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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1932

296 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 13 of 15

Fierce Storm Buildings Suffer at Toowoomba Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 October 1932 · page 2

A message from Toowoomba states that one of the haricost storms experienced for many years struck the city at 1.25 p.m. to-day, and caused great…

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Car Engulfed By Flood Waters Doctor Rescued Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 October 1932 · page 8

Word from Melbourne states that several residents of Trafalgar who went out to inspect a large area of flood waters near the town found…

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Letters to Editor Flood Mitigation (To the Editor)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 October 1932 · page 8

Sir,—Should sewerage come before flood mitigation? Our present sanitary system has served successfully for many years and outbreaks of…

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Cost of Flood Boats

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 27 October 1932 · page 3

At Tarro Shire Council meeting, after the conference had closed on the bridge on Tuesday last, Cr. McCarthy brought up the question of the payment for flood…

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Severe Storm

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 28 October 1932 · page 1

Whilst a man and his wife were camped at the foot of Grass Tree hill, Antiene, on Wednesday night, there was a storm of such violence that…

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Cyclone in New Zealand

Singleton Argus · Friday 28 October 1932 · page 8

A cyclonic gale caused considerable devastation near Warkworth, North Auckland (N.Z.). Several buildings were damaged, and a large shed was…

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Big Cricket No Late News Heavy Rain Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 October 1932 · page 7

No news of the cricket match between England and Australia at perth had been received up to 8 o'clock this afternoon. It is…

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Fierce Storm Adelaide Deluged Lines Down

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 31 October 1932 · page 4

A severe storm descended on. Adeallde on Saturday night, causing heavy damage, and cutting off communication from the city…

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Sudden Change Thunderstorm Threatens Sultry Morning

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 November 1932 · page 5

Warm sultry conditions prevailed locally last night. It was fine and hot early this morning, but later a change worked up…

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Letter to Editor Flood Mitigation (To tho Editor)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 November 1932 · page 3

sir,—Among those writing in condomnation of sowerage to find many properly owners through the ravages of…

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Hail Storm Pokolbin Farmers Lose Heavily

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 8 November 1932 · page 2

Pesterday afternoon, about 2 p.m., there was a very heavy hail storm at Pokolbin. The hail was very thick and growing crops were cut to pieces…

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Storm Rains High Temperatures Nov. Forecast

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 November 1932 · page 4

This month will open fine and bright, but storminess is developing, and will work over from the west arriving her about…

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Flood Tide United States Poll Rush of Electors New York, Nov. 8

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 November 1932 · page 1

A flood tide of balloting, threatening to override even the new high total of four years ago. inundated the United States…

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Severe Storm. Gardens Destroyed

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 11 November 1932 · page 8

A very severe rain and hail storm passed over Merriwa on Mondayafternoon. At about 3 o'clock, blaclc clouds began to bank up and first of…

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Storm at Dungog Dungog

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 November 1932 · page 5

A heavy storm passed over the district yesterday afternoon. Dungog receiving 92 points. Steady, soaking showers fell this…

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Heavy Storm Wheat Farmers Suffer BURROWA

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 November 1932 · page 2

Wheat farmers lost heavily when a heavy hailstorm ruined many acres of wheat here during the week-end. Much damage was done to…

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Ray. Terrace Beneficial Storms Farmers Busy

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 November 1932 · page 10

RAY. TERRACE, Thursday. The month, which opened with every appearance of being dry has to date not been so…

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Heavy Rain at Putty

Singleton Argus · Friday 18 November 1932 · page 4

Between 6 and 7 o'clock on Monday evening a heavy storm, in the nature of a cloudburst, broke over Putty. It was confined to a narrow strip of…

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Struck Dead Storm Tragedy LISMORE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 November 1932 · page 1

Percy Clifford (28) was struck dead by lighting during a storm at Tatham, near Casino, last night. Although there was no mark on…

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Flood Lights Blue Mountains Scheme SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 November 1932 · page 6

Katoomba Municipal Council has made extensive preparations for the switching on ceremony of the flood lighting of mountain sights at…

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