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New England · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1921

154 stories in New England's papers · page 3 of 8

North Coast Flood. Damage at Ulmarra

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 24 May 1921 · page 4

Now that the flood waters have subsided, a better estimate can be formed of the extent the damage on the North Coast. This is found to be very extensive, and the waters…

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Flood and Fire Pe[?]ing the Horses. [?]Ighting Miles of Flame. Excitement in the Seventies

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 26 May 1921 · page 3

In 1870 their was a big [?] else for that [?] working the [?] Moogen. when…

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Local and General a Deluge

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 30 May 1921 · page 5

The gloemy condition a[?]ining place Friday last comminated in heavy rain last night. The rain of rally [?] in with only…

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A Violent Storm. River in Flood

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 31 May 1921 · page 4

The heaviest storm that has occurred in Inverell for many years fell between 7.30 and 8 o'clock last night. The rain came down in torrents, end all…

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A Meteoric Storm

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 2 June 1921 · page 4

Something in the nature of the phe[?] was experienced on Monday night, when a most violent star [?] up from the west, with…

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Exceptional Storm. Big Land-slip at Ben Lomond

Guyra Argus · Thursday 2 June 1921 · page 2

MAY is a month that has produced some exceptional meteorological records in this State, and the same month this year will add to them as…

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Extraordinary Rain New England Deluged. Out of Season Storm. New Record for May

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 2 June 1921 · page 4

The whole of the north and nearer north-west has experienced a remarkable rainfall in the past week. In Glen Innes the total amount recorded…

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Flooding "Dry" Market. [Published by Arrangement.] Spirit Trade Between Britain and U.S.A.

Guyra Argus · Thursday 2 June 1921 · page 3

The New York "Herald" declars that since America went dry the export of English and Irish spirits has grown to be one of the greatest…

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Flooding “Dry” Market. Spirit Trade Between Britain and U.S.A.(Published by arrangement.)

Bundarra and Tingha Advocate · Thursday 2 June 1921 · page 2

The New York Herald declares that siuce America went dry the export of English and Irish spirits has grown to be one of the greatest branches of…

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Heavy Storm at Armidale

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 3 June 1921 · page 8

A particularly heavy storm swept over Armidale on Monday evening. Half a gale, blew from the west, bringing with it gusty squalls, which…

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Heavy Rains. Cope's Creek Flooded

Tingha Advocate and North-Western Journal · Friday 3 June 1921 · page 2

Rain commenced to fall in Tingha on Sunday, and continued throughout Monday, terminating at night in one of the heaviest…

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Today's Telegrams. Encountered Three Storms. Barque's Perilous Voyage. Deaths From Beri Beri. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 6 June 1921 · page 4

A barque which left Mauritius on April 3 did not reach West Australia until yesterday. She encountered storms…

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Cyclone at Stonehenge. School of Arts Destroyed

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 7 June 1921 · page 2

A veritable cyclone struck Stonehenge on Monday night last, says the Glen Innes "Examiner," taking a course about three-quarters of a mile in width. Trees and even…

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Flood Rains 11 Inches in Three Weeks. Country Inundated

The Inverell Times · Friday 10 June 1921 · page 4

Another violent thunderstorn, accompanied by vivid lightning, broke over the town and district on Wednesday night. As a result of the storm 110…

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Bundabra Isolated. Creeks and Rivers in Flood

The Inverell Times · Friday 10 June 1921 · page 4

Buudarra is practically cut off from civilisation, no mails, either inwards or outwards, being able to get through yesterday. The Gwydir River is…

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Further Floods. Considerable Damage in the North

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 14 June 1921 · page 4

Further heavy rains that occurred on Friday caused floods in various poron Friday caused floods, in many portions of the New England tableland…

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Tenterden's "Giant" Flood

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 14 June 1921 · page 7

The "giant" flood which swept down the main creeks, says a Tenterden correspondent' on the night of 30th May was entirely without precedent. The…

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Queensland Floods. Railways Blocked

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 15 June 1921 · page 8

Heavy general nun has fallen over the southern part. of Queensland, aneluding places in the west and on the Downs. The falls in many places…

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A Wet Night Dumabesq Creek Floods Flats. Gasworks' Fires Extinguished

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 15 June 1921 · page 4

On Friday night there was a heavy thunderstorm and 119 points of rain fell. On top of the heavy falls which had saturated the ground everywhere, the…

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The Recent Storm Is the Comet to Blame?

The Inverell Times · Friday 17 June 1921 · page 5

Mr. H. E. White writes to the Editor of the Inverell "Times":—"The Tenterfield 'Star' (not Comet) you say has put forward a novel theory in regard…

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