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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1933

376 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 18 of 19

Storms in Victoria Struck by Lightning

Singleton Argus · Monday 4 December 1933 · page 1

The storms in Victoria last week wore among the worst ever experienced in the State. At Stawell, George Abbott, aged 19,…

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Melbourne Storm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 December 1933 · page 2

A severe electric storm broke over Melbourne suburbs, causing much damage, There was no loss of life. Terrific hall fell in several places…

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Mayoral Cup Maze Brain Storms Caused

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 5 December 1933 · page 3

We regret to announce that owing to the complex position of the Mayoral Cup, our sporting commissioner has been removed to a mental…

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Man Killed Lightning Flash Severe Storm Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 December 1933 · page 2

At Billabong Creck, near Parkes, yesterday afternoon, Thomas Wilson, aged 18 years, and his horse were killed…

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Fourteen Miles Wide. Flood Waters in Victoria. Alarming Position. Melbourne

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 5 December 1933 · page 2

Flood waters are still causing great damage in many country, centres. The town of Pyramid Hill, 55 miles north of Bendigo,…

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Floods in Vic. Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 December 1933 · page 7

Residents of the village of Pyramid Hall, 50 miles north of Bendige, are making frantic efforts erecting barriers in an effort to ward off two…

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Storm in Melbourne Fireball Through Wall

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 6 December 1933 · page 1

A severe electric storm broke over Melbourne suburbs on Monday afternoon causing much damage. There was no loss'of life…

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Electric Storm Scares People of Wingham am LIGHTING Vivid Flashes Lights Out Wingham

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 6 December 1933 · page 1

A thunderstorm that occurred yesterday afternoon will be long remembered at Wingham…

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Flood Damage in Victoria Bendigo District Suffers

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 6 December 1933 · page 2

Further extensive flood damage has been caused in Bendigo district by rain which fell on Monday and yesterday. A number of villages and many farms…

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Storms. Being Good Rains

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 8 December 1933 · page 10

In a series of storms during the week 120 points of rain were registered here. Crops and pastures were showing the effects of the hot weather and drying…

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Floods in Victoria 30 Families Leave Homes

Singleton Argus · Friday 8 December 1933 · page 6

The settlements of Yenda, Durham Ox, and Canary Islands were still under water on Wednesday through the flooding of the Loddon River and…

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Big Floods Victorian Danger MELBOURNE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 December 1933 · page 11

The increase of the flood waters in the Korang and Pyramid Hill districts continues, and considerable anxiety felt among residents…

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Flood Waters Town Threatened MELBOURNE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 December 1933 · page 1

The ground surrounding the town of Kerang is very swampy now as the result of the inundation of flood waters, which had reached within an…

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Flood Waters Creep on Victorian Town in Houses Workers Retire Heavy Rain Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 December 1933 · page 1

Three houses were flooded to a depth of several inches last night when the waters in the Kerang district broke…

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Floods in Victoria Township Seriously Threatened. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Monday 11 December 1933 · page 2

A message from Kerang, Victoria, stetes that the outer bank protecting the township from flood waters broke yesterday morning, inundating a…

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Humid Weather Scattered Storms Heavy Rainfalls

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 December 1933 · page 7

The humid condition of yesterday persisted last night and again to-day. Storms passed over during the night, but the rainfall was only light…

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Severe Storm at Brisbane Tennis Player Has Narrow Escape

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 13 December 1933 · page 1

The South Australian Davis Cup player, A. K. Quist, had a narrow escape from being struck by lightning when a severe storm swept over…

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Fierce Storm English Coast Swept LONDON, Dec. 13

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 December 1933 · page 1

A fierce storm, which swept the English coast to-day, was particularly severe in the Channel, Some cross-channel boats were diverted from…

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Weather Bureau Forecasts Inland Floods Humid Heat Local Showers Heavy in Parts

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 December 1933 · page 7

Hot and humid weather conditions again prevailed locally to-day, following an oppressive night…

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Flood Warning Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 December 1933 · page 7

The Weather Bureau to-day issued a flood warning stating that a cyclonic depression had developed over inland New South Wales, and…

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