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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1934

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Heavy Hail Upper Clarence Storm Stock Killed Grafton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 December 1934 · page 8

A severe hailstorm at Coaldale on the Upper Clarence was much worse than was at first reported. It killed calves, fowls, and…

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Terrific Thunderstorm Vivid Display of Lightning Train Service Affected Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 17 December 1934 · page 3

Sydney and suburbs received the full force of a terrific thunderstorm which worked up yesterday afternoon. The lightning was vivid and the thunder crashes deafening. Heavy rain also fell…

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Yesterday's Thunderstorms

Singleton Argus · Monday 17 December 1934 · page 2

At about 1.30 o'clock yesterday arternoon a tnunderstorm, which had been working up for some time, broke over Singleton, and the gutters were…

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Miners Penniless Owing to Floods Question of £8000

Singleton Argus · Monday 17 December 1934 · page 4

Wonthaggi (Vic.) miners who are mow out of work through the closing of shafts following the recent floods are in the position of being penniless,…

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Help for Flood Victims

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 December 1934 · page 6

Sufferers in the resent floods will benefit though the generosity of the Mother Church of the Christian Science Church at Boston (United…

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The Floodgates Inspection Made Conference Called

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 December 1934 · page 4

Representatives of the West Mait-land Municipal and Tarre Shire Councils yesterday made an inspection of the Wallis Creek floodgates, and the…

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Snakes Alive! District Invaded Flood Sequel Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 December 1934 · page 8

The town of Seymour, 80 miles from Melbourne, after having been threatened with inundation by the recent floods, is now being invaded by…

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Heavy Rain Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 December 1934 · page 7

Following an oppressive night and a hot morning, with the temperature at 98 degrees, storm conditions developed, and at three o'clock this…

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In a Gale Steamer in Distress Race to Help London, Dec. 18

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 December 1934 · page 1

Six ships of three nations, more often great rivals, to-day raced through a violent Atlantic gale to the help of the Norwegian…

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Fierce Storm Damage in Victoria Heat and Dust Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 December 1934 · page 3

A fierce windstorm which swept, the north-west districts of Victoria, on Monday night, caused considerable damage. Many…

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Violent Electrical Storm Passes Over Sydney Violent FIREBELLS! Alarm in Suburbs Sultry Night Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 December 1934 · page 7

After an oppressive night a violent thunderstorm broke over the metropolitan area this morning. Following a…

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The Floodgates Conference on

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 December 1934 · page 6

The Mayor, Alderman A. S. Mc-McDonald and Alderman H. W. Fry, were appointed by the West Maitland Council last evening to meet tarro…

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Snakes Follow Floods Alarm in Victorian Town

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 19 December 1934 · page 1

After having been threatened with inundation by the recent floods, the town of Seymour, 80 miles from Melbourne, is now…

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Millions Die by Gigantic Deluge (Bulletin)

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 20 December 1934 · page 1

PARIS.—Barometer still falling—fourth day of unceasing earth tremors. Petrograd report monstrous falling meteors London already a shambles…

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Tamworth Storm Tamworth

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 December 1934 · page 4

Up to 170 points of rain were recorded in Tamworth district early last night when a terrific thunderstorm swept the countryside. Vivid…

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"Deluge" 'A First Rate Film of a Rare Kind'

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 20 December 1934 · page 2

"The producers have achieved an extremely skilful amalgam of the fantastic and realistic, and have made 'Deluge' a first rate film of its rare kind,"—thus…

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BATTERED Orford in a Gale LONDON, Dec, 10

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 December 1934 · page 1

The Orient liner orford arrived at Plymouth only half an hour late, after battling with an 80 miles an hour sale in the Bay of Biscay, during which…

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Sea Epic Dramatic Rescue of Crew Terrific Gale London, Dec. 19

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 December 1934 · page 1

Early this morning all 16 members of the crew of the small Norwegian steamer Sisto, to whose help the German, British and American…

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Weather Conditions Terrific Storms

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 21 December 1934 · page 10

Over 100 points of rain were recorded in Denman on Wednesday when a succession of terrific thunderstorms swept over the district. Wind, lightning,…

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Fierce Storm Man Electrocuted Shops Flooded Brisbane

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 December 1934 · page 6

The most violent storm for many years swept Brisbane last night. The damage will run into many thousands of pounds…

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