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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1926

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Violent Storm. Damage in London. London, Sept. 2

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 September 1926 · page 5

A brief but violent thunderstorm, which broke over London this morning. did considerable damage. There were many narrow escapes, but no…

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McGALE Beats Blampain

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 September 1926 · page 15

The contest between Frisco M'Gale (America) and Fernand Blampain (France) at the Sydney Stadium on Saturday night was a dreary affair,…

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Five Killed. Disastrous New Orleans Storm. New York, Aug. 26

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 September 1926 · page 13

Damage to crops and buildings in excess of 1,000,000 dollars and two deaths were the toll of a storm which swept Eastern Louisaiana yesterday…

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Flood Mitigation for the Hunter Valley. Mr. Gordon's Scheme

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 September 1926 · page 13

Mr. L. H. Holmes, of Burnam Wood, via Singleton, writes as follows:—"Re Mitigation Conference,…

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Flood Prevention Shortening Length of River

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 September 1926 · page 9

A scheme is on feet in which local authorities in the Manawatu and Oroua River district. New Zealand, are expected to co-operate for…

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Floods in India. Heavy Losses Reported. Calcutta, Aug. 28

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 September 1926 · page 12

Enormous damage has been done by monsoon floods over large areas in India and Burma ruining crops and taking toll of life and property,…

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Flood Mitigation

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 September 1926 · page 4

At to-day's meeting of the Tarro Shire Council the president, Councillor J. A. Nlland, presented the following minute regarding flood…

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At Penang. Cobham Makes Progress Leaves Muntok in Heavy Rain. Singapore, Sept. 7

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 September 1926 · page 2

Mr. Alan Cobham on his flight to England, has arrived at Penang His message is as follows:—- (Australian press Association.)…

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Heavy Toll. Storms and Accidents. Deaths in United States. Newyork, Sept. 8

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 September 1926 · page 5

Storms and drownings and automobile and train accidents took heavy toll during the United States celebration of Labour Day…

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Heavy Losses. Floods and Gales. Damage in United States. New York, Sept. 4

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 September 1926 · page 3

The States of [?]linois, lowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, and Indiana began taking stock to-day of the heavy losses due to floods and…

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Plane Damaged. Landed in Heavy Storm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 September 1926 · page 3

A heavy rainstorm occurred at Wagga late on Friday afternoon over a wide area. Reports from various centres state that the rainfall was…

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Violent Storm. Damage in London. London, Sept. 2

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 September 1926 · page 13

A brief but violent thunderstorm, which broke over London this morning, did considerable damage. There were many narrow escapes, but no…

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Terrible Storms. Enormous Damage in France. Houses Fired by Lightning. London, Sept. 6

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 September 1926 · page 2

A report from Paris says that floods following heavy storms in Southern France did enormous damage near Montpellier. Vines were…

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'Plane Damaged. Landed in Heavy Storm

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 September 1926 · page 9

A heavy rainstorm occurred at Wagga late on Friday afternoon over a wide area. Reports from various centres state that the rainfall was…

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Many Deaths. Floods in United States. Heavy Damage. Chicago. Sept. 17

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 September 1926 · page 5

Drenching rains bringing floods to many aections of the middle-west caused over 12,000,000 dollars worth of damage, and resulted in the death…

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Flight Through Heavy Rain. Calcutta, July. 19

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 September 1926 · page 8

Soon after dawn this morning, we took off from creek at Akyab, where the rain had temporarily stopped, and flew northward for Calcutta via…

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Lightning's Havoc. Storm at Fowler's Gap

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 September 1926 · page 2

Fowler's Gap, situated north from Broken Hill, experienced one of the worst storms in its history. The storm-swept area was about…

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Indian Tragedy. Boat Capsizes in Heavy Storm. Calcutta, Sept. 20

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 September 1926 · page 8

The steamer Mandaser has arrived here with 20 survivors and a native boat which was lost in the Bay of Bengal. The lost boat contained 200…

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Held Up. Cobham at Calcutta. Fierce Storm Ahead. Calcutta, Sept. 20

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 September 1926 · page 8

Alan Cobham says that he is una[?] to leave owing to a report of a severe storm at Allahabad, which he was unable to get ahead of since leaving…

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U.S.A. Disaster. Floods and Tidal Wave 1000 DEAD; 5000 INJURED

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 21 September 1926 · page 5

The coast of Florida has been devastated by a hurricane flood and tidal wave. One thousand people have been…

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