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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1933

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Storm Troops Author's Home Visited Forced Entry London. March 17

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 March 1933 · page 1

The well-known author, Herr Feuchtuanger, has informed his London publisher that the Storm Troops, during his absence in…

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FLOODGATES To-day's Inspection

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 March 1933 · page 4

The pumping out of the water in the coffer dam at the Victoria Bridge floodgates was sufficiently advanced this morning to permit an inspection…

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Storm Driven Published by Special Arrangement. (Copyright.) Chapter VII.—(Continued)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 March 1933 · page 3

The cutter had continued firing without doing any further damage. Tony picked up the glasses. She wasn't gaining on them any longer…

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Gale at Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 March 1933 · page 2

Wintry conditions followed a mild day at Newcastle. The lookout at Nobby's last night reported a southerly…

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Storm Driven Published by Special Arrangement. (Copyright) Chapter VIII;—Continued

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 March 1933 · page 5

Soon after sunset when the stars came out he changed the schooner's direction and ran to the coast with every hour that passed, self confidence…

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Flood Gates Wallis Greek Trouble Shire Report

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 March 1933 · page 6

At the meeting of Tarro shire council to-day the engineer Mr. W.R Lindsay submitted a report concerning the wallis creck flood gates…

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Storm Driven Published by Special [?] (Copyright.) Chapter X.

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 March 1933 · page 3

Tony discovered that the .schooner was owned by a syndicate, which, was represented by a large jovial Irisliman, Maurice Bouchier, Ostensibly,…

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Storm Driven a Published by Special Arrangement. (Copyright. Chapter X.-(Continued)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 March 1933 · page 5

He found Pat's name in large type. She was described as the only daughter of Senator Stephen Brandt, the Real Estate magnate. She was…

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Flood Rains New Zealand Downpour Heavy Losses Wellington (N.z.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 March 1933 · page 2

An Auckland menage states that torrential rains have seriously dislocated rail traffic on the main North island trunk line…

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N.Z. FLOODS More Heavy Damage WELLINGTON, N.Z.

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 March 1933 · page 1

Floods at Taumarunui have caused many thousands of pounds worth of damage, and many roads have been secured while four bridges were…

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Storm Driven Published by Special Arrangement. (Copyright.) Chapter XI.—(Continued)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 March 1933 · page 5

Tony got up and walked to the window. Just for a moment he was temple to confess everything. Through the lace curtains he saw the…

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MORPETH Flood-boats "Black" Rates Reduced Morpeth

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 March 1933 · page 2

At a meeting of the Morpeth Municipal Council the whole of the Aldermen were present. The Mayor (?. K. Klein) presided…

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Storm Driven Published by Special Arrangement. (Copyright.) Chapter XI.-(Continued)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 March 1933 · page 3

"Has Captain Dawson gone, father?" Brandt threw the paper down and turned quickly at the sound of his…

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Storm Driven Published by Special Arrangement. (Copyright.) Chapter XI.—(Continued)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 March 1933 · page 3

A long time she sat wi[?]ut speaking. The cigarette burnt itself out, she threw it away and [?] another Brandt got up and stood facing her,…

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Storm Driven Published by Special Arrangement. (Copyright.) Chapter Xii

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 March 1933 · page 5

The Canadian Development Company was floated six months after Tony joined the Syndicate. He had jumped into it at just the right…

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Storm Driven Special Published by Arrangement. (Copyright.) Chapter XII.-(Continued)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 March 1933 · page 3

Bouchier got up, stood at the door of the hut, and looked out. Not a lovely or peaceful prospect; smoking stacks, whirling machinery; hard,…

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The Flood

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 March 1933 · page 4

Sweeping down in torrents, Comes the pouring rala, Flood rains were predicted, And here they are again…

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Storm Driven Published by Special Arrangement. (Copyright.) Chapter Xiii

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 March 1933 · page 5

The first few days Tony did nothing: he had no clothes fit to wear, and though that didn't worry him much he went to a who dressed…

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Rain Threatens Sultry Atmosphere Gales Likely

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 31 March 1933 · page 7

The sultry conditions of the past tow days continued to-day it was dull and mutiny early and a few spots of rain fell about…

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Storm Driven Published by Special Arrangement. (Copyright.) Chapter XIII.—(Continued)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 31 March 1933 · page 5

Bergsou was a large, loosely-built man with thick grey hair, clever eyes set deep behind an aquiline nose. He introduced his wile. They were…

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