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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1940

271 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 9 of 14

Heavy Rain North Coast Falls Fine Elsewhere Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 13 June 1940 · page 1

The State [?] Mr. Mar[?] said to-day that although a high pressure [?] to [?] weather throughout the State…

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Showers and Storms

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 18 June 1940 · page 5

N.S.W. Forecast: Some further scattered showers, possibly associated with thunderstorms at scattered places on the coast and…

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Willis Island Lonely Weather Outpost Cyclone Warnings Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 18 June 1940 · page 7

Two radio operators, Messrs. A. W. Hooper and Murray Ewen, and Mr. John Sammons, weather observer, have returned to Sydney after 12…

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Heavy Rain Southern Tablelands SYDNEY

Maitland Mercury · Friday 21 June 1940 · page 5

Boring the past 24 hours the low pressure trough, which was covering: the western border districts at 9.a.m yesterday, Moved completely over the…

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Aberdeen Storm on

The Scone Advocate · Friday 21 June 1940 · page 4

As the result of a storm which passed over Aberdeen at midday on Tuesday, 24 points were registered at the Post Office. This is the first rain…

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Flood Embankments Filling Old Tunnel at Largs

Maitland Mercury · Friday 21 June 1940 · page 5

The honorary secretary of the Bolwarra warred Emba[?] Committee Mr. W. R. Worboys in a [?] to the Bol[?] Shire Council to-day asked…

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Flood of Sherry Rapture of Natives

Maitland Mercury · Monday 15 July 1940 · page 2

A 10,000 gallon flood or sherry nine down the street provide [?] of natives in Capetown with [?] minutes of rapture,…

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Cessnock Storm-water Drain Case Verdict for Government

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 23 July 1940 · page 3

Judge Nield has now given his reserved decision in the case in which Bernard McGrane, of Dover-street, Rose Bay…

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R. A. F. Bombers Defy the Storms ("Mercury" Service) London, July 25

Maitland Mercury · Friday 26 July 1940 · page 1

Despite heavy rain, thunderstorms and ice, British bombers yesterday attacked docks at Emden, Wilhelmshaven and Hamburg aircraft factories at Wismar and Wizendorf and seaplane bases at Bunkum and Texel. All returned safely…

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ANTI-CYCLONE Effect on Weather Cool Change

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 6 August 1940 · page 1

The advent of a large various anti-cyclone moving in quickly from [?] Right, brought about a west to south west change throughout the…

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Cyclone Expected in Queensland Brisbane

Maitland Mercury · Friday 23 August 1940 · page 2

A warning to prepare for another cyclone has been gives to towns along the north-east coast of Queensland Wind relocity [?] rapidly increasing in…

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Heavy Rain Some Sydney Suburbs Deluged SYDNEY

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 29 August 1940 · page 7

Heavy rain deluged Sydney [?] and some [?] [?] last night None was reported in the [?] but torrential rain was [?]…

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Three Injured Motor Car and Waggon Collide Flood of Tar

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 4 September 1940 · page 2

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East End Victims “Deluge of Destruction Described (“Mercury” Service) LONDON, September 17

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 18 September 1940 · page 1

The Minister for Shipping, Mr. Ronald Cross in a broadcast to-night, said that German planes had rained hundreds of high…

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Channel Gale Hampers Nazis R.A.F. Bombing Continues (“Mercury” Service) LONDON, Sept. 17

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 18 September 1940 · page 1

From dawn to-day reconnaissance aircraft of the Coastal Command were combing the enemy coastline over the entire Channel area, stales an Air Ministry bulletin, Searches, on a large scale, had been organised overnight to ascertain…

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Nazi Invasion Grows More Difficult First Autumn Gale Sweets Channel R.A.F. Bombers Strike Heavy Blows

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 18 September 1940 · page 1

From dawn to-day reconnaissance aircraft were combing the enemy coastline over the entire Channel area. Searches on a large scale have been organised to ascertain the sudden change in the disposition of the German sea forces,…

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Deluge of "How to Vote" Cards Weight About 30 Tons

Singleton Argus · Friday 20 September 1940 · page 7

Approximately 10,000,000 "how to vote" cards will be distributed at polling booths throughout New South Wales to-morrow…

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