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New England · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1919

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

Floods. Town in Darkness

The Inverell Times · Friday 5 December 1919 · page 5

A heavy downpour caused a serious food in a creek in Cootamundra district. The railway line was rendered impassable between Wallandbeen and…

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Gale in England. (Reuter's Cable)

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 6 December 1919 · page 6

A terrific gale swept over Britain and Northern France, wrecking telephones and telegraph lines. It disorganised the electric suburban train…

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Record Floods

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 6 December 1919 · page 6

A terrific thunderstorm occurred at Murrumburrah. Considerable damage was done to the roads. The flood is believed to be the highest on record…

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Glen Innes Flooded a Remarkable Storm. Heavy Damage Done. Rainfall Figures Pulling Up

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 8 December 1919 · page 6

An ominously black and heavy storm which towered in the sky to the northeast early on Friday afternoon resulted in a sensational fell of rain in town…

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Phenomenal Storms. Glen Innes and Barraba Deluged

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 10 December 1919 · page 2

A heavy thunderstorm broke over Glen Innes on Friday afternoon. The rain came down in torrents, and in the space of an hour about three inches…

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Severe Storms Damage to Armidale Streets

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 12 December 1919 · page 9

As one result or the extremely heavy downpour on Saturday evening the Armidale streets and the roads adjoining the town were very considerably…

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Municipal Council Recent Flood Damage. Fortnightly Meeting Adjourned

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 18 December 1919 · page 3

There was a good roll-up of aldermen at the fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council on Tuesday evening. Only formal business was done…

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Turmoil in Ireland. Storm Clouds Gathering. London

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 20 December 1919 · page 1

The slrife in Ireland is reaching a culminating point. English and American newspapers have sent special correspondents. The [?]…

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Cyclonic Storm at Warwick

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 24 December 1919 · page 3

A cyclonic storm passed over Warwick (Q.) last week, and caused serious damage in parts of the town, probably amounting to thousands of…

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The Cyclone at Orange

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 30 December 1919 · page 4

Sydney, Monday.— The damage by the cyclonic storm at Orange on Xmas Day, [?]the amount originally esti[?] one orchard suffered a loss of…

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By Telegraph. Heavy Storm in Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 30 December 1919 · page 4

Sydney, Monday.—Yesterday's storm resulted in 156 points of rain being registered in the city. Bronte had 167 points…

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