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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1928

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Abandoned Pit. Danger From South Maitland. East Greta May Be Flooded. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 February 1928 · page 5

The District Inspector of the Miners' Federation (Mr. Isaac Hoare), in submitting, a report on the water in the abandoned…

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Body Recovered Victim of Junee Flood

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 February 1928 · page 5

The mystery of the death of Myers, a workman engaged. in reparning the damage done on the railway by a washaway near worne's Gate,…

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Kempsey Blaze. a Remarkable Scene. Fire Engine Dashes Through Flood Waters. Kempsey

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 February 1928 · page 16

At an early hour to-day, Anderson's general store, in the heart of the town, was destroyed by fire. Residents were awakened…

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Flood Damage Government to Assist.grafton's Losses. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 February 1928 · page 16

The Premier, Mr. Bavin, said to day that he had given instructions that all Government Departments are to meet all urgent claims for…

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Butter Supplies. Floods Will Seriously Affect Position. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 February 1928 · page 9

Butter supplies To expected to decrease by at least 25 per cent. as a result of the flood rains. More than sixty per cent, of the…

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Flood Victim. Washed Away in Flooded Maryborough (Q.)

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 February 1928 · page 5

Attempting to cross Windsor Creek on horseback, a. young man, William Freske, was washed away, and drowned…

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Floods and Weather Control

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 February 1928 · page 4

The widespread devastation throughout New South Wales and Victoria caused by the excessive rainfalls of the past few days once…

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Flood Devastation. Ruin at Grafton. Grafton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 February 1928 · page 5

The floods which are now recoding left ruin behind them. Crops are buried under mud, houses have inches of mud on the floors…

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Danger of Collieries Flooding

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 February 1928 · page 4

The clangor that threatens by the flooding of East Greta and other mines, was brought under the notice of Mr. W. F. O'Hearn, M.L.A. He…

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Floods Make Quarries Busy

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 February 1928 · page 7

Flood conditions, although not affecting us locally, have caused an increased demand for metal, and the local quarries have been…

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Torrential Rains Junee Again Flooded. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 25 February 1928 · page 6

Further torrential rains fell at Junee last night, again flooding the town. In some streets the water is four feet…

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Flooded Rivers Serious Position at Nyngan Murrumbidee an Inland Sea

Singleton Argus · Saturday 25 February 1928 · page 6

The residents of Nyngan arc apprehensive that their homes will be again flooded when a big volume of water flowing down the Bogan River reaches…

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Another Cyclone North Coast Fears

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 February 1928 · page 4

Fours of more cyclonic weather on the north coast are expressed in a special weather bureau report. A cyclone, of exceptional severity…

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Danger of Flooding. Bast Greta Colliery. Kukri Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 February 1928 · page 4

The danger of East Greta colliery being flooded has become so alarming that yesterday a deputation representing the miners waited on Mr. W…

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Flood Victim. First Fatality in Western District

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 February 1928 · page 3

What is believed to be the first fatality in the western districts due to the floods was reported by the Warren police on Saturday, when…

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The Weather. Cyclone Moves Away. North Coast Anxiety Relieved

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 February 1928 · page 4

The cyclonic depression which during the week-end caused heavy rain and gales on the Queensland coast, has moved to the eastward…

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East Greta Colliery Risk of Flooding

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 28 February 1928 · page 4

The report of Mr Isaac Hoare, district check inspector, which suggests the risk of East Greta. Colliery being flooded from South Maitland Colliery,…

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The Weather. Light to Heavy Rain. on Southern Tablelands. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 February 1928 · page 4

Light to heavy rain was recorded yesterday on the southern tablelands, with isolated falls in the Riverina and on the south coast. It was fine…

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Flood Rains North Queensland Towns Threatened

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 February 1928 · page 7

As a result of heavy rains in North Queensland, all the rivers from Cairns to Townsville are rising. Falls ranging from 9 to 13 inches…

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The Forecast. Thunderstorms in South

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 February 1928 · page 4

Meteorological Bureau, Wednesday. New South Wales: Some scattered thunderstorms in the southern interior and on the southern interior and on the coast, otherwise…

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