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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1932

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Flood Danger Louth Park Farms Engineer's Report

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 May 1932 · page 5

That five inches of rain in the Mulbring area would cause the flooding of the farms in the Louth Park and Dagworth area…

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World Crisis Pope's Comparison Biblical Deluge Rome, May 18

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 May 1932 · page 1

The Pope, in an Encyclical, compares the present world's social and economic chaos to the Biblical Deluge…

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Flood Rains

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 25 May 1932 · page 1

London, Monday.—Damage amounting to hundreds of thousands of pounds has been caused throughout England by torrential rains, which…

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FLOODS! Homes Evacuated at Bentley London, May 25

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 May 1932 · page 1

The Minister for Health, Sir Hilton Young, stated in the House of Commons that, owing to floods at Bentley, Yorkshire, about 2500 persons…

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Caught in Gale Ship Battered SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 June 1932 · page 10

A message from Wellington (N.Z.) states that the steamer Huntingdon, which arrived on Sunday in a leaking condition, due to an encounter with…

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Strong Winds Another Cold Night Coastal Gales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 June 1932 · page 5

Cold boisterous weather conditions prevailed locally last night. To-day was fine and clear, with…

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If Floods Come Transhipment of Passengers at Telarah

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 17 June 1932 · page 6

Among the matters dealt with at last night's meeting of the Kearaley shire Council was a letter from the Railway Department dealing with…

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FLOODED! City Silk Store Stock Soaked Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 June 1932 · page 1

Hundreds of pounds worth of damage was done last night by water which flooded Henderson's Silk Store, in Pitt-street…

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Building Flooded Hose Maliciously Turned On

Singleton Argus · Monday 20 June 1932 · page 3

The malicious act of some person caused damage estimated, at several hundred pounds at 156 Pittstreet, Sydney, early on Saturday…

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Snow Storm at Sea Captain Surprised

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 22 June 1932 · page 3

When the crew of the German freighter Neekar turned to at 6.30 a.m on Monday they rubbed their eyes in astonishment…

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Wild Night Westerly Gale No Chance

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 June 1932 · page 5

There was little variation in the weather conditions last night and to-day from those of the past few days expect that the temperature…

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A Bleak Day Westerly Gales Coastal Damage Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 June 1932 · page 8

Fierce westerly gales raged along the coastal areas of the State yesterday and caused considerable damage. The day…

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HOVE-TO Windjammer in Storm LONDON, July 1

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 July 1932 · page 1

Captain de Cloux, master of the windjammer Barms, claims a victory in the windjammer race from Australia to England…

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Storm Rages Over Japan Heavy Deathroll

Singleton Argus · Monday 4 July 1932 · page 3

Tokio, Saturday.—A destructive storm, accompanied by torrential rainfall, which is sweeping Japan, reached Tokio, flooding the low-lying districts…

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The Storm

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 5 July 1932 · page 4

Hark to the "thunder", like breakers when rolling With force quite majestic, and herald of rain;…

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Fierce Gale Coast Battered Wild Night

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 July 1932 · page 2

The coastal area of the State was severely windswept by the fierce gale which sprang up last night, and several centres…

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"The Worst Ever!? Mr. G. Ekert on the April Storm

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 8 July 1932 · page 6

During his 86 years' residence in the district Mr. G. Ekert, of Pokolbin, has seen many violent steams, but he considers that which occurred last…

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Steamer Late Caught by Storm? Cargo of Produce Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 July 1932 · page 1

The steamer Ulmarra from the North Coast, which left Newcastle at 10 o'clock yesterday morning has not yet been sighted at South Head…

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Blue Mountain Sights Scheme to Floodlight

Singleton Argus · Friday 8 July 1932 · page 2

A scheme to floodlight Blue, Mountain sights has been put in hand by the Katoomba Council. The plan is an ambitious one, its main object being…

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Heavy Rain at Dungog Dungog

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 July 1932 · page 5

Following on last week's total rainfall of 115 points, rain set in again last evening and continued incessantly throughout the night, 150…

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