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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1926

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Tropical Floods. North of England Deluged. London, Sept. 20

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 September 1926 · page 5

While the South is wrestling in a bent wave the North of England is being visited by tropical floods, the worst in this generation…

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Appalling Disaster Florida Coast Devastated. Hurricane, Tidal Wave, and Floods. Thousands Killed and Injured. Twenty-one Towns in Ruins

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 September 1926 · page 5

Further news regarding the terrific hurricane, tidal wave, and floods, which swept the Florida coast; show that terrible loss of life and enormous damage to property resulted…

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Appalling American Disaster. Hurricane, Floods, and Tidal Wave. 1000 DEAD; 5000 Injured. Cities Devastated. New York

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 21 September 1926 · page 2

One of the most appalling disasters in the history of America was experienced to-day, when many cities along the Florida East Coast…

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Storm Tossed. the Awarua's Close Call

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 September 1926 · page 7

After a week spent as the sport of tempests and heavy driving seas, the coastal steamer Awarua reached Napier (N.Z.), at noon, on Tuesday…

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National Calamity Toll of Florida Hurricane. Comparable Only with Galveston Flood. Summer Resorts Abandoned. New York, Sept. 20

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 September 1926 · page 5

The Florida disaster is no longer a catastrophe affecting a single State. It has assumed the nature of a national calamity, comparable only with the Galveston flood. The storm continues its devastating sweep…

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Abnormal Rains Floods in Canada. Calcutta, Sept. 23

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 September 1926 · page 2

Abnormal rainfall—22 inches in three days—is causing flood conditions in Central and Eastern india. Bridges on the mail line from…

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Flight Through Heavy Rain. Calcutta, July, 19

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 September 1926 · page 13

Soon after down this morning, we took off from a creek at Akyad, where the rain had temporarily stopped, and now northward for Calcutta via…

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Storm Tossed. the Awarua's Close Call

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 September 1926 · page 7

After a week spent as the sport of tempests and heavy driving seas, the coastal steamer Awarua reached Napier (N.Z.), at noon on Tuesday,…

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Lightning's Havoc. Storm at Fowler's Gap

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 September 1926 · page 16

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 Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 September 1926 · page 3

The steamer Mandasor has arrived here with 26 survivors and a native beat 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. 21

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 September 1926 · page 3

Man Cobham says that he is uname 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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Tropical Floods. North of England Deluged London, Sept. 20

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 September 1926 · page 2

While the South is wrestling in a heat wave the North of England is being visited by tropical floods, the worst in this generation…

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Appallng Disaster Florida Coast Devastated. Hurricane, Tidal Wave, and Floods. Thousands Killed and Injured. Twenty-one Towns in Ruins

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 September 1926 · page 2

Fifty miles of coast were devastated, and twenty-one town were either wrecked or severely damaged. Over one thousand persons were killed and between 25,000 and 50,000 injured. Untold thousands are homeless…

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Many Deaths. Floods in United Stated. Heavy Damage. Chicago, Sept. 17

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 September 1926 · page 12

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

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Terrific Hail. Storm Sweeps Over Maitland. Streets a Mantle of White

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 September 1926 · page 5

The heaviest hailstorm, experienced for very many years occurred this afternoon. Dense clouds presaged an…

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The Storm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 September 1926 · page 4

The heavy hall which fell yesterday was still in evidence this afternoon, over 24 hours after it had fallen. In particular cases where…

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Storm at Denman

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 September 1926 · page 2

A heavy storm at Denman on Tuesday night was responsible 24 points, making a total of 129 points for the month, as against…

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Storm at Dungog

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

Dungog was on Wednesday visited by the severest hailstorm experienced here for very many years (writes our Dungog correspondent). Luckily, the…

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Wine-growers' Losses Hail-storm Plays Havoc Heavy Damage at Pokolbin

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 1 October 1926 · page 5

The wine-growers at Pokolbin will have reason to remember the storm that swept the district on Wednesday afternoon. Thousands of…

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Storm Damage

Singleton Argus · Saturday 2 October 1926 · page 6

The terrific storm which passed over the Lower Hunter late on Wednesday: afternoon was severely felt at Pokol bin, arid, the wine industry for the…

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