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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1937

349 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 6 of 18

In Cyclone Crippled Steamer FRANTIC S.O.S. SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 February 1937 · page 1

Crackling atmosp[?]eries to-day blanketed all the radio communications with the disabled Japanese steamer Shousing which is…

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Steamer Adrift Off Queensland Coast Reported Cyclone Area Sydney

Singleton Argus · Monday 15 February 1937 · page 2

No further information has been received concerning S.O.S. signals picked up last night from the Chinese steamer Shousing, which is reported to have…

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Flood Victim Brishane

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 February 1937 · page 5

Edward Arnold 87 was drowned in the Warrego River near Charleville He was [?] with sheep and while his horse was crossing a…

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Cyclone Off Coast SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 February 1937 · page 7

Rough seas arb being caused by a severe cyclone moving slowly down the east coast of Australia, which is endangering shipping…

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Approaching Cyclone. Now Off North Coast. Sydney

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 19 February 1937 · page 2

Mr. Mares received a message this morning that a severe cyclone was centred about 200 miles off the far North Coast, and was continuing to…

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The Cyclone Rain On The Coast Dorrigo Drenched

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 February 1937 · page 7

As a consequence of strong and squally east to south-east winds light to moderate rain was recorded almost generally along the…

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Cyclone Advancing Down Coast Heavy Rains Expected Sydney

Singleton Argus · Friday 19 February 1937 · page 6

The State Meteorologist (Mr. Mares) received a message this morning that the severe cyclone centred off the Far North Coast was continuing to advance…

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Disastrous Flood

The Scone Advocate · Friday 19 February 1937 · page 1

It is feared that 2000 natives were drowned when two rivers in Moxambique burst their banks after five days of heavy rain. The damage is…

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Heavy Rain On The North Coast Cyclone's Path Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 February 1937 · page 6

The operation of the intense cyclone off the north coast of New South Wales has resulted in further showers along most of the…

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Sultry Day Tendency to Rain Storms Likely

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 February 1937 · page 5

Weather conditions to-day were sultry and cloudy with a tendency to rain. Following on freshening southerly…

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A Mere Zephyr! Queensland Cyclone SYDNEY, Wednesday

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 February 1937 · page 1

When the motor ship Armidale reached Sydney to-day from Hallfax, officers stated that they regarded the cyclone raging last week off the…

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Heroism of Air Liner Survivors Helped Each Other From Stinson Graphic Story of Crash Rescuers Hampered by Heavy Rain Brisbane

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 March 1937 · page 1

A graphic story of the sight which confronted the first rescue party to reach the two survivors of the crashed Stinson air liner on the MacPherson Range was told by Mr…

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River Bank Stone Pitching Work New Floodgates

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 March 1937 · page 6

Mr, Arthur Howarth, M.L.A., has been singularly successful in his presentations to the. Minister for Works and Local…

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Severe Electrical Storms. at Boggabri

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 5 March 1937 · page 7

Mr. Jack Pptts, erstwhile Merriwa resident and son of Mrs. J. Potts, of "Potts Point," writing to us a few days ago from Boggabri, relates his…

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Hunter Scheme Water Supply and Flood Mitigation. Two Obstacles. Premier Tells Deputation

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 5 March 1937 · page 5

Replying to a deputation from the Primary Producers' Union, which urged that the Government should proceed with the construction of a water…

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Offer Accepted Stone Pitching and Flood Gates West Maitland Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 March 1937 · page 2

West Maitland Council last night accepted the offer of the Minister for Works and Local Government (Mr. E. S. Spooner) to carry out the whole of the stone pitching of the river bank and the construction of the proposed floodgates at…

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Stop Press Cyclone Fatality Canserra

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 March 1937 · page 7

The Federal Cabinet to-day considered a report by Mr. Giles the Acting-Administrator at Darwin He said that he had engaged all…

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100 M.P.H. BLOW Cyclone at Darwin £100,000 Damage Darwin

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 March 1937 · page 1

Damage estimated at £100,000 was caused by a terrifie cyclone which struck the town to-day. Reaching a velocity of nearly 100…

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Deluge in Ballina Many Places Inundated

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 12 March 1937 · page 4

A deluge which began at Ballina shortly after 8 o'clock on Sunday night and showed no signs of abatment until 7.30 on Monday morning…

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Vast Depression North of Continent Heavy Rain Likely in State Sydney

Singleton Argus · Friday 12 March 1937 · page 6

Mr Mares, State Meteorologist, said to-day that the influence of a vast depression, which still extends across the whole of northern Australia, and was…

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