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Murray · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1920

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Murray River in Flood

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 3 January 1920 · page 26

The Murray River on Thursday was in high food at Albury, and low-lying flats were submerged. At Mungabarcena some stock were removed. It is not thought…

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Floods in France

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 3 January 1920 · page 23

Serious floods have occurred in the eas and south-east departments of France owing to the overflowing of the Meurthe and Moselle. Large factories have been…

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From Fire and Flood. Father Rescues Children. Young

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 7 January 1920 · page 3

It was the task of Charles Masters, of Sawpit Gully, near Young, to rescue his family first from fire and then from flood on Saturday…

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Storms That Cost Millions

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 January 1920 · page 44

Damage to the extent of five millions sterling has been dope by the hurricane which recently raged at Valparaiso. That such a storm should have taken…

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Floods in Queensland. 10 Inches in 24 Hours

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 9 January 1920 · page 2

Pomona (Q.) reports that the rainfall for the 24 hours ended 9 a.m. on Wednesday totalled eight inches seventy points. Gooroy had nine inches 74 points, with…

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Drover Drowned in Flood. Brisbane

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 9 January 1920 · page 2

As a result of the torrential rains the streets of Maryborough are flooded, and some damage has been done. The Mary river is still rising…

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Gale Sweeps Britain London, Jan. 12

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 15 January 1920 · page 2

Britain was swept last week by a wild gale—the most severe for several years. A wind of 68 miles an hour was recorded at the Scilly Isles…

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Latest Cables. Steamer Sinks in a Gale. Great Loss of Life Feared. LONDON

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 16 January 1920 · page 2

The steamer Afrique, bound to West Africa from France, was damaged during a gale. She was returning to port, end sank in a raging sea…

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Old-time Memories. the Stuff Old-timers Were Made Of. Gundagai Flood of 52

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 January 1920 · page 44

Several country papers are publishing old time memories and very interesting they are. They should also have an educational aspect, and show the present and…

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Aerodrome at Suda Bay Flooded. Some Thrilling Experiences. London, Jan. 15

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 20 January 1920 · page 2

Belated letters from members of the Kangaroo crew detail their unfortunate adventures. The aerodrome at Suda Bay was flood…

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Heavy Storm at Coulburn

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 January 1920 · page 31

Another heavy storm has visited Goutburn, Towrang suffered considerably, and a rainguage at that centre., capable' of registering three inches, overflowed…

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Gale at Wollongong

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 29 January 1920 · page 2

There was a heavy gale at Wollongong last night, which wrought considerable damage throughout the district…

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Cold Snaps and Gales. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 29 January 1920 · page 2

The whole State has been plunged into winter as a result of cold snaps experienced at scattered places on the southern tablelands. Heavy rain has fallen in the…

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Floods in Gippsland

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 3 February 1920 · page 2

Continuous and heavy rain has fallen in the Bairnsdale and surrounding districts since Monday last. The rich maize crops at Lindenow, Bairnsdale…

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Cyclonic Storm in Queensland

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 4 February 1920 · page 2

Suspicious atmospheric conditions have obtained since nightfall on Monday at Cairns (Q.), when the barometer began to fall and the wind veered round to the…

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The Queensland Cyclone £60,000 Damage. Brisbane

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 5 February 1920 · page 3

A telegram from Babinda states that a severe cyclone visited Cairns. A num­ber of residents were injured, while many dwellings were demolished. A small tidal…

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Cyclone in Queensland. Great Damage at Chillagoe

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 February 1920 · page 19

Considerable damage was done to northern inland towns by a cyclonic storm which has been operating off the Queenslane coast. The disturbance was…

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Adrift in a Gale Man and Wife Wrecked

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 7 February 1920 · page 4

After being tossed about for some hours on Port Phillip Bay in an open boat in Tuesday's sale, Mr and Mrs. J. Davis, of Portarligton, were wrecked on the…

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Cyclone at Cairns. Sea Wall Washed Away in Places. Brisbane

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 7 February 1920 · page 4

Further details concerning the Cairns' cyclone show, that the esplanade which was exposed to the tidal cyclone waters, suffered more than any other section of…

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A Town of Storms Cootamundra

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 February 1920 · page 12

Dear Uncle Jeff,—Page [?] will think Cootamundra is an awful place for cyclones and waterspouts, as there were two such happenings lately, and on each occasion…

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