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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1937

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Fast Times Registered at Randwick Assisted by Southerly Gale SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 12 October 1937 · page 7

Mark Antony, Bim Boy, Glenarm, Otto and Brown Force were the best gallopers at Randwick this morning…

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Violent Storm

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 15 October 1937 · page 2

On Sunday afternoon just after 5 o'clock a terrific thunderstorm broke over the town and in twenty minutes over an inch of rain fell. It was…

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Jean Batten Landed at Camooweal Met Dust Storm Camooweal (Q.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 15 October 1937 · page 1

Miss Jean Batten arrived here to-day from Winton. She stated when she landed that she had experienced very had flying conditions caused by a dust…

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In Flood Rivers in Victoria Roads Blocked Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 October 1937 · page 2

Torrential rain which fell during the week-end, and again to-day has caused a number of river to reach fleed lovel, and some low-lying…

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The MAN from the Gulf. Chapter VI.—Continued. Two Women in a Flood

Singleton Argus · Monday 18 October 1937 · page 4

The black curtain of silence Clarence Welsby drew over his life from the time he had gone out into the world to work for himself baffled Molly and…

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CRASH! (Published by Special Arrangement) (Auther of "Cold Cream," "Winning Through," "Storm Driven," &c, &c.) (Copyright) Chapter Xii

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 October 1937 · page 6

The barren white road Boomed interminable. Though it was quite dark now, Peggy could boo it stretching straight ahead of hor. No end to it…

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Flood Position Easier in Victoria MELBOURNE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 October 1937 · page 1

The need position in Victoria is easing at present. The only district now in danger is the Kee-wee-rup district in Gippsland, where an overflow is…

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Japanese Storm Pazang. Shanghai

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 20 October 1937 · page 1

Following an intense artillery barrage, the Japanese again attacked along the front north of the city and stomed Pazang, occupying part of it dispite…

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Waters Fall Floods in Victoria MELBOURNE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 October 1937 · page 10

Following two anxious nights, residents of the flooded town of Koo-weerup were relieved when the water began to subside…

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Storms Likely

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 October 1937 · page 1

N.S.W. Forecast: Some scattered cloud and showers, together with thunder. Isolated severe squalls at first about the coast and table-…

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Flood Mitigation

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 October 1937 · page 7

During the course of the campaign meetings in the lower Hunter yesterday, Mr. W. F. O'Hearn criticised the State Government for its failure to…

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Mostly Fine Weather over the State Some Dust Storms Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 October 1937 · page 6

Owing to the rapid movements of the weak high and low pressure systems over the State almost generally fine conditions were in…

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Unsettled with Some Storms

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 October 1937 · page 1

N.S.W. Forecast: Unsettled, with showers and thunderstorms in eastern areas, also Isolated severe blows from the slopes to the coast…

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Sewerage Pumping Station Construction of Storm-water Overflow

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 29 October 1937 · page 5

At tills week's meeting of the Hunter Water Board, the chief engineer submitted a report shewing that surcharge had…

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Severe Storm Damage by Hail Heavy Losses Inverell

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 October 1937 · page 10

Damage estimated at thousands or pounds was suffered by farmers to the north-west of inverell yesterday afternoon, when one of…

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Flood Tide Lame after a Sprint Out of the Cup Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 October 1937 · page 1

Flood Tide, who holds an engagement in the Melbourne Cup, appeared to be lame after sprinting this morning…

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Heavy Rain in Eastern Half of State Warning of Floods on Central and South Coast. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Monday 1 November 1937 · page 2

A warning of floods on the Central and South Coast was issued to-day by Mr Mares, who advised shipping that a gale was likely along the…

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Fierce Storm Cattle Killed by Hail in Queensland Brisbane

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 November 1937 · page 3

A violent storm caused extensive damage to property in the Wowan district of Central Queensland at the week-end. Many cattle were killed by hail…

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Floodtide Out of Melbourne Cup Melbourne, Monday

Singleton Argus · Monday 1 November 1937 · page 2

Floodtide has failed to respond to treatment for his injured leg, and will now definitely not start in the Melbourne Cup…

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Heavy Rain Central North Coast Floods Feared Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 November 1937 · page 5

Following torrential rain on the central North Coast floods are feared in that area. The State Meteorologist, Mr. Mares, revealed…

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