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Broken Hill & the Far West · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1923

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Storms in Queensland 3 Inches of Rain in an Hour

Barrier Miner · Friday 5 January 1923 · page 3

Severe cyclonic storms passed over Taroom on Wednesday morning (reports the Brisbane correspondent of the ''Journal''), accompanied by hail…

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After the Storm Council Repairs Damage Without Extra Labor

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 10 January 1923 · page 2

Mr. J. N. Jonas. the town clerk, informed a "Miner reporter today that the work of repairing the damage to the Council's property caused by…

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Storm at Warwick Hailstones Liee Duck Egos Make Holes in Hoofs

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 10 January 1923 · page 3

Hailstones as large aa duck eggs fell in parts of the Warwick district during a violent storm on Wednesday night (reports the Toowoomba correspondent…

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15,000 German "Storm Troops" to Be Reviewed at Munich Modified Martial Law Proclaimed by Government (Reuter's Message.) London, January 27

Barrier Miner · Monday 29 January 1923 · page 1

According to the Munich correspondent of the London "Times" Herri Hittler will review 15,000 "storm troops" during a mass rally of the…

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Barrier Miner. Monday, January 29, 1923 Floods and Slumps

Barrier Miner · Monday 29 January 1923 · page 2

AFTER a drought there often comes a flood. When a flood comes it generally washes away part of the railway track between Broken Hill and Adelaide, or…

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Woman Missing From Home Effect of a Storm

Barrier Miner · Thursday 8 February 1923 · page 1

The police of several States have failed to trace e Elizabeth Audrey Cavanagh, a young married woman, who disappeared from her home at…

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Vessel in Gales Member of Crew Killed and Others Disabled

Barrier Miner · Monday 12 February 1923 · page 3

The Kaikoura suffered severely from a storm which, raged in the North Atlantic at Christmastide (says a message from Auckland). Leaving Liverpool on…

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Six Seamen Lost at Sea During Danish Ship's Voyage Boat Out in Storm

Barrier Miner · Friday 2 March 1923 · page 3

A tragic voyage was completed on Wednesday when the four-masted Danish vessel Sterna berthed to discharge timber at the South Wharf…

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Greek Transport Capsizes in a Storm 150 Lives Reported Lost Sailors on Furlough Ship Reported Overcrowded (Reuter's Message.) London, March 11

Barrier Miner · Monday 12 March 1923 · page 4

Reuter's Athens correspondent reports that a transport laden with 400 people, sank in a storm off Piraeus. Later…

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Flood or Critical Stages-New South Wales Rivers

Western Grazier · Saturday 17 March 1923 · page 4

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Thunderstorm in Sydney Traffic Held Up a Fireball Falls Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 21 March 1923 · page 1

A thunderstorm burst over the city and suburbs last night. It lasted for over an hour. It was acompanied by particularly vivid lightning. A number…

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Notes and Comments Dust Storms.—

Barrier Miner · Saturday 24 March 1923 · page 4

Dust storms are not peculiar to Broken Hill. At the Tamworth show on Wednesday there was a storm that covered everybody and everything— in…

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Tigris Tn Flood ('The Times" Message.) London. March 24

Barrier Miner · Monday 26 March 1923 · page 1

The Tigris is so swollen by the melting snows of Kurdistan and by heavy rains that it is rising to an unprecedented height. Bagdad is in danger of…

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Blizzard and Cyclone Steamer's Eventful Voyage

Barrier Miner · Saturday 31 March 1923 · page 1

Swept by blizzards of the swirth and tropical cyclones the Reardon-Sawth, steamer Orient City ended an eventful voyage at Melbourne on Monday (says…

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Blizzard and Cyclone Steamer's Eventful Voyage

Barrier Miner · Saturday 31 March 1923 · page 2

Swept by blizzards of the north and tropical cyclones the Reardon-Smith steamer Orient City ended an eventful voyage at Melbourne on Monday (says…

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Tornado and Floods Fourteen Persons Killed in Southern U.S.A. Unprecedented Rains (Reuter's Message.) New Orleans, April 5

Barrier Miner · Friday 6 April 1923 · page 1

A tornado killed 14 and injured 100 people and destroyed much property in Louisiana. The Mississippi River is overflowing…

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Over Two Inches of Rain Fell in Sydney Yesterday Low Parts Flooded Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 6 April 1923 · page 2

Yesterday morning heavy rain which fell in Sydney swept the streets and gardens and flooded the low parts. Up to 9 a.m. 18 points had been recorded,…

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Heavy Rain at Wilson Adelaide,Tuesday

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 17 April 1923 · page 1

April so far has been the hottest since 1853. Warm, weather is still officially predicted, but a well-known Adelaide business man received a…

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Heavy Rain Reported in the Lower North

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 18 April 1923 · page 2

Heavy rain fell yesterday from Peterborough to Roseworthy. An inch and 18 points was recorded at Georgetown in 40 minutes…

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Heavy Rain in New Zealand Dunedin Houses Flooded Auckland (N.Z.), April 22

Barrier Miner · Monday 23 April 1923 · page 2

Three days of torrential rain caused floods throughout the Auckland province. It was the heaviest down pour experienced for many years in…

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