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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1938

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Heavy Rain Over the North Coast Tropical Dips

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 March 1938 · page 7

Fairly general rain, with some moderato falls, was recorded along the coast north from Sydney up to 9 a.m. to - day, while some scattered…

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SHOWGROUND. Floodlighting to be Proceeded With

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 22 March 1938 · page 2

At yesterday's meeting of the committee of the Upper Hunter P. and A. Society it was decided to proceed with the work of installing floodlights…

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Heavy Rain Cyclone in North BRISBANE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 25 March 1938 · page 3

A cyclonic disturbance has brought heavy falls of rain along the central and southern seaboard of Queensland. At half past 4 yesterday afternoon…

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Cyclone in the North. Heavy Falls of Rain

Singleton Argus · Friday 25 March 1938 · page 5

A cyclonic disturbance has brought heavy rain along the central and southern seaboard of Queensland. On Thursday afternoon it was about…

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Heavy Falls Rain on the Coast Dry Inland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 March 1938 · page 7

The promising conditions of Saturday tailed to give any rain over the inland districts during the week-end, but rain was generally…

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Rebels Launch Terrific Attack in Spain "End in Sight" Deluge of Shot and Shell Loyalists Retreating London, March 27

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 March 1938 · page 1

The end of the Civil War has been brought nearer as the result of a terrific rebel drive during the week-end. The rebels entered the province of Catalonia, and are now threatening to…

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Schoolboy Suffers Shocking Head Injuries Instant Death Accident Near Floodgates Fell Beneath Lorry

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 March 1938 · page 7

With shocking injuries to the head, a 12-year-old schoolboy, Clive Palmer Northmore, of King-street, Lorn, was killed instantly near the floodgates in West Maitland about 8.20…

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Rain Passing Queensland Cyclone Still Off Coast

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 March 1938 · page 7

The rainfall during the past 24 hours has considerably diminished, the falls being chiefly concentrated on the lower north-east…

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Crack Storm Troopers Berlin, March 29

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 March 1938 · page 1

The Austrian Legation, comprising 30,000 Nazis who fled to Germany during the rule of Dr. Dolfuss and were there moulded into a crack motorised…

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Fell Into Sea £16,000 Crane at Mackay Cyclone Damage Brisbane

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 March 1938 · page 2

The heavy seas, which battered the southern breakwater, at Mackay Harbour, caused the Harbour Board's Telpher crane to fall into the sea…

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Little Rain Week-end Weather Cyclone Hovers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 April 1938 · page 5

Apart from some Isolated very light showers on the far North Coast fine weather prevailed throughout New South Wales…

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Howling Gale and Heavy Seas Circus Animals Terrified. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Monday 4 April 1938 · page 2

Terrified by a howling gale and heavy seas, circus animals being brought to Sydney by the liner Wanganella provided the crew with an…

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Howling Gale Elephants Scream With Fear Wanganella's Trip Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 April 1938 · page 1

Fearful of the howling gale, and the heavy seas which, at times, al most engulfed them, elephants scream ed and trumpeted loudly during the…

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Explosion in Storm Water Channel Four Persons Injured

Singleton Argus · Monday 4 April 1938 · page 2

Pour men were seriously injured on Friday when a terrific explosion occurred in a stormwater channel in Surry Hills. Petrol had…

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"Flood of Trashy Magazines" Housewives Frown on "Deadwood Dicks."

Singleton Argus · Friday 8 April 1938 · page 3

Placing their wholehearted support behind the motion, women delegates to the Housewives' Association Conference decided to seek a more…

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Ships Delayed Fierce Gale on Coast

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 April 1938 · page 4

Several ships are two days late in arriving at Sydney from Brisbane, this being due to the fierce sale raging on the North Coast…

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Heavy Rain North Coast Deluge Week-end Falls

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 April 1938 · page 7

As a consequence of strong south to east winds, general light to heavy rain was reported this morning along the coast, and also…

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Near Flood River Rises at Lismore Danger Averted Lismore

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 April 1938 · page 2

The danger of a serious flood at Lismore was averted by the cessation on Sunday morning of torrential rain, which had fallen since Saturday…

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Rain Contracts Cyclone Less Active Cool in South

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 12 April 1938 · page 7

Reduced intensity on the part of the cyclonic depression over the North Tasman caused rainfall over the past 24 hours to contract…

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Flooding in North Widespread Damage Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 12 April 1938 · page 8

Widespread damage was revealed as the flood waters receded in the Richmond River district. Repairs to roads and streets are…

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