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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1927

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Storms in Queensland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 December 1927 · page 8

Storms are now almost of daily occurrence in the west of Queensland, portending the breaking of the long dorught from which the…

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Storm Passes. Now Over Tasman Sea. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 December 1927 · page 5

The State Meteorologist, Mr. Mares, said to-day that the tropical disturbance had moved eastward, and is now operating over the Tasman Sea…

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Hunter Not in Flood

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 December 1927 · page 4

Alarming reports that have been circulated to the effect that the Hunter River was rising rapidly, and approaching flood level, caused…

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Grant for Flood Damage Repairs

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 13 December 1927 · page 4

Mr. Geo. Booth, M.L.A., in answer to his representations to the Minister for Local Government with regard to the grant for the repairing…

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Hawaii Drenched. Worst Storm for 25 Years. Honolulu, Dec. 13

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 December 1927 · page 5

Torrential downpours accompanied by thunder and lightning, have drenched Hawaii in the worst storm it has experienced for 25 years. The…

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Rainmaking Queer Controversy. Who Would Be Liable for Floods? Capetown, Dec. 13

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 December 1927 · page 5

A peculiar position has arisen in consequence of an offer by the Anti-Drought Association to conduct rainmaking experiments by dropping…

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The Weather. Tropical Disturbance. Heavy Rain Forecasted

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 16 December 1927 · page 5

An extensive tropical depression occupied practically half the continent yesterday, and is expected to cause widespread rain and thunderstorms…

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Storm Passes. Now Over Tasman Sea. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 December 1927 · page 3

The State Meteorologist, Mr. Mares, said to-day that the tropical disturbance had moved eastward, and is now operating over the Tasman…

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Cold and Storms North American Visitation Heavy Toll of Death and Damage. Ships Wrecked; Services Disorganised. Montreal, Dec. 9

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 December 1927 · page 12

A cold wave, which swept nearly across the Continent within a week has caused intense suffering and heavy…

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Rainmaking. Queer Controversy. Who Would Be Liable for Floods? Capetown, Dec. 13

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 December 1927 · page 2

A peculiar position has arisen in consequence of an offer by the Anti-Drought Association to conduct rainmaking experiments by dropping…

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Mackay Floods. Youths Swept From Horses. One Drowned. Mackay, (Q.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 17 December 1927 · page 5

The heavy rains which have fallen during the past week have caused floods throughout the district. On their way home for the…

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Storm at Sea. Ship Struck by Lightning

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 December 1927 · page 3

The captain, second mate, and three seamen of the Norwegian motor ship Gisla narrowly escaped death when their vessel was struck by…

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Heavy Thunderstorm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 December 1927 · page 4

A sultry morning [?]mated in a heavy thunderstorm early this afternoon. Heavy clouds, which were gathering in the western sky all the…

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Storm at Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 December 1927 · page 4

A storm swept over the Cessnock district between one and two o'clock on Monday afternoon, and over an inch of fell within an hour…

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Flood Message

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 December 1927 · page 4

A flood message, contained in a bottle, has been unearthed in three feet of sand at Dunmore, Paterson River, by Mr. D. Nolan. The message,…

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Kearsley Shire Flood Damage

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 20 December 1927 · page 6

Mr. G. Booth, M.L.A., personally interviewed the Minister for Local Government with regard to a further grant for repairing of flood…

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The Weather. Light to Heavy Rain. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 December 1927 · page 7

Light to heavy rain was fairly general yesterday on the north coast tablelands, with light to moderate falls at scattered places in the…

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Train Saved. Boy Swims Flooded Creek

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 December 1927 · page 11

Through the bravery and prompt action of a boy, W. Hampton, a serious railway accident was probably averted a mile north of Ward's River…

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Storms Frustrate Rescue

Singleton Argus · Thursday 22 December 1927 · page 5

Proivineetown, U.S.A., Tuesday Night. A message states faint sounds wenl heard to-day at noon, from within the submarine S4. Storms continue to…

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Storm Causes Washaway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 December 1927 · page 6

An extremely heavy storm fell throughout the district on Monday evening, it was especially heavy at Ward's River and Berrico, where…

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