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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1932

296 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 11 of 15

A Big Blow. Gale at Muswbllbrook

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 2 September 1932 · page 2

A windstorm at Muswellbrook on Tuesday evening blew with the force of a gale. On the hills doors that were locked were forced open…

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Floods Receding in New Zealand Heavy Stock Losses

Singleton Argus · Friday 2 September 1932 · page 1

The floodwaters at Wairarapa (N.Z.) have receded to the extent that the damage is apparent. The soldier set, tlement area at Tawaha suffered…

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Treed by Flood Midnight Rescue Grazier's Ordeal Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 September 1932 · page 1

An Albury message states that after being stranded on a tree for about six hours during the floods. Mr. B. Fraser, a grazier, of Clear Springs, Tatonga,…

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Heavy Storm Rain in Torrents Fall of Hail

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 September 1932 · page 5

At 2.30 this afternoon a terrific rainstorm broke over Maitland. Rain fell in torrents, accompanied by small hall…

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Pension Cuts Storm in Party Many Protests, Canberra

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 September 1932 · page 4

The Government is likely to encounter strong opposition in its proposal to out po[?] A stormy debate is expected at the…

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More Showers Wintry Conditions Gales Forecast

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 September 1932 · page 7

Cold showery weather prevailed in Maitland to-day. The morning broke dull and threatening, and a few hours later light rain began to fall…

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Many Spills Isle of Man Race Heavy Rain London, Sept. 8

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 9 September 1932 · page 1

This Senior Prix Motor race over 226 miles, on the Isle of Man, took place in heavy rain. Low-lying clouds on the…

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Gale in City

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 10 September 1932 · page 7

Heavy rais fall at intervais in Sydney to-day and, driven by a high will, made condutions exiremoly unpleasant Eiqutll at times reached a volcoalty of…

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Rugby League Final Postponed Heavy Rain

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 September 1932 · page 7

The Rugby League grand final between Eastern Suburbs miner premiers, and Cessnock, winner of the final, was to…

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Two Drowned Trapped in Canal Storm Fatality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 September 1932 · page 8

At Camperdown on Saturday afternoon a sudden storm resulted in six boys being everwhelmed in a strom-water c[?]sal near cardigan-st., and…

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Flood Mitigation. Erosion of River Banks. Planting of Willow Trees. (To the Editor.)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 13 September 1932 · page 6

Sir,—In reading the Council's report in your last issue I note the residents of West Muswellbrook again request that body to do something to…

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Newcastle Plots to Retain Its Stranglehold Rugby League Storms Ahead Vital Meeting (No. II.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 September 1932 · page 9

At each weekly meeting of the Newcastle League Committee since the local move for senarate…

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Aerial Struck Storm at Berrigan

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 17 September 1932 · page 7

Average Thunderstorm shook Berrigan last night, [?] night [?] and meters [?] blown and [?] and…

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Flood Toll Damage in South

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 September 1932 · page 6

Owing to the heavy rain in southern districts all rivers and creeks south of Gundagai are in high flood, although with the…

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Flood Danger Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 September 1932 · page 5

The State Meteorologist, Mr. Mares, stated to-day that he expects the disturbance to spread over the greater part of New South Wales…

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Flood Danger. State-wide Disturbance Alarm Inland

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 20 September 1932 · page 2

The State Meteorologist, Mr. Mares, expects that a disturbance will spread over the greater part of Nw South Wales within the next…

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Flood Fears Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 September 1932 · page 5

Further rain continuos to cause alarm in some districts, and if the rain continued, the position in some centres will become serious…

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Flood Danger. State-wide Disturbance. Alarm Inland

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 20 September 1932 · page 2

The State Meteorologist, Mr. Mares, expects that a disturbance will spread over the greater part of N.S. Wales within the next 24 hours, likely to…

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Storm Centre

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 23 September 1932 · page 4

Port Stephens may claim the honor of being the storm centre during the cyclonic disturbance on Friday and Saturday last. Although it is usually…

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Torrential Rain Falls in Many Districts Centres Heavy Storm Light Catchment Falls Crops Damaged

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 September 1932 · page 5

Rain fell in torrents in Maitland last night, the regis-tration for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. to-day being 224…

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