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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1931

528 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 20 of 27

Flood Danger Passes But District Suffers Severely River at 29Ft Further Rise Unlikely Light Rainfall

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 July 1931 · page 5

Fortunately there has been very little rain over the watershed of the Hunter since Monday night…

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More Deluge

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 9 July 1931 · page 3

The unexpected forecast by the weatherman, on Monday sent dismay through the hearts of local people when a warning to prepare for floods was issued to the…

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How Radio Helps Aid for Air Pilots Tracking Storms

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 July 1931 · page 10

Radio may soon be used to trace the source of every thunderstorm in progress within two or throe thousand miles…

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At Gale's Mercy Steamer's Experience Thrilling Time Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 July 1931 · page 7

Although her average speed under steam is only a little over 8 knots, the inter-State cargo carrier, William McArthour…

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The River Flood Mitigation Conference Report

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 July 1931 · page 7

The President, Councilor Bowden, reporting to the meeting of Bolwarra Shire Council this afternoon on the flood mitigation…

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Buffeted by Cyclone Freighter's Nightmare Experience. Gale Indescribable

Singleton Argus · Friday 10 July 1931 · page 5

The Interstate freighter, William M'Arthur, arrived in Newcastle yesterday morning more than a day late, after having weathered…

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Flood Damage

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 10 July 1931 · page 8
Also in The Scone Advocate

Recent flood rains have played havoc with the streets within the municipality. The Hunter River, Dartbrook and Kingdon Ponds Creek were all in…

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NEGLECTED! Dalwood Flood Boat CESSNOCK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 July 1931 · page 5

At a meeting of Kearsley Shire Council last evening, reference was made to the fact that the flood beat at Dalwood, when not in use, was…

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The Floods of Ninety-three

The Scone Advocate · Friday 10 July 1931 · page 4

The floods of the past week remind us of the devastation wrought along the eastern seaboard of Australia in the year 1893. The loss of life and…

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Australianities. Floods in the Country

The Scone Advocate · Friday 10 July 1931 · page 4

Once again the valleys of the Murray and its affluents, the Murrumbidgee, Tumut, and other streams have been deluged during the past month with all…

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The Floods. Menace Passes

The Scone Advocate · Friday 10 July 1931 · page 2

The apprehension felt for the safety of Maitland and environs in consequence of the torrential rains earlier in the week has happily passed…

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Flood Boat Wanted Congewai Request

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 10 July 1931 · page 5

Cr. Lunn, at last night's meeting of the Kearsley Shire Council, said that Congewal people were requesting provision of a flood boat in their…

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Still Bad Southern Floods Men Marooned Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 July 1931 · page 1

The flood position at Jerilderie improved this morning, but if the waters at Urana are released the water will again rise to…

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HINTON Flooding of Farms HINTON

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 July 1931 · page 3

Now that the rivers have subsided, the farmers are able to see what further damage was done during the recent rain…

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Tarro Shire More Flood Damage Meat Inspector

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 July 1931 · page 5

"The floods during the last 12 months have caused such damage that it is impossible for the council to make headway…

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Water Recedes Southern Floods SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 July 1931 · page 1

The flood position at Moulamein cased this morning, when the Billabong Creek and Edwards River receded…

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Tar[?]o Shire More Flood Damage Meat Inspector

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 July 1931 · page 6

"The floods during the last 12 months have caused such damage that it is impossible for the council for make headway…

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Flood Position in South No Cause for Alarm. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 15 July 1931 · page 2

The flood position at Moulamein had eased this morning, while Billabong Creek and the Edward River had receded…

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Bodies Found Flood Tragedy

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 July 1931 · page 10

Fears that Watson Taylor (51) and Jack Terrick (42), half-caste aborigines, whose boat capsized in Calm Creek on Monday night, had…

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