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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1927

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Mount Vincent's Deluge

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 January 1927 · page 15

Torrential rains were experienced Mount Vincent—12 to 13½ This was the heaviest for years…

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Damage by Hail Storm

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 January 1927 · page 14

Dungog was visited by a most destructive, hailstorm on Wednesday afternoon. The hail, which was very large, was accompanied by…

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Violent Storm. Fireball Pauses Consternation

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 January 1927 · page 5

During a thunderstorm at Bendigo (Vic.) a violent electrical disturbance was experienced. A fireball appeared in the State…

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Unlucky Settler. Damage by Storm and Fire

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 January 1927 · page 7

A remarkable chapter of accidents befell Victor Ray a soldier' settler at Doubtful Creek, Casino, and his wife and child…

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Hail Storm. Damage at Quirindi Houses Unroofed. Quirindi

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 January 1927 · page 5

A cyclonic storm struck the town yesterday. Hall as large as hens eggs, which piled on the ground to a depth of a foot to eighteen inches,…

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Cessnock Flooded

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 January 1927 · page 15

Following heavy rains around Cessnock, Lavender Creole rose until it overflowed its hanks, and flooded South Cessnock, and the lower part…

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[?]Oriential Rain Heavy Falls Over the Hunter. River Rises Rapidly. Waters Flood Cessnock

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 January 1927 · page 15

The rain which set in on Sunday night became much heavier on Tuesday and many centres report the heaviest falls for years. From Newcastle upwards all parts of the watershed of…

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Many Houses Flooded. Newcastle

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 January 1927 · page 15

The weather is still showery, with every appearance of further rain to-night. For the 24 hours ended 9 a.m. to-day, seven inches of rain fell in…

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Bridge Approaches Damaged. Weston Houses Flooded. Kurri

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 January 1927 · page 15

Hebburn Colliery dam, overflowing two feet yesterday afternoon into Deep Creek, at Chinaman's Hollow, caused a rise of 22 feet, which…

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The Floodgates and Fishery Creek

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 January 1927 · page 13

The river is still high enough to keep the Wallis Creek floodgates closed, and this is holding back all the flood waters brought down by…

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Cars Abandoned. Heavy Storm at Tourist Resort. Rockhampton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 January 1927 · page 5

A terrific storm struck the tourist resort yesterday afternoon, low lying parts were quickly flooded. Many trees were torn up by the…

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Mount Vincent's Deluge

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 4 January 1927 · page 5

Torrential rains were experienced around Mount Vincent--12 to 13½ inches. This was the heaviest for many years…

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Terrific Storm Hits Queensland Coast (By Telegraph.) Rockhampton

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 4 January 1927 · page 5

A terrific storm struck the tourist resorts yesterday afternoon. Low-lying parts were quickly flooded. Many cars had to be abandoned. The rain was…

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In Other Farts. Cessnock Flooded

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 4 January 1927 · page 5

Following heavy rains around Cessnock, Lavender Creek rose until it overflowed its banks, and flooded South Cessnock, and the lower part of…

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Flood Message

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 January 1927 · page 4

"This bottle was thrown into the Cockfighter Crook, seven miles south of Broke, at 5.15 p.m. 19/4/26. Bernard Carroll, Broke." This…

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Cessnock Floods. Damage to Roads and Bridges. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 January 1927 · page 4

Alderman J. Brown (Mayor of Cessnock) said to-day that the floods of last week had damaged the council's roads and bridges to the…

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Injured Man's Ordeal Through Storms and Floods

Singleton Argus · Thursday 6 January 1927 · page 1

Through raging storms, through swollen rivers and bog-like roads, suffering agony from a fractured thigh, John Hornsby, aged 32, was brought from…

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Flood Relief

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 January 1927 · page 4

The Weston Progress Association has received a communication from the Under-Secretary, Chief Secretary's Department, through Mr. G…

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Injured Man's Ordeal. Through Storms and Floods

The Scone Advocate · Friday 7 January 1927 · page 8

Through raging storms, through swollen rivers and bog-like roads, suffering agony from a fractured thigh, John Hornsby, 32, was brought from the…

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Floods in February?

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 7 January 1927 · page 4

Many years ago Mr. H. C. Russell, who was then Government Astronomer for New South Wales, propounded a theory of weather cycles extending over…

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