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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1936

353 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 14 of 18

Dust Storm at Sea Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 September 1936 · page 7

Officers of the Gorman freighter Erlangen, which reached Sydney to-day, reported that when the vessel was steaming some miles…

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Perished in Storm COPENHAGEN, Sept. 16

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 September 1936 · page 1

DR. CHARCOT, leader of the French Polar expedition and his crew were drowned, with one exception, when a storm sank the…

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Severe Storm in North Coast District Houses Wrecked and People Injured

Singleton Argus · Friday 18 September 1936 · page 6

Houses were unroofed, and blown down, telephone wires broken, and several persons injured when the worst storm for years struck the…

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Fifty Dead Widespread Ruin Atlantic Gale New York, Sept. 20

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 September 1936 · page 1

Fifty-four persons are believed to have been killed by a 75-mile-an-hour hurricane which swept the Atlantic seaboard for 1000 miles from Cape…

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A Mayfair Notebook Tapestry Records of English Flowers—Will Autumn Bring Floodlit Fashions—Stars Enter the Home

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 September 1936 · page 5

There has lately been a revival of the tapestry vogue in England and the two firms which still carry on this old industry are training girls…

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91 DEGREES To-day's Temperature Storms Likely

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 October 1936 · page 7

During the past fow weeks the thermometer has registered readings in the eighties but. those were exceeded to-day when the temperature reached 91 degrees…

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Wind Storm Tents Blown Down

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 October 1936 · page 7

The fierce wind, which accompanied the storm last night, played havoc with the tents at the military camp at Rutherford, Just prior to the…

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Thunderstorms

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 October 1936 · page 6

Following the cloudy and unsettled conditions of yesterday, light rain was recorded fairly generally over the north-east quarter of New South Wales…

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Storm at Newcastle

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 6 October 1936 · page 3

The west end of Newcastle experienced a heavy storm last night at 8.40 o'clock The rain fell down in a patch only about…

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Horse Killed Girl Struck Down Severe Storm Gresford

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 October 1936 · page 4

Instead of the rain which is so badly needed a severe thunderstorm, accompanied by much lightning, passed over the Allynbrook district about 6 o'clock…

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Storm

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 9 October 1936 · page 2

Following upon a very hot and sultry day, a severe thunderstorm broke over Dungog on Monday night last. Some severe flashes of lightning were…

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Gale Blows Car Off Line Passengers Injured

Singleton Argus · Friday 9 October 1936 · page 6

A howling gale blew one of the Now Zealand Railway Department's now rail cars off the line on the Rimutaka incline, three passengers being badly…

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Five Injured Casualties in Gale Wellington (N.z.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 10 October 1936 · page 2

Five people were taken to hospital as a result of injuries received when they were blown off their feet during a violent gale…

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Flood in N.Z. Worst for 50 Years Auckland (N.z.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 October 1936 · page 1

The worst flood damage in 50 years has been revealed by the subsidence of the waters in Greymouth. The business street carries a thick mantle…

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Serious Floods Damage in New Zealand

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 October 1936 · page 3

Greymouth experience a serious flood at the Wales during to the night, a inundated the town,causing much damage in…

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Terrific Storm' Sweeps The Philippines MANILLA (Philippines), Oct, 12

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 October 1936 · page 4

A terrific storm, one of the deadliest in Philippine history, swept the islands during the week-end…

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Storm Warning SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 October 1936 · page 7

THE State Meteorologist, Mr. Mares, issued a warning to-day that there was likely to be a (repetition on Sunday of the…

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Albury Plan to Make Streets Flood-free 6216 Feet of Underground Drainage

Singleton Argus · Monday 26 October 1936 · page 3

A tender has bén açepted by the Albury Municipal Council for portion of the £20,000 drainage scheme to be carried out in Albury. The amount of…

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Severe Gale in English Channel. London

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 27 October 1936 · page 2

A severe gale in the English Channel to-day forced many vessels to seek shelter. Ordinary mail steamers are experiencing very bad passages, as…

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BUFFETED Queen Mary in Gale Twelve Hurt London, Oct. 26

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 October 1936 · page 1

A severe gale in the English channel to-day forced many vessels to seek shelter, and caused the first…

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