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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1928

657 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 11 of 33

The Weather. Light to Heavy Rain. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 March 1928 · page 4

Yesterday light to heavy rain was recorded at scattered places on the southern coast and tablelands, with light rain at several places on the…

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London Floods. Protecting Thames District. Drastic Recommendations. London, Feb. 29

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 March 1928 · page 5

A conference between the Thames authorities and Government officials, which Mr. Baldwin convened following the London floods, recommended…

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No Mail Trains. Floods Near Ingham. Cairns Cut Off. Brisbane, Tursday

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 March 1928 · page 5

Owing to the flooded state of the railway bridge near Ingham, no mail trains from Townsville have readied Cairns since last…

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East Greta Mine Flood Danger

Singleton Argus · Thursday 1 March 1928 · page 4

The position of East Greta colliery, which is said to be in danger of being flooded by water from the abandoned workings of the South Maitland pit,…

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Floods in Queensland Business Places Submerged

Singleton Argus · Thursday 1 March 1928 · page 2

Heavy rain fell in North Queensland during the 24 hours ended 9 a.m. on Tuesday, and all rivers, from Cairns to Townsville, are rising. During the…

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The Forecast. Rain and Thunderstorms. Metrological Bureau

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 March 1928 · page 5

New South Wales: Warm to hot and sultry conditional mostly fine at first, but some scattered rain and thunderstorms soon developing; cast…

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Heavy Rain in Queensland

Singleton Argus · Saturday 3 March 1928 · page 6

At the present time Queensland is experiencing very heavy rain, especially on the coastal areas. Bowen reported to the Weather…

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Shops Flooded. Storm in Melbourne. Many Motors Marooned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 March 1928 · page 6

Accompanied by vivid lightning a storm broke over Melbourne last night. In places exceptionally heavy falls of rain were recorded and…

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Floods Make Quarries Busy

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 March 1928 · page 6

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

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Flood Victim. First Fatality in Western District

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 March 1928 · page 16

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

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

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 March 1928 · page 9

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

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No Mail Trains. Floods Near Ingham. Cairns Cut Off. Brisbane, Tursday

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 March 1928 · page 5

Owing to the flooded state of the railway bridge near Ingham no mail trains from Townsville have readied Cairns since last…

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Floods in Queensland a Farmer Killed

Singleton Argus · Saturday 3 March 1928 · page 8

Owing to the flooded state of the railway bridge at Ingham, Queensland, no trains from Townsville have reached Cairns since last Friday. Cairns so…

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Heavy Rain. in North of Queensland. Trains Held Up on Bridge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 March 1928 · page 8

Heavy rains have continued to fall in the north of Queensland and railway services have been held up. Passengers by the mail train north…

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The Forecast. Some Isolated Thunder Storms

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 March 1928 · page 5

Meteorological Bureau, Monday. New South Wales:-Some isolated thunderstorms on the southern slopes and tablelands; otherwise fine, with…

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Storm in Melbourne Shops Flooded, Motors Marooned

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 6 March 1928 · page 3

A storm, accompanied by vivid lightning, broke over Melbourne on Friday night. In places exceptionally heavy falls of rain were recorded and…

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American Cotton. Mississippi Valley Recovers From Floods. Washington, Mnroli 8

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 9 March 1928 · page 4

Mr. Hovet has predicted that me Mississipl Valley will have sufficlently recovered form the flood disaster to produce a full cotton crop…

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Shops Flooded. Storm in Melbourne. Many Motors Marooned

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 March 1928 · page 9

Accompanied by vivid lightning a storm broke over Melbourne, on 2nd instant. In places exceptionally heavy falls of rain were recorded and…

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Flood Aftermath. Epidemic at Junee

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 March 1928 · page 3

An epidemic of disease has followed the floods in the June district, and during the week-end the deaths of three children form infective…

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Flooded Mine. East Greta Colliery Danger; Deputation to Minister

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 March 1928 · page 2

That the East Creta Colliery was in danger of being flooded by water from South Greia-which has been abandoned-thereby throwing a large…

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