General Rain Throughout the District Average Falls About One Inch Big Storms in South-west
General rain fell over practically the whole of the district during the 48 hours ended 9 a.m. to-day, and the general average…
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Floods & storms, 1945
211 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 3 of 11
Soldier Killed by Lightning Tragedy During Saturday's Storm Coroner Ordered Body to Be Brought From Maitland
Kevin Robert Francis Riley, a soldier, aged about 30, was killed at Minimbah on Saturday by a flash of lightning. He was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Heavy Rain Halts Coal Production
Sunday night's heavy rain caused a halt in coal production at the Muswellbrook Colliery. A number of falls in the workings…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Heavy Rain Appreciable District Gaugings Scone, 234 Points Wind at Gale Force Does Damage
The district on Saturday afternoon last was visited by one of the severest storms on record. Wind, which reached gale force,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Remarkable Storm on Saturday Night Flood Rains Descend on Cessnock
Flood rains struck Cessnock on Saturday evening in a heavy electrical storm. Although the gauges at the post…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gale Damage to Property in Scone on Saturday Last
The building known as "The White House" suffered extensive damage in last Saturday's gale. The roof was blown completely off; sheets of iron were found up to 100 yards away, and portion of the roof which carried away the high tension power line, caused a "blackout in town for a couple of hours…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Washed Away Bullocks Rush of Storm Water in Gully
BROKE Tuesday.— Broke fared well in Saturday’s storm and farmers everywhere are jubilant. A storm from the west met…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Storm at Broke
Mr Amos E. Bailey, of Broke, writing in connection with Saturday's sterm. said it was the worst within his experience. The gullies at his…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Severe Electrical Storm Lightning Causes Damage
Lightning struck a house at Kensington during a severe electrical storm early this morning. Half the chimney was smashed off and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Storm Damage at Wyong
Newcastle experienced a severe storm late yesterday afternoon. The rain was heavy, 79 points being registered in an…
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SINGLETON Friday.—A storm which broke over Singleton yesterday afternoon gave 21 points of rain. At Mr. R. Maillar’s…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →21 Points of Rain From Storms
In storm showers received yesterday afternoon and last night, a total of 21 points of rain was registered at the local post office up to 9 a.m…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Violent Storms in Sydney Suburbs Damage Caused
Two violent storms caused damage to Sydney suburbs on "Wednesday, one early in the morning and the other in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Heavy Rain in East
SYDNEY, Monday.—The State Meteorologist (Mr. Mares) said to-day that drenching rains had been received over the eastern…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Heavy Rain in Tamworth District Washaway on Railway Line
Torrential rain throughout the Tamworth district caused a washaway on the railway line, 12 miles from Tamworth, and damaged roads…
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SYDNEY Tuesday—A quarter of a mile of railway track at Hermidale between Nyngan and Cobar was [?]went away by flood…
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Thunderstorms at the week-end caused a railway washaway 12 miles from Tamworth, and wrecked high tension lines on the Blue Mountains…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A quarter of a mile of railway tracks at Hermidale, between Nyngan and Cobar, were swept by lood waters yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Thousands of Fish Dead Through Storm Waters
Thousands upon thousands of dead fish are lying buried in mud on the banks of some district creeks, particularly Glennie's Creek, as a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Planes Caught in Storm Two Fliers Killed
When a sudden storm struck a south-cast Victorian training unit, two R.A.A.F. aircrew on flying exercises were killed and…
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