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Mid North Coast · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1923

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Last Week's Storm. Damage on the Manning

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 3 July 1923 · page 3

The Manning appeared to be the storm centre for the Mid North Coast on Tuesday last. It reached Harrington and district about noon and at…

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Destructive Storm

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 4 July 1923 · page 4

Last week's storm did considerable damage to property along the coast. At Credent Head trees, fences, and outbuildings were flattened; and the…

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Breaking the Drought. (Published by arrangement.) with Floods of Liquor

Macleay Argus · Friday 27 July 1923 · page 3

More than 500,000 counterfeit prescriptions, each calling for a pint of whiskey, were filled by New York City drug stores in the past five months,…

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Floods of Poison

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 11 August 1923 · page 7

Floods are common on most rivers, but a flood which brings down poisoned waters, sufficient to kill everything in its vicinity is, fortunately,…

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Disastrous Floods

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 18 August 1923 · page 4

FLOODS in Northern Utah have drowned 10 people and caused damage to property estimated at l,000,000 dollars, says a message from Salt…

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Shipping Warned. Gale on North Coast. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 21 August 1923 · page 3

Shipping has been warned of a severe storm over the North Coast, where rough conditions are prevailing…

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Deluge of Liquor. (Published by Arrangement.) Systematising New York Trade

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 11 September 1923 · page 1

About the only difference In the [?]ding of New York State with liquor before and after the repeal of the Enforcement Act by the State…

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Deluge of Liquor. (Published by arrangement) Systematising New York Trade

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 21 September 1923 · page 8

About the only difference in the flooding of New York State with liquor before and after the repeal of the Enforcement Act by the State of the…

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Terrific Wind Storm. Sweeps City and Country. Extensive Damage. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 21 September 1923 · page 5

The whole of the Western and Southern districts wore swept yesterday afternoon, by the most violent storm experienced for years. Extensive…

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Gale and Fires

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 2 October 1923 · page 2

On Sunday a heavy gale did considerable damage in the city and suburbs. The gale, which was accompanied by blinding dust, reached 57 miles…

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Gale and Rain. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 2 October 1923 · page 3

Heavy rain followed a gale at Albury yesterday. The Murray River is rising…

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Telegrams. Eight Hour Day. Spoilt by Gale. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 2 October 1923 · page 3

A boisterous gale, which reached 56 miles an hour, spoilt yesterday's holiday in Sydney and the Eight Hour Day procession, in which 69 unions…

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Mr. Bruce Storm Bound. London

Macleay Argus · Friday 5 October 1923 · page 5

Mr. Bruce is storm bound at Calais. The Channel service is suspended owing to a gale. Australia House vainly endeavored to obtain a destroyer to…

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Cape Hawke to Sydney. in a Gale

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 10 October 1923 · page 4

A Tuncurry resident writes as follows to the 'Chronicle':— Paddon's well-known fishing launch the XLCR, now at Cape Hawke…

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A Storm

Macleay Argus · Friday 19 October 1923 · page 4

Yesterday afternoon a vicious-looking storm hove up from the oast and south-east, but beyond cooling the atmosphere, giving it a more…

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"We Made It" Freemantle to Sydney. Breaking the Record. Fight with the Floods

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 19 October 1923 · page 1

Hungry, dirty, too tired to talk, two man arrived in Sydney on monday morning in a d[?]reputable-looking little Overland motor car…

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Floods in Victoria

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 20 October 1923 · page 4

LAST week-end heavy floods were experienced in Victoria. Several person lost their lives, and considerable damage was done to property as a result…

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Flood Prophet

Macleay Argus · Friday 26 October 1923 · page 4

Mr. Hugh McMaugh, of East Kempsey, who claims to have forecasted the big Macleay flood of two years ago, thinks there will be another flood in…

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Telegrams. Cyclone in Queensland. Town Wrecked. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 2 November 1923 · page 4

A Brisbane message says a severe cyclone late on Wednesday afternoon lasting half-an-hour practically wrecked Clermont. The Catholic Church and…

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Storm in Fiji. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 30 November 1923 · page 5

Suva cables state a tremendous storm raged throughout Fiji from Monday night. Great damage was done. The ketch "Wave" was…

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