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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1927

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Rains and Floods. in Argentine, Many People Dead. Vancouver. March 7

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 March 1927 · page 8

A message from Jungui, in the Argeantine, states that cloven persons are known to be dead as a result of record-breaking floods and torrential…

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Rain in Queensland Flooded Creeks

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 8 March 1927 · page 2

Abnormally heavy rain has fallen between Brisbane and Gympie during the 48 hours ended 9 a.m. on Saturday. Cooran registered nine inches, while at…

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Flood Relief Carnival Big Day on April 2

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 8 March 1927 · page 5

The Flood Relief Committee held a further meeting in the Council Chambers last night, when there was a good attendance, and considerable…

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Singleton Letter. the Cairns Cyclone

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 March 1927 · page 6

Mrs. F. R. Spinks, of Westbrook, near Singleton, lately returned from Herberton and Cairns (Q.), after a visit to relatives. She was through…

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Storm in Sydney. Railway Services Disorganised

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 March 1927 · page 10

A heavy storm. accompanied by a dazzling lightning display, swept over Sydney last evening, when 74 points of rain were recorded. The…

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Argentine Floods. Great Damage and Loss of Life. Buenos Ayres, March 11

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 March 1927 · page 2

Twenty are known to be dead, many families are homeless, and enormous damage has been done to properly, in the province of Juy…

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Heavy Rain at Gresford. Gresford

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 March 1927 · page 5

Heavy rain was experienced in storms on Saturday night. From 9 a.m. on Saturday to the same hour this morning the fall totalled 251 points…

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Houses Flooded. Torrential Rain at Newcastle. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 March 1927 · page 5

Many reports of floodings of houses and low-lying land by the torrential rain yesterday have been received from different parts of the district…

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A Heavy Storm

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 15 March 1927 · page 2

A heavy storm, accompanied by a dazzling lightning display, swept over Singleton on Friday night, and the electric light service temporarily…

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Tight in a Snow Storm. (By Cable.) London

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 15 March 1927 · page 2

A message from Kaifang states that Marshal Changtolin's troops made a considerable advance holding the railway station at Ilanchuan, where they…

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Flood Damage To Shire Roads

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 March 1927 · page 4

With reference to a request from the Bolwarra Shire Council, addressed to Mr. W. F. O'Hearn, M.L.A., that the Minister for Local…

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Karuah STORM

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 18 March 1927 · page 3

On Saturday evening hist March 12th (or early hours of Sunday morning) a terrific thunder storm passed over Karuah, probably one…

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Flood Relief Sports

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 18 March 1927 · page 10

A meeting of the committee controlling the above sports was held in the Shire Chambers on the 4th. inst: Mr. Dan Kearns presiding…

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Singleton Letter. the Cairns Cyclone

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 March 1927 · page 9

Mrs. F. R Spinks, of Westbrook, near Singleton, lately returned from Herberton and Cairns (Q.), after a visit to relatives. She was through…

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Argentine Floods. Great Damage and Loss of Life. Buenos Ayres, March 11

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 March 1927 · page 13

Twenty are known to be dead, many families are homeless, and enormous damage has been done to property, in the province of Juy,…

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Houses Flooded. Torrential Rain at Newcastle. Newcastle

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 March 1927 · page 14

Many reports of floodings of houses and low-lying land by the torrential rain yesterday have been received from different parts of the district…

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The Weather. Widespread Tropical Storm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 March 1927 · page 4

Mr. Mares, State Meteorologist, stated last night that one of the biggest tropical disturbances, of recent years is active over Australia, and…

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Stem the Tide. Buy "Australian-made." The fact that our imports for the seven months' period ended 31st. January last reached the amazing total of £98,000,989 should cause Australians to think furiously and to resolve to stem the flood that bids fair to swamp their manufacturing industries and cause widespread unemployment

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 25 March 1927 · page 8

The remedy lies in the people's own hands. A patriotic preference for "Australian-Made" would greatly increase the consumption of local…

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Flood Relief Sports

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 25 March 1927 · page 10

The secretary of the Cessnock Flood Relief Fund Committee, Mr. Geo. Heydon, has pointed out to us that an item appealing in the minutes of the…

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Floods. in West Australia

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 March 1927 · page 3

Heavy rains throughout West Australia are keeping railway gangs busy repairing washaways. Eleven miles south of Mullewa a goods train…

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