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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1941

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

Gale Wrecks Wall Passer-By Killed MELBOURNE

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 18 October 1941 · page 7

When a brick factory wall, 16 feet high and 157 feet long, crashed into a Fitzroy street during a gale, John Edwards, 71, a pensioner, who was…

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The Boys in Malaya. Letter From Artur Gale

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 24 October 1941 · page 3

Writing to the president of the local Soldiers' Club from Malaya, Pte. A. Gale states:—"Well, here I am in the land of the…

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Violent Storms Rage at Leningrad Bitter Fighting (A.A.P. Service) LONDON Oct. 23

Maitland Mercury · Friday 24 October 1941 · page 1

While violent snow-storms today raged in the Leningrad area, millions of Germans and Russians in practically every sector between…

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Heavy Rain in Parts Thunder And Hail SYDNEY

Maitland Mercury · Monday 27 October 1941 · page 3

The swift passage of a southern depression over the State yesterday was followed by a number of thunderstorms and heavy falls of rain, while…

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Heavy Storms on

Maitland Mercury · Monday 27 October 1941 · page 6

Trees were blown down, windows smashed and other damage caused by the-storms at Singleton on Sunday. of the registrations Broke 50 Bulga…

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Yesterday's Storms Cause Damage Hambledon Hill and Wylie's Flat Swept

Singleton Argus · Monday 27 October 1941 · page 2

A series of rain storms visited Singleton and district yesterday, accompanied by hail in the closing stages, and considerable…

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Collision at Street Intersection During Storm Vehicles Extensively Damaged

Singleton Argus · Monday 27 October 1941 · page 2

During one of yesterday's storms there was a collision between a car and a motor lorry at the intersection of Bathurst and…

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Storm

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 28 October 1941 · page 2

A storm broke on Sunday and 12 points were registered at Dungog Post Office. At Maitland an inch fell in half an hour. The wind blew hard…

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Heavy Rain in District. 1½ Inches at "Rossgole."

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 28 October 1941 · page 5

Heavy rain fell in parts of the district on Sunday, but only 27 points were registered in Muswellbrook…

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Wind and Rain Deluge Betmeen Scone and Aberdeen

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 28 October 1941 · page 1

Wind, blowing at gale force, was followed by a heavy rainstorm on Sunday afternoon last. The rain was patchy, with the higher registrations…

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Storms Likely

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 29 October 1941 · page 1

N.S.W. Forecast: Fine and mild in the south-west quarter, with cool south-west to south-east change and scattered showers or…

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Wallis Creek Floodgates Tarro Arranging Inspection

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 29 October 1941 · page 5

Reference to the flood gates at Wallis Creek was made by Cr. T. McCarthy at to-day’s fortnightly meeting of the Tarro Shire Council…

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Some Storms Likely

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 30 October 1941 · page 1

N.S.W, Forecast Further shower over the eastern and central sections of the State, Mostly light in the southern section but…

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Desert Front Quiet Calm Before Storm? (A.A.P. Service) LONDON Oct. 30

Maitland Mercury · Friday 31 October 1941 · page 6

A special correspondent of the “Daily Express,” who has returned to Cairo after a 1000-mile four, remarks on the strange, tense…

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Dust Storms At Tobruk (A.A.P. Service) LONDON Nov 3

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 4 November 1941 · page 2

A G.H.Q. communique, issued at Cairo, reports that enemy shelling on all sectors at Tobruk showed a slight decrease. Dust storms limited…

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Flying Fortress Crashes In Storm SACRAMENTO (Cal.), Nov. 3

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 4 November 1941 · page 2

A United States Army Flying Fortress four-engined bomber crashed in a heavy storm, in mountains in the…

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Rain And Storms Developing

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 5 November 1941 · page 1

N.S.W. Forecast: Chiefly fine in the far west, but elsewhere still unsettled, with rain spreading to other parts of the Stats,…

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Sudden Storm At Muswellbrook MUSWELLBROOK

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 6 November 1941 · page 7

With unexpected suddenness one of the for[?] electrical disturbances of the present summer was experienced throughout the district last…

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Rain Storm Moves Eastwards Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 6 November 1941 · page 1

Pressure movements resulted in the rain in New South Wales on Tuesday moving east wards across the State causing general rain through…

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Flood Gates to Be Inspected

Maitland Mercury · Friday 7 November 1941 · page 5

An inspection of the newly completed Wallis Creek flood gates will be made by members of Tarro Shire Council and West Maitland Municipal…

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