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Murray · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1922

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Latest Telegrams. New Year's Day in Sydney. Tremendous Storms on the Coast. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 3 January 1922 · page 2

The holiday celebrations yesterday were absolutely spoiled by the weather, and every outdoor fixture, except toe first portion of the Highland…

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England Swept by Gales

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 January 1922 · page 20

A severe gale swept Great Britain on Friday, and did much damage. It was prolonged in the south of England. Heavy rain and melting snow caused floods and…

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Gales and Rain in Sydney

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 January 1922 · page 30

The new year started most inauspiciously in Sydney. On Monday the bad weather of the previous few days reached a climax. Sleety rain fell all day, and this with a…

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Floods in Queensland

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 January 1922 · page 5

The highest flood in the history of Chinchilla is being experienced. All the northern business end is under water. The houses in the low-lying part of the town…

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Storms of Stones. a Fifty-ton Meteorite

The Independent · Friday 13 January 1922 · page 4

On a recent passage the passengers aboard the big Cunarder, Saxonia, were treated to a magnificent spectacle. A huge mass of incandescent…

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Cyclone at Gunbar. Public Hall Blown Over

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 13 January 1922 · page 2

Yesterday, about 1 p.m., a windstorm, which assumed cyclonic strength, took place at Gunbar township, and lasted about ten minutes…

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Last Week's Storm

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 17 January 1922 · page 3

The cyclonic storm which swept, across New South Wales on Friday afternoon was far-reaching in its effect, and reports are being received of…

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Thursday's Storm. a Widespread Area Affected. Leeton Suffers Heavily

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 17 January 1922 · page 2

Thursday's storm, which did so much damage at Gunbar and Griffith, was of wide extent, and was felt over a great part of Riverina. In the…

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Heavy Rain. Francis-street. Esk

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 January 1922 · page 12

Dear Uncle Jeff,—This is my first letter to the "Banner." We had about 12in. of rain in eight days without a stop. The crops about here look nice and green. I…

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Latest Telegrams. Sydney. the Political Situation. Calm after the Dooley-McGirr Storm Thursday Evening

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 20 January 1922 · page 3

The political atmosphere yesterday was ore peaceful than it has been for many weeks. It seems as if the defeat of Mr. McGirr has killed the…

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Worst Gale in 42 Years

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 February 1922 · page 20

Captain Harris, of the wrecked schooner Helen B. Sterling, speaking at Auckland, said the gale was the worst he had met in his 42 years' experience at sea. "All…

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Heavy Rain in Queensland

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 4 February 1922 · page 2

Heavy rain is still falling over an extensive area in Queensland. Some places have recorded 20 inches in two days. The districts most affected…

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Extensive Floods in Queensland

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 February 1922 · page 32

Traffic on the main central line west from Emerald to Longreach (Q.) is completely dislocated by the floods. The damage to the permanent way is extremely…

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Storms in Queensland. Esk, Queensland

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 February 1922 · page 12

Dear Uncle Jeff,—It is a long time since 1 wrote to the "Banner." We are having lovely weather at present. The grass is about 2ft. high, and the cattle are all…

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Queensland Floods

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 February 1922 · page 41

Visitors to Rockhampton who travelled across Winton to Longreach give a vivid description of tho ravages caused by the recent disastrous floods in that area…

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Storms Ruin Grape Crops

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 28 February 1922 · page 3

The storms that visited Junee on Tuesday evening did more damage than at first glance was apparent. Just within the municipal area on the…

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Violent Storm in Melbourne

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 March 1922 · page 41

On Saturday night Melbourne was visited by the most violent windstorm experienced for years. The wind drove before it heavy clouds of dust, which…

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Terrific Bush Fires Result of Saturday's Gale. Losses in Wagga District. Henty Landowners Suffer Severely

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 March 1922 · page 31

Serious grass fires occurred in the Harefield and Henty districts on Saturday. The outbreak in the vicinity of Harefield was discovered at about 3 o'clock in…

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Cloudbursts and Cyclone. Chicago, April 19

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 April 1922 · page 25

Storm casualties in the North Central States have reached 5 dead and hundreds of injured. Cloudbursts which followed the cyclone wrought terrible havoc, rivers…

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Gale in a Tunnel. Novel Plan for Testing Aeroplanes

The Independent · Friday 21 April 1922 · page 4

Just as the shipbuilder makes model boats and tows them through tanks in order to learn what resistance they offer to the water, so the…

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