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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1928

657 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 22 of 33

Floating Dock. and Flood Mitigation

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

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

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Mr. Gale's Observations

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 July 1928 · page 5

A close observation of the display was made by "Mr. W. F. Gale, of the British Astronomical Association, who was studying the sky when…

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Due to Magnetic Storm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 July 1928 · page 5

The Aurora Australia occurs fairly often in districts farther south. It is a magnetic storm in the rare upper atmosphere, and is usually from 100…

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Wallis Creek Floodgates and the Outlet. Owners Want Improvement

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 July 1928 · page 5

A meeting of owners and occupiers of land at Louth Park, Dagworth, and Wentworth swamps was held at Miss Edwards' rooms this afternoon…

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Heavy Rains. Floods in New Zealand. Train Passengers Injured. Auckland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 July 1928 · page 5

Heavy rains have caused floods in the country districts in New Zealand. Large areas are under…

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Electric Storms. Soldiers Killed in Canada Hail Damages Wheat Crops Vancouver, July 10

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 July 1928 · page 6

A Toronto message states that following a heat wave, the area from Toronto to Regina was swept by fierce electric storms…

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Cabins Flooded. Ulimaroa Has Rough Voyage. Auckland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 July 1928 · page 7

The steamer ulimaroa arrived at Auckland this morning a day late, with a big list attributed to the coal shifting during the voyage across…

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Terrific Storms in Canada Three Soldiers Killed. Toronto

Singleton Argus · Thursday 12 July 1928 · page 2

Prom Toronto to Regina has been swept by fierce electric storms. Three soldiers Were killed and 12 knocked unconscious in Petawawa…

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Heard Rocket Above Roar of Gale

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 13 July 1928 · page 1

On the morning that the White Bay was wrecked on Stockton Beach, David John Sanson, a dairy farmer, living on Salt Ash Road, heard the…

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The Flood of Haunted Creek (By C. R. E. Grainger)

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 July 1928 · page 10

Roar of water in the gorges, swelling rivulets and creek, It is raining yet like blazes—it has been for many weeks…

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Mr. Gale's Observations

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 July 1928 · page 14

A close observation of the display was made by Mr. W. F. Gale, of the British Astronomical Association, who was studying the sky when…

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Due to Magnetic Storm

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 July 1928 · page 14

The Aurora Australis occurs fairly often in districts farther south. It is a magnetic storm in the rare upper atmosphere and is usually from 100…

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Falls of Snow. Freak Storm at Gordon

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 July 1928 · page 9

Heavy falls of snow near Meadow Flat Bathurst on the 5th instant covered the ground to a depth of over a foot, and many motorists…

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Electric Storms. Soldiers Killed in Canada. Hail Damages Wheat Crops. Vancouver, July 10

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 July 1928 · page 2

A Toronto message states that following a heat wave, the area from Toronto to Regina was swept by fierce electric storms…

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Those Floodgates

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 July 1928 · page 2

At a meeting of farmers last Tuesday, Mr. W. J. Robson, of Wentworth Swamps stated: "The creek now ran up, not down as the water…

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The Floodgates Dagworth and Louth Park Request

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 July 1928 · page 9

A deputation, comprising Messrs. P. Smith, W. P. Walsh, and C. Gulliver, waited on Mr. W. F. O'Hearn, M.L.A.. on the 7th inst, in connection…

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Cabins Flooded. Ulimaroa Has Rough Voyage. Auckland

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 July 1928 · page 3

The steamer Ulimaroa arrived at Auckland this morning a day late, with a big list attributed to the coal shitting during the voyage across…

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Wollombi Flood Boat

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 17 July 1928 · page 5

At Monday night's meeting of the Kearsley Sh[?] Council, reference was made to the matter of the [?] boat at Branxton. The Shire…

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Violent Storm. Damage in Western Australia. Steamer Founders

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 July 1928 · page 6

"Washaways have been reported on the railways in various parts of West Australia as the result of heavy rains…

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Violent Storm. Damage in Western Australia. Steamer Founders

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 July 1928 · page 8

Washaways have been reported on the railways in various parts of West Australia as the result of heavy rains…

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