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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1931

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HARBIN Storm Centre Jap Fears Shanghai, Nov. 23

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 November 1931 · page 1

General Honjo, the Japanese field commander in Manchuria, informed the Press to-day that he was…

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Blazing Heat Sharp Storm Follows Rain Forecast

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 November 1931 · page 5

Maitland had a taste of summer heat yesterday and last night the temperature remaining at an unusually high level…

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Hottest Yet Storm Yields 7 Pts. Warm in West

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 November 1931 · page 5

Yesterday's storm cooled the atmosphere somewhat. and the night was a little less oppressive than on Thursday…

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Hunter Floods O'Hearn's Question SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 December 1931 · page 1

In the Legislative Assembly to-day Mr. O'Hearn asked the Minister for Works whether he had yet finalised the bill dealing with flood prevention…

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Heavy Storm Welcome Downpour Sultry Conditions

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 December 1931 · page 7

To-day's sultry and oppressive conditions culminated in a sharp thunderstorm shortly after one O'clock. Rain fell…

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Was It Threat? Flood Upper House Likely Move Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 December 1931 · page 2

Reading between the linos of a statement made by Mr. Concannon (Leader of the Government) in the Legislative…

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Fierce Gale Steamer Buffetted Tug's Fight London, Dec. 3

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 December 1931 · page 1

The steamer "Versailles," engaged in the Cross Channel services, encountered heavy seas this morning, when about 12 miles out from New…

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Flood Prevention

Singleton Argus · Friday 4 December 1931 · page 1

In the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday, Mr O'Hearn asked the Minister for Works whether he had yet finalised the Bill dealing with flood…

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Crops Ruined Rain in the West Floods Feared Forbes

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 December 1931 · page 7

Thousands of pounds' worth, of damage has been done to wheat and eat crops in western districts, because of the heavy…

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Floods Threatening Inland Rivers Rising

Singleton Argus · Monday 7 December 1931 · page 3

The danger of floods on the northern and central inland river systems has not yet passed, for an extensive tropical disturbance is still bringing heavy…

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Heavy Floods Queensland Suffers Over Wide Area Brisbane

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 December 1931 · page 2

As a result of torrential rain which has fallen for more than a week, many rivers and creeks in central, south-western, and…

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Torrential Rain Deluges North Coast Districts Flood Feared Many Heavy Falls BELLINGEN, 678 POINTS

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 December 1931 · page 5

The cloudy and unsettled weather prevailing yesterday was followed during the night by a steady drizzle of rain, which set…

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Flood Warning To North Coast Rivers Swollen Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 December 1931 · page 2

The State Meteorologist, Mr. Mares, last night issued a warning regarding the possibility of serious floods on the central and…

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Lives Lost Queensland Floods Washaways Toowoomba

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 December 1931 · page 10

A double drowning fatality oc-curred at Blackvlew, near the Tabletop Mountains, as a result of the heavy rains and floods…

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Waters Recede Flood Position BRISBANE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 December 1931 · page 5

The flood waters are receding everywhere in Queensland, and traffic on the Great Northern Railway has been resumed…

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Floods Cause Havoc Several Fatalities Reported

Singleton Argus · Friday 11 December 1931 · page 5

Blackview, near the Tabletop Mountain, Queensland, 'was the scene of a double drowning on Tuesday after-noon…

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Flood Victims The Toll Increases Many Stranded Brisbane

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 December 1931 · page 2

The Queensland floods continue to cause great distress, and latest messages state that numerous families in the danger…

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Flood Position SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 December 1931 · page 1

The flood position at Mungindi is reported by the local police to be easier to…

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Queensland Floods Farmers Ruined Cotton Crops Destroyed

Singleton Argus · Monday 14 December 1931 · page 1

Cotton crops in the Dawson River Valley (Q.), on which the district mainly depends, have been totally destroyed by the flood waters. Fully three-quarters of the irrigable farms are. now under water, which is still rising…

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Flood Tragedy Horse and Rider Swept From Bridge

Singleton Argus · Monday 14 December 1931 · page 1

Attempting to negotiate a concrete level crossing known as the Emu Grossing, two miles on the Uralla side of Bundarra, a stranger, who was later…

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