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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1928

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Cyclone in West Australia Hundreds Homeless

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 14 February 1928 · page 2

Hundreds have been rendered homeless at Kalgoorie Coolgardie, and Boulder through there homes being lifted into the air and smashed to pieces…

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Harbor Tragedy Storm Capsizes Boat

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 14 February 1928 · page 4

Four hundred yards from one of the most thickly-populated areas on the harbour foreshores, three people are believed to have lost their lives when a…

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Terrific Gale Sweeps Europe Deaths and Heavy Damage

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 14 February 1928 · page 2

London, Saturday.—Europe has been swept by a terrific gale, causing a number of deaths and heavy damage to property…

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Gale Swept. Damage in Britain. a Steamer Founders. London, Feb. 12

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 February 1928 · page 5

The great gale which swept over Britain on Friday night and continued intermittently, but with decreasing violence, until yesterday…

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The Singleton Argus Tuesday, February 14th, 1928. LOCAL & General News Friday Night's Storm

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 14 February 1928 · page 2

A heavy storm wag experienced in Singleton oii Friday night, 63 points being registered at the Post Office…

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Buildings Wrecked. Cyclone at Tweed Heads. Tempestuous Seas

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 February 1928 · page 3

A gale of cyclonic force, which struck Tweed Heads and Coolangatta suddenly on Tuesday morning, caused great damage…

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Severe Storm. Sydney and Suburbs Swept. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 February 1928 · page 5

A severe rainstorm, which swept the City and suburbs last night, caused considerable flooding in all lowlying parts…

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Clarence Floods. Goods and Live Stock Traffic. Suspended Beyond South Grafton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 February 1928 · page 5

On account of floods on the Clarence River, Mr. Haslam, station-master at West Maitland, this afternoon advised that all…

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Rivers in Flood. Cyclone on North Coast. Streets Under Water

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 February 1928 · page 5

The cyclone, which did much damage to property at Tweed Heads and Coolangatta. also swept over the valley of the…

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Cyclone at Border Towns Tweed Heads and Coolangatta

Singleton Argus · Thursday 16 February 1928 · page 2

Business premises and stocks sustained damage totalling several thousands of pounds when a cyclonic storm struck the twin towns of Tweed Heads and…

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Trouble Over Eviction Order Unemployed Storm Town Hall

Singleton Argus · Thursday 16 February 1928 · page 1

Because one of them had been threatened with eviction from a house in Oxford-street, Sydney, rented from the City Council, about 400 unomployed…

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Floods and Landslips at Bellingen

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 February 1928 · page 5

All day on Tuesday the upper reaches of the Bellinger River were deluged with rain, while an accompanying wind blew with gale force…

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Grafton Flood. Waters Slowly Receding. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 February 1928 · page 5

A message from Grafton this morning stated that the position in regard to the flood waters was now more hopeful as the water was now slowly…

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Home Almost Flooded

Singleton Argus · Thursday 16 February 1928 · page 1

While the owners of a house on the Parramatta River Were away in the country a thirsty thief entered the dwelling. Ho helped himself to a drink…

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Rainstorm in City Lowlying Parts Flooded. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 16 February 1928 · page 2

A severe rainstorm which swept the city and suburbs last night caused considerable flooding! in all lowlying parts…

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The Forecast. Flood Bains in Eastern Half. Meteorological Bureau

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 February 1928 · page 4

New South "Wales:-Cloudy, with further rain, some heavy and flood falls in the eastern half noth-east to south-cast winds, strong and squally…

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Flood Rains Terrific Downpour in Riverina. Widespread Damage. SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 February 1928 · page 5

The Assistant Chief of the Weather Bureau stated this morning that more heavy and general rain was to be expected…

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Queensland Floods. Brisbane

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 February 1928 · page 5

Heavy rains continue, and lives and property are endangered by floods in the Upper Burnett River and its tributaries…

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Rivers in Flood. Cyclone on North Coast. Streets Under Water

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 February 1928 · page 1

The cyclone, which did much ramage to property at Tweed Beads and Coolangatta, also wept over the valley of the…

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Gales in Europe. Many People Killed. London, Feb. 10

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 February 1928 · page 13

Severe gales have swept over the greater part of Europe. In Great Britain eleven people have been. killed and many Injured by the…

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