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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1942

139 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 2 of 7

Singleton Under Water Feet Deep Taking Memories Back to the Great Flood of '93

Singleton Argus · Monday 9 March 1942 · page 3

To-day marks the 49th anniversary of the great Hunter flood of 1893. It was on March 8, 1893, that the Hunter…

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49th Anniversary of 1893 Flood

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 10 March 1942 · page 1

Sunday, March 8, marked the 49th anniversary of the great flood in the Hunter Valley…

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District Benefits From Storms

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 11 March 1942 · page 6

SINGLETON Wednesday.—Mr. F. Trevitt, stock inspector of the Denman-Singleton pastors pro[?] Board reported that stomas…

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Storms Have Provided Relief General Improvement Throughout P.p. District

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 11 March 1942 · page 2

Mr F. E. Trevitt (Stock Inspector of the Denman-Singleton P.P. Board) reported to Directors yesterday that storms…

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Storms Have Provided Relief General Improvement Throughout P.p. District

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 13 March 1942 · page 1

Mr F. E. Trevitt (Stock Inspector of the Denman-Singleton P.P. Board) reported to the Directors that storms…

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The Storm That Is to Come

Singleton Argus · Monday 16 March 1942 · page 3

We are indebted to Mr F. J. Bendeich, of Oak Farm, Belford, for sending us these verses of Henry Lawson, written nearly 40…

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Floods in Bulgaria

Maitland Mercury · Monday 16 March 1942 · page 1

SOFIA March ,16.—Seven persons are dead, and 12,000 hare been evacuated from flooded Visdia…

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Danube Floods

Maitland Mercury · Friday 20 March 1942 · page 1

LONDON March 19.—Reports from Zurich say that the Roumanian Dictator, General Antonescue, is personally directing…

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England Resisted Nazi Storm Alone Praise in U.s. Journal

Singleton Argus · Monday 23 March 1942 · page 4

"Americans should not forget that until the summer of last year England alone resisted the terrible Axis storm," says the New York "Times"…

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Electric Storms Forecast

Maitland Mercury · Friday 27 March 1942 · page 4

NEW YORK March 26.—Tile Pittsburgh Astronomic Observatory announced to-day that an extremely large group of…

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Flood Rains in City

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 31 March 1942 · page 2

Flood rains—the heaviest ever recorded—last week gave Sydney at least six months' and probably nearly a year's supply of water. As the…

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Floodings in Sydney Area

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 31 March 1942 · page 3

Producing a complete change throughout the State from the very dry conditions previously prevailing, widespread rains, which…

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Floods Force Japanese Out Of Markham Valley Reinforcements Needed In Burma. Ferocious Fighting On Russian Front

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 31 March 1942 · page 3

With the exception of the Russian front, there is a lull in the war news. While the Russians are fighting, the remainder of the Allies appear to be indulging in a battle of words. All we have heard in the past week is what this politician has said at…

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Obituary Richard L. Flood

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Thursday 2 April 1942 · page 3

The death occurred on the 23rd March in the Mater Misericordine Hospital, Newcastle, of Mr. Richard (Dick) Flood. Mr. Flood was 77 years…

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United States Equipment to Australia Flow May Become Flood

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 7 April 1942 · page 2

The steady flow of war equipment to Australia from the United States is expected to reach flood proportions in the near future…

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Commandeering Flood Boats

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 9 April 1942 · page 2

The Clerk, (Mr. C. L. Monkley) reported to the Shire Council, on Thursday that in response to local requests he had sent an urgent wire to Mr…

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Nelsons Plains Removal of Flood Boats

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 9 April 1942 · page 4

Mr. W. L. Priddle, has in reply to his letter to the P. P. U., Sydney, drawing attention to the threatened removal of boats from the farmers, received the…

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Floods in Bulgaria

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 9 April 1942 · page 4

LONDON April 8.—A report received in Zurich from Bucharest [?] that, as a result of a flood in the Da[?] the town of…

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Storm Water and Sewers.—

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 10 April 1942 · page 1

Mr. G. S. Donaldson reported to, last meeting of the council that during one stage of the recent heavy rains the infiltration of storm water to the…

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Melville Bridge Removing Flood Debris

Maitland Mercury · Friday 10 April 1942 · page 3

“Since the rain I see the maintenance men have been busy in removing flood debris from the Melville Bridge,” wrote the…

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