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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1927

739 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 6 of 37

£1000 DAMAGE. One Man's Loss. Last Week's Storm

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 28 January 1927 · page 10

Last Friday's heavy rainstorm meant a very big loss to Mr. M. H. Blake, the popular owner of "Blakefield." It was on his property where the storm…

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North Deluged. Rivers in Flood. Homes Isolated at Murwillumbah

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 January 1927 · page 2

Eight to ten inches of rain have fallen over the watershed of the Clarence and its numerous tributaries within three und a half days, and all…

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Brakes Fail. Car Plunges Into Flooded River

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 January 1927 · page 2

An unenviable experience befel a party of motorists returning from Lismore to Woodburn. owing to flood waters, the party…

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Tarro Shire Flood Damage

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 January 1927 · page 4

Messrs. G. Booth and W. F. O'Hearn, Ms.L.A., arranged for a deputation to meet the Minister for Local Government at Parliament…

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Township Engulfed. Houses Swept Away. Serious Damage by Queensland Floods. Brisbane

The Scone Advocate · Friday 28 January 1927 · page 4

A message from Fossilbrook states that the flood waters, which suddenly engulfed the township, left only two buildings standing…

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Weston Flood Damage

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 28 January 1927 · page 5

Many of the residents of Weston suffered very seriously as a result of the recent oods in that district Mr. George Booth, M.L.A. has interviewed…

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Flood Relief Meeting of Committee

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 28 January 1927 · page 10

A largely attended meeting of the above committee was held in the Memorial Hall on Tuesday evening, Mr. Dan Kearns presiding…

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Heavy Rain on North Coast

Singleton Argus · Saturday 29 January 1927 · page 3

Eight to ten inches of rain have fallen over the watershed of the Clarence and it's numerous tributaries within three and a half days, and all streams are…

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Rivers Rising. Floods in the North. Heavy Rain

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 January 1927 · page 11

The Clarence, Richmond and Tweed Rivers have been flooded by torrential rain. A serious landslide occurred at…

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Denman. Heavy Storm Damage

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

A storm, which broke over the town on 21st inst, resulted in 148 points being registered at the Post Office to 9 a.m. on Saturday,…

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Choas at Quilpie Damage by Cyclone

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 January 1927 · page 14

A duststorm and a severe cyclonic disturbance passed over Quilpie on Saturday afternoon, causing enormous damage…

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Glasgow Stricken. by Heavy Gale. Eight Persons Killed. London, Jan. 28

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 January 1927 · page 7

Eight were killed and a hundred taken to hospital at Glasgow, as the result of a gale which raged throughout the day, attaining a speed of 90…

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Narrow Escape. Caught in Flooded Creek. Rockhampton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 January 1927 · page 6

Terrific rain in parts of Queensland have caused the streams to run a banker. A motor car, attempting to cross…

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Flood Damage. Kurri-maitland Road. Main Roads Board to Inspect

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 January 1927 · page 2

Mr. George Booth, and Mr. Walter O'Hearn, Ms L A, waited on Mr. Garlick; Chairman of the Main Roads. Board, in connection with the…

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Township Engulfed. Houses Swept Away. Serious Damage by Queensland Floods. Brisbane

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 January 1927 · page 16

A message from Fossilbrook states that the flood waters, which suddenly engulfed the township, left only two buildings standing…

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Flood Danger. Heavy Rapt on North Coast. Rivers Rise

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 January 1927 · page 16

Many areas on the North Coast are flooded, bridges submerged, and roads impassable. The rain at Coraki, which started…

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Casino Floods

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 January 1927 · page 16

Heavy rains have fallen in the Casino district, averaging 400 points. As the ground was previously well…

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Torrential Rains. Floods in Queensland

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 January 1927 · page 13

The authorities in Brisbane have teen advised that 15 inches of rain have the at Fossil brook since "January [?]sing the most serious…

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Twenty Deaths. Gale in Britain. London, Jan. 20

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

Twenty deaths are directly and indirectly attributed to the great gale which raged throughout Britain yesterday. Three hundred people were…

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Plunge Into Flooded River Narrow Escape of Motorists

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 1 February 1927 · page 1

A party of motorists returning from Lismore to Woodburn had an unenviable experience. Owing to flood waters, the party had to travel to…

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