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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1927

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Oyster Lease Losses Flood Damage at Karuah

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 13 May 1927 · page 2

During the wet weather no less than 11 launches, engaged in the oyster trade at Karuah, broke away from their moorings, and were all…

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Flood Waters In Southern End of Vincent Street. Defutation to Mayor

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 May 1927 · page 9

It was reported by the Mayor (Ald Brown) at last night's meeting of the Municipal Council that he had been waited upon by a deputation from…

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Cyclone's Toll Over 1000 Dead and Injured. Scenes of Desolation. Large Missouri Town Wrecked New York, May 10

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 May 1927 · page 2

Latest figures in regard to the cyclone show that, besides the 200 known dead, it is estimated that over 800 were injured. Relief work has…

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Flood Damage. Roads in Stroud Shire

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 May 1927 · page 9

A special meeting of the Stroud Shire Council was held to consider the damage caused throughout the Shire by the recent flood rains…

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Flood Damage. Kearsley Shire Estimates

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 May 1927 · page 9

An estimate of flood damages in Kearsley Shire was given at £2000 by the new engineer, Mr. J. F. Shine, at a meeting of the council…

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The Floods. Fresh Inundations. Half Louisiana Threatened RESCUING 14,000 Marooned. New Orleans. March 5

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 May 1927 · page 12

The crest of the Mississippi River flood is moving southward at the rate of fifty miles a day, leaving an increasingly large expanse of inundated…

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Flood Rains. Bulahdelah Again Deluged

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 May 1927 · page 13

Flood rains have fallen at Bulahdelah, and low-lying parts are under water. The flood waters from the rains…

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Mississippi Floods. Crisis Expected. New Orleans, May 9

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 May 1927 · page 2

A crisis in the Mississippi floods is expected on Wednesday, when the engineers expect levee breaks at Brigend. They are doing everything to…

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Flood Damage. Miller's Forest Area. Repairing Embankments. Progress Association's Decision

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 May 1927 · page 7

A special meeting of the Miller's Forest Progress Association was held in the Popular Hall, Miller's Forest. It was convened specially to deal…

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Aviators' Fate. May Have Been Diverted by Storm Washington

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 17 May 1927 · page 8

Lieutenants Ramsay and Kincaid, naval hydrographic experts, having carefully studied the weather conditions, have presented a report to…

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One Huge Lake. U.S. Flood's Rage. Levee Breaks Again

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 17 May 1927 · page 2

Breaking through the honeycombed levee at Big Bend, the water is now surging into the country-side at a rale estimated by engineers to be more than…

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Mississippi. "Sugarbowl Lands Flooded. New York. May 15

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 May 1927 · page 5

Practically the entire 50 miles of tho levee near Bayou des Glalzes is now threaded with breaks, varying in with from 60 foot to half a mile,…

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Bullahdelah Floods and Bad Roads

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 17 May 1927 · page 6

Last week-end heavy rain fell here and in twenty-four hours the lowlying country was flooded. The Myall Lakes which had only…

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American Floods Thousands of Farms Doomed

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 17 May 1927 · page 3

New York, Sunday.—It is reported from New Orleans that the water has surged into the countryside through a honeycombed levee along the big bend…

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The Renown. Passes Cape Leeuwin. Removing Traces of the Gale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 May 1927 · page 5

A Message from H.M.S. Renown at sea, says that yesterday's gale left behind it a very heavy swell to-day, in which the Renown rolled…

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Renown in a Gale Duchess Watches the Storm

Singleton Argus · Thursday 19 May 1927 · page 2

A heavy south-westerly gale struck the Renown on-Monday night, making conditions all night long unpleasant. Boats-had to be brought inboard, and…

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American Floods Thousands of Refugees

Singleton Argus · Thursday 19 May 1927 · page 2

New York, Tuesday.—It is reported from New Orleans that coastguards have rescued more than 3000 refugees, in a desperate plight, who were…

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The Flood

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 20 May 1927 · page 4

The flood has caused considerable damage spoiling a great lot of winter feed. It is to be hoped that we have a mild winter as we have…

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The Renown. Passes Cape Leeuwin. Removing Traces of the Gale

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 May 1927 · page 2

A message from H.M.S. Renown at sea, says that yesterday's gale left behind it a very heavy swell to-day, in which the Renown rolled…

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Flood Mitigation

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 May 1927 · page 4

Messrs. W.P. Walsh and p. Bourke, representing the Louth Park and Dagworth progress Association, Waited on Mr. J.P.Idstein, secretary…

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