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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1928

657 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 28 of 33

Dust Storms 400 Miles Off Coast. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 11 October 1928 · page 2

The schooner Margaret W. arrived in Sydney last night. The captain of the vessel said violent dust storms were encountered 400 miles off the Australian…

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Murray Overflows Flood at Albury

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 October 1928 · page 3

The Murray River at Albury rose to 13ft 8in on Wednesday, this being only 4in below, the official level for high flood. Motor traffic is in…

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Houses Unroofed Gales in New Zealand

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 October 1928 · page 2

A heavy north-west gale visit Wellington (N.Z.) on Monday, doing considerable damage. A house at Hataita[?] had the roof…

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Mulbring. Effects of Westerly Gale

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 October 1928 · page 6

Mulbring, like many other places, suffered from the north-westerly gale on Sunday. Several sheds were unroofed, and…

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Vacy. Damage by Storm

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 October 1928 · page 14

The windstorm was very severe about here. Mr. Charles Eveleigh was particularly unfortunate as the roof of his…

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Howling Gale. Singleton District Swept. Singleton

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 October 1928 · page 14

Yesterday was one of the worst days in the history of Singleton. From 9 a.m. a strong gusty wind, reaching a velocity of 60 to 70 miles…

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Unique Experience Violent Dust Storm at Sea. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 October 1928 · page 8

When the schooner, Margaret W. arrived at Sydney last night the captain of the vessel said a violent dust storm was encountered 400 [?]s off…

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Swept by Fire. Large Areas Devastated. Week-end Homes Burnt. Paper Mills Destroyed. Violent Gale Causes Widespread Havoc

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 October 1928 · page 14

Widespread damage was caused by the violent westerly gale and fierce bush fires which raged on Sunday. From the Hawkesbury to Newcastle, and right on…

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Murray Overflows Flood at Albury

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 October 1928 · page 5

The Murray [?]ver at Albury rose to 13ft Sin on Wednesday, this be-ing only 4 in below the official level for high flood. Motor traffic is in…

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Zeppelin Flight. Absence of News. Damaged in a Storm. London, Oct. 14

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 October 1928 · page 5

Europe is entirely without news of the Graf Zeppelin beyond information from America. A message from Friedrichshafen…

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Violent Storm. Streets Awash

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 16 October 1928 · page 1

Gardens and fruit trees suffered considerably in the violent hailstorm which broke over Muswellbrook shortly after 4 p.m. yesterday. For a few minutes…

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The Forecast. Storms in South-west. Meteorological Bureau

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 October 1928 · page 4

New South Wales: Cloudy on the coast, with scattered showers; otherwise fine and milder, but becoming cloudy and…

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Calm After Storm Newcastle Waterfront Quiet. Attitude of Northern Miners. NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 October 1928 · page 5

Matters on the waterfront were quiet this morning. At 7 a.m., a strong force of police stood by the picking-up…

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The Zeppelin Damaged in Storm No Excitement on Board New York, Oct. 16

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 October 1928 · page 5

The Zeppelin crew is scheduled to receive an official welcome to the city, to-day, commencing with a visit to the City Hall, and a parade up…

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The Floodgates

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 October 1928 · page 4

The Works Committee reported to the meeting of the West Maitland Municipal Council last evening that a joint inspection of the floodgates…

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Heavy Rain on North Coast

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 October 1928 · page 4

Light to moderate rain was recorded yesterday fairly generally along the coast and tablelands and at isolated places in the central-northern…

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Monday's Storm

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 19 October 1928 · page 2

About 4.45 p.m. on Monday a his storm swept over Dungog, accompanied by heavy wind. Whilst portion of the town felt the force of the…

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Forced Landing. in Heavy Rain. Von Huenefeld in Japan. Tokio, Oct. 18

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 October 1928 · page 5

Baron von Huenefeld, who is flying round the world, had to make a forced landing in heavy rain a short distance from his destination…

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Vignerons' Heavy Losses Havoc Wrought By Yesterday's Storm. Hail Causes Damage Amounting to £30,000

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 19 October 1928 · page 7

Extensive damage was done by the storm which passed over Cessnock and district yesterday. The hail played havoc with the vineyards, causing losses estimated at £30,000…

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Bible History. Remarkable New Evidence on Flood Narrative Facts Confirmed by Irak Survey. an Exact Parallel of Inundations To-day. Amazing Accuracy of Detail

The Scone Advocate · Friday 19 October 1928 · page 3

The fascinating studies and analysis of the Old Testament, which Sir Charles Marston and Professor Langdon have been making in the "The London…

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