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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1940

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Serious Floods in Europe Farm Lands Covered; Towns Deserted (“Mercury” Service) BUDAPEST, March 31

Maitland Mercury · Monday 1 April 1940 · page 6

Serious flooding has occurred in Yugoslavia and Hungary as a result of the thaw. Large areas of valuable agricultural land have been…

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Yugo-slavian Floods. Thousands Homeless. BELGRADE, Thursday

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 5 April 1940 · page 2

Twenty thousand Yugo-Slavs are homeless as a result of floods along the Danube. Flood waters are threatening to submerge Novigrad. The Timis River and Beda canal are overflowing and inundating western Rumania…

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Danube Floods Belgrade April 14

Maitland Mercury · Friday 5 April 1940 · page 1

Following floods on the Danub[?] Yungoslave are homeless. Water threatens to submerge Novograd…

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Danube Floods Two Countries Affected (“Mercury” Service)BELGRADE, April 4

Maitland Mercury · Friday 5 April 1940 · page 1

Twenty thousand Jugoslavs are homeless as a result of the floods along the Danube Floodwaters are threatening to…

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Floods Grow Worse Plight of Yugoslavs (“Mercury” Service) BUDAPEST, April [?]

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 6 April 1940 · page 2

The floods In the Danube are growing worse, and have laundered thousands of homes in Yugeslerln. The Timis River (Roumania). and…

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Fierce Cyclone in Queensland Woman Killed at Townsville Brisbane

Maitland Mercury · Monday 8 April 1940 · page 6

Owe woman lost hear life, and a great deal of property was damaged when a cyclone, which has been operating, off the North Queensland coast for the last few days, crossed the coast south of Townsville,…

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Flood Damage

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 10 April 1940 · page 2

Floods caused by the [?] which crossed the North Queensland [?] coast at the week-end caused £50,000 damage in the Home Hill sugar [?]…

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Violent Storm Wind and Rain Lash Miller’s Forca[?] Sheds Unroofed

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 11 April 1940 · page 7

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Water Meters Storm in the Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 12 April 1940 · page 3

On a letter read to Tuesday night's meeting of Dungog Municipal Council from Mr. R. W. Alison, respecting excess water charges on the property…

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Further Storm Rains End of Drought in Sight

The Scone Advocate · Friday 12 April 1940 · page 1

Further storm and drought-ending rain fell over a very large area of the Upper Hunter on Tuesday and Wednesday last, with…

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Late News Norway-the Storm Centre German Naval Losses Is Offensive to Be Launched on Western Front? "Clearest Evidence of Preparations. French and Belgian Army Leave Stopped. Anxiety in Balkans. London

The Scone Advocate · Friday 12 April 1940 · page 1

Latest estimate of German losses after the invasion of Norway are three warships and one U-boat confirmed sunk, six others, all…

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Disastrous Floods in Queensland Father, Son and Daughter Drowned

Singleton Argus · Friday 12 April 1940 · page 6

John Allen, his son, aged 10, and his daughter, aged eight, were drowned on Wednesday at Pelican Creek, 30 miles from Collinsville (Q.) when…

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Heavy Rain Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 13 April 1940 · page 1

Heavy rain has fallen over most of the State, bringing relief to many dry areas, Unsettled weather is forecast…

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Heavy Flood Damage Queensland Losses BRISBANE

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 13 April 1940 · page 9

Damage by flood in the Ayr district is estimated at £1,500,000 by the secretary of the Ayr executive of the Queensland Cane Growers’ Council,…

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Flood Damage in Queensland

Singleton Argus · Monday 15 April 1940 · page 1

The Acting Premier of Queensland (Mr Cooper) has called for a report of the Burdekin flood damage in the Ayr district, where, it is reported,…

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Launches Collide in Storm

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 16 April 1940 · page 2

On Saturday afternoon last Messrs. Walter and Wesley Redman, Jack Atkins, Jack Oakley, Vic Howe, Dave Kennedy and the "Ambulance…

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Woman's Ordeal in Storm. Husband and Children Killed. Brisbane

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 16 April 1940 · page 2

Evidence of how she had been unable to assist her husband and two children who were killed during a storm which demolished their home was given…

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Savings Swept Away by Flood Chinese Gardener's Loss

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 17 April 1940 · page 2

Residents of Ayr (Q.) made a treasure hunt at the week-end for a Chinese gardener's savings, swept away by a flood…

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Some Showers Heavy Rain At Ballina Mostly Fine

Maitland Mercury · Friday 19 April 1940 · page 1

At 3 am, 10day the weather was cloudy to overcome on most of the tablelands with parents showers at Ballina and misty [?]…

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