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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1928

657 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 15 of 33

Severe Storm Floods at Brisbane. Brisbane

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 April 1928 · page 5

One of the severest storms in the annals of Queensland, resulted in the whole of the coastal area being deluged…

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Houses Wrecked Severe Storm in West Australia

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 April 1928 · page 3

A telegram from Corringin, W.A., states that a terrific storm, accompanied by rain and hall, passed over Bilbarrin, and did extensive damage…

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Thrilling Experience. Tense Struggle Against Fierce Storms. Berlin, April 16

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 April 1928 · page 2

Count Nobile's first flight on his great Arctic adventure was perhaps as thrilling as any he is likely to make to the Polar…

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Nobile's Airship Landed in Pomerania. Damaged By Storm. LONDON. April 16

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 April 1928 · page 2

Count Nobile's airship the Italia in which he set out on a trial flight, intending to go on to the North Pole if conditions…

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Storm at Labrador. Little News From German Fliers. Vancouver, April 17

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 April 1928 · page 2

A St. John (New Brunswick) wireless story of the "Bremen" flight has been received by the newspapers,…

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Flood Rains. on the North Coast. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 April 1928 · page 7

Light to heavy rains was recorded yesterday, fairly general in the eastern half of the State, but only light and scattered on the southern…

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Brisbane Baths Swept Away by Flood River Craft Menaced BRISBANE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 April 1928 · page 5

The flood in the Brisbane River tore the floating metropolitan baths from the moorings and swept it down stream…

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Rain on North Coast Flood Warnings

Singleton Argus · Saturday 21 April 1928 · page 8

Further flood falls occurred oil.Thursday oil the North Coast, and shipping was severely hampered by rough weather…

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Another Victim. Claimed By. Queensland Floods. Brisbane

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 April 1928 · page 4

The latest victim of the Queensland floods is Charles William Smeaton, 35, a fishman, who was downed when his dinghy was…

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Devastation Rockhampton Floods Bridges and Homes Washed Away Girl Drowned. Rockhampton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 April 1928 · page 5

Information concerning devastation wrought by floods is gradually trickling through. Bridges have been washed…

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The Weather. Light to Heavy Rain. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 April 1928 · page 4

Light to heavy rain was recorded fairly generally yesterday over the eastern half of the State, with the exception of the southern tablelands…

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Severe Storm Houses Wrecked

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 24 April 1928 · page 1

A message from Corrigin, West. Australia, states that a terrific storm, accompanied by rain and hail, passed over Bilbarrin, and did extensive damage…

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Queensland Floods. Mount Morgan's Plight. 25½ Inches of Rain in 48 HOURS

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 24 April 1928 · page 2

Torrential falls of rains, added to by the bursting of the Mount Morgan Company's big dam in the Dee River, caused a veritable night of horror in…

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Family Missing Queensland Floods Farm Home Washed Away. BRISBANE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 April 1928 · page 5

There is still no trace of Lawrence Muldoon, the owner of a farm near Fletcher's Creek, which was practically destroyed…

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Dungog Show a Flood of Entries

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 24 April 1928 · page 2

Dungong Show Secretary, Mr. W. H. Green is up to his eyes in show work. He is literally swamped in a sea of entry forms. Usually he has…

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Queensland Floods Mount Morgan's Plight. 25½ Inches of Rain in 48 Hours

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 24 April 1928 · page 2

Torrential falls of rains, added to by the bursting of the Mount Morgan Company's big dam in the Dee River, caused a veritable night of…

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Again in Flood Tributaries of Mississippi. People Driven From Homes. Montreal, April 24

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 April 1928 · page 5

The mobile tributaries of the Mississippi are again overflowing and have caused greivous listress in many sections of…

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Toll of Floods. Loss of Life at Rockhampton. Farmers' Plight."

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 April 1928 · page 6

Shortly before midday on Wednesday. the bodies of Elsie and Dorothy William, aged 10 and 7 years respectively. were located in the…

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Floods in America Mississippi Tributaries Again Overflow

Singleton Argus · Thursday 26 April 1928 · page 2

The tributaries of the Mississippi River are again overflowing, causing grievous disasters in many sections of Alabama: and other States…

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Queensland Floods Further Damage and Loss of Life

Singleton Argus · Thursday 26 April 1928 · page 2

During the 24 hours ended 9 a.m. on Tuesday further rain of a torrential nature fell in the south coast division of Queensland, particularly between Glad…

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