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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1933

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Storm Havoc Roads Impassable City Deluge Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 January 1933 · page 1

Storm havoc is still holding up the Victorian road traffic. The destruction of the Narabara Bridge has caused many motorists to make detours…

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Town Flooded Glen Innes' Plight Heavy Rain Glen Innes

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 January 1933 · page 2

During the week-end heavy rain was experienced, and, within an hour, there was a great flow of water from the higher levels to the town. The…

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Opposition to Hunter Flood Mitigation Board Its Objects Councils Confer More Taxes

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 February 1933 · page 7

Alderman A. S. McDonald presided at the opening of a conference in the West Maitland Town Hall this afternoon at which…

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Heavy Rain Coming

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 3 February 1933 · page 1

Latest weather forecast states that heavy rain is expected to fall within the next 36 hours…

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Severe Storm. 4½ Inches of Rain in 30 MINUTED

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 3 February 1933 · page 8

Word has been received from Mr. S. J. Tink, of "Morton," Dubbo (and "Flight Springs," Merriwa) of a severe storm that passed over the…

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STANHOPE Heavy Thunderstorm Useful Rain Stanhope

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 February 1933 · page 6

Following a sultry day," a heavy thunderstorm on Sunday evening gave good falls of rain. At St. Petrox two inches were…

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In Flood Queensland Reverside Heavy Rains Brisbane

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 February 1933 · page 1

Last night it was reported that the Tully River was seven feet over the bridge and rising at the rate of three inches and hour…

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Big Floods North Queensland Trains Held Up Brisbane

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 February 1933 · page 2

Train services in North Queensland are disorganised as the result of the big floods which followed torrential rain…

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Inches of Rain Queensland Rivers in Flood

Singleton Argus · Monday 6 February 1933 · page 2

News was received in Brisbane on Friday night that the Tally River was seven feet over the bridge find rising at the rate of three inches an hour…

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Big Floods Lines Under Water More Rain Brisbane

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 February 1933 · page 2

As a result of further flooding trains are still held up in the North. The Tally River this afternoon was…

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Girl Tells Graphic Story of Tragedy Wild Night Terrific Storm Family Lost Scarborough

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 February 1933 · page 1

The inquest [?]ened to-day into the deaths of the Davis family, who were drowned in the recant storm at…

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More Storms Disturbed Weather Qld. Man's Forecast

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 February 1933 · page 4

The disturbed period of February is now approaching, and the conditions on the sun are not unfavorable to it, as the great spot groups are…

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Tidal Wave Village Flooded St. Johns (New[?]dland) Feb. 9

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 February 1933 · page 1

About 450 fisherfolk on Sandy Point peninsula, took refuge in attics, and on the roofs of their cottages on Thursday, as a tidal wave flooded…

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A Flood

The Scone Advocate · Friday 10 February 1933 · page 1

The old mining creek had seen hundreds of gold-seekers away back in the curly digging days. Those men who had come over from The Ovens, Bendigo,…

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Tidal Wave Floods Village Refuge in Attics and Roofs. (Australian Press Assn. Message.)

Singleton Argus · Friday 10 February 1933 · page 1

St. John's, Newfoundland, Thursday. About 450 fisher folk on Sandy Point Peninsula took refuge in the attics and roofs of their cottages us a tidal wave…

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Big Floods Queensland Rains Much Damage Brisbane

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

Reports of terrific dowapours and further extensive flooding are coming in from the Tully district, where train services have been suspended…

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More Floods Queensland's Plight Trains Upset

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 February 1933 · page 3

A message from Brisbane states that continued heavy rains in the Herbert and Tully areas have caused the Herbert and Tully rivers to rise…

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Into Bay Church Wrecked Another Gale St. Georges, Nild., Feb. 13

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 February 1933 · page 1

A winter hurricane that swept Newfoundland at the week-end caused great damage in the flood-stricken villages along the shores…

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Queensland Floods Railways Still Under Water

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 15 February 1933 · page 1

Floods in North Queensland are still holding up railway traffic. The Burdekin River was over the Inkerman Bridge yesterday…

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Hurricane in Newfoundland Floods Invade Villages. St. Johns (Newfoundland)

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 15 February 1933 · page 2

A winter hurricane swept Newfoundland aver the week-end. Hoods have Invaded the stricken villages along the shores of the…

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