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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1946

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Floods in Britain

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 21 August 1946 · page 2

LONDON, Aug,21.— The river Bother, near Mayfield, Sussex, overflowed its bunks and flooded its adjace[?] fields to a depth of…

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Floods Expected in South Danger From Snow Thaw

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 21 August 1946 · page 2

Severe floods are expected in southern [?]owlands during the next few weeks, following the me[?] or heavy snuw[?] in…

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1200 Houses Damaged By Floods

Maitland Mercury · Monday 26 August 1946 · page 5

CAIRO, August 25.— The Nile continues to rise causing record floods. About 1200 houses were washed away or…

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Flood Message

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 27 August 1946 · page 1

On 16th July, 1945, Miss Neta Dries, of "Bonnie Doon," Davis Creek, placed a note in a bottle and consigned it to the flooded…

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Storms In The South-East Quarter

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 29 August 1946 · page 1

N.S.W. Forecast: Showers on the south-west slopes and southern tablelands snow on the Alps; scattered night showers on the central…

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Dutch Drained Flooded Land Striking Post-War Progress

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 29 August 1946 · page 4

LONDON, August 20—Holland’s most striking post-war effort has been the draining of flooded land, states the report of an official…

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Gale Hits Melbourne Early Morning Visitation

Singleton Argus · Friday 6 September 1946 · page 4

A fierce squall, accompanied by rain and hail, struck parts of Melbourne early this morning. Some suburbs reported damage…

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Trail Of Flood Ruin In Britain

Maitland Mercury · Monday 9 September 1946 · page 1

LONDON Sept. [?]— While prayers for better weather save the harvest were being offered in churches throughout the…

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Flood Mitigation Urged by Co-op. Coy's. Chairman

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 10 September 1946 · page 1

The Hunter Valley Co-operative Dairy Coy. Ltd. made a profit of £12,695/13/10 last year, which was allocated as follows:—…

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Heavy Rain In The Drought Arears Falls Range Up To More Than Two Inches

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 19 September 1946 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Heavy rain, ranging up to more than two inches at Tenterfield on the northern Tablelands, two inches at Barraba, on the north western slopes, an inch and a bald at Narrabri on the north-west palms, and an inch…

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Heavy Rain in Drought Areas Falls Range Up to More Than Two Inches

The Scone Advocate · Friday 20 September 1946 · page 1

Heavy rain, ranging up to more two inches at Tenterfield on the northern Tablelands, two inches at Barraba, on the north-western slopes,…

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Flood Damage in Britain Heavy Losses to Crops

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 21 September 1946 · page 1

LONDON, September 21.—Britain’s worst storm ton nearly 70 years developed to-day into storms and wind, bringing floods, damage and casualties throughout the country…

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Flood Relief For Dairy Farmers

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 25 September 1946 · page 2

A report on the position of fairy farmers who had suffered flood damage earlier in the year was made by the general…

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50-50 Grant For Flood Damage

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 2 October 1946 · page 3

Towards the cost of repairing flood damage within the shire, estimated at £2000. the Minister for Works end Local Government…

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Nile Floods Scared Egyptian Farmers Highest Levels on Record

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 3 October 1946 · page 5

CAIRO—(Associated Press)—This year’s abnormally high flood brought the fear of disaster to the mass of people who work the soil along the banks of the Nile River in Egypt. Expert predicted the waters, rising early, would reach…

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Storm Forces Tlane Down

Singleton Argus · Monday 7 October 1946 · page 1

Running into a severe electrical storm near Coffs Harbour last night, an A.N.A. Douglas passenger aircraft bound from Sydney to Brisbane had…

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Rainfalls in North Steady Rain Follows Storms

Singleton Argus · Monday 7 October 1946 · page 1

Violent thunderstorms, accompanied in places by hail, broke over the north-eastern part of New South Wales yesterday, and…

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Dust Storms In The West

Maitland Mercury · Monday 21 October 1946 · page 1

NSW Forecast: Mild to warm in central and northern sections of the State, with scattered dust storms in the western and…

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Bellingen Shire Increase General Rate Due to "Disastrous Floods"

Singleton Argus · Monday 21 October 1946 · page 2

Asked "because of disastrous floods" to increase the general rate for Bellingen Shire by ½d for the coming year, the council…

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Unsettled With Storms

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 22 October 1946 · page 1

N.S.W. Forecast: Showers on the south-west slopes and southern tablelands with some snow on the Alps, thunderstorms In…

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