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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1937

349 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 16 of 18

Hunt Club Afternoon's Sports Stopped by Storm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 December 1937 · page 4

Excessive heat marked the commencement of the Hunt Club's programme on Saturday afternoon. Sports for the afternoon began with the point score event…

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Singleton Receives Full Force of Electrical Storm Stock Killed by Lightning. Record Flood at Howe's Valley

Singleton Argus · Monday 6 December 1937 · page 3

Singleton and district received the full force of a series of electrical storms which brought deluges of rain, blinding flashes…

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Swept in Storm Drain Remarkable Escape From Death

Singleton Argus · Monday 6 December 1937 · page 4

Herbert Browne, 20, of Blawyn (Vie), had a remarkable escape from death on Friday. When trying to retrieve a tennis…

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Upper Hunter Cricket Competition Storm Interferes Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 December 1937 · page 7

A heavy storm about one o'clock prevented play in the majority of matches in the Muswellbrook district cricket competition fourth round…

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Heavy Storm

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 7 December 1937 · page 2

As a result of the heavy storm which passed over Dungog on Saturday afternoon, 236 points of rain were recorded at the local post office. We…

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Heat and Then Storms

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 December 1937 · page 1

N.S.W. Forcoast: Warm to hot und sultry conditions generally, culminating in scattered rain and thunderstorms, and hall and Isolated severe…

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Saturday's Storm. Thunder and Rain. Some Good Registrations

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 7 December 1937 · page 3

Registrations of over an inch were recorded in storms which swept over the district on Friday and Saturday afternoons…

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Storm Movements Pacific Conference Wellington (N.z,)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 December 1937 · page 5

The SouthWest pacific Moteorological Conference ended on Friday, and important results are expected from its recommendations to…

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Stock Killed by Ligthning. Record Flood at Howe's Valley

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 7 December 1937 · page 5

Singleton and district received the full force of a series of electrical storms which brought deluges of rain, blinding flashes of lightning, and…

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Unsettled, with Storms'

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 December 1937 · page 1

N.S.W. Forecast: Still unsettled in the eastern areas, with further showers, associated with thunderstorms, and some Isolated severe…

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Rapid Change Widespread Rain Many Storms

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 December 1937 · page 7

Following on the rapid development of unsettled conditions in New South Wales, the rain reported this morning was rather light, but fairly…

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Terrific Storm LigHtning Splinters Tree SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 December 1937 · page 1

A terrific storm swept over the Manly and Narrabeen districts to-day. Lightning splintered a tree in Pittwater road, Brookvale. Large pieces…

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Terrific Storm Over Manly and Narrabeen Flying Pieces of Wood. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 8 December 1937 · page 2

A terrific storm swept over. The Manly and Narrabeen area to-day. Lightning shattered a tree in Pittwater-road, Brookvale. Large pieces…

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Cool Day Change in Weather Severe Storm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 December 1937 · page 5

Following the storm last night the delightfully cool weather experienced to-day was in contrast to the sultry unsettled conditions…

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Early History High St. Embankment Flood Damages

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 December 1937 · page 9

Some of the early history of the High-street, West Maitland, embankment is contained in a letter written in 1890 to the then…

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Wednesday's Storm. Heavy Rain in District

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 10 December 1937 · page 1

Torrential rain fell in several parts of the district on Wednesday, following a series of thunderstorms…

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Cycling Storms

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 10 December 1937 · page 7

Cyclonic storms, which caused considerable damage to buildings swept over many areas in the north and…

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Storm Damage

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 10 December 1937 · page 2

Destructive storms were experienced in several parts of the State on Wednesday. Much damage was done, and on a section of the north-west…

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Stroud Heavy Storm

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 10 December 1937 · page 4

Saturday's storm missed the town although the wind, lightning and thunder was most wonderful. Only 65 points were registered in town whilst…

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Storm at the Branch

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 10 December 1937 · page 2

Our correspondent at the Branch reports that devastation accompanied a cloud burst on Saturday afternoon last, when three inches of rain…

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