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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1922

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German Sesteoyers. Driven Ashore by Storm. London, April 19

Young Witness · Saturday 22 April 1922 · page 4

In consequence of a storm and high tides, three German destroyers. which have been laid up at Orange month for the Past[?]…

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Heavy Rain

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 27 April 1922 · page 4

Many heavy rainfalls have been reported over the Western Division of N.S.W. during the past 24 hours. The southern half of the State also…

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Floods in Texas. Hundreds Homeless. Refugees in Tree Tops. Vancover, April 25

Young Witness · Thursday 27 April 1922 · page 3

Terrific rains in Texas flooded several cities, Seven and a half inches fell at Fortworth during the night, the street being as much as ten foot…

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Floods in New Orleans New Orleans

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 27 April 1922 · page 2

A million acres of cotton lands were inundated by floods following eight inches of rain in two days in the Mississippl Valley. Tewenty persons lost…

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Threat in Red Ink. A.P.P. Thunderstorm. Lively Meeting in Domain. Tom Carmody in the Limelight

The Burrowa News · Friday 28 April 1922 · page 3

The thunderstorm in the atmosphere of the Australian Labor Party has extended to the Sydney Domain. On Sunday afternoon a…

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Drowned in a Storm LONDON

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 29 April 1922 · page 2

Reuter's Havre correspondent states that seventeen of the crew, including the captain, of the three thousand ton steamer Depute Albert Taillandier…

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Gathering Storms May Break Over Europe. Impressive Speech by Mr. Lloyd George. LONDON

Young Witness · Saturday 29 April 1922 · page 1

Mr. Lloyd George has delivered an impressive speech to the journalists asse[?]ed at Genoa. He said the conference sitting there was the greatest and most important ever held. Whether it ucceeds or fall,s it is bound to have a…

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IRELAND Storm in the Dail. Sensational Disclosures. De Valera Denounces Free state. Mr. Griffith Attacks De Valera. Lodnon, April 27

Young Witness · Saturday 29 April 1922 · page 1

Sensational disclosures were made at the Dall Eireann meeting to-day. De va[?]a made a violent speech denouncing the irish Free State…

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60,000 Homeless Through Floods

Young Witness · Saturday 6 May 1922 · page 2

NEW YORK, Wednesday.—The authorities estimate that the Mississippi flood has rendered 50,000 people homeless. The water has inundated 6000…

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A Town Wrecked. Violent Storms in Italy. 5000 Families Homeless. London, May 7

Young Witness · Tuesday 9 May 1922 · page 1

A message from Rome says the collapse corate, as cabled last Tuesday, roveals an extraordinary story of human vicissitude The town…

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Floods in Italy Rome, May 6

Young Witness · Tuesday 9 May 1922 · page 2

Owing to floods, the town of Corato, of 45,000 inhabitants, was almost destroyed. The damage is estimated at 200,000,000 lire. The Chamber of…

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Late James Gormley. Recollections of Gundagai Flood Wagga

Young Witness · Saturday 20 May 1922 · page 1

During a long political career, the late Hon. Jam[?] Gormley established a reputation, for his deep knowledge of Austrian affairs. He was an…

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Remarkable Weather. Heat and Floods in England

Young Witness · Thursday 25 May 1922 · page 2

LONDON.—In the South of England the temperature reached 87 degrees in the shade, which was the hottest record in May for 40 years;…

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Storm Tossed Vessels. Sydney

Young Witness · Saturday 3 June 1922 · page 1

Steamers about 170 miles off the coast of N.S.W. are getting a severe buffeting, according to wireless messags received to-day…

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Wiped Out by Cyclone

Young Witness · Thursday 8 June 1922 · page 1

CAPETOWN, June 5.—The little township of marienthal, in the southwest protectorate, was wiped out in a few minutes by a cyclone. No lives…

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Cyclone Not Coming. Sydney

Young Witness · Thursday 8 June 1922 · page 4

The State weather authorities point out that the cyclone predicted yesterday has passed south and is now operating over southern Western…

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New York's Storm Sixty Deaths New York

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 13 June 1922 · page 2

Nothing like Sunday's storm has been known within the memory of the oldest inhabitants. The cyclone ripped along at 90 miles per hour, levelling…

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Cable News Hague Conference—barter in Russia—attack on London-derry Expected—new York Gale

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 13 June 1922 · page 2

The British Government has issued a reply to M. Poincare regarding The Hague Conference. This declares that the French arguments rest upon…

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Disastrous Floods WASHINGTON

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 22 June 1922 · page 2

Red Cross cables announce that hundreds were killed by a flood which swept San Salvador and reduced the city to ruins on June 14…

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Gales on Coast. Shipping Mishaps. SYDNEY

Young Witness · Tuesday 4 July 1922 · page 2

A Shellhabour message states that two fishermen named W, S. Hough ton and J. Preston, recent arrivals from Bondi, left the harbour in…

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