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Blue Mountains · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1922

6 stories in Blue Mountains's papers

Hammond and Co. Storm the Hills Preaching Prohibition

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 13 January 1922 · page 7

The Town Hall, Katoomba, was well filled on Tuesday night when the Rev. R. B. S. Hammond, president, N.S.W. Alliance, delivered an…

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Severe Storm. Shakes Lawson Up

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 27 January 1922 · page 8

Lawson was visited by a display of electrical fireworks last Thursday which is likely to remain in the…

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Storm Fiend Damage on Shire

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 24 March 1922 · page 1

The following report was submitted by the engineer at Wednesday's meeting of the Shire Council:— "I bog to repot having visited…

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Days of Noah Recalled During Week Deluge on Mountains

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 28 July 1922 · page 4

Rain gauges confirm the fact that, it was pretty wet on the Mountains during the 24th, 25th and 26th instants. This is what was…

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The Storm Fiend How the 'Heath Fared £200 DAMAGES

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 4 August 1922 · page 6

All account of how Blackheath fared during the recent few days storm was submitted to Council at Tuesday night's meeting. Mr…

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Fighting the Flood Fiend Carlon, of the Cox Plays Hero's Part

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 4 August 1922 · page 2

The recent flood-waters were responsible for an adventure in the depths of Megalong Valley, the elements of which would provide…

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