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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1929

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Floods in Greece Athens, Feb. 17

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 February 1929 · page 12

Greece's share ot Europe's terrible winter takes the form of floods. The rivers Vardar and Struma have ever flowed, and huge areas inundated…

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Heart of Cessnock. Protection Against Floods

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 February 1929 · page 16

To give protection to residents in the Heart of Cesssnock from future floods, Cessnock Council decided on 15th inst. to appeal to Mr. Bavin for a…

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Body Found Victim of Gloucester Flood

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 February 1929 · page 9

The body of John Coulton, of East Greta, who was drowned in the flood waters at Gloucester, last Saturday, was found in the fork of a tree near…

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fLOOD Damage. Government Will Assist

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 February 1929 · page 13

Hon.. Waller Bennett. M.L.A.,' Introduced a deputation comprising Councillor A. J. White (President), ex-Councillor W. C. Sellick, and…

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Looting. Flood Victims Robbed Taree Complaints. Taree

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 February 1929 · page 1

Addressing a meeting at Taree, which was hold for the purpose of Inaugurating a fund for tho relief of the flood victims, .S. C, Roberts…

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Flood Victims Drownings on North Coast Hastings Again Flooded

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 February 1929 · page 9

Torrential rain fell throughout the Hastings River district on 14th instant, and next day, Sunday's flood level was exceeded in many places…

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Farms Flooded. Losses at Louth Park

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 February 1929 · page 2

A considerable area of farm land along Fishery and Wallis Creeks is still under water. The Kurri road, between the…

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Flood Victim Body Recovered at Rockhampton. Rockhampton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 February 1929 · page 5

The body of the flood victim, Fredcrick Fisher, who had been missing since Friday, was recovered yesterday about one hundred yards from there,…

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Floods Prevent Evacuations Peshawar, Feb. 24

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 February 1929 · page 5

Another unsuccessful attempt was made to bring the British Legation staff from Kabul, the troop carrier aeroplanes being unable to land…

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A Flood Victim Body Recovered. Eockhampton (Q.)

Singleton Argus · Monday 25 February 1929 · page 2

The body of the flood victim, Fredcrick Fisher, who had been missing since Friday was recovered yesterday about 100 yards from where he went…

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Queensland Floods. Chinese Gardener Drowned. Brisbane

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 February 1929 · page 5

During the floods in the Milgrave River, a number of Chinese gardeners were marooned and one, Sam Wah, was drowned…

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Flood Damage

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 26 February 1929 · page 5

The Clerk road a letter from the Local Government Department, through Hon. W. Bennett, offering £200 for immediate urgent repairs…

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Looting flood Salvage in Taree District. Allegation by Minister

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 26 February 1929 · page 5

Allegations that looting had gone on during the recent flood in the taree district, were made by Rev. S. C. Reports, Methodist clergyman at…

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Flood Rains North Queensland Deluged. Rivers Rise Rapidly

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 February 1929 · page 4

Further heavy rain has fallen in Queensland. There was torrential rain at Mareeba, Babinda, and Gordonvale, and…

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Got His Horses Home Story of the Flood

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 27 February 1929 · page 3

When the trains temporarily ceased running on the North Coast line owing to the floods, a, South Grafton trainer, Mr w. Atkins, who took a number of…

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The King. Simply Wonderful. a 50 M.P.H. Gale. London. Feb. 27

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 February 1929 · page 6

Although a 50 mile an hour easterly gale had raged at Craigwell House throughout the night the King was up early, and sat dressed at his bedroom…

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A Cyclone. East to South-east Winds. Rough Weather on North Coast. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 February 1929 · page 7

A cyclone has developed between the Southern coast of Queensland and New Caledonia, with its centre on the east of…

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Queensland Floods. Damage to Railways

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 February 1929 · page 10

The Commissioner for Railways was advised on Wednesday from Townsville that the Herbert River bridge was 12ft 3in under water,…

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Trains Held Up. Floods in Queensland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 March 1929 · page 4

The Herbert and Tully Rivers (Q.) were many feet over the rails on Thursday, and trains were still held Up…

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