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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1926

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Cyclonic Storm. Damask in Victoria. Prospects of Rain

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 November 1926 · page 8

Violent gales in Victoria and New South Wales have resulted from a cyclonic disturbance which is centred to the ashore…

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Yesterday's Storm

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 23 November 1926 · page 1

The Cessnock district only received the tail end of the storm yesterday. At Ellalong and Paxton very heavy rain fell and running…

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Fuel Exhausted. [?]Eamer's Battle with Storm Vancouver, Nov. 22

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 November 1926 · page 4

A Victoria, British Columbia, message states that with her fuel completely exhausted in a battle against a storm, the North Pacific Bank…

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The Weather. Thunderstorm Brings Rain

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 November 1926 · page 4

Although the Maitland district received practically no rain from the storm yesterday afternoon, other parts received a welcome fall…

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Storm Victims Killed by Lightning. Mate Badly Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 November 1926 · page 6

Two men were struck by lightning during a terrific storm in Sydney yesterday afternoon. One was killed instantly and…

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Severe Storm Fatal Lightning Flash

Singleton Argus · Thursday 25 November 1926 · page 3

One man was killed and another seriously injured in a severe storm, which swept Sydney and suburbs on Tuesday afternoon…

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Tuesday's Storm Sydney's Electric Railway System Breakdown

Singleton Argus · Thursday 25 November 1926 · page 2

Trains throughout the metropolitan area were delayed up to two hours through an electrical breakdown at the power lipase at White Bay following a…

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Thunderstorm Brings Rain

Singleton Argus · Thursday 25 November 1926 · page 2

The first breaK in the dry spell locally since October 12th occurred at 2 o'clock on Tuesday afternoon, when a heavy thunderstorm burst over the town. The…

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District Matters. Flood Mitigation Mr. O'hearn[?]s Reprentations

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 December 1926 · page 10

Mr. W. F. O'Hearn, M.L.A., has had a further interview with the Minister of Works, Mr. Flannery, in connection with the proposed scheme…

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Cyclone at Albury. Many Houses Unroofed. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 December 1926 · page 5

The Weather Bureau has received advice that Albury was struck by a cyclone on Sunday. Considerable damage was caused, many houses…

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Violent storm Damage in Queensland. House Totally Wrecked

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 December 1926 · page 5

A violent storm passed over the new settlement of Abercorn, Queensland, and many residents sustained minor injuries…

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Boxing. Tyncke Defeats M'gale

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 7 December 1926 · page 3

The contest between Ernest Tyncke (Belgium) and Frisco M'Gale (America), at the Sydney Stadium on Saturday night, went the full distance,…

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Violent Storm. Sydney

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 7 December 1926 · page 2

During a violent storm at Abercorn, a new settlement in Queensland, a number of residences were totally wrecked, outbuildings…

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A Violent Storm Residents Sustain Minor Injuries. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 7 December 1926 · page 2

A violent storm passed over the now settlement of Abercorn, Queensland. Many residents sustained minor injuries. The residence of Mr A. Hamilton was…

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Flying Roofs. Clarence District Swept by Storm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 December 1926 · page 3

A severe storm broke over the Clarence district on Monday night, and houses were unroofed. Trees were uprooted, and the…

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American Storm. Ice-bound Ships Get Away. Schooner Wrecked; Lives Lost. Vancouver, Dec. 7

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 December 1926 · page 5

A message from St. John's, New foundland, states that eight members of the crew of the schooner Ella M. Rudolph, were drowned when the…

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Storm Damage Violence in Clarence District

Singleton Argus · Thursday 9 December 1926 · page 4

Houses and outbuildings in the track of a severe storm were unroofed in the Clarence district on Monday night. Trees were uprooted, telephone and…

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New Zealand Disaster Flooding the Mine

Singleton Argus · Thursday 9 December 1926 · page 3

Men who were creating a pump at the mouth of the air shaft of the Dobson mine, near Greymouth, N.Z., where three men were killed and six entombed,…

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Mine Disaster. Flooding Operations. Engineering Party's Escape. Wellington (N.z.)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 10 December 1926 · page 5

No further explosions have occurred in the Dobson mine since Sun day morning. Water in being pumped into the mine…

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Cyclone at Albury. Many Houses Unroofed. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 December 1926 · page 14

The Weather Bureau has received advice that Albury was struck by a cyclone on Sunday. Considerable damage was caused, many houses…

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