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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1928

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Floods Feared. Hastings River Rising. Roads Damaged. Wauchope

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 June 1928 · page 7

Following torrential rain, the creeks and watercourses are running bankers. The Hastings River has commenced…

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Floods Predicted Warning for Hunter District

Singleton Argus · Thursday 28 June 1928 · page 2

The following message was sent to Maitland on Tuesday:— Heavy rain expected over the whole catchment area of the…

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Floods in the Hunter. RIVER 24 Feet High. Farms Flooded

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 29 June 1928 · page 2

The Hunter River at West Maitland was 24 feet high on Thursday. Some of the low-lying farms on the north side of the river are flooded…

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River Overflows. Denman Streets Flooded

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 29 June 1928 · page 2

Although only 170 points of rain have fallen during the month and 66 points during this week, the residents of Denman awoke on Wednesday…

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Heavy Rain

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 June 1928 · page 2

Very wet and rough weather has been experienced, the rainfall totalling nearly four inches, On Wednesday the river rose to 32 feet. It is…

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Heavy Storm. Deluge in Sydney. Transport Held Up. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 June 1928 · page 14

One of the heaviest storms in the annals of Sydney occurred this morning. The rain was accompanied by…

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Fierce Gale Damage in New Zealand

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 June 1928 · page 3

A fierce westerly gale swept over Auckland on Friday. The most serious damage it caused was the collapse of a steel tower carrying…

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Disastrous Storms Damage in Japan. Tokio, June 29

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 June 1928 · page 7

Rainstorms, unprecedented for 20 years, have occurred in the southwest, especially at Kyushu. Widespread damage has been caus…

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Teaching French Storm at Teacher's Conference. Professor's Criticisms Discussed

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 June 1928 · page 7

The report in yesterday's "Herald" of Professor Nicholson's speech to the members of the Secondary Teachers' Association was referred to…

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Flood Victim Man Drowned at Tathra Torrential Rain in the South

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 June 1928 · page 14

On the Far South Coast rivers and creeks are flooded as a result of torrential rain. More heavy rain on parts of the…

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The Weather. Light to Heavy Rain. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 July 1928 · page 4

Light to heavy rain was recorded during the week-end on the North Coast, and light rain on the Central Coast and Northern Tablelands…

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Floating Dock. and Flood Mitigation

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 July 1928 · page 2

Speaking at the annual meeting of the Tarro-Beresfield branch of the A.L.P. on Saturday night. Mr. W. F. O'Hearn, M.L.A., referred to the…

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Flooding of Creeks

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 July 1928 · page 6

A meeting of landowners and tenants of Dagworth and Fishery Creek will be held at Miss Edwards' rooms on Tuesday next, at 2.30 o'clock,…

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Fierce Storm Damage in Germany. Berlin, July 4

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 July 1928 · page 7

The whole of the fire brigades were called out to reduce the floodings following a remarkable halfstorm, the hall being the size of…

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Fire in Sydney. Gymnasium and Furniture Storm Damaged

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 July 1928 · page 3

A fire which broke out in a building in Arundel-street, Sydney, last night, caused considerable damage. The top floor, used a…

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Grandstand Blown Down. Crash at Cessnock Showground. Effect of Last Night's Gale

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 6 July 1928 · page 10

Evidently there is a hoodoo on the grandstand at the Cessnock Showground. Some time ago, during a flood…

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Flood in Lakes

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 6 July 1928 · page 2

The recent rains have caused a big rise in the Myall Lakes and the Water now covers all the lowlying lands, especially that near the…

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Fierce Gale Damage in New Zealand

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 July 1928 · page 9

A fierce westerly gale swept over Auckland on 21th ult. The most serious damage it caused was the collapse of a steel tower carrying…

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Disastrous Storms Damage in Japan. Tokio, June 29

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 July 1928 · page 13

Rainstorms, unprecedented for 20 years, have occurred in the southwest, especially at Kyushu. Widespread damage has been…

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The Floodgates Dagworth and Louth Park Request

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 July 1928 · page 2

A deputation, comprising Messrs. P. Smith, W. P. Walsh, and C. Gulliver, waited on Mr. W. T. O'Hearn M.L.A., this morning, in connection…

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