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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1931

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Heavy Rain Hunter Valley, Falls Dense Fog

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 April 1931 · page 4

Fairly general rain was received over the Hunter Valley for, the 24 hours ended at 9 a.m. to-day. The heaviest fall…

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Flood Boat at Dalwood Council Likely to Buy New Craft

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 17 April 1931 · page 5

The Shire Engineer (Mr. J. F. Shine), at last night's meeting of the Kearsley Shire Council, reported that in response to a complaint…

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Safety First Stanford Idle Heavy Rain Kurri Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 April 1931 · page 5

Stanford Morthyr Colliery was idle to-day, but not from loss of trade or any dispute with the employees…

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Newcastle Swept by Terrific Storm Streets Flooded Trams Blocked Parts Submerged Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 April 1931 · page 5

A terrific rainstorm, which was accompanied by lightning and heavy thunder, broke over the…

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More Rain Bureau's Tip Flood Danger Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 April 1931 · page 5

The Weather Bureau stated this afternoon that the Indications are that more heavy rain will fall in the coastal districts between Coff's…

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Drenching Rain Total of 326 Points Flood Warning

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 April 1931 · page 4

Further heavy rain fell in Maitland last night and again this morning. The additional registration at the local Post…

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Floods Predicted

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 21 April 1931 · page 2

With continuous heavy falls on the coast, a flood warning was issued today in respect of the Hastings, Manning, Macleay, Hunter, and Bellinger…

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Fierce Gale Sweeps Newcastle and Lake Districts Flood at Teralba People Leave Newcastle, "Wednesday

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 April 1931 · page 5

Torrential rain fell all over the Newcastle district again last night, accompanied by a strong easterly gale…

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Torrential Rains Flood Falls Likely Weather Bureau's Warning

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 April 1931 · page 1

Rough seas, accompanied by squalls, reaching at times a velocity .of 50 miles an hour, prevailed along the coast this morning. Many coasters were compelled to take shelter from the stormy elements. The Newcastle steamer, Hunter, was more than two hours late…

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Manning in Flood Wingham

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 April 1931 · page 1

Heavy rain fell last night and to-day, It has boon raining off and on since Friday last, and at Wingham Post Office 793 points have been…

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River Trust Flood Protection

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 April 1931 · page 4

Speaking at Merpeth, Mr. W. F. O'Hearn, M.L.A., referred to the prepesal to form a trust to protect the district from floods…

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Heavy Rain

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 April 1931 · page 10

The light rain which set in about midnight on Tuesday continued to fall for the greater part of yesterday, but about 4 p.m. the rain came…

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Red Cross. Heavy Rain

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 April 1931 · page 6

Collections in aid of the Red Cross and the sales of buttons was hold, and £31/8/4 was netted. The ladies took a keen interest in the work and the Heavy rain has fallen throughout the district, and all the rivers are running bankers…

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Kurri Deluge Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 April 1931 · page 7

Kurri Kurri has had a phenomenal rainfall. Between Sunday night and 9 o'clock this morning 1249 points have been recorded…

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Hunter Rises Rapidly Flood Danger Not Past 1449 Points at Mt. Vincent

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 April 1931 · page 1

Heavy rain on the watershed of the Hunter was responsible for a rapid rise in the river last night. It reached 27 feet at the Belmore Bridge, remaining at that height throughout this morning…

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Farms Flooded

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 April 1931 · page 1

'Louth Park, Dagworth and Fishery Creek farmers will again be heavy losers as Fishery Creek overflowed its banks last night and…

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Youth Drowned In Flooded Creek BULAHDELAH, Thursday

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 April 1931 · page 7

Keith Rodman, aged 15 years, residing with his parents at Markwell, seven miles from Bullahdelah, was drowned in a creck at Markwell…

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Flood Position Roads Under Water Heavy Damage Likely 10½In. at Raymond Tce. Raymond Terrace

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 April 1931 · page 7

Up till the middle of last week, most parts of the district were in need of rain, but since then no less than ten and a half inches have…

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Flood Danger

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 April 1931 · page 6

Men toiled throughout the greater part of last night in drenching rain in an effort to avert the damage that will almost…

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Another Flood

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 23 April 1931 · page 3

Scarcely had the ravages of the June flood of last been repaired when the river has again broken over the banks and all the lowlands are again submerged several…

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