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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1929

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American Floods Thousands Homeless. Fifteen Lives Lost. New York, March 17

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

Twenty thousand persons are homeless to-night in Alabama and Florida as the result of the floods, which are reported to…

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Boy Scouts. Perish in Flood Disaster. New York, March 24

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

Heavy rain line fallon from South Louisiana to Virginia. White Creek, near Rockwood, rose suddenly and Isolated 48 Boy Scouts…

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Houses Flooded Cloudburst Near Narrandera

Singleton Argus · Monday 25 March 1929 · page 2

A terrific thunderstorm, accompanied by torrential rain, strong winds, and heavy hail, occurred at Narrandera at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon…

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Flood Works

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 March 1929 · page 4

Hon. Walter Bennett, M.L.A., has been advised with reference to his representations, asking that the Minister for Works receive a deputation…

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The Weather. Light to Heavy Rain. Sydney

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

Light to heavy rain was recorded yesterday generally on the northern cast and tablelands, and on parts of the north-west slopes and plains…

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Boy Scouts. Perish in Flood Disaster, New York, March 24

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 March 1929 · page 12

Heavy ruin has fallon from South Louisiana to Virginia. White Creek, near Rockwood, rose suddenly and isolated 48 Boy Scouts…

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Dunedin Floods. Boulders Swept Into Streets

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 March 1929 · page 11

Practically all the flood waters in Dunedin, N.Z., have receded. Miles of the city streets are seriously damaged, and there are hundreds of…

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Heavy Rain. Central Queensland Relieved

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 April 1929 · page 2

Very heavy rain fell in Queensland during the week-end on the coast between Cairns and the tropic. Outstanding registrations for the…

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The Weather. Fear of Flood at Lismore. Lismore

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 April 1929 · page 5

Heavy rains have rendered flooding likely in same parts, and precautions are already being taken by the residents…

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Heavy Rain. Central Queensland Relieved

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 April 1929 · page 16

Very heavy rain fell in Queensland during the week-end on the coast between Calms and the tropic. Outstanding registrations for the…

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Tasmanian Floods. True Position Not Yet Known. Hobart

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 April 1929 · page 5

Although the death roll of the Tasmanian floods is known to exceed 20, the true position will not be revealed until telegraphic and…

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Flood Toll Havoc in Tasmania. Many Fatalities. Inveresk Under Water

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 April 1929 · page 6

From all parts of Tasmania come reports of disastrous floods, the death roll now being at least 27 persons, of whom five at…

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Flood Victims. Three Lives Lost in Queensland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 April 1929 · page 6

Heavy rains have occurred in many district in Queensland, and during the week-end three deaths from drowning were reported…

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Floods in Tasmania Many Fatalities

Singleton Argus · Monday 8 April 1929 · page 2

From all parts of Tasmania come reports of disastrous floods, the death roll now being at least 27 persons, of whom five at Derby are in the one family…

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Floods in Tasmania. Night of Terror. LAUNCESTON

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 9 April 1929 · page 2

The most dovasting flood in the history of Launccston is being experienecil. Thousands of the residents of the suburb of Invermay are homeless, but…

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Huge Losses Tasmanian Floods. Railway Lines Out of Commission. Hobart, Tuesday. Almost every railway line in

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 April 1929 · page 5

Tasmania is out of commission because of destroyed bridges or serious washaways, The State Government…

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Disastrous Floods in Tasmania. Serious Loss of Life. Damage Estimated at £250,000

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 9 April 1929 · page 2

From all parts of Tasmania come reports of disastrous floods, the death roll now being at least 27 persons, of whom five at Derby are in the one family…

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Tasmanian Floods Huge Losses. Railway Lines Out of Commission

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 10 April 1929 · page 2

Almost every railway line in Tasmania is out of commission because of destroyed bridges or serious washaways. The State Government anticipates it…

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King's Message Tasmanian Flood Sufferers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 April 1929 · page 4

The Governor of Tasmania' (Sir, James O'Grady) has received the following cablegram from the secretary of the state for the Dominions (Mr…

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Mentally Worried Death of Mrs. Honoria Gordon. Suffered From Nervous Storms. London. April 10

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 April 1929 · page 4

At the inquest on Mrs. Honoria Gordon, who shot herself yesterday, the husband gave evidence that his wife had nervous storms…

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