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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1935

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COLLARENEBRI Severe Dust Storm COLLARENEBRI

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 November 1935 · page 4

A terrific duststorm with wind at force, struck the town on Friday. Dust lay inches thick in the houses. Owing to the drought, grass is…

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Floods in England. London

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 19 November 1935 · page 2

Following heavy rains throughout the country in the last few days, flooding is reported from many districts. In Bath more than 100 houses were…

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Serious Floods Damage in England Heavy Rain London, November 19

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 November 1935 · page 3

Following the heavy rain throughout the country in the last few days, serious flooding is reported from many districts…

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Floods in South of England Country Inundated. London

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 20 November 1935 · page 1

Following heavy ruin throughout the country in the last few days serious flooding is reported from many districts. Continued unsettled weather…

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Sudden Storm Offensive Weather MAX. 102 DEG

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 November 1935 · page 7

The torrid conditions of yesterday and last night persisted this morning, but were relieved somewhat early this afternoon by…

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Hail Storm

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 22 November 1935 · page 4

A severe hailstorm accompanied by torrential rain occurred on Wednesday 13th inst. Various parts of the district reported damage to crops…

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Storm Risks Lightning Danger Useful Advice

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 November 1935 · page 6

In view of the frequency of storms in Australia during the summer months, the following extracts from an article in the…

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Driving a Car in a Storm

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 28 November 1935 · page 1

In reply to a question us to what is the best thing to do when driving a motor car in a storm, the Diroctor of the Meteorological Office, London, replies as follows:…

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Current Fails Storm at Hamilton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 December 1935 · page 5

Users of electric light, and power in Maitland were Incouvenienced this afternoon when the current failed. It Was twenty minutes before the service…

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Deluge in City Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 December 1935 · page 5

Heavy rain, accompanied by thunder and lightning, fell over Sydney and the suburbs for half an hour yesterday. Slight floodings occurred in…

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The Weather Appreciable Storms

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 3 December 1935 · page 2

The sultry conditions of last week culminated in heavy rain over the week-end. It was a timely change in the conditions, and although the rain…

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Another Heavy Storm

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 3 December 1935 · page 2

With the sultry conditions still the order of the day, another storm swept over the district from the western and north-western sides,…

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DEATH and DESTRUCTION Cyclone at Culcairn

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 3 December 1935 · page 1

A terrific cyclone, with a wind velocity estimated at 90 miles an hour, struck Culcairn, Henty, and Holbrook, and districts, at 3.30…

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Heavy Storm Beneficial Rain Sultry Heat

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 December 1935 · page 7

Following the sultry heat of the past few days a heavy rainstorm burst over Maitland shortly after lunch time to-day. The…

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Fatal Flash Woman Killed Severe Storm Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 December 1935 · page 1

Tragedy followed a severe thunderstorm at Talimba, near Wyalong, last night. Severe flashes of lightning accompanied a storm which burst with…

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Cyclonic Storm Trail of Damage Man Killed Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 December 1935 · page 5

At the height of a cyclone which struck Culcairn, Henty and Holbrook districts yesterday, Hugh McKinley was killed by a falling…

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Storm Starts Fires Ariah Park

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 December 1935 · page 8

A severe storm swept the district, and several grass fires were started by lightning. No damage was done to the…

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Not Safe Hillsborough Flood Boat Bridge Repairs Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 December 1935 · page 6

Following a report of the shire engineer (Mr. J.S. Shine), which stated that the flood boat at present was unsafe, It was decided at a meeting of…

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Heavy Rain Queensland Floods Traffic Blocked Brisbane

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 December 1935 · page 3

A heavy thunderstorm along the North Coast on Sunday resulted in two inches of rain in less than an hour. Motorists were held up by flooded…

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Storm at Hilldale Hilldale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 December 1935 · page 7

Mr. S. Parish, of Hilldale, reports a heavy rainstorm this morning, 166 points being recorded to a a.m. About a mile away his brother registered 120…

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