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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1937

349 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 7 of 18

Devastating Cyclone At Darwin Many People Left Homeless

Singleton Argus · Friday 12 March 1937 · page 1

The greatest cyclone since 1897 damaged practically every house in Darwin on Wednesday night. Many houses were wrecked. A great many of the white population and hundreds of Chinese are homeless…

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Gale Peril Fears For Pearlers Search Arranged Darwin

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 March 1937 · page 1

Fears are still entertained for, the safety, of 450 men, crews of the Darwin pearling, fleet, which' is believed to…

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Darwin Wrecked by Cyclone. Houses Lifted Bodily, Then Crashed. One Dead; Hundreds Injured During Cyclone. Fears for Fifty Luggers. Darwin

The Scone Advocate · Friday 12 March 1937 · page 1

People screamed in terror, houses were lifted bodily from the ground and smashed to pieces, wreckage hurtled wildly through the air, as a…

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Heavy Rain in Dry North-west Winter Pastures Assured Sydney

Singleton Argus · Monday 15 March 1937 · page 2

Heavy rain was recorded in the dry north-west during the week end, relieving fears of a water shortage and assuring winter pastures…

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'Planes an Dvessels Stand By. Storm Delays Traffic. Deluge in Sydney. Sydney

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 16 March 1937 · page 2

The Sydney-Brisbane 'plane service was suspended to-day owing to unfavorable weather. The wind early this morning reached a velocity of 50 miles…

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New South Wales Enveloped in Rain Flood Warinings Heaviest In Sydney Since 1933 Air Services Cancelled

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 March 1937 · page 7

Air services between Sydney and Brisbane were cancelled to-day, hundreds of points of rain having been recorded in the city and parts of the country, bringing relief in some…

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Pearling Luggers All Safe Warned of Cyclone and Took Shelter

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 17 March 1937 · page 1

The pearling luggers for which grave fears were felt after the cyclone which swept Darwin are all safe, having reached shelter just in…

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Body Recovered Orara Flood Victim GRAFTON

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 March 1937 · page 7

The Clarence River at Copmanhurst was 23 feet high this morning and rising steadily but as the weather has cleared there is no danger of further…

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Flood Warning SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 March 1937 · page 7

The following Hood warning was issued to-day by the State Meteorologist, Mr. Mares: Flood waters are…

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Flood Gates Nearer Creek Mouth to Cost £21,500

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 March 1937 · page 6

The new floodgates at Walls Creek, to replace the present structure at Victoria Bridge, will be erected nearer the junction of…

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Cyclone Damage Darwin Rebuilding MELBOURNE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 March 1937 · page 5

Mr. T. Paterson Minister for the Interior states that reports he was he has received on the Darwin cyclone Indicate that the damage was…

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Murder Case Witnesses Held Up by Floods Cars Abandoned

Singleton Argus · Friday 19 March 1937 · page 7

Because floods prevented several witnesses from reaching Goondiwindi yesterday, the Chief Justice (Sir Jas. Blair) adjourned to Warwick on…

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Floods on the Border Subsiding Sheep Losses

Singleton Argus · Friday 19 March 1937 · page 7

Though waters in most flood affected areas are now slowly subsiding, some inland centres are still isolated. Heavy stock losses are reported in some…

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Floods Hold Up Witnesses

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 19 March 1937 · page 4

Floods held up witnesses in a south-western Queensland murder case, and the trial was deferred till next week…

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Heavy Losses' 10,000 Sheep Die Flood Toll Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 March 1937 · page 9

The loss of sheep, due to this week's flooding, is estimated at more than 10,000 in the country between the Barwon River and the…

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Hot Day Tendency To Storms Dusty -Inland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 March 1937 · page 5

Conditions at the week-end and again to-day were hot. According to the forecast there is a tendency to storms. Inland dusty…

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Flood Danger Queensland Washouts Homes Deserted Brisbane

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 March 1937 · page 5

Messages received to-day state that the Moonie River, which is runing 15 miles wide, flooded the township of Thalion, in the…

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Man in Flooded River Knocked From Bridge

Singleton Argus · Monday 22 March 1937 · page 4

Flood conditions continue in Queensland areas. Train traffic in some parts is still held up. While trying to remove debris from…

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Floods in England Prayers for Deliverance

Singleton Argus · Monday 22 March 1937 · page 2

Further extensive breathes in the dykes along the river banks in the Fenland flood area are feared., One hundred members of the Royal Air…

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Heavy Losses 10,000 Sheep Die. Flood Toll

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 23 March 1937 · page 2

The loss of sheep, due to last week's flooding, is estimated at more than 10,000 in the country between the Barwon River and the Dividing Range,…

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