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Murray · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1923

82 stories in Murray's papers · page 3 of 5

Wild Weather. Terrific Gale in Sydney

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 June 1923 · page 3

Terrific weather prevailed on Sydney Harbour throughout Monday night, the wind reaching a velocity of 70 miles an hour. Ferry boats and other…

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Wild Weather. Terrific Gale in Sydney

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 June 1923 · page 3

Terrific weather prevailed on Sydney Harbour throughout Monday night, the wind reaching a velocity of 70 miles an hour. Ferry boats and other…

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Storms in U.S.A. Cause Twenty Deaths

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 29 June 1923 · page 1

Tornadoes and rainstorms in Minnesota, and other parts of the United States caused the death of twenty persons…

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Heavy General Rain. Murray and North Coast Have Light Falls

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 June 1923 · page 28

As a result of the disturbance operating over the State during tho weekend, rain of an almost general character was reported on Monday morning…

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Heavy General Rain. Murray and North Coast Have Light Falls

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 June 1923 · page 28

As a result of the disturbance operating over the State during the week-end, rain of an almost general character was reported on Monday morning,…

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Latest Telegrams. Island Steamer Wrecked. In Tuesday's Gale. Forty-six Lives Probably Lost

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 3 July 1923 · page 2

There is little doubt that the steamer Sumatra, 584 tons, belonging to the New Guinea Administration, has been lost in last week's great storm off the…

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Heavy Rain in Melbourne. May Affect Grand National

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 6 July 1923 · page 2

A Melbourne late last night heavy rain was falling, which, is likely to make the course soft for the Grand National to-morrow…

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Hail Storm at Young

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 17 July 1923 · page 2

There was a terrific hailstorm at Young yesterday. That hail was four inches deep in the streets…

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After the Storm

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 July 1923 · page 13

The rain, has stopped, the sun shines bright, And raindrops sparkle frosh and clear On every leaf, most lovely sight…

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The Floods

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 25 July 1923 · page 2

The water in the Gippsland rivers in receding. Floods in the Goulburn are still rising, and the affluents of the Yan Yean are still below winter level…

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

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · 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 Melbourne

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 1 August 1923 · page 2

The floods in the Coliban, Campaspe, Loddon, and western rivers are doing damage and causing inconvenience…

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Victorian Floods

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 August 1923 · page 28

Latest reports from the district, threatened by floods are that several sections of railways in the Mallee district are under water and fears of…

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Floods in Victoria. Serious Position in the North

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 3 August 1923 · page 1

Great damage has been done by heavy rain and floods in Victoria in the Northern districts. The worst is yet to come, when the rivers junction…

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Latest Telegrams. the Floods in Victoria. Echuca in Danger of Inundation. SYDNEY, Thursday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 3 August 1923 · page 2

Reports from most districts of Victoria show that the floods are very serious. Many towns have been isolated, bridges washed away, and roads…

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

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 4 August 1923 · page 4

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

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Randwick Races Postponed. Owing to heavy Rain. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 7 August 1923 · page 2

Owing to heavy rain the Randwick races to-day have been postponed till Thursday. This is the third A.J.C. postponement in the past seven years…

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Later Messages. Church Services throughout the States. Funeral Train Strikes a Storm. LONDON

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 7 August 1923 · page 2

Every Church of every creed throughout the country held special mourn services on Sunday, particularly the Baptist denomination, whereof the…

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

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 7 August 1923 · page 3

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

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Heavy Rain in Sydney. Extends to the North Coast. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 21 August 1923 · page 2

Heavy rain fell in Sydney last night and extended to parts of the North Coast, which was drenched…

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