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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1928

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Flood Embankment

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 March 1928 · page 4

With reference to this representations, urging that an additional amount be made available to the Municipal. Council of West Maitland…

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Flood Victims. Californian Disaster, Search Amongst Debris, Montreal, March 15

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 16 March 1928 · page 5

A Santa Paula message states that the search for the victims of the flood is being continued with the aid of dynamite and tractors…

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American Cotton. Mississipi Valley Recovers From Floods. Washinoton. March 8

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 March 1928 · page 12

Mr. Hoovel has predicted that the Mississipi Valley will have sufficiently recovered from the flood disaster to produce a full cotton…

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Flood Aftermath. Epidemic at Junee

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 March 1928 · page 3

An epidemic of disease has followed the floods in the Junee district. and during the week—end the deaths of three children from infective…

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Flooded Mine. East Greta Colliery Danger, Deputation to Minister

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 March 1928 · page 2

That the East Grate Colliery was in danger of being flooded by water from south Greta—which has been abandoned—there by throwing a large…

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Maitland's Flood Menace

Singleton Argus · Saturday 17 March 1928 · page 6

The risk of serious damage to life and property by floods was brought before Wednesday night's meeting of the Maitland Chamber of Commerce by Mr…

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Flood Tragedy

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 20 March 1928 · page 4

The sad news of the death of Nurse Monica Fallon, a young pro[?] undergoing her training at the Glen nnes district hospital…

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Boy Drowned. Caught in Storm Waters. Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 March 1928 · page 4

Frederick Clarke, 13, was crowned in a creek at Canterbury during yesterday's storm. Usually, the creek bed is almost…

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Heavy Storm. Deluge in Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 March 1928 · page 7

A heavy thunderstorm swept over Sydney last evening, The disturbance was heralded by the approach of great accumulations of cloud…

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Heavy Rain at Widden

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 23 March 1928 · page 1

Sincc the recent fresh in the Hunter River there has been an abundance of fish and local anglers have had some good sport…

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East Greta Colliery. Danger Through South Greta Flooding. Anxious Situation

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 March 1928 · page 2

Employees of East Greta Colliery, which has been in existence for many years, and, under normal conditions, would still be capable of producing…

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Boy Drowned. Caught' in Storm Waters. Melbourne

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 March 1928 · page 3

Frederick Clarke, 13, was [?] in a creek at Canterbury during yesterday's storm, Usually the creek bed is almost…

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Flood Victims. cALIFORNIAN Disaster, Search Amongst Debris, Montreal. March 15

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 March 1928 · page 12

A Santa Paula massage states that the search for the victims of the flood is being continued with the aid of dynamite and tractors…

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The Forecast. Isolated Thunderstorms. Meteorological Bureau

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 March 1928 · page 5

New South Wales: Generally are and war[?] a few isolated thunderstorms on the north coast, and later in the south-west; winds chiefly…

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Light to Heavy Rain. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 March 1928 · page 4

Light to heavy rain was recorded in the border districts during the week end. The falls, however, were only isolated…

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The Riverina. Badly Damaged by Gale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 March 1928 · page 2

After his return from a visit to the stranded steamer Riverina near Gabo, a resident of Mallacoota stated that the condition of the vessel had become…

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Storm at Muswellbrook. Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 March 1928 · page 4

A thunderstorm of exceptional violence set in at 7 o'clock last night and rain continued until this morning. A total of 180 points was registered…

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Heavy Storm

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 27 March 1928 · page 5

A very heavy rain storm, accompanied by hail, was experienced in the Wollombi district on Sunday afternoon, at about 5.45 o'clock…

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The Forecast. Heavy Rain in East and North. Meteorological Bereau

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 March 1928 · page 4

New South Wales: Fine in western districts, but still generally cloudy and unsettled, with further rain in the…

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The Muswellbrook Thronicle Tuesday, March 27, 1928. the Storm. Assures Good Winter

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 27 March 1928 · page 2

A heavy thunderstorm, the outcome of four days of hot weather, occurred about 8 p.m. on Sunday last, and continued through the night. Torrential…

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