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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1940

271 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 12 of 14

H.M.A.S. Australia in the Limelight Gllant Rescues In Storm (By the Special Correspondent of the A.a.p.) London, November 12

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 13 November 1940 · page 1

The H.M.A.S. Australia has not been idle while H.MAS, Sydney has been winning laurels in the Mediterranean. The latest feat was the rescue of members of the crew of a flying boat, which was forced down hundreds of miles from land in…

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A.I.F. March in Heavy Rain Brisbane

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 14 November 1940 · page 3

About 345 men of the A.T.F. marched through Brisbane streets in pouring rain before entraining for the South. They were in battle dress. Thousands…

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Cyclonic Storm Damages At Mining Town DARWIN

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 14 November 1940 · page 7

An Anglican church was destroyed and a number of houses were damaged by a cyclone at Pine Creek, a mining settlement on the railway line…

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Fierce Storm Damage At Ballina House Blown Down Ballina

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 14 November 1940 · page 9

Widespread damage was caused by a local cyclonic storm which tasted only a few minutes yesterday afternoon…

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Lucky Escape Boat Overtimed: In Storm LISMORE. Friday

Maitland Mercury · Friday 15 November 1940 · page 1

Douglas ameren 19 a mail constructor , of Pilalico had a fortunate escape during the storm that left a trail of a [?] in the Lower…

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Cyclonic Storm in Lower Richmond District Extensive Damage Caused

Singleton Argus · Friday 15 November 1940 · page 4

Extensive damage was caused by a cyclonic storm in parts of the Lower Richmond district on Wednesday afternoon…

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Storms Along the Coast Light To Moderate Rain

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 16 November 1940 · page 1

After a [?] cloudy a showery weather [?] yesterday conditions during the night again [?]…

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Today’s Leaders: Taranto and After Road Safety Wind at 62 M.P.H .Heavy Storm In Sydney SYDNEY

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 16 November 1940 · page 1

A heavy storm was [?] in Sydney last night. The [?] at the Weather [?]…

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Chichester Wind Storm

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 19 November 1940 · page 2

Chichester had a severe windstorm before the rain, causing trees to be uprooted and limbs strewn about. At the height of the gale, a large…

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The '57 Flood

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 19 November 1940 · page 3

Some of our references to the early days story, as related in last issue of the "Chronicle" through an interview with Mr. Bert Wilson, are the…

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Some Storms North East Comer

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 20 November 1940 · page 1

Ont or two [?] with [?] rain [?]…

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Becoming Unsettled With Storms

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 21 November 1940 · page 1

N.S.W. forecast: At first [?] In the north–eastern quarter, but cloudy and unsettled with than [?] Variable rain…

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Heavy Storms Severe Lightning And Thunder

Maitland Mercury · Friday 29 November 1940 · page 5

Maitland was visited by a saw are electrical stories early this morning followed by [?] points being recorded to a [?]…

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Two Cows Killed at Wollombi. Effect of Last Night's Storm

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 29 November 1940 · page 5

The storm experienced in this district last night was particularly severe in the Wollombi area, where the…

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Beneficial Falls in Last Night's Storm Highest Registration 170 Points at St. Clair

Singleton Argus · Friday 29 November 1940 · page 8

A heavy thunderstorm was experienced throughout the town and district last night. There was a great disparity in the falls, the…

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More About '57 Flood

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 29 November 1940 · page 1

My father often told us of the '57 flood, but I never heard him say two brothers were drowned, but that George Ross, his wife, and either two…

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Flooded Gum Spars

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 29 November 1940 · page 6

The Umber man always has a ready urge to pick out timber that he might be able to turn into money and H. C. Ford, of Moorland, is one…

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