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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1930

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Fourteen Inches Heavy Rain in Queensland, Drought Broken at Longreach

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 January 1930 · page 2

Heavy rain fall in some parts of Queensland on Monday. The registrations were heavy to very heavy in Southern Carpentaria and the Central…

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Light to Heavy Rain. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 January 1930 · page 5

Scattered light rain was recorded yesterday on the north and south coast in northern inland districts and the Blue Mountains The falls…

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Damaged Steamer Fighting a Cyclone. Brisbane

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 January 1930 · page 5

The steamer Luciston from Ocean Island to Brisbane is partially disabled off the Queensland coast and is fighting a cyclone…

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Flood Embankments. Hinton Proposal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 January 1930 · page 2

Hon Walter Beanett, M.L.A. has rep[?]edly communicated with the Minister for Agriculture regarding his promise to assist in a scheme…

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The Weather. Light of Heavy Rain. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 January 1930 · page 5

Light to heavy rain was recorded yesterday on the coast north from Forster, and in parts of the far west and north-west. There were some…

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Driven by Gales Discovery Off Bleak Coast. Canberra

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 January 1930 · page 7

Messrs received from Sir Douglas Mawson, issued to-day, state that the Discovery was driven 150 miles to the west by galon on January 19, 20…

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Torrential Rains Floods in Queensland. Three Persons Drowned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 January 1930 · page 2

Under the influence of a cyclonic disturbance which was centered north-east from townsville further torrential rain has fallen in the northern…

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Worst in History. Floods at Tanganyika. Capetown, Feb. 4

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 February 1930 · page 5

It is reported from Tanganyika that the worst floods within living memory have created an alarming position…

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Flood in South Africa Worst Within Living Memory (Australian Press Assn. Message.) Capetown

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 5 February 1930 · page 1

It is reported from Tanganyika that the worst flood within living memory has created an alarming position…

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Unemployed Storm Factory Five Hundred After Six Jobs Police Called to Scene

Singleton Argus · Friday 7 February 1930 · page 1

Wild excitement prevailed at the factory of Nally Products Ltd., Mountain-street, Sydney, yesterday, when about 500 youths and men stormed the premises in an endeavour to secure six jobs. TRAFFIC BLOCKED…

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The Forecast. Sultry with Scattered Storms. Meteorological Bureau

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 February 1930 · page 6

New South Wales: Warm to hot and sultry generally, with scattered thunderstorms developing, chiefly on the…

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The Forecast. Scattered Thunderstorms. Meteorological Bureau

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 February 1930 · page 4

New South Wales: Warm to hot and sultry generally, with scattered thunderstorms in inland areas, extending to parts…

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Floods in Queensland Many Townships Suffer Torrential Downpours

Singleton Argus · Monday 10 February 1930 · page 1

Further heavy rain in Queensland has caused the dislocation of railway services, and the flooding of many coastal rivers, with consequent damage to property and danger to life. In a number of towns, premises were…

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The Forecast. Scattered Raw and Storms. Meteorological Bureau

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 February 1930 · page 4

New South Wales: Males: cloudy and sultry, with some scattered rain and thunderstorms, chiefly in the…

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Counterfeiters. Elaborate Plant in China. Country Flooded with Notes. Shanghai, Feb. 11

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 February 1930 · page 4

The largest counterfeiting plant operating in China was located In Chinese territory, three milos from the Settlement…

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The Forecast. Scattered Thunderstorms in South. Meteorological Bureau

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 February 1930 · page 4

New South Wales: Warm to hot and sultry, with further scattered rain and thunderstorms In the southern areas…

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Pierce Storms Heavy Rain Recorded. on Central Tablelands

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 3

A fierce storm late on Thursday afternoon threw thirteen lines carrying telegraph and telephone traffic between Sydney and Melbourne and…

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Fierce Storm in South Harden and Murrumburrah Suffer Worst Flood for 40 YEARS

Singleton Argus · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 1

A heavy cloudburst occurred yesterday afternoon between Harden and Murrumburrah, occasioning the worst flood experienced in the district for 40 years. Enormous damage was done to the towns by the swirling waters,…

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Fierce Storms Damage by Lightning. Horse Killed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 February 1930 · page 8

During a violent storm near Dubbo, Mr. W. T. Doyle and his wife and son had a fortunate escape. They were standing on the verandah of…

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Light to Heavy Rain, Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 17 February 1930 · page 4

Light to heavy rain was recorded fairly generally on the north-east quarter, on the coast, and as far as Batoman's Bay, and a few light falls…

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