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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1935

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FLOODGATES Timber Delivered Tarro Report

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 January 1935 · page 4

The timber for the coffer dam in connection with the repairs to the Wallis Creek floodgates has been delivered with tho exception…

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Mosquito Pest Flood Aftermath BOGGABILLA

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 January 1935 · page 1

The district is still afflicted by swarms of mosquitoes which are breeding in millions in the water left by recent floods. Fires are burning all over…

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Views of Flood Waters at Denman

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 25 January 1935 · page 1

These pictures give some idea of the severity of the flood waters in Denman a few weeks ago. The top picture shows young Jack Parker paddling a canoe in the main street…

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Mosquito Pest Flood Aftermath Boggabilla

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 25 January 1935 · page 9

The district is still afflicted by swarms of mosquitoes which are breeding in millions in the water left by recent floods. Fires are burning all over…

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River Bank Erosion Effect of Big Flood

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 25 January 1935 · page 10

The recent flood in the Hunter Kiver at Denman was responsible for further erosion of the river bank closc to the town. The most serious of the…

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The Floods Isolated Boggabilla Reached by Train. First Time for a Week

The Scone Advocate · Friday 25 January 1935 · page 4

Taking over an hour to traverse one section of seven miles the train from Moree managed to reach Boggabilla on Tuesday…

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Storm in Rockies

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 January 1935 · page 8

On a summer morning of pure gold and blue, we strap our knapsacks, and, full of that exhilaration which mountain air inspires, take the trail from…

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Many Deaths Canadian Storms VANCOUVER, Jan. 25

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 January 1935 · page 1

Continued rain and snow fell to-day, further delaying the workers' attempts to reach the isolated trains. Three men were killed when a Government…

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Violent Storm Off N. Zealand Coast Ship's Ordeal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 January 1935 · page 3

WELLINGTON, (N.Z.), Saturday. A trying experience befell those aboard the steamer Tess when en route from the Chathams to…

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Fierce Storm Cloncurry Battered Lives in Danger Brisbane

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 January 1935 · page 8

When a fierce storm struck Cloncurry several people had narrow escapes from death, and many thousands of pounds worth of damage was done…

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Storm at Casino Extensive Damage Caused

Singleton Argus · Monday 28 January 1935 · page 2

Extensive damage was caused by a storm at Casino last night. Several buildings in the main section of the town were unroofed,…

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Furious Gale In England Worst in Living Memory London

Singleton Argus · Monday 28 January 1935 · page 1

A fierce gale, described in some districts as the worst in living memory, the wind reaching 76 miles an hour, accompanied by heavy snowstorms, is sweeping Britain. The Hillman Airways' cross-Channel aeroplane was severely…

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Storm at Cloncurry Houses Damaged and People Injured

Singleton Argus · Monday 28 January 1935 · page 2

During a severe storm that struck Cloncurry (Q.) on Friday afternoon, property damage running into thousands of pounds was caused. Two…

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Terrific Storm Casino Battered 3 Inches Oe Rain Casino, Monthly

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 January 1935 · page 6

A fierce storm, which swept Casino last night, unroofed a number of buildings in the main section of the town…

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STORM-SWEPT The British Isles Rain Wind Snow London, January 26

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 January 1935 · page 2

A furious gale, reaching a velocity of 90 miles and hour, and accompanied by storms of snow, sleet, and hail, is sweeping the…

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Flood Mitigation (To the Editor)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 January 1935 · page 4

Sir,—In your issue of 22nd inst., appeared a letter from Mr. F. B. Tur[?]bull, appealing for support in the project of flood mitigation, which is…

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Car Flooded Bridegroom Late, BATHURST

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 January 1935 · page 6

Wwhen he was travelling from Sally Flats to Turondale to bring his pre[?] pective mother-in-law to his Wedding Charles seaman, a young farmer…

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Perished in Floods

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 29 January 1935 · page 3

Seventeen are reported to have perished during the floods in the lowlands to the east of Vancouver. Railway services between Vancouver and…

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New Floodgates Engineer's Visit. Tarro Shire Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 January 1935 · page 5

Tarro Shire engineer (Mr. W. It, Lindsay) reported to council to-day that an engineer of the public works Department had visited Maitland to…

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Bridegroom Delayed Car Fails in Flooded Creek

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 30 January 1935 · page 1

While travelling from Sally's Plats to. Turondale on Monday (to bring his prespective mother-in-law to his wedding, Charles Seaman, a young farmer,…

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