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New England · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1919

71 stories in New England's papers · page 2 of 4

A Flood Sign?

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 4 March 1919 · page 7

A live half grown turtle was (says the Allora 'Guardian') found on the top verandah of the Railway Hotel (about…

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Value of Thunderstorms

Guyra Argus · Thursday 6 March 1919 · page 6

A thunderstorm is one of the best physicians (says an English paper). In fact, it is worth an army of doctors working day and night. What they…

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A Flood Sign?

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 6 March 1919 · page 2

A live half grown sortie was (says the Allora "Guardian") found on the top verandah of the Railway Hotel (about 15ft. from the ground) on…

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A Flood Sign?

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 11 March 1919 · page 2

A live half-grown turtle was (says the Allora "Guardian") found on the top verandah of the Railway Hotel (about 15ft. from the ground), and…

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Exciting Flood Experience

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 27 March 1919 · page 7

A Golae message says that Mr. J. C. Stey[?] upper Gellibrand had string [?]recently with fire and flood . On February 15 the bush…

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Beneficial Storms

The Inverell Times · Friday 28 March 1919 · page 4

A heavy banking of clouds in the north-west on Tuesday afternoon last gave promise of the much overdue break in the weather, and sure enough…

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Terrific Guyra Storm

The Inverell Times · Friday 28 March 1919 · page 4

The worst storm in the experience of the oldest resident of Guyra occurred at 2.45 on Tuesday afternoon. Hailstones of phenomenal size fell…

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Storm at Glen Innes

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 29 March 1919 · page 8

Last Tuesday afternoon, just before six o'clock, a thunderstorm passed over Glen Innes, and torrential rain fell. In less than twenty minutes the…

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Storms and Mines

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 11 April 1919 · page 7

A Stockholm paper reported recently that an entire minefield seemed to be drifting towards the south coast of Sweden, and…

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The Guards Anti-aircraft Devices. Permanent Storm Troops

The Inverell Times · Thursday 17 April 1919 · page 6

"Archie" is wonderful. A formation of tiny twisting scouts thousands of feet above him, and yet he can put his nasty black bursts right on our…

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Copra Burning. Marsina to be Flooded

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 30 April 1919 · page 4

A fire in the Copra cargo of the steamer Marsina was still burning when the vessel reached Sydney yesterday…

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Heavy Storm

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 13 May 1919 · page 4

Sydney, Monday.—A heavy storm, accompanied by, thunder and vivid lightning, swept over the city yesterday. Seventy-nine points of rain were…

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Splendid Storm At Armidale

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 16 May 1919 · page 6

A very heavy thunderstorm, accompanied with considerable thunder and lightning, awept over the city of Armidale and a large portion of the district…

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Heavy Rain. Principally in Moree District

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 19 May 1919 · page 2

Various parts of the State had beneficial rain in the early part of last week, but the Moree district was the portion on which the greatest favor…

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Ecclesiastical Storm Di[?]hop of Adelaide's Letter. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 29 May 1919 · page 4

The [?]ishop of Adelnide. following of a the controvers. relating to the [?] by Canon Wise of certain forms during service at St. George's Church…

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Hawker's Flight. How He Fought the Storm. the Final Dive for Life. London, May 26

The Inverell Times · Friday 30 May 1919 · page 7

Harry Hawker, interviewed for the "Daily Mail," stated:—"After passing over the fogs round Newfoundland we bad the benefit of…

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Flood Rains. 21½ Inches in Sydney

The Inverell Times · Friday 30 May 1919 · page 5

Flooded conditions continued particularly on the North Coast. It is still raining heavily in the city, where the rainfall this month exceeds…

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Great Story of the Air. How Hawker Fought the Storm. London, May 26

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 31 May 1919 · page 6

Harry Hawker, interviewed for the "Daily Mail," stated:—"After passing over the fogs round Newfoundland, we had the benefit of…

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Floods on the North Coast. Richmond Rises Thirty Feet. Large Stretches Submerged

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 2 June 1919 · page 3

A message from Lismore on Friday stated the Richmond. River had been nearly thirty feet. There are great stretches of flood waters in various…

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North Coast Floods. Sydney

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 2 June 1919 · page 2

A Lismore message states that the Richmond River has risen nearly 30 feet. There are great stretches of flood waters in various parts of the…

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