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New England · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1920

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The Yellow Flood Future of the Pacific. Orientation Inevitable

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 18 May 1920 · page 6

Rev. R. Piper, of Fiji, one of the delegates to the General Methodist Conference who speaks with 13 years experience of his subject, considers…

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Heavy Rain in N. Queensland

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 21 May 1920 · page 6

Torrential rains have fallen in North Queensland, where the rivers are in flood, and the railway traffic disorganised…

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Gales and Snow. Conditions in New Zealand

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 1 June 1920 · page 2

Heavy gales have occurred in the [?]Smith Island of New Zealand, falls of New Zealand. [?] falls of snow have caused considerable damage to the roadside, also [?]…

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English Town Flooded. Great Loss of Life

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 2 June 1920 · page 4

Owing to a heavy rainstorm, the Canal bank at Louth, in Lincolnshire, burst. The town was flooded, the street destroyed, and there were a…

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Queensland's Portion. Floods F[?]red

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 14 June 1920 · page 2

In the northern State the fall appears to have been particularly good. Yesterday morning Messrs. McGregor A Bloxham were in telephonic…

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Queensland Floods

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 16 June 1920 · page 4

A message from Charloville Qd., states that the trains are held up owing to heavy floods. Stations report that some of their…

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Tingha's Flood

Guyra Argus · Thursday 17 June 1920 · page 3

Early on Wednesday morning (says last Friday's "Tingha. Advocate") one of the heaviest storms of recent years, accompanied by thunder and…

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Queensland Floods. All Traffic Held Up

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 19 June 1920 · page 6

The police warning to those camped on the Warrego River was amply justified. The bagmen, the Seymour Circus people, and the carriers all cleared out…

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Violent Storm Off Coast

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 24 June 1920 · page 2

A wireless message received last night intimated that the American steamer Vigilant last was in difficulties in a violent storm off the coast…

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The Renown in a Gale

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 28 June 1920 · page 2

The Renown ran into a strong gale on Saturday night, during which considerable damage was done. Windows and gear were broken, and the…

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Renown in a Gale

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 29 June 1920 · page 2

The Renown reduced speed to eleven knots owing to a heavy gale she encountered in the Australian Bight…

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Rain and Floods

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 1 July 1920 · page 2

Continued rain is reported from practically the whole of the State, the south western districts benefiting in particular. in many…

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The Event of the Season Cope's Creek in Flood. 478 Points of Rain Registered

Tingha Advocate and North-Western Journal · Friday 2 July 1920 · page 2

Early on Wednesday morning one of the heaviest rain storms of recent years, accompanied by thunder and lightning, was…

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Flood Rains Heavy Falls. Drought Definitely Broken

The Inverell Times · Friday 2 July 1920 · page 4

The rain which commenced to fall rather lightly on Tuesday morning gradua[?] got heavier as the day were on and between 6 and 8 a.m. the rain…

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Telegraphic Interruption. No Press Wires Yesterday. Result of Floods and Washaways

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 3 July 1920 · page 4

Floods and washaways caused a serious interruption of telegraphic business all over the State yesterday. At three o'clock yesterday…

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Telegraphic. Sydney. Friday. (Received by Telephone owing to Telegraphic breakdown). Great Damage by Floods. Towns in Danger

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 3 July 1920 · page 4

This morning floods are reported all over the State. The damage is estimated at hundreds of thousands of pounds…

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Flood Rains Nae[?]abri Danger

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 5 July 1920 · page 2

The rain continues throughout the whole of the western and north-western area. Many town are being stamped with water and boats have…

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Devastating Floods. No Loss of Life. Worst Now Past. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 5 July 1920 · page 2

Although very extensive damage has been done by the floods the worst is now past. In the flooded areas the scene is one of desolation Salvage…

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Floods

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 5 July 1920 · page 2

On Tuesday and Wednesday last very heavy rain fell over the north-west and in other parts of the State, resulting in flooded…

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Floods Abated

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 6 July 1920 · page 2

The floods are abating in the Coonamble district, where damage was done. The river is falling at Narrabri…

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