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New England · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1922

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Rain and Gales

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 January 1922 · page 4

Sydney, Monday.—Rain fell in Sydney almost throughout the night. There is a heavy gale raging along the coast…

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Floods. General in North

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 January 1922 · page 8

From pretty well all the northern districts come reports of more or less serious floods, as a result of the abnormal rains. Armidale District's Experience…

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Telegraphic. Sydney, Tuesday. Gales and Floods

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 4 January 1922 · page 4

The gale on the coast is gradually subsiding. It is expected to blow itself out by to-morrow. Schooner in Trouble…

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To Avert Floods

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 4 January 1922 · page 4

Stories of flood losses in [?] parts of the State continue to arrive, and the bill for loss and damage is mounting very high. The change…

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The State Flooded. Record December Rains

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 4 January 1922 · page 3

The coastal districts of Central Queensland have been deluged, and for the week the average fall was over 20 inches, some of the townships getting…

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South Australian Storm. Barometric Record

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 7 January 1922 · page 4

Stormy conditions prevailed in South Australia. The barometer at Adelaide yesterday gave the lowest reading, with one…

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South Coast Floods. 20,000 Tons of Boulders Shifted

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 7 January 1922 · page 4

Extensive damage to Port Kembla Harbour breakwater is reported as the result of a storm. Over 20,000 tons of blue metal…

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Queensland Cyclone. Disturbance at Emerald

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 11 January 1922 · page 4

A terrific cyclone struck Emer[?]d (Q.) yesterday, accompanied by torrential rain. House were unroofed, veranda[?]s…

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Cyclone in Queensland

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 13 January 1922 · page 4

A destructive cyclone struck the township of Tambo, Queensland, and many premises were flooded, while almost every place in the town suffered…

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Storm Destroys Fish

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 17 January 1922 · page 3

The manager of the N.S.W. State Trawling Industry (Mr. Summer-greene) stated that the recent storm kille dimmonse numbers of fish. With…

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Cyclone in the South

The Inverell Times · Friday 20 January 1922 · page 4

A cyclonic disturbance was responsible for severe storms yesterday, affecting various parts of the State. There was some interruption of the…

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Electrical Storm. Havoc at Wagga

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 21 January 1922 · page 4

A severe electrical disturbance was experienced over many parts of the State yesterday. A storm at Wagga caused great…

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Tropical Storm. Coming South

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 23 January 1922 · page 4

The tropical' storm which has been raging over eastern, waters for the part few days is now moving southward, from New Caledonia, A message from…

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Some Storm

The Inverell Times · Friday 3 February 1922 · page 6

Since the midwinter weather of the new year Goulburn has been treated to a series of thunderstorms and near cyclones, with spells of heat…

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Preventing Floods Question of a Drain Cr. Fraser's Proposal

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 16 February 1922 · page 3

As the shie council meeting on Tuesday, Cr. Fraser again drew attention to the need of something to be done to prevent the flooding of the [?]…

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Heavy Storm

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 24 February 1922 · page 4

A storm of unprecedented fury broke over, the west coast of, Tasmania A tree blew across the railway at Emu Bay, and the train, ran into the…

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Flood Rains. North Coast Again Suffers

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 24 February 1922 · page 8

Torrential downpours have caused further floods in the North Coast district. All watercourses in the Lismore district are flooded. There has been practically…

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Flood Damage. Special Grant Op £340

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 8 March 1922 · page 2

Lieut.-Colonel Bruxner, M L,A., has received the following letter from the Local Government Department:—The Minister has had under consideration…

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Melbourne Gale

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 20 March 1922 · page 4

A gale of exceptional fury passed oved Melbourne on Saturday night, [?]. suiting in considerable damage. In many [?]. roofs were carried away…

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Heavy Gale in Melbourne

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 21 March 1922 · page 4

A gale of exceptional fury passed over Melbourne on Saturday night, resulting in considerable damage, In many suburbs roofs were carried away…

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