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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1938

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Floods {N New Zealand Heavy Damage

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 7 December 1938 · page 2

Much damage was caused at the, week-end when floods, whirlwinds and snow struck the South Island of New Zealand. The worst flooding…

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Fierce Storm Disastrous Hail BRISBANE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 9 December 1938 · page 4

The heaviest hailstorm in Brisbane for years caused considerable damage. The hail was most severe in the western and not [?]-western suburbs…

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CYCLONE Record Blow in Sydney Hot Inland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 10 December 1938 · page 1

The phenomenal cyclonic conditions, probably the worst experienced over south-east Australia for many years, are shown by this…

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Rough Seas Melbourne Gale Red Rain Fell Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 10 December 1938 · page 6

A 50-mile-an-hour northerly gale, followed by thick red rain, made conditions unpleasant in Melbourne to-day. The seas in Bass Strait were very…

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Flames Swept by Howling Gale Bush Fires in the Maitland District

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 10 December 1938 · page 6

Three fires occurred in East Maitland to-day, and this is believed to be the greatest number ever reported on one day in the history…

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Violent Gale Damage In Sydney and Suburbs Wind at 75 M.P.H. SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 10 December 1938 · page 1

Fearing across the State with a velocity of 75 miles an hour, the most violent cyclone for many years caused great damage throughout New South Wales to-day…

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Some Rain Cyclonic Storm Passes Cool Change

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 December 1938 · page 7

The great storm system of the weekend is now located south of latitude 45 degrees, on the south-east of the continent…

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Great Damage Caused By Saturday's Gale Trail of Ruin on Land and Water

Singleton Argus · Monday 12 December 1938 · page 1

Saturday's gale, which at times reached 76 miles an hour, leaving a trail of ruin on land and water, was, according to the State Meteorologist, the most severe ever experienced in Sydney. The total damage, including) that of yesterday, is estimated at…

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Assessing Damage Done By The Storm a Black Day Severe Blow To Orchardists Heavy Losses Reported Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 December 1938 · page 7

The damage done by Saturday's violent gale is being appraised by those concerned to-day. Although it has been estimated the damage amounts to about £600,000, it is almost…

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Cyclone Damage

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 13 December 1938 · page 4

Half Australia was swept by the cyclone on Saturday, and it is estimated that the damage in Sydney alone totalled…

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Saturday's Gale

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 13 December 1938 · page 2

In common with many other parts of the State, Dungog experienced heat wave conditions accompanied by a severe westerly gale on Saturday…

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America's Dust Storms

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 13 December 1938 · page 6

For 25 years rainfall between the Corn Belt and the Rocky Mountains has been diminishing. And during that period farmers, in order to plant…

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Gale Affects Sport

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 13 December 1938 · page 3

The cyclone which hit Cessnock on Saturday made conditions for marksmanship so bad that the Cessnock Rifle Club…

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Station Property Damaged. Saturday's Gale

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 13 December 1938 · page 3

Muswellbrook shared in the unpleasant weather conditions which swept the State during the week-end. The gale, which set in early on…

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Great Damage Caused by Saturday's Gale Trail of Ruin on Land and Water

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 13 December 1938 · page 1

Saturday's gale which at times reached 76 miles an hour, was, according to the State Meteorologist, the most severe ever experienced…

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Flying Boat Dashed on to Cliffs During Gale Coorong Severely Damaged. Mails Saved After Frantic Fight. Darwin

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 13 December 1938 · page 2

The Quantas-Empire Airways' flying boat Coorong was blown on to the cliffs and severely damaged last night during an 80-mile an hour…

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Empire Flying Boat Wrecked in Gale © Darwin Harbor Swept On To Jagged Rocks All the Mails Saved Darwin

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 December 1938 · page 7

The Empire Flying Boat, Coorong, which arrived yesterday evening from Koepang with three tons of Christmas mail was swept ashore and wrecked by an 80 miles an hour gale,…

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Cyclone Damage Fruitgrowers' Appeal Supported SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 December 1938 · page 15

It was decided by the Liverpool Council to approach the State and Federal members for the district and also the leaders of both State and…

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Spanish War Rebel Offensive Delayed Effect of Floods Lisbon, Dec. 19

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 December 1938 · page 10

It is revealed that a large scale rebel offensive on the Catalonia front, scheduled to commence to-day, has been postponed owing to…

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Terrific Storm Auckland (N.z.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 December 1938 · page 1

Crop damage estimated at thousands of pounds was done when a terrific thunderstorm swept the district of…

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