A Fierce Gale
Residents of Maitland experienced an extremely unpleasant day on Sunday. Early in the morning the sun shone fiercely, and conditions were…
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Floods & storms, 1928
657 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 1 of 33
Sixty Miles an Hour. Gale at Newcastle
Blistering heat was experienced at Newcastle on Sunday. At Signal Hill the mercury climbed to 97 degrees, but in the city as high as 103 was…
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Terrific gales have been raging in parts of South Australia and at Moorook, the velocity of the wind, with its volumes of sand and dust…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Thrilling Air Trip. Adventures of French Fliers. Epic Battle with Storm. London, Dec. 31
Colonel Antoniat and five companions, who left Le Bourget on December 19 intending to fly to Tonking, have reached Beirut. Their…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fight for Life. Sailing Boat in Fierce Gale. Crew's Anxious Time
Four men, comprising the crow of the sailing boat Mischief, had a narrow escape from being drowned when the craft capsized during the…
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Storms are delaying the sailing vessel. E.R. Sterling, which is in low of the steamer Undus. The E. R. Sterling was dismasted in…
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Between 1.30 and 2 o'clock on Wednesday afternoon a phenomenal thunderstorm, accompanied by hail, passed over Goulburn. The rain flooded…
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After a warm and sultry day, a violent storm from the' south-west struck Singleton about 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon. It was accompanied…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Violent Storms. Hail at Singleton. Large and Jagged
After a warm, sultry day a violent storm from the south-west struck Singleton about 5 o'clock on Wednesday afternoon. It was accompanied…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Strange Scenes. Floods in England. Collapse of Bridge. London, Jan. 4
Extraordinary scenes continue to be witnessed in the flooded parts of England. Hundreds of homes are surrounded…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Heavy Floods. Follow the Thaw in England. Miniature Avalanches. London, Jan. 2
Floods, which are reported from all parts of the country are regarded by the motoring associations as being as bad as the previous…
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The Duke and Duchess of York are prevented returning to London from Welwyn, where they are staying with the Duchess' parents. Earl and Lady…
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London, Tuesday.—Half of England is awash, floods following the thaw after, the Christmas blizzard. Many rivers have burst their banks…
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Light to heavy rain was recorded generally along the coast and tablelands yesterday…
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The heavy rain which boat down incessantly yesterday afternoon, followed, a thunderstorm which broke over the town about 3 o'clock…
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From all parts of the country continue to come reports of damage and difficulties caused by the floods, which, followed the recent blizzard…
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Meteorological Bureau, Friday. New South Wales:-Still sultry and with some scattered thunderstorms unsettled in the north-cast quarter…
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Between 1.30 and 2 o'clock on Wednesday afternoon a phenomenal thunderstorm, accompained by hail, passed over Goulburn. The rain flooded…
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Storms were general over the State during Wednesday and Thursday, and many heavy falls of rain were recorded. Further storms are forecasted…
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In view of the terrible storm in the Channel, even the huge liner Aquitania had to spend a night at sea and abandon all attempts to enter…
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