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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1940

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

"Water, Water Everywhere" Main Street of Town Under Water Business Premises Flooded Railway and Road Traffic Dislocated Scone - Gundy Road Damaged Creeks and Gullies Awash

The Scone Advocate · Friday 13 December 1940 · page 1

A cloudburst in the hills to the east and north-east of Scone about 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon was responsible for the flooding of a large section of the business and residential sections of the town. It was a case of "Water, Water, Everywhere," water stained with mud,…

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Light Rain Many Thunderstorms

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 14 December 1940 · page 7

Light rate with many thunderstorms occurred during the [?] hours at many [?] of the central and southern [?] also on the…

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Sultry Weather Tropical Influences Storms Expected

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 17 December 1940 · page 5

The whole Stale was under tropical influence during the post if hours, and this [?] for the sultry and hot conditions…

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Flood Damage

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 17 December 1940 · page 4

Considerable damage due to heavy rains had been done to the Markwell road, and a bridge at Squires' road, near Wootton, had been washed…

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Pictures of the Flood

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 17 December 1940 · page 1

A record of last week's flood scenes, in picture form, will be a feature of next Friday's issue of "The Advocate." Flood…

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More Storms Many Places Benefit Some Good Falls Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 18 December 1940 · page 1

During the past 24 hours a high pressure bell, with fresh to equally northerly winds, covered most of the State and this had been accompanied…

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Church Damaged Fierce Storm At Coutt’s Crossing GRAFTON

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 18 December 1940 · page 3

Two inches of rain fell in an hour when a Fierce thunderstorm, which was accompanied by severe wind and bail, swept over Coutt's Crossing,…

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Flood Waters Again Hold Up Rail Traffic Deluge at Willow Tree. Railway Yard Under Water. Brisbane Mail Derailed

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 20 December 1940 · page 3

Serious washaways occurred on the railway line in the vicinity of Willow Tree on Tuesday night, resulting in a dislocation of railway…

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Xmas Weather Cyclone May Double Back Fine Otherwise Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Monday 23 December 1940 · page 5

The State Meteorologist, Mr. Mares, said to-day that Christmas weather in Sydney was likely to be fine, with moderate day…

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Storm Likely

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 26 December 1940 · page 1

N. S. W. Fricke hot and subtly conditions own stormed in the [?] culminating in acuter [?]…

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300 SEARCHING Boy Missing In Pilliga Scrub Terrific Storm Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Friday 27 December 1940 · page 1

A message from Bugaldie states that the last two-year-old boy, Desmond Clarke, who disappeared into the Pilliga scrub on…

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