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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1930

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N.Z. Airmen. Caught in Storm. Amman, Feb. 16

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 17 February 1930 · page 5

The New Zealand airmen, Piper and Kayo were caught in a storm midway between here and Bagdad. They returned here and will resume…

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Caught in a Storm New Zealanders Forced to Return. (Australian Press Assn. Message.) Amman

Singleton Argus · Monday 17 February 1930 · page 3

The New Zealand airmen, Flying Officers Piper and Kay, were caught in. a storm midway between here and Baghdad…

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Flood Warning. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 17 February 1930 · page 5

The Weather Bureau to-day issued a warning that floods are likely in the lower reaches of the central and coastal districts…

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Light to Heavy Rain. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 February 1930 · page 4

Light to heavy rain was recorded yesterday in coastal districts north from Jervis Bay, on the Blue Mountains, and at scattered places on the…

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Cyclonic Storm. Damage at Invereil. Buildings Blown Down

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 February 1930 · page 3

A severe cyclonic storm swept the Inverell district on Sunday afternoon, causing heavy damage in the town. House were unroofed, and…

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The Forecast. Storms in the South. Meteorological Bureau

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 February 1930 · page 4

New South Wales: At first warm, fine, and generally sultry, with northerly winds over the central and northern areas…

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Hinton Floodgates

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 February 1930 · page 6

Mr. W. F. O'Hearn, M.L.A., to-day made further representations to the Public "Works Department and requested that the question of the…

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Heavy Rain. Week-end Forecast. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 February 1930 · page 5

The State Meteorologist. Mr. Mares, forecasts heavy rain throughout the State during the week-end…

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Light to Heavy Rain. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 February 1930 · page 5

Light to heavy rain was recorded over the eastern half of the State during the week-end, except in the south-eastern corner, and in the…

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Fifty Marooned. Floods on East-west Line. Larder Replenished

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 February 1930 · page 4

With music, amateur picture shows, and reading, the passengers on the east-bound train, which has been stranded at Forrest since last…

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Flood Embankments

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 February 1930 · page 6

The river embankments in the Woodville district which were swept away by floods a few months ago, have been re-erected. The banks…

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Swan Reach Floodgates. I

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 February 1930 · page 6

Mr. W. F. O'Hearn, M.L.A., this afternoon advised us over the telephone from Sydney that he had been advised by the Minister for Works…

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The Forecast. Heavy Storms Likely. Meteorological Bureau

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 February 1930 · page 4

New South Wales: Cloudy, warm and sultry, with scattered thunderstorms with some heavy falls likely. Variable…

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Heavy Rain. Northern Territory Benefits. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 March 1930 · page 5

The Commonwealth Meteorological Bureau to-day reported that in the past 48 hours 1299 points of rain had fallen at Pennant's Creek, in…

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Heavy Rain in Queensland Trains Held Up

Singleton Argus · Monday 3 March 1930 · page 2

Heavy rains have again fallen on the tropical coast of Queensland, amounting to as much as 13 inches in 48 hours. As a result, rivers are again in flood, and…

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The Forecast. Scattered Thunderstorms. meteorological Bureau

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 March 1930 · page 5

Now South Wales Warm to hot and sultry with further scattered thundershower during the week becoming more general with some…

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Heavy Rain

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 March 1930 · page 4

Torrential downtown were experienced in tropical coastal centres in Queensland during the week-end. Innisfall registered 1043 points for…

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Heavy Rain in Queensland Over 17 Inches in Ingham District

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 5 March 1930 · page 4

Torrential downpours were experienced in tropical coastal centres in Queensland during the weekend…

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Storm in Yetholme District Orchards Ruined

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 5 March 1930 · page 1

As a result of a severe hailstorm, damage estimated at hundreds of pounds was done to orchards in the Yotholme district. Mr A. S. Mow[?]ray…

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Disastrous Floods Devastation in France. Many Lives Lost

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 March 1930 · page 6

Heavy loss of life has been occasioned by tremendous floods in the south of France, the victims number over 100. Rivers overflowed and towns and villages were devastated. Miles of roads and railways were torn up, being converted into…

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