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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1933

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A Deluge Rain at Darwin

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 January 1933 · page 2

Daswin's rainfall for December was [?] points, compared with 411 points for the same period last year. The total for the wet season to…

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Fierce Gale North Sea Tragedy Trawler Founders London, Jan. 2

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 January 1933 · page 1

A f[?] southerly, gale, which reg[?] over the North Sea, was particularly severe along the cast coast of Scotland…

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Flooded Rivers Northern Territory Shortage of Food Darwin

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 January 1933 · page 5

Flooded rivers in the Northern Torritory have upset the rive traffic to such an extent that there is a serious [?] of food in the…

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A Deluge Gale at Wee Waa Wee Waa

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 January 1933 · page 2

A gale struck Wee Waa last night at 8,00 lasting for about an hour. There was a deluge of rain and a [?] wind. One and a half [?]…

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Storm at Dungog Dungog

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 January 1933 · page 5

A [?] storm passed ever Dungog and district last night, 85 points of rain being recorded. This makes 143 points for the week. Showers were…

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Trees Uprooted Storm at Palesthan

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 January 1933 · page 2

A vict[?] dust-storm and gale struck Palesthan 40 miles northwest of Condeb[?] on Wednesday afternoon…

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Welcome Rain Series of Storms Some Good Falls

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 January 1933 · page 5

Following a sultry, oppressive day, a series of thunderstorms passed over Maitland last night. The registration at the West…

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Wednesday Night's Storm

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 6 January 1933 · page 5

During the storm which descended upon Cessnock on Wednesday night 55 points of rain were received. The downpour, which lasted for an hour…

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Violent Storm. Sheep Killed—Widespread Damage

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 6 January 1933 · page 3

Since the beginning of summer Merriwa and district has experienced several severe storms, not the least of these being one which passed over the…

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Ran Into Motor Car During Storm. Railway Porter Injured

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 6 January 1933 · page 1

The violent storm at Muswellbrook on Wednesday evening was directly responsible for an accident in Market-street, as a result of…

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Forster and Tuncurry Devastated by Violent Storm Many Charges Stolen Bicycles Master Mind Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 January 1933 · page 5

No less than 132 charges of having stolen bicycles were preferred against Ernest Weatbrook (29), labourer; Frederick Beatty…

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The Colonists. a Novel on Early Colonial Life in Australia. Chapter 8: The Muttering Storm

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 6 January 1933 · page 6

Linden knew that his wife would condemn his action. He had come to Justify himself to her, but since he could not find her, he would wait…

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A Thunderstorm

Singleton Argus · Friday 6 January 1933 · page 6

Following the sultry conditions on Wednesday, a thunderstorm occurred in Singleton shortly after 8 p.m. It was heralded by a strong wind, from…

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Fierce Storm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 January 1933 · page 10

While the funeral of a Mr. Gibb was in progress at Campbell's Hill os Sunday afternoon, December 20, 1872, a violent thunder and…

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Cyclone at Sea Liner Buffetted Alarm on Board Wilington, (N.z,)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 January 1933 · page 5

Struck by a cyclone, the wind in which attained a veleclty of 100 ' miles an hour, the steamer Maunganul experienced an extremely…

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Fierce Gale Damage in, Victoria trees Uprooted MELBOURNE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 January 1933 · page 8

Victoria was swept by a three gale last evening there had been high winds all day and in some places especially in the country high…

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Steamer Struck by Cyclone Maunganui's Bad Time. Wellington (N.Z.)

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 11 January 1933 · page 2

Struck by a cyclone the wind attainvelocity of 100 miles an hour, the steamer Maunganui experienced an exceedingly rough passage from San…

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Fierce Storm Damage at Young ' Power' Cut Off Young

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 January 1933 · page 5

Considerable damage was done when a flerce storm [?] by great clouds of dust and vivid lightning struck the district last night…

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Fierce Storm at Young Electric Light Service Dislocated. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 11 January 1933 · page 2

A fierce storm struck Young last night during which trees were uprooted and the town plunged into darkness through the dislocation of the…

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Violent Storm Roofs Tom Off ARMIDALE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 January 1933 · page 2

Following the bottom day this summer at Armidale, the mercury reading was 93 degrees, a fierce storm blow up in the evening…

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