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Murray · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1921

97 stories in Murray's papers · page 4 of 5

The Floods

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 July 1921 · page 44

The recent flood had a more severe effect on settlers at Moree on the watercourse than was at first believed. Several people have had heavy losses. The case…

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Serious Floods. Terrific Weather on North Coast. Northern Rivers a Sea

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 July 1921 · page 23

The New South Wales coast has again been bombarded by heavy seas and terrific squalls. In practically every haven along the coast vessels are sheltering. The…

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Newspapers Flooded Out

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 July 1921 · page 23

In consequences of the floods the Grafton; daily newspapers and the Lismore daily were not published this morning…

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Drowned in a Flood

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Stock Journal · Friday 29 July 1921 · page 2

Another drowning accident has occurred on the flooded Hunder River, Samuel Russel, of Aberdeen being drowned while attempting to…

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Latest Telegrams. Sydney. the Floods on the Tweed

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 29 July 1921 · page 1

A Murwillumbah message says that the reports coming to hand from the outlying centres show that the losses are greater than was estimated, and…

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Disastrous Floods

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 29 July 1921 · page 2

Reports coming to hand from outlying centres in the Murwillumbah district, show the losses to be greater than estimated, and it is now believed…

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Darling River in Flood

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 30 July 1921 · page 2

The Darling river is still rising at Bourke and Louth. Both towns are in danger from the flood waters…

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The North Coast Deluge

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 August 1921 · page 32

Communication with the outer world having been cut off, it has been impossible to communicate earlier concerning the violent storm which swept over the Dorrigo…

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Flooded Town Has No Water

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 August 1921 · page 32

Great rocks tumbling down upon the mains which convey water from Mount Warning to the Murwillumbah reserver have caused serious smashes. The severe…

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Further Floods Feared. Anxiety at Burke

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 5 August 1921 · page 4

Residents of Bourke continue in a statu of apprehension on account of the flooded state of the Darling River. Further flood waters are reported to…

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Heavy Rain in Riverina

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 August 1921 · page 45

General rain is at present falling in Riverina. There was a heavy downpour on the border on Wednesday night. At Albury 105 points fell up to 9 a.m…

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Farmers and Floods

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 August 1921 · page 17

The Primary Producers' Union has taken up the matter of flood relief. At the invitation of the president (Mr. C. J. M'Rae), members representing the three…

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Letter-box. Great Floods Up North. Main Arm, Mullumbimby

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 August 1921 · page 12

Dear Uncle Jeff.—No doubt you will think I have forgotten te Page, as it is such a long time since I last wrote, but I still take an interest in reading it. We…

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Floods Expected

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 16 August 1921 · page 2

Sergeant Constantino received word from the Superintendent of Police at Albury yesterday to the effect that the river at that centre was 15ft. 3in. and…

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Good Crops After the Flood. Wycombe, Coonambie

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 August 1921 · page 12

Dear Uncle Jeff,—This is my first letter to the "Banner." The crops about here look nice and green. Miss Page is our teacher. I am in the Third Reader. I…

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Flooded Country. Wycombe, Coonamble

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 August 1921 · page 12

Dear Uncle Jeff.—This is my first letter to the "Banner." I enjoy reading the Children's Page. We have a little black and tan pup. Will you please give a name…

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Will There Be a Flood

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 19 August 1921 · page 2

The Murray has continued to rise during the week, and on Wednesday the water commenced to flow underneath the approach bridge near the…

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Flood Expected

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 13 September 1921 · page 3

Yesterday morning Sergeant Constantine received a memo to the effect that the water at Jingellie, Upper Murray, was 21 feet high on Saturday…

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Heavy Rain

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 September 1921 · page 22

On Friday afternoon and night the heaviest rain recorded for a considerable time fell in Albury, the measurement on Saturday morning being 207 points. Some…

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Heavy Rash and Floods. Country Areas Flooded. Streets in Benalla Under Water. Big Rise in Murray

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 September 1921 · page 18

Owing to exceptionally heavy rains having fallen along the Upper Murray Valley and in the North-Eastern districts, the Murray, Kiewa and Mitta Mitta rivers…

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