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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1946

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Floods in the Hunter

The Scone Advocate · Friday 25 October 1946 · page 5

The ceremony to-day marks the end of one period and the beginning of another so far as the Hunter Valley is concerned. It is…

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Storm Signals Of Depression

Singleton Argus · Monday 28 October 1946 · page 2

United States Government economic and financial experts have issued cautionary advice, which the American Associated Press interprets…

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“Storm Signal” Of The Coming Depression

Maitland Mercury · Monday 28 October 1946 · page 1

WASHINGTON, October 28.—Government economic and financial expects have issued cautionary advice which American Associated Press interprets as storm signals of a coming depression, but does not attempt to forecast the…

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Floods

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 1 November 1946 · page 4

The disastrous 1875 floods is considered the worst that old-timers can re-collect. The School which at that time was…

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Flood Damage Grant

Maitland Mercury · Monday 11 November 1946 · page 6

GOSFORD, Monday.— An offer of a £1300 grant has been made to Erina Shire Council, representing a half share of the…

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Humid Weather Brings Storm

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 13 November 1946 · page 5

Rumid weather conditions applied to West Maitland to-day the temperature being maintained at yesterday’s level the maximum…

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Violent Storm In Melbourne

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 13 November 1946 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Wed. — More than an Inch of rain was registered in parts of the metropolitan a res this morning…

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Storm Affects Telegraph

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 14 November 1946 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Because of storm damage, telephone and telegraphic communication with Brisbane and New South Wales…

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70 m.p.h. Gale Lashes Sydney Homes Damaged, Lighter Sunk In Harbour

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 14 November 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Houses were damaged, verandahs and roofs blown off, windows broken, trees uprooted, electricity supplies disrupted, fires started, and a lighter, sunk in the harbour by the westerly gale which whirled through…

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Grant for Flood Damage

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 14 November 1946 · page 4

The Minister for Public Works and Transport has informed Stroud Shire Council that be has given consideration to…

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Heavy Storm At Gloucester

Maitland Mercury · Friday 15 November 1946 · page 4

GLOUCESTER A heavy storm broke over Gloucester on Saturday afternoon when 80 points of rain were recorded,…

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Severe Gale Causes Damage Houses Unroofed in Sydney

Singleton Argus · Friday 15 November 1946 · page 5

When a gale, with wind gusts reaching 65 miles per hour, struck Sydney on Wednesday afternoon, houses were damaged,…

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Heavy Thunderstorm

The Scone Advocate · Friday 15 November 1946 · page 1

A heavy thunderstorm visited Scone this afternoon, cooling the oppressive conditions that had prevailed. The visitation would…

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Gales and Storms Do Heavy Damage Wingham and Taree Experience Cloudburst

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 16 November 1946 · page 5

SYDNEY, Saturday—Freakish weather in the North Coast and North-west areas yesterday brought sadden gales accompanied by violent thunderstorms in many districts, while Taree district experienced & cloudburst which brought…

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Isolated Storms Expected

Maitland Mercury · Monday 18 November 1946 · page 1

N.S.W. Forecast: Fine over the far western districts, but unsettled with scattered rain and local [?]ls over the northern districts,…

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Heavy Damage At North Bourke By Freak Storm

Maitland Mercury · Monday 18 November 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.—A freek winds torm, lasting barely 30 minutes, caused heavy damage to property at North Bourke during the week-end. The area to-day is a scene of desolation as the wind, which reached a velo city of 70 miles per hour, lifted roofs and verandahs from homes and other buildings and even uprooted a telephone post and…

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Heavy Rain in the North-West

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 19 November 1946 · page 1

Heavy rain which fell in the North-West on Sunday and again yesterday will do immeasurable good. At Narrabri, where train…

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Flood Damage

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 22 November 1946 · page 4

From the Department of Local Government forwarding copy of proclamation published in the Government Gazette of 20/10/46, applying section…

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Waves Give Storm Signals

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 23 November 1946 · page 2

HAMILTON, Bermuda — (Associated Press)—Using a recording device and other apparatus developed during the war to…

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Mountain To Be Floodlit

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 23 November 1946 · page 6

CAPETOWN (Associated Press): South Africa’s famous Table Mountain is to be floodlit for the Royal visit or King…

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