New Bridge Flooded. Bowman's Crossing
The bridge over the Hunter River near Jerry's Plains, on the direct route between Singleton and Demnan, which was opened to traffic three months ago,…
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Floods & storms, 1936
353 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 9 of 18
Tragic Losses Floods in America. Epidemic Menace. New York, March 24
With the exception of the Merrimac River and a few rivers in Maine, the flood waters are receding rapidly throughout the eastern section of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shire Moves New Floodgates Sought
Tarre Shire Council to-day revived the question of the Wallis Creek floodgates and will make efforts to have a promise made by the Minister…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Heavy Rain
At 4 o'clock this afternoon a' heavy storm broke over Maitland The rain fell in torrents and the gutters…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Tamworth Gale Tamworth
A terrific windstorm swept through Mr.G. Brockhurst's property on the Gowrle-road yesterday afternoon, uprooting trees and unroofing sheds…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Light to Heavy Rain in Southern Districts Snow on the Alps. Sydney
Light to heavy rain is reported, chiefly in the southern distriets. Snow has fallen on the Alps, and cold weather and westerly winds are being…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fierce Storm Vivid Lightning Fires Caused Sydney
A violent electrical storm which swept over the city and suburbs yesterday afternoon caused two outbreaks of fire. Lightning struck…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →500 DEAD American Tornado Rivers Flooded New York, April 7
Rising rivers added tin threat of widespread, floods to the distress of the six Southern States stricken by the tornadoes, which are now…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Victorian Rain Relief for Farmers Some Floods Melbourne
Rain, which has been anxiously looked for for some months has fallen throughout Victoria greatly enhancing prospects of the rural…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Ships Collide Confusion in Gale NEWCASTLE
A wind, which vouched 55 miles an hour at times, caused confusion on the harbour and made conditions extremely unpleasant throughout the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Swept Down Flooded Gutter Boy's Body Found in Cook's River
Fours that Donald Clifford Scholes, six years, of Hurlstone Park, who disappeared on Tuesday afternoon, had been kidnapped or murdered, were…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sultry Heat More Heavy Rain General Falls
Mild overcast weather prevailed in Maitland this morning. There were several showers during the night and a few spots of rain…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fierce Storm New Zealand Damage Wellington (N.z.)
One of the most violent electrical storms experienced in Auckland for many years struck portion of the city yesterday afternoon, with vivid…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →R.A.C. OF A. Flooded Roads Care Urged
To these unacquainted with driving through flooded areas, the following advice, which is issued by the Royal Automobile Club of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Thunderstorm
Slowly and silently huge, black storm-clouds piled upon each other, covering the blue horizon. Suddenly as if by magic, everything became quite…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →CYCLONE Delays Motorship ADELAIDE
Caught in a cyclone on the way from Ocean Island with a load of phosphates, the motor-ship Eimbank arrived at Port Adelaide 13 days behind…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gales Abating Vessels in Distress Safe Now New York April 27
The freighters St. Ivanhoe and St Quentin which yesterday wirelessed distress calls, to-day reported that the gales were batting and they had no…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Floodgates
Mr. Arthur Howarth, M.L.A., advised Tarro Shire Council to-day that he would place the matter of the Wallis…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Terrific Gales Cable Ship's Plight SYDNEY
After a terrific battle with a series of fierce gales for three weeks while attempting to locate a defect in the trans-Tasman emergency cable, the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wallis Creek Floodgates
Tarro Shire Council decided to-day to seek the co-operation of West Maitland Council in its effort to have new floodgates erected at Wallis…
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