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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1945

211 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 5 of 11

Deluge Of Rain In Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Friday 20 April 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday—Many suburbs were deluged by rain last night and to-day. There were a number of recordings…

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Cyclone Hits Woodburn War Memorial Uprooted

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 20 April 1945 · page 4

Hitting the centre of Woodburn on a recent Saturday afternoon, a cyclone ripped a trail of have from which only a few private homes at the…

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To-day’s Leader: Diphtheria Immunisation Germans Flood North Holland

Maitland Mercury · Friday 20 April 1945 · page 1

LONDON April 20—German troops In Holland have blown a second gap In the Zuider Zee dyke at-Wlrrengen, and 80 square…

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Deluge in Sydney Five Inches In 48 Hours

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 21 April 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY, Saturday — Sydney and suburbs were deluged again last night and early morning. Nearly three inches of rain fell…

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Australian War Prisoners Flood Arriving in Britain

Singleton Argus · Monday 23 April 1945 · page 3

Australian prisoners of war continue to reach England from Germany in hundreds. Scores of prisoners are finding…

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Wallis Creek Floodgates

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 3 May 1945 · page 3

The president (Cr. L. F. Monkley) reported to the meeting of the Lower Hunter Shire Council to-day that he had attended an…

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Severe Storm in Sydney Ferry Boat Snapped Its Lines

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 16 May 1945 · page 2

At the height of a storm which swept Sydney early this morning, the Manly ferry steamer Dec Why, moored at Manly wharf,…

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Flood of News to Australia

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 16 May 1945 · page 3

LONDON May 16—More than 13,000,000 words were sent, to Australia by Australian newspapers and agencies in the 48 weeks…

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Five Believbd to Be Drowned Launch Founders In Terrific Storm

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 17 May 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY Thursday.—An extensive air, land and sea search is being carried out to-day for five young Sydney doctored, who are missing following the sinking of the launch, Robin May, off Barrenjoey on. Tuesday night…

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To-day’s Leader: We Must Tighten Our Belts Flooding of North Holland

Maitland Mercury · Friday 25 May 1945 · page 1

LONDON May 26—Fifteen feet of water now covers the Wieringerward area in Northern Holland, which was flooded by the…

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Deluge Forces Abandonment Of Races

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 26 May 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY Sat.—A deluge early this morning forced the abandonment of Sydney Turf Club’s meeting to have been held at…

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Japs Counter-attack in Heavy Rain Australian Associate Press

Maitland Mercury · Monday 28 May 1945 · page 1

GUAM, May 28— The American Associated Press at Okinawa says Marines on the west coast beat off a Japanese counter attack launched during torrential rain in the early hours of Sunday The rains came at a time when the enemy’s fiercely defended Naha…

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Wallis Creek Floodgates

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 30 May 1945 · page 2

The Minister for Works and Local Government informed Maitland Council last night that, following an inspection of the…

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Jap Resistance Stiffens on Okinawa Heavy Rain Makes Supply Problem Difficult Australian Associated Press

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 7 June 1945 · page 3

The New York “Times” correspondent, William Lawrence, says that the 10th Army’s comparatively easy romp the enemy withdrew from the Shuri line has now ended, this does not suggest that the Japanese are capable of…

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Heavy Rain at Cessnock

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 9 June 1945 · page 3

CESSNOCK Saturday.— Heavy rain turned the playing area of the Sports Ground into a miniature lake yesterday. As a result…

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Further Heavy Rain Likely

Maitland Mercury · Monday 11 June 1945 · page 1

NEW Forecast: General rain, with easterly gales on the coast and tablelands, further heavy and flood falls on the northern and…

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Freighter Senks in Fierce Gale

Maitland Mercury · Monday 11 June 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY Monday — Rough [?] which are being whipped by a 50-m.p.h. wind and continuous [?] has so far prevented…

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Ship Sunk—wo Trace of Crew Vessel Wrecked Off North Coast in Violent Gale

Singleton Argus · Monday 11 June 1945 · page 2

During a violent gale, which is sitll raging off the N.S.W. coast, the 1500-tons coastal freighter, "Koranji, was wrecked off…

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Torrential Rain on North Coast Floods At Murwillumbah And Lismore

Maitland Mercury · Monday 11 June 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.—Torrential rains over 48 Hours have given rise to serious flood dangers on the far North Coast of New South Wales, where the cyclone centre, Brisbane and Clarence Heads, has lashed a wide…

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Flood Dangers on Far North Coast 13 Inches at Murwillumbah

Singleton Argus · Monday 11 June 1945 · page 2

Torrential rains over 48 hours have given rise to serious flood dangers on the Far North. Coast of N.S. Wales, where the cyclonic…

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