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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1929

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The Weather. Light to Moderately Heavy Rain. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 December 1929 · page 5

Light to moderately heavy rain, with many thunderstorms, was recorded durint the week-end, fairly generally over the eastern half of the…

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The Weather. Storm at Denman

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 December 1929 · page 8

A welcome storm on Sunday night resulted in 50 points being registered at the Denman Post Office to 6 a.m…

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Cyclonic Storm. Damage at Gundaroo

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 December 1929 · page 8

The Gundaroo district was visited by a terrific storm, fornade-like in its intenaity. Wholesale destruction followed in its wake. Treen were…

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Many Lives Lost Storm for Years. Trains and Shipping Stop. LONDON. Dec. 5

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 December 1929 · page 7

Many lives were lost, and much damage done to property, by the worst storm for years, which swept over the country…

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Storm Sweeps British Isles Loss of Life and Wide- Spread Damage. (Australian Press Assn. Message.) London

Singleton Argus · Friday 6 December 1929 · page 9

Several lives have been lost and widespread damage done to property on land and sea by the worst storm for many years, which swept over the…

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Further Grant for Flood Damage

Singleton Argus · Friday 6 December 1929 · page 8

Mr W. Cameron, M.L.A., who has made personal representation on behalf of the Patrick Plains Shire Council for a special grant for expenditure…

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Flooding of South Avenue Method For Minimising Trouble

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 6 December 1929 · page 10

The general manager of the Caledonian Collieries (Mr. Clark), together with the company's engineer, wet a deputation from the…

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Grant for Flood Damage

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 December 1929 · page 8

Mr. W. Cameron, M.L.A., who has made personal representations on behalf of patrick plains Shire Council for a special grant for expenditure…

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Flood Mitigation And Water Conservation. Regulating Reservoirs

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 December 1929 · page 9

In considering the matter of flood mitigation on tho Hunter Mr. George Gordon, C.E., assumed that the maximum flood to be provided against is…

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Battle Against Gale Australian League Team Defeated. Cumberland Match. London Dec. 7

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 December 1929 · page 3

The Australian Rugby League team never faced worse conditions than at Workington. where the visitors lost their third match in…

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Terrific Storms British Coast Swept. Many Casualties at Sea and on Land. Tremendous Wind Velocity. London, Dec. 8

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 December 1929 · page 5

The exceptionally violent gale which struck the south coast of England on Friday night, and raged throughout yesterday…

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Gales and Floods South of England v SWEPT. Shipping Suffers. LONDON, Dec. 9

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 December 1929 · page 5

For the fifth day the South of England was swept by gales and flooding rains. Gusts between 70 and 80 miles an hour were…

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Epic Story. Rescues at Sea, Gale-battered Steamers. Paris, Dec, 9

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 December 1929 · page 4

A stirring story of a double reseueis told by officers of the French salvage tug Iroise, which put out to sea on December 8 to search for the…

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Flooding of South Avenue Drain Leading From Dam Deputation to Caledonian Company

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 10 December 1929 · page 2

At the Cessnock Municipal Council meeting yesterday, the Mayor (Ald. Hunter) submitted a report concerning the recent deputation to…

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Gales and Floods South of England Swept

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 11 December 1929 · page 3

London, Monday.—For the fifth day, the South of England was swept by gales and flooding rains. Gusts between 70 and 80 miles an hour were…

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Gale in Victoria Reports of Serious Damage Melbourne

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 11 December 1929 · page 2

The gale which was responsible for the breaking of the Orient liner Oronsay from her moorings at Prince's Pier, Port Melbourne,…

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Unabated Gale in England. Heavy Shipping Losses. LONDON, Dec. 10

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 December 1929 · page 7

The gale was still raging on the dawn of the sixth day, with unprecedented severity. Whole tracts of countryside are…

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Heat Wave and Dust Storms 115 Degrees at White Cliffs Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 11 December 1929 · page 2

The temperature was again over 100 degrees in many inland towns yesterday. White Cliffs led with 115 degrees…

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Suva Hurricane. Rivers in Flood. Suva, Dec. 11

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 December 1929 · page 7

A hurricane with its centre north of Suva, is apparently travelling from Pavenul, which has probably received the brunt of the storm…

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More Heavy Weather Expected. Floods Causing Anxiety. London, Dec. 10

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 December 1929 · page 7

A renewal of the southerly gales, caused by a very big depression approaching from the Atlantic, is according to the weather forecast,…

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