, Jan. 4

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 January 1926 · page 5

News comes from Amsterdam that the water has fallen a yard below yesterday's highest level in the Maestricht district, so that trains to…

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Big Floods. Junee's Experience, Damage in the South

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 January 1926 · page 4

Junee experienced the biggest flood in its history on Wednesday, and railway washaways seriously dislocated traffic on the main southern…

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Ground Flooded. Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 January 1926 · page 4

As the result of a heavy storm this morning, the Melbourne Cricket Ground was deluged, and it is impossible to say when play in the match…

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Devastating Floods. Holland and Germany Swept, London, Jan. 6

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 January 1926 · page 5

Reuter's Amsterdam correspondent reports that the floods are subsiding everywhere except in northern Limburg and Deventer, where another…

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The Weather. Torrential Tall in Melbourne. Street's Flooded. Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 January 1926 · page 5

Torrential rains fell in the city and suburbs this morning. Many low-lying parts were flooded, a number of streets being under water, Traffic in many…

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Queensland Floods Three Deaths

Singleton Argus · Thursday 7 January 1926 · page 3

Reports of torrential rainfalls in various parts of Southern and Southwestern Queensland continue to be received…

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Floods on Continent Paris

Singleton Argus · Thursday 7 January 1926 · page 2

Tremendous havoc has been causd by floods, in many parts of France, Belgium, Holland and Germany. The likelihood of continued rain is…

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Storms in Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 4

The violent storm which swept over Melbourne early yesterday morning flooded South Melbourne, near Montague railway station. Gladstone and…

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Muscle Creek Storm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 3

Mr. Thomas Ellerton, dairy farmer at Muscle Crook, and highly esteemed resident, states that the flood waters caused by the storm…

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