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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1926

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Cyclonic Storm on Queensland Coast

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 February 1926 · page 5

A cyclonic storm struck the North Queensland coast between Townsville and Cairns, resulting in very heavy downpours of rain. Breamerside…

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Deluge of Rain

Singleton Argus · Saturday 13 February 1926 · page 1

A total of 1982 points of rain was recorded at Ingham (Q.) on Wednesday us a result of a small cyclone which crossed the coastline between…

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The Weather Thunderstorms in This North

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 February 1926 · page 4

Thunderstorms, accompanied by light to heavy rain, are reported to have been fairly general on the north-west. plains and slopes…

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A Destructive Cyclone

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 19 February 1926 · page 10

One of the worst cyclones ever experienced in North Africa swept down on Fez recently, and, lasting only thirty seconds, caused loss of…

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Storm at Newcastle. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 February 1926 · page 5

A heavy thunderstorm broke over the whole district last night, followed by isolated showers. During the night about 50 points were…

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Welcome Change. Southerly Brings Relief. Gale at Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 February 1926 · page 5

Weather conditions to-day were in marked contrast to the stifling, heat of the past fortnight, and suffering humanity was able once…

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Damage by Hail. Severe Storm at Emmaville

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 February 1926 · page 2

A hallstorm in Emmaville and Tent Hill districts on Tuesday afternoon was one of the worst on record in the north…

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Cyclonic Storm. Darling Downs Swept. Toowoomba

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 February 1926 · page 7

The Darling Downs was swept by a cyclonic rain storm late yesterday, which caused severe damage in several towns…

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Two Drowned. Storm in Auckland Harbour. Auckland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 March 1926 · page 5

Two men were drowned in Auckland Harbour. As a result of stormy weather, a number of yachis capsized. Two…

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Rhine Flotilla. From Calm to Storm. London, Feb. 28

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

The flotilla of live British vessels, which was withdrawn from the Rhine six weeks ago, after seven years' service has since been leisurely…

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Damage by Hail. Severe Storm at Emmaville

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 March 1926 · page 14

A hailstorm in Emmaville and Tent Hill districts on 23rd ult., afternoon, was one of the worst on record in the north…

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Two Drowned. Storm in Auckland Harbour. Auckland

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 March 1926 · page 13

Two men were drowned in Auckland Harbour. As a result of stormy weather a number of yachts capsized. Two…

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Rhine Flotilla. London Calm to Storm. London. Feb. 28

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 March 1926 · page 2

The flotilla of five British vessels, which was withdrawn from the Rhine six weeks ago, after seven years' service has since been leisurely…

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Heavy Rain. Falling at Singleton. Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 March 1926 · page 5

Extreme heat yesterday was followed by a cool cloudy change during the afternoon. At night light rain fell…

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Eagle Defeats McGALE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 March 1926 · page 7

A very small crowd attended the Sydney Stadium on saturday night to witness the contest between George Eagel 10.6 and Frisco Cale 10.7…

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Floods in Western Australia

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 March 1926 · page 5

Rains in the back country of the Gascoyno district have flooded the Gascoyne River which is higher than for 17 years. Carnarvon which did…

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The Forecast. Heavy Rain on North Coast. Meteorological Bureau

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 March 1926 · page 4

New South Wales: Cloudy [?] settled, with further rain in the north-east quarter and on part of the coast and highlands: more…

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The Flood

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 16 March 1926 · page 1

Referring to the 33rd anniversary of the flood of 1893, the Singleton "Budget" says:The episode was the great flood of 1893, when the town,…

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Heavy Floods. in West Australia

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 March 1926 · page 4

The southern month of the river flowing past Carnarvon, West Australia, is over a miles wide and within a few inches of the top of the…

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Floods in West Australia

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 16 March 1926 · page 2

A message from Perth, dated Sunday, states that rains in the back country of the Gascoyne district have flooded the Gascoyne River, which is higher than…

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