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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1934

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Floods in New South Wales and Victoria Riverina Towns Menaced

Singleton Argus · Friday 26 October 1934 · page 1

Torrential rain over south-eastern Australia has caused serious floodings in New South Wales and Victoria. The position seem to be most serious in the Riverina. Tumut was menaced by floods last night, and the water was rising fast The Murrumbidgee is…

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WARNING! Southern Floods Waters Rise Wagga

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 October 1934 · page 1

Although the Hood waters around Wagga are slowly subsiding there is still a great deal of water in low-lying…

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Flood Waters Danger Not Over SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 30 October 1934 · page 1

Menaced by the continued of the Murrumbidgee River, residents situated in low-lying areas near Narrandera have moved their…

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Storm Area "Smithy" Held Up the Next Hop Honolulu. Oct. 30

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 31 October 1934 · page 1

Sir Charles Kingsford Smith is now awaiting good weather for his take-off for Oakland, California. The storm area midway between…

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The Floodgates Deputation Waiting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 31 October 1934 · page 5

Members of the deputation appointed on behalf of Tarro Shire and West Maitland Municipal Councils to urge the rebuilding of the Wallis Creek…

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Flood Waters Subside Fine Conditions Prevail. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 31 October 1934 · page 3

Flood wators generally are subsiding throughout the State, and fine conditions are prevailing, although a change is expected later…

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Flood Waters Narrandera in Peril SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 November 1934 · page 1

Practically the whole of the flats around Narrandera are covered by flood waters. The position became more acute in Narrandorn today…

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The Floodgates Deputation Next Week

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 November 1934 · page 6

The Town Clerk of West Maitland Mr. E.W. Williams, has been advised that Mr. R.W.D. Weaver, Minister for Works, will receive the…

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Dorothy Flood Story of 1893 Flood Fact or Fiction?

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 November 1934 · page 2

A reader of the "Dally Mercury" has asked for particulars of Dorothy Flood, a figure around whom has been woven a romantic story…

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Sultry Heat Storms Threaten Rain in Parts

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 November 1934 · page 7

Following a sultry morning stormy conditions worked up early this afternoon, but afterwards [?]aded away…

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Storm at Muswellbrook Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 November 1934 · page 5

Following oppressive weather conditions, heavy thunderstorms were experienced last night and early this morning. Ninety-seven points of…

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Heavy Rain

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 6 November 1934 · page 3

The sultry conditions of Friday and Saturday last were followed by heavy rain on Sunday night and yesterday morning, the visitation being…

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Fierce Storms Damage in South Towns Flooded Albury

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 November 1934 · page 5

Fierce rainstorms have occurred in the Jindera and Lavington districts, resulting in all farm land adjacent to the creeks being…

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Wet Season? Qld Man's Forecast Monsoonal Storms

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 November 1934 · page 6

An observation of the sun made at Crohamhurst on Sunday, October 28, showed the presence of a moderate southern sunspot, which had appeared…

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Flood Gates Councils' Protest Bad Condition Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 November 1934 · page 7

A deputation representing the West Maitland Council and Tarre Shire Council waited upon the Minister for Health, Mr. R. W. D. Weaver…

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Adelaide Flooded Adelaide

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 November 1934 · page 5

Following thunderstorms and floods in country districts in the past few days, and a heavy downpour which flooded the streets of Adelaide,…

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Storm at Hay Hay

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 9 November 1934 · page 3

A weather phenomenon was experienced on Wednesday. Late in the afternoon there was a heavy storm. After this had ceased a violent wind sprang…

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Heavy Storms Trail of Damage Four Lives Lost Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 9 November 1934 · page 3

Victoria was swept on Wednesday night and early on Thursday morning by a cyclonic storm of great severity. Thousands of…

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Flood Boats Report Galled For Raymond Terrace

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 9 November 1934 · page 5

Port Stephens Shire engineer was instructed to submit a report upon the condition of the flood boats in the shire at the last meeting of the…

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Adelaide Suburbs Flooded

Singleton Argus · Friday 9 November 1934 · page 1

After the heaviest rainstorm for years the streets resembled rivers in many of the low-lying suburbs of Adelaide on Wednesday. Houses and…

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