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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1927

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The Weather. Heavy Rain in Queensland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 February 1927 · page 5

Heavy rain has again sot in over south-eastern Queensland. A terriffic deluge was experienced at Toowoomba on Tuesday, over 2 inches…

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Heavy Rain on North Coast. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 February 1927 · page 5

Unsettled conditions developed in the north-cast quarter yesterday and light to heavy rain fell in northern parts of that division. There were…

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Timely Rescue. [?]Ooned by Flood Waters. Saved by Police. Toowoomba

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 February 1927 · page 5

While endeavouring to cross the flooded waters of Spring Creek yesterday a man named McQuade was swept from his horse…

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Flood Abatement. Chief Engineer's Report. Council's Discussion

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 February 1927 · page 6

Matters in connection with the abatement of flood waters in the Maitland district was dismissed by the East Maitland…

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Flood Damage. Tarro Shire's Request. "No Money," Says Minister

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 February 1927 · page 3

Introduced by Mr. G. Booth, M.L.A., a deputation, consisting of Messrs. J. T. Butler, President of the Tarro Shire Council, M'Lean and…

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Hunter River Closing of Southern Channel. 'Will Not Affect Flood Heights' SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 February 1927 · page 4

Messrs. W. F. O'Hearn, W. Bennett, and W. Cameron, Ms.L.A., have received a communication from the Department of Works, stating that…

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Gale Sweeps Melbourne

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 4 February 1927 · page 7

After trying weather, which was experienced in Melbourne throughout the day, a violent windstorm passed over the city on Tuesday night. The…

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Flood Damages. Roads Repaired

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 4 February 1927 · page 4

Muswellbrook Shire Council's engineer, Mr. O. G. Morton, lost no time in making good the damages on the roads caused by the heavy rain on the 24th…

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Fears Unfounded Hunter District Floods. Mr. Vowell's Reply

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 4 February 1927 · page 5

Fears that the Public Works Department improvement scheme in connection willi the harbor and the Hunter River will cause floods are…

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Flood Damage Maitland-Kurri Kurri Road Inspection by Main Roads Officials

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 4 February 1927 · page 5

The condition of the road between Kurri Kurri and Maitland has been be subject of negotiations between Mr. George Booth, M.L.A., Mr…

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Flood Relief Procession and Sports Carnival Arranged. Attractive Programme of Events

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 4 February 1927 · page 11

A further meeting of the Flood Relief Committee was held in the Shire Chambers last Monday night, Mr. Dan Kearns presiding…

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Floods Feared. Further Heavy Rain at Bowen

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 February 1927 · page 2

Further heavy ruins in the Bowen district (Q.). have caused several washouts on the Great North Coast line between Bowen and Townsville,…

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The Weather. Storms in Victoria

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 February 1927 · page 6

Strong windstorms again swept across Victoria on Friday. The wind blew at gale force, and at 1 o'clook in the afternoon attained a…

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Twenty Deaths. Gale in Britain. London. Jan. 29

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

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

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

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

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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Flood Prevention. Engineer's Report. Criticism by Mr. G. McKIMM

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 February 1927 · page 3

In connection with the report of Mr. R. Vowell, Engineer-in-change of the Newcastle district, respecting schemes for the abatement of flood…

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The Forecast. Southern Showers and Thunderstorms

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 February 1927 · page 6

Metrological Bureau, Saturday. New South Wales:—Showers about the southern highlands and some thunderstorms in north-eastern…

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Flood Damage. Tarro Shire's Request. "No Money." Says Minister

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 February 1927 · page 5

Introduced by Mr. G. Booth, M.L.A., a deputation, consisting of Messrs. J. T. Butler, President of the Tarro Shire Council, M'Lean and…

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Timely Rescue. Marooned by Flood Waters. Saved by Police. Toowoomba

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 February 1927 · page 7

While endeavouring to cross the flooded waters of Spring Creek yesterday a man named McQuade was swept from" his horse…

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Flood Damage. Kurri-maitiand Road. Main Boars Hoard to Inspect

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 February 1927 · page 9

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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