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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1927

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A Nightmare. Ruth Elder's Experience. Meets Storm at 10,500 Feet. London, Oct 23

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 October 1927 · page 2

Some idea of the perils facing Atlantic flyers and some light on the fate of missing persons are given by Miss Ruth Elder in a long wireless…

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Terrific Storm. Hall, Wind and Rain. Damage Near Grafton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 October 1927 · page 6

Much damage was done by wind and hail during a severe storm at Mylnford, up the river from Grafton. Hail fell for 25 minutes, and…

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Rebuilding Flood Embankment

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 October 1927 · page 4

At the special meeting of the West Maitland Municipal Council last evening the Mayor (Alderman Fry) reported the work of rebuilding the…

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Terrific Storm. Hail, Wind and Rain. Damage Near Grafton

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 October 1927 · page 6

Much damage was done by wind and bail during a severe storm at Mylnford, up the river from Grafton. Hail fell for 25 minutes, and…

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A Nightmare. Ruth Elder's Experience. Meets Storm at 10,500 Feet. London, Oct. 23

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 October 1927 · page 3

Some idea of the perils facing Atlantic flyers and some light on the fate of missing persons are given by Miss Ruth Elder in a long wireless…

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Destructive Gale Heavy Loss Oe Life. Floods and Accidents. Considerable Damage. London, Oct, 30

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 31 October 1927 · page 5

More than 30 lives were lost in a great gale during the week-end. There were accidents of all descriptions, Telephone and telegraph wires…

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Gale Sweeps British Isles Several Lives Lost

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 1 November 1927 · page 2

London, Sunday.—More than 20 lives were lost in a gale which swept the British Isles on Friday night. Twelve fishermen were drowned in…

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Gale Sweeps British Isles. Several Lives Lost. London

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 1 November 1927 · page 5

More than 20 lives were lost in a gale which swept the British Isles on Friday night. Twelve fishermen were drowned in…

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Irish Fishermen. Many Drowned. Disastrious Storm in British Isles. London, Oct. 31

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 November 1927 · page 5

Further messages delayed through wires being blown down emphasise the fierce nature of the gale which swept Britain on Friday night…

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Galway Disaster More Casualties Reported. Fatal Floods at Fleetwood. London, October 31

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 November 1927 · page 5

The mounting causally list of men and ships in the Galway disater continues, to emphasise the unbridled fury of the gale. So far the death…

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Fatal Storm. Struck by Lightning Two Others Affected

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 November 1927 · page 7

Melbourne and many parts of the country experienced a fierce thunder-storm on Wednesday. The storm was accompanied by vivid lightning, which…

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Destructive Gale Heavy Loss of Life. Floods and Accidents. Considerable Damage. London, Oct. 30

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 November 1927 · page 13

More than 30 lives were lost in a great gale during the week-end. There were accidents of all descriptions. Telephone and telegraph wires…

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Irish Fishermen. Many Drowned. Disastrious Storm in British Isles. London, Oct. 31

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 November 1927 · page 2

Further messages delayed through wires being blown down emphasise the fierce nature of the gale which swept Britain on Friday night…

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Galway Disaster More Casualties Reported. Fatal Floods at Fleetwood. London, October 31

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 November 1927 · page 2

The mounting causalty list of men and ships in the Galway disater continues to emphasise the unbridled fury of the gale. So far the death…

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Fatal Thunderstorm Horseman Struck

Singleton Argus · Saturday 5 November 1927 · page 9

About 2 o'clock on Wednesday morning there were severe thunderstorms, accompanied by lightning in the city of Melbourne, and in country areas…

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A Happy State Halcyon Days in the West No Political Storms

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 8 November 1927 · page 3

The Minister for Lands (Mr. F. M. Troy), speaking at Wongan Hills, expressed the opinion that the Western Australian Parliament is the happiest…

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Disastrous Floods. New England States. Widespread Destruction. New York, Nov. 6

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 November 1927 · page 2

With freezing weather and snowstorms gripping the inundated New England States, and the known dead totalling 100, the stricken area is…

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American Floods Huge Death Roll Fifty Thousand Homeless Widespread Destruction. New York, Nov. 7

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 November 1927 · page 5

The military authorities estimate the death roll in the New England floods at 125. With 76 bodies already…

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Latest Cables. the Channel Canard. Lady Swimmer and Trainee Heavily Fined: New England (America) Floods Awful Toll of Life. Whole Towns Devastated. London

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 8 November 1927 · page 2

Miss Dorothy Logan and her trainer pleaded guilty to falsely swearing a statutory declaration in connection with her attempted Channel swim, and estimate the death toll of the New England (America) floods at 125, with 76 bodies already identified. v Over 50,000 people are homeless, and more…

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United States Floods Great Loss of Life

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 8 November 1927 · page 2

New York, Sunday.—A huge reservoir at Montpelier (Vermont) collapsed during one of the worst autumn floods in the history of the country, and the…

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