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New England · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1922

89 stories in New England's papers · page 4 of 5

Yesterday's Storm

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 2 October 1922 · page 4

A thunderstorm, accompanied in parts of the district by a sharp shower of hail, passed over yesterday afternoon. Is Glen Innes a quarter of an…

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Jazzing to Wireless. Storm Interferes

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 4 October 1922 · page 6

To be fully appreciated wireless should be Heard from space without any contraptions of receivers and coils and valves. Perhaps some day…

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Storm at Cobar. "Sign of Coming Drought."

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 4 October 1922 · page 7

Cobar was struck by a wind storm last week. It lasted for two days, and clouds of dust, like smoke screens, made it impossible to see the opposite…

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Cyclone at Wellington. Church and Residences Demolished

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

At Forest Vale, near Wellington, a cyclone caused serious damage. The Presbyterian Church and residence were demolished, and other residences…

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Tuesday's Storm

The Uralla Times and District Advocate · Thursday 19 October 1922 · page 2

The official guage at the Post Office overflowed on Tuesday last, and therefore it is impossible to say with certainy what amount of rain fell; but…

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Storm of Frees Criticism

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 27 October 1922 · page 8

Western ideas ate fast invading Japan, and the latest innovation is in the direction of the Western method of love-making and marriage, but…

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Heavy Rain. Fifty Points in Four Minutes

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 28 October 1922 · page 4

Reports to hand this morning show that last night's storm was even more severer than was at first believed. Many suburb's suffered' heavily. Over…

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Terrific Storm Breaks Over City. Train and Tram Service Disorganised. Sydney

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 28 October 1922 · page 4

A ter[?] storm broke over the city last night. Rain fell in torrents for an hour, flooding the gutters in the city and suburbs and interfering with…

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Thunderstorm

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 28 October 1922 · page 4

Heralded by thunder and lightning a heavy storm passed over Armidale shortly after mid-day on Friday. Steady rain fell for over an hour, and this…

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Severe Gale in Melbourne. Much Damage Done

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 31 October 1922 · page 4

A severe windstorm, in Melbourne, yesterday, resulted in great destruction on the water front. Many small craft suapped from their moorings, and were…

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Beaten and Battered. [?]Ustralpeak in Heavy Gales

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 1 November 1922 · page 2

"It is seven months since we left Australia, end throughout that time are experienced successive storms and gales, each storm surpassing its…

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Storm at Penshurst. Two Persons Injured

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

During the height of westerday's thunderstrom at prn[?]urst Martin Gleeson, aged 60, and his wife were sitting in their kitchen when suddenly there was…

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End of the Drought Great Storm Rains One to Four Inches Recorded Heavy Damage at Shannon Vale

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 23 November 1922 · page 4

The long-looked for rain has at last come in the form of a remarkable series of thunderstorms. The result has been a general fall throughout the district, and an absolute drenching in certain localities…

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Severe Storms Chunks of Ice

The Inverell Times · Friday 24 November 1922 · page 4

Messrs. A. L. Varley, N. C. Bucknell, and F. Marks, during a trip to Ashford yesterday ran into a hailstorm which Mr. Varley says is the biggest…

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Heavy Storm. Liverly Experiences at Armidale

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 24 November 1922 · page 6

One of the Severest storms experienced for years at Armidale occurred on Tuesday evening, about 6 o'clock. For nearly two hours the sto[?] raged with…

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Severe Storm. Passes Over Armidale. Tree Struck by Lightning. Telephone and Telegraphic Services Disorganised

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 25 November 1922 · page 8

Armidale experienced one of the severest storms witnessed by residents for several years on Tuesday evening. Light lightning and thunder…

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The Storm Stock Suffer Damage at Waterlee

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 27 November 1922 · page 4

Later reports of the hailstorm which swept across portions of the district on Wednesday night indicate that widespread damage was done. Cattle…

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Last Week's Storms. at Glen Innes. Ice 7in. Round

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 28 November 1922 · page 6

Centres to the east of the town struck a veritable cloudburst on Tuesday, and in certain portions about two inches of rain were recorded man incredibly…

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Some Dust Storm

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 2 December 1922 · page 4

A big cattle man down Singleton way was putting one over on an Armidale grazier about the dust storms they have in that part of the world. He said…

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Heavy Storm Causes Damage at Bombala. Man Knocked Down by Lightning. Sydney

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 6 December 1922 · page 4

A heavy storm was responsible for considerable destruction at Bombala. Many houses were flooded and gardens completely ruined. The lightning was…

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