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Murray · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1924

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Floods in China. National Relief Campaign. Peking, July 25

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 August 1924 · page 20

Urgent appeals received by the International Famine Relief Commission indicate that the present flood is of such proportions that early decisive…

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Floods in China. Shanghai, August 3

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 August 1924 · page 23

A message from Tientsin states that the Hsiho dyke burst this morning near Yang-Liuching, flooding a depression to the south between the grand canal…

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Burning Mine Flooded

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 August 1924 · page 47

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Big Floods in China. Fearful Loss of Life. SHANGHAI

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 15 August 1924 · page 2

It is believed that 50,000 are drowned and several millions rendered [?]neless as a result of devastating floods in Eastern China…

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News by Cable Floods in China. Tens of Thousands of Villages Inundated. Imminence of Famine. Shanghai, August 13

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 August 1924 · page 20

It is believed that 50,000 have been drowned and several millions rendered homeless as the result of devastating floods in Eastern China…

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Heavy Rain in Victoria. Floods Probable. Caulfield Tracks Under Water. MELBOURNE

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 29 August 1924 · page 1

In consequence of the heavy rain along the upper reaches of the River Yarra. there is every prospect of a big flood. The rivers and creeks in…

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The Murray in Flood

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 2 September 1924 · page 3

Following on the heavy rains of last week the Murray River rose rapidly and a big volume of water reached Corowa on Friday last. The highest…

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English Summer. Terrific Storms. Empire Exhibition Suffers

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 5 September 1924 · page 5

Terrible thunderstorms and torrential rain are again a feature of this amazing summer. At Wembley the Stadium resembled…

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Rivers in Flood

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 6 September 1924 · page 2

Following upon last week’s heavy rains the Murray river rose to 17ft. 2in. at Albury and it had fallen to 12ft. 2in. yesterday. At Tocumwal it…

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Storms of Stones. a Fifty-ton Meteorite

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 18 September 1924 · 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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Heavy Rain in Melbourne. Unsettled Conditions All Over Victoria. MELBOURNE

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 7 October 1924 · page 2

Continuous heavy rain has fallen since early morning at Melbourne. The meteorologist's department says that unsettled conditions will set in…

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Cyclone in Queensland. Township Partly Wrecked. BRISBANE

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 7 October 1924 · page 2

A report has been received of a cyclone which swept Ilfracombe township, near Longreach, last night. The details are meagre. The railway…

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Liquor Flood in U.S.A. (Published by Arrangement)

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 7 October 1924 · page 1

According to the Department of Justice, South New York, including New York City, takes first place in point of liquor saturation with a 95 per cent…

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Hail Storms at Lockhart

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 11 October 1924 · page 4

A terrific hail storm visited the southern ares of the Lockhart district on Sunday afternoon and wrought enormous damage to crops, the extent…

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Floods, Faith, And, Drain[?]

The Independent · Friday 17 October 1924 · page 4

The foods which have [?] much, damage, and [?] Paries are no [?]tory of the [?]…

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Murray Flood Waters Tocumwal Show Postponed

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 17 October 1924 · page 1

The Tocumwal Show, fixed for Saturday last, had to be postponed until October 29, owing to the flood waters coming through the broken levee bank o[?]…

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Severe Storm in Sydney. Sydney

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 31 October 1924 · page 1

There was a severe storm in the metropolis last night, which caused damage to fences, roofs, and telegraph poles. It plunged Bondi and…

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Heavy Storms. Wind and Thunder

The Corowa Chronicle · Wednesday 12 November 1924 · page 2

A heavy thunderstorm, accompanied by a cyclone, passed over the [?] lands portion of the district and Corowa on Friday afternoon…

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The Floods in Queensland

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 14 November 1924 · page 2

A Brisbane wire states that the whole Countryside in the South-west is now flooded. The rivers are a mile wide. Children are being taken to…

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The Recent Rains. Floods in the North

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 14 November 1924 · page 2

Reports from the country districts state that the flood waters are doing a lot of damage in the Western towns and the North-west areas, where…

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