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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1948

306 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 16 of 16

Nasty Storm Knorritt Flat Home in Danger Zone

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 24 December 1948 · page 1

On Thursday last, about 5 p.m., a terrific storm occurred at Knorritt Flat, and at the residence of the Turner family a wireless aerial was…

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Thunderstorms On

Maitland Mercury · Friday 24 December 1948 · page 1

NSW FORECAST: Continuing warm to hot[?]and sultey, with scattered thunderstorm and equalls, chiefly in the southern…

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Thunderstorm At Hobart

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 28 December 1948 · page 4

HOBART, Tuesday.—A severe thunderstorm stopped all tram services in Hobart for more than three hours yesterday afternoon…

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Storm Damage To Fruit Crop

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 30 December 1948 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Thursday. — The storm which swept the irrigation area on Tuesday has done £30,0.00 damage to the Shepparton apricot…

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Fear of Floods Follows Drought

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 30 December 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Steady rain was still falling over wide areas of N.S.W. to-day and dairy pastures, crops and Vegetables growing areas are expected to reap great benefit. In Queensland, heavy rain has also fallen over great…

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Babies Marooned By Floods

Maitland Mercury · Friday 31 December 1948 · page 3

LONDON, Dec. 31.—Snow, storms and gales over central England and north and central Wales yesterday, blocked roads, Isolated villages and…

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