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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1931

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MAROONED! Local Men's Ordeal Lismore Floods

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 February 1931 · page 6

En route to Brisbane by motor cycle, a party of Maitland men had an unenviable experience in the recent North Coast floods…

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MUSEWELLBROOK Water Conservation Flood Mitigation

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 February 1931 · page 5

Councillor Niland's remarks at the Quarterly meeting of the Lower Hunter District Progress Association, upon the…

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"The Storm"

Singleton Argus · Monday 16 February 1931 · page 2

Miss Lupe Valez is the starred player in the emotional drama, "The Storm," to be screened at the Strand Theatre on Wednesday and Thursday nights. The…

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Saturday's Storm

Singleton Argus · Monday 16 February 1931 · page 2

A heavy storm, accompanied by strong wind and a vivid display of lightning, broke over, Singleton on Saturday evening. Thirty-seven points,…

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Rain Threatens Saturday's Storm Cool Change

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 February 1931 · page 1

Following the hot and sultry conditions that prevailed during Saturday, a heavy thunderstorm worked up soom after tea…

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In the Storm Looking For Girl Strange Incident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 February 1931 · page 4

Midway between Newcastle and Maitland on Saturday night motorists travelling towards the latter place bad a weird…

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Chimney Struck Storm at Gresford

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 February 1931 · page 5

Gresford was visited by a very heavy storm on Saturday night. The wind blow with great force, and the lightning was very vivid…

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Severe Storm Rain in Country Muggy Heat

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 February 1931 · page 1

Following a hot and sultry day a heavy storm broke over the town during the night, and 18 points of rain were registered…

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Some Rain Eighty Points in Saturday's Storm

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 17 February 1931 · page 1

Between seven and eight o'clock on Saturday night Cessnock experienced a particularly lively storm, in which rain of a torrential character quickly…

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Electrical Storm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 February 1931 · page 3

A rather unusual electrical storm passed over a Sunday night. The lightning was very vivid and incesant. 60 points of rain resulted. This…

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Vivid Lightning Storm at Muswellbrook. MUSWELLBROOK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 February 1931 · page 1

A thunderstorm of a tropical nature and remarkable violence occurred here last night, beginning at 7.90 and lasting about a couple of…

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Extensive Flood Damage Tweed Shire Council Hard Hit

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 18 February 1931 · page 4

"By far the most extensive flood damage in the Murwillunibah area was suffered by low-levol' bridges and their approaches, again proving their…

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Violent Storm Light System Deranged Vivid Lightning Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 February 1931 · page 1

Following a day of excessive humidity and great heat, a violent thunderstorm broke over Newcastle and district about…

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Heavy Rain

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 February 1931 · page 4

Rain fell heavily at Cessnock early last evening and during the night. The registration at the Cessnock Post Office for the 24 hours till 9 a.m…

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Vivid Lightning Storm at Muswellbrook MUSWELLBROOK

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 February 1931 · page 4

A thunderstorm of a tropical nature and remarkable violence occurred here last night, beginning at 7.30 and lasting about a couple of…

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Fierce Storm Tents Damaged Newcastle Show Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 February 1931 · page 1

Show patrons at Newcastle, yesterday afternoon had na unpleasant experience when, about 5 o'clock, a severe storm struck…

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Violent Storm Light System Deranged Vivid Lightning Newcastle

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 February 1931 · page 1

Following a day of excessive humidity and great-heat, a violent thunderstorm broke over Newcastle and district about…

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MAROONED! Local Men's Ordeal Lismore Floods

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 February 1931 · page 9

En route to Brisbane by motor cycle, a party of Maitland men had, an unenviable experience in the recent North Coast floods…

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Cool Change Week-end Storm Gardens Battered

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 February 1931 · page 1

The heat wave conditions of the latter end of last week culminated in a heavy storm on Saturday night, and a quantity…

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Flood Relief For Fiji Sufferers Heavy Losses Suva, Feb. 22

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 February 1931 · page 1

The Government has organised relief work for the Rewa flooded district where seven are known to be dead, but it is feared…

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