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Murray · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1922

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The Flood at Narandera

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 11 August 1922 · page 1

The flood waters reached their maximum height at Narandera on Saturday night, 26ft., which is 5in. higher than the 1916 flood. A large…

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The Flood at Hay. the Maximum Reached at Hay "The Flood of 1916 Equalled

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 15 August 1922 · page 2

The river at Hay, which had been rising, steadily for some days past, began to rise very rapidly on Sunday, and as it was then a banker in most…

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Items of Special Interest. Wagga Roads and the Flood

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 August 1922 · page 30

Now that the floods have subsided in the Wagga district both municipal and shire councils are faced with, the problem of repairing roads and bridges within their…

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Flood Damage at Benalla

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 September 1922 · page 20

A meeting was held in the Benalla Shire Hall, convened by the shire president, "to consider reports received from the Public Works Departmental engineer and Water…

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Big Rains and Floods Expected

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 12 September 1922 · page 2

The local police received word yeserday from the State. Meteorological officer stating that big rains were expected within the next few days, and…

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One Good Thing Floods Do. 94 Kincaid-street, Wagga

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 October 1922 · page 12

Dear Uncle Jeff,—As it is months since I have written to the Page, I suppose you think I have forgotten it, but the truth really is I have been too busy to write, as…

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Storms of Stokes. a Fifty-ton Methorite

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 2 November 1922 · page 4

On a recent passage the passengers aboard the big [?] were treated to a magni[?] mass of in[?]…

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Fierce Wind Storm in Melbourne

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

Considerable damage was done by the storm which swept over Melbourne on Sunday, Brighton suffered severely. Portion of the baths was washed away…

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Sydney Flooded. The Minister for Customs (Mr. Rodgers)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 November 1922 · page 32

A storm in Sydney at the end of last week did serious damage in the city and suburbs. Houses and other buildings were flooded, household furniture destroyed…

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Cyclone at Nymagee

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 12 December 1922 · page 2

A terrific cyclone, accompanied by torrential rain, passed through Nymagee on Sunday afternoon. The newly-erected Roman Catholic Church was…

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Storm at Broken Hill

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 12 December 1922 · page 2

A terrific storm struck Broken Hill yesterday. Many public buildings were damaged, while the roof of the Salvation Army Hall collapsed. There…

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Telegrams. the Broken Hill Storm. Sydney

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 15 December 1922 · page 1

The storm at Broken Hill was the most destructive in the history of that city. Buildings of all kinds suffered, and some were totally…

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A Cyclone

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 22 December 1922 · page 5

A report reached Corowa on Tuesday evening last that a wind strom of more than ordinary severity passed over a portion of the district on that day, the…

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Oceans of Liquor. New York Flooded

The Independent · Friday 22 December 1922 · page 1

" There ate oceans of liquor in New work. This city is flooded with [?]otch. The smuggling of liquors [?] abroad by steamship is at its…

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