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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1928

657 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 8 of 33

Floods and Weather Control

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 February 1928 · page 4

The widespread devastation throughout Now South Wales and Victoria caused by the excessive rainfalls of tho past few days once…

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Orange Flooded. Damage to Shops

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 February 1928 · page 8

The heavy rain of last week culminated in a heavy downpour at Orange on Saturday which caused the water, channel which runs…

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Richmond River in Flood. Kyogle in Danger

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 February 1928 · page 8

The Richmond River is in high flood in the Kyogle district, where a phenomenal tall of 15 Inches of rain near Kyogle caused a rise of 50 feet…

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Lithgow Cloudburst. Flood Water Disappears' Down Colliery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 February 1928 · page 8

A cloudburst occurred at Oakey Park, near Lithgow, on Sunday afternoon, when a man named John Brennan, 67 years of ago, was…

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Scene of Desolation. Houses Flooded at Armidale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 February 1928 · page 8

Armidale, in the vicinity of Dumarese Creek on Sunday presented a scene of desolation. Heavy rains fell on Saturday night and Sunday…

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Further Heavy Rain. Expected on North Coast

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 21 February 1928 · page 2

The Acting State Meteorologist said to-day that further heavy rain on the North Coast is expected The weather in the central and south-west, however,…

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Floods in North and South. Towns in Peril. Loss of Life—Settlers Marooned—Thousands of Stock Lost Railways Torn Up—Deluge of Rain

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 21 February 1928 · page 1

The Hoods on the North Coast and in the Riverina districts are daily becoming more serious. There has already been enormous damage wrought by, the…

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Butter Supplies. Floods Cause Reduction

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 21 February 1928 · page 8

Butter supplies are expected to decrease by at least 25 per cent, as a result of the flood rains. More than 60 per cent, of the State's…

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Flood Damage Government to Assist. Grafton's Losses. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 February 1928 · page 5

The Premier, Mr. Bavin, said to-day that he had given instructions that all Government Departments are to meet all urgent claims for…

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Kempsey Blaze. a Remarkable Scene. Fire Engine Dashes Through Flood Waters. Kempsey

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 February 1928 · page 5

At an early hour to-day, Anderson's general store, in the heart of the town, was destroyed by fire. Residents were awakened at 2.30…

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The Floods Nyngan's Serious Plight. Greatest Flood for Fifty Years. Clarence Falling. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 February 1928 · page 5

The passenger trains have resumed running on all the main lines, subject only to speed restrictions on the damaged sections…

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Man Drowned. in Flooded Creek

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 February 1928 · page 8

A telegram from Gin Gin (Q.), states that heavy rain again set in on Sunday, and the Burnett River, rose a further 25 feet at Walla. The…

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Homes Flooded. Position on Lower Clarence

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 February 1928 · page 8

The whole of the Lower Clarence lands, are flooded. Provision is being made by the Colonial Sugar Co.'s steamers to remove marooned people…

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The Floods. Devastation on North Coast. Thirty-three Inches of Rain. Further Loss of Life

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 February 1928 · page 8

Widespread devastation has been wrought by the floods on the North Coast and in southern parts. There has been further loss of life, and many people had narrow escapes…

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Highest for Forty Years. Flood Near Uralla

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 February 1928 · page 8

As the result of heavy rain, the Uralla district waterways are flooded. The level of the water in Rocky River on Sunday, was the highest…

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Queensland Floods. Brisbane

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 21 February 1928 · page 2

All danger now appears to be past on the Brisbane River. Floods are still endangering South Coast towns…

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Central Kempsey Flooded. Many Residents Leave Home. Kempsey

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 21 February 1928 · page 2

The Macleay River has broken its banks, and Central Kempsey is flooded, the water in many places covering the ground to a depth of 6ft…

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Widespread Floods. Position Still Serious Railways Disorganised

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 21 February 1928 · page 2

Reports from the country districts which have received torrential rains during the last few days state that the flood waters are still covering a…

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Floods in the South Great Areas Inundated, Junee's Plight

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 21 February 1928 · page 4

The storm at Juncc was the worst in the history of the town, and the loss of property and stock runs into many thousands of pounds. The rain came…

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Central Kempsey Flooded. People Leave Homes

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 21 February 1928 · page 2

The Macleay River lias broken its banks, and Central Kempsey is flooded. The water in many places Is covering the ground to a depth of six feet…

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