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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1927

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Flood Warning

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 April 1927 · page 4

The manager for Telegraphs advised the West Maitland Office to-day as follows:—"Torrential rains, from three to ten inches, have fallen over…

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Vast Stretch of Water. Flooding From Fishery Creek

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 April 1927 · page 4

The great downfall of rain last night brought a tremendous overflow of water from the Mulbring, and, as a result, there was a great spreading…

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M'gale Beats Edwards

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 April 1927 · page 7

At the Brisbane Stadium, "Frisce" M'Gale (10.11½) knocked out Billy Edwards, N.S.W. (10.3½) in seven rounds…

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The Lesson of the Cyclone

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 April 1927 · page 4

The Easter holidays, which culminate to-day, were ushered in, so far as an extensive portion of the coastal districts…

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Revolt Feared. in Spanish Morooco. Aftermath of Storm. Montreal, April 15

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 April 1927 · page 4

A message states that a revolt in Spanish Morocco is feared, as an aftermath of the Mediterranean storm, which swept the Spanish North…

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Toll of the Floods. Girl and Man Drowned. Washaways on Railways. Farmers Suffer Heavy Losses

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 April 1927 · page 2

The heavy floods which occurred at the week-end were responsible for two deaths. A little girl was drowned at Tuggerah and a married man is reported to have been drowned at Booral…

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Hawkesbury in Flood

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 April 1927 · page 2

The Hawkesbury River at Windsor had yesterday risen to 22 feet, as against the normal height of 8 feet or 9 feet, the water being level…

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Cessnock Flooded

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 April 1927 · page 2

Cessnock was again flooded on Friday night and Saturday morning. Shortly after midnight a cloud appeared to burst over the town, and…

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Drowned at Booral. Washed Away in Flooded River

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 April 1927 · page 2

Richard Davies, of the Branch Mill, near Booral, was drowned on Saturday night while attempting to cross the Branch River…

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Flood Relief

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 April 1927 · page 4

Mr. W. F. O'Hearn, M.L.A., interviewed the Chief Secretary (Mr. Lazzarini) to-day regarding the question of relief for flood sufferers…

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Flood Warnings. Cyclone Returns to Coast. Boisterous Weather. Gale of Seventy Miles an Hour

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 April 1927 · page 5

The cyclone, which passed along the coast in a southerly direction, has intensified, and is again causing boisterous weather and flood rains. A terrific gale raged in Sydney last night, and torrential…

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Heavy Rain at Branxton. Branxton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 April 1927 · page 5

Exceptionally heavy rain is still being experienced here, the fall since…

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Gale in Sydney. High Wind Causes Damage

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 April 1927 · page 5

The cyclone, which was centred off the far South Coast on Monday in the afternoon, and last bight was centred near Sydney. A terrifie gale…

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Storm at Newcastle Increasing in Violence. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 April 1927 · page 5

A gale and heavy rain raged throughout last night, the wind reaching a force of fifty miles an hour to-day. The rain continues and…

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Meteorologists Flood Warnings

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 April 1927 · page 5

The Stale Meteorologist (Mr. J, D. Mares) paid last night that the eye lone which passed along the coast in a southerly direction at the week end…

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Further Heavy Rains. River Again Rising. Flood Waters Extending

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 April 1927 · page 5

After three days of comparatively fine weather, rain set in again early last evening, and continued through the night, the showers being heavy…

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Stanhope Flooded Lamb's Greek Highest for Years. Stanhope

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 April 1927 · page 5

Further heavy rains have fallen Light rain fell yesterday, followed by a thunderstorm which brought heavy rains…

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Cockfighter Again in High Flood. Rise of Forty Feet. Wollombi

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 April 1927 · page 5

The waters at Wollombi, after receding considerably, have risen again, and have reached the 40 foot mark, and are still rising…

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Heavy Rain at Paterson

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 April 1927 · page 5

Up to 9 a.m. to-day, Paterson reported 350 points. It was still raining. The river had reached 26 feet 6in, and was still rising…

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South Coast Gale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 April 1927 · page 4

Telephonic communication with many of the towns on the South Coast of New South Wales was impossible throughout yesterday, owing to the…

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