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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1932

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Hottest Day Storm Last Night 102 DEGREES

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 January 1932 · page 5

Following on the severe heat of yesterday and the previous day, a sharp thunderstorm broke over Maitland about 10 o'clock…

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Car in Flames Unusual Accident in Heavy, Storm Tamworth, .Monday

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 January 1932 · page 3

While travelling on the lower Moonbl range during a heavy rain storm on Sunday afternoon, a car containing five passengers…

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Heavy Storm Paterson

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 January 1932 · page 5

In the early hours of this morning a heavy. thunder-storm broke over Paterson, flooding the low-lying areas and extensively damaging the…

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Dull and Cool Storm at Paterson Crops Damaged

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 January 1932 · page 5

Yesterday's het and sultry weather conditions were relieved during the night when a few misty showers feil…

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Severe Floods Rivera Overflow LONDON, Jan. 4

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 January 1932 · page 2

Unceasing rain for three days has caused severe floods in Scotland. A number rivers are overflowing their banks, and thousands of…

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Channel Storms Lifeboat Rescues Steamer Aground London. Jan. 6

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 January 1932 · page 1

The first of a series of storms, which, according to forecast, are approaching from the Atlantic, swept southern England…

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Storms From Atlantic South of England Swept. London

Singleton Argus · Friday 8 January 1932 · page 2

The first of a series of storms which, according to forecasts, are approaching from, the Atlantic swept Southern England to-day…

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Sticky Night Sultriness Persists BRIEF - Lived Storm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 January 1932 · page 5

Maitland sweltered again last night in an intolerably sticky atmosphere, A storm shortly before 9 O' clock brought…

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Miners' Perils Journey to Coast Through Floods'

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 January 1932 · page 4

Nine men from the Batavia goldfields experienced adventures and privation white making a journey from the…

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Miners' Perils. Journey to Coast. Through Floods

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 12 January 1932 · page 1

Nine men from the Batavia goldfields experienced adventures and privations while making a journey from the goldfields to the coast to join the…

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Queensland Heat Wave Continues Two Deaths Reported. Terrific Storm at Brisbane

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 13 January 1932 · page 1

Following a week a intense heat, a terrific storm broke over Brisbane late last night. The lightning was most vivid, and the wind attained cyclonic…

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Storm Rages Damage in Brisbane Heavy Losses

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 January 1932 · page 10

A message from Brisbane states that the storm early on Wednesday morning caused damage amounting to thousands of…

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Minister's Visit Flood Mitigation

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 January 1932 · page 6

On Thursday, February 4, the Minister for Works, Mr. M. A. Davidson, will visit Maitland and confer with all interested bodies on flood…

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Heat Wave Still Continues. Two Deaths Reported. Terrific Storm at Brisbane

The Scone Advocate · Friday 15 January 1932 · page 1

Following a week's intense heat, a terrific storm broke over Brisbane late on Tuesday night. The lightning was moat vivid, and the wind attained…

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Heavy Rain Cloncurry Flood BRISBANE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 January 1932 · page 2

Heavy rain in the north-west caused the flooding of the Clonourry River, which submerged the railway bridge, The Lolehhardt River at…

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Big Floods Torrential Rain in Queensland. Brisbane

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 January 1932 · page 3

In the far north of Queensland at present, very heavy rain is being experienced, and big floods are expected in many…

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Cyclone in Queensland Big Rainfalls

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 20 January 1932 · page 1

A tropical cyclone which has been causing torrential rains on the Queensland coast was centred at 9 o'clock yesterday morning near Innisfail and…

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Heavy Floods Queensland Losses Rain Still Falls Brisbane

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 January 1932 · page 6

With water nine feet deep in the railway yards, and hundreds of people homeless, Innisfail is in the throes of the highest flood for…

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Storm Terror Man's Narrow Escape

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 January 1932 · page 6

During the progress of a heavy storm on the Comboyne Plateau Mr. Angus Bosanquet had a very narrow escape from death. He was feeding…

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Mine Flooding Loss to District Need for Action (To the Editor)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 January 1932 · page 4

Sir.—Ayrfield Colliery has not long survived the flooding of South Maitland Mine some four years ago. Following this, East Greta mine…

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