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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1929

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Light to Heavy Rain. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 October 1929 · page 4

Light to heavy rain fell yesterday in the coastal districts north from jervis Bay, Light to moderate rain was recoded on the tablelands and…

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Deluge at Newcastle. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 October 1929 · page 4

Between three and four inches of rain fell all over the Newcastle district yesterday afternoon and last night. All low-lying places were…

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Light to Heavy Rain. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 October 1929 · page 8

Light to heavy rain fell yesterday in the coastal districts north from Jervis Bay, Light to moderate rain was recorded on the tablelands and…

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Deluge at Newcastle. Newcastle

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 October 1929 · page 8

Between three and four inches of rain fell all over the Newcastle district yesterday afternoon and last night. All low-lying places were…

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Flood Warnings Heavy Rain on North Coast. Five Inches in Places. SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 October 1929 · page 7

The Assistant State Mcteorologist, Mr, Cami, has issued a flood warning to various towns on the North Coast and…

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'Plane in Dust Storm Pilot Makes Wonderful Landing

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 October 1929 · page 16

One or the passengers who travelled by the Junkers seven passenger monoplane, which made a forced landing at South Broken Hill on…

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Fierce Cyclone Damage at Johannesburg. Estimated at £100,000. CAPETOWN

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 October 1929 · page 2

A cyclone swept the Southern suburbs of Johannesburg, demolishing the racing stables of the well-known racing trainer, Mr. Joels…

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Floods River Rises 27 Feet at Windsor. Many Districts Inundated. Gale Raging Off the Coast. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Monday 14 October 1929 · page 2

One of the worst floods in the Hawesbury for years is anticipated at Windsor, where already the water is six inches over the bridge,…

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The Forecast. Floods on North Coast. Meteorological Bureau

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 October 1929 · page 4

Now South Wales: Fine in the north-west, improving in the south-west; otherwise cloudy and unsettled, with…

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Hawkesbury in Flood. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 October 1929 · page 5

One of the worst floods ever experienced on the Hawkesbury is reported at Windsor. Already the water is six inches over the bridge,…

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Flood at Newcastle. Many People in Serious Plight. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 October 1929 · page 5

Heavy and almost continuous rain fell throughout the district on Saturday arid yesterday, and there was no cessation to-day…

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Flood Position Serious. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 October 1929 · page 5

The assistant State Meteorologist, Mr. Cann, stated to-day that the flood position is very serious. More rain is expected…

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Cyclonic Storm Devastation in Queensland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 October 1929 · page 2

The township of Comet 140 miles from Rockhampton (Q,) was severely damaged by a cyclonle storm. Practically every building in the town…

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Heavy-storm at Denman. Denman

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 October 1929 · page 4

A heavy rainstorm occurred at Midday on Monday, le[?] 25. minutes, during which 170, points were registered at Denman, and 181…

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Hastings Flooded

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 October 1929 · page 3

A message from Wauchope states that the Hastings River rose 20 feet at Beech wood and 10 feet at Wauchope on Monday. The river areas…

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South Greek Flooded

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 October 1929 · page 3

The low-lying country between P[?]rith and Parramatta was covered yesterday The South Crock was so flooded that the bridge at St. Marys…

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Hawkesbury in Flood. Great Damage Done. Farmers' Heavy Losses

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 October 1929 · page 3

The Hawkesbury River overflowed its banks at Windsor during Monday and at ten o'clock last night was 27 feet 6 inches above summer level and rising at four inches an hour Already damage valued at many thousands has been done to…

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Farms Flooded at Fishery Creek and Dagworth. Creeks Overflow

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 October 1929 · page 4

Farmers in the Fishery Creek, Louth Park' and Dagworth areas are again faced with serious losses through floods. For the past week there have only been short periods without rain. Heavy rain yesterday caused Fishery and…

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Flood Conditions at Star. Hope. Stanhope

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 October 1929 · page 4

Heavy rain here yesterday afternoon caused flood conditions. All the creeks and gullies are running higher than for some considerable time…

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Windsor Flood. Scene of Desolation Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 October 1929 · page 4

Mr. Camm, the Assistant State Meteorologist, stated to-day that the flood danger in the Hawkesbury district was abating, although there…

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