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New England · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1923

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New Zealand Floods Express Train Stopped. Collapse of Bridges

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 28 April 1923 · page 8

Floods continue in New Zealand. The Leith River is in high flood. It is reported that bridges collapsed and many residents are unable to reach the…

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New Zealand Floods. Biggest for 28 Years. a Critical Position. Sydney

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 9 May 1923 · page 4

Flood water at Blenheim, New Zealand, have been responsible for considerable damage. Residents are leaving in boats, rivers are rising, and the…

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New Zealand Floods Waters Still Rising. Man and Boy Drowned. Sydney

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 12 May 1923 · page 4

Floodwaters are still rising in many parts of New Zealand. E. Robinson, Secretary of the Spring Green River Board, and a lad named Gledhill was…

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New Zealand Floods. People Taking Refuge

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 15 May 1923 · page 4

Farmers of North Taieri New Zealand, are refuging in the left of their barns from the flood waters, whcih burst the banks of the river. The water…

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Duhedin Flooded. Hundreds of Families Homeless

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 15 May 1923 · page 4

The north end of Duncdin is threatened with another flood. It was expected last night that hundreds of families will be compelled to leave…

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Cyclone at Melbourne. Considerable Damage Results

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 18 May 1923 · page 4

A furious eyclone was responsible for considerable damage at Albert Park, Melbourne, last night. Several persons were slightly in jured…

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Floods in Launceston Trams Stop Running. Sydney

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 19 May 1923 · page 4

Torrential rains fell at Launceston (Tasmania) yesterday. Portion of the city was soon flooded. People in low-lying parts were compelled to leave…

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"Orphans of the Storm."

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 22 May 1923 · page 4

The Rialto has secured, for screening on Thursday (Empire night) of that tremendous D. W. Griffith production "Orphans of the Storm." Everyone…

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Whistling Parson. Belfast Taken by Storm

The Uralla Times and District Advocate · Thursday 24 May 1923 · page 4

The great revival in Belfast has produced a whistling parson. He whistles hymn tunes in the pulpit, leads his congregation in a whistling…

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Sensitive to Flood. a Texas Ford

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 31 May 1923 · page 4

During the last flood at Texas (Q.) an owner of a Ford Car, who is a member of the well known Glen Innes family, whose property was…

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Terrific Gales. Much Damage Done

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 1 June 1923 · page 4

A terrific gale which blew in Sydney yesterday afternoon was responsible for the par[?] dislocation of the telephone and telegraph systems. The storm…

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Sensitive to Flood. a Texas Ford

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 5 June 1923 · page 2

During the last flood at Texas (Q.) an owner of a Ford car, who is a member of a well-known New England family, whose property was submerged by the…

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Sensitive to Flood a Texas Ford

The Inverell Times · Friday 8 June 1923 · page 3

During the last flood at Texas (Q.) an owner of a Ford car, who is a member of a well-known New England family, whose property was submerged…

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"The Storm" Is Coming!

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 12 June 1923 · page 4

Yes! That wonderful production "The Storm" will be here on Thursday June 21st. Remember the date, and book your seats at once…

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Wirelessing Flood News

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 June 1923 · page 7

The Postmaster-General's Department has refused to instal a wireless outfit at Bellbrook, on the Armidale-Kempsey road, for transmission of flood…

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Floods in South Australia Lake Torrens Breaks Banks. Train Service Interrupted. Sydney

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 13 June 1923 · page 5

Serious floods have occurred near Adelaide, as the result of heavy rains. Lake Torrens has broken its banks near Hindmarsh, and large areas are…

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Floods in the West

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 14 June 1923 · page 6

With the persistent rain of the past fortnight, the rivers in the south, particularly the Murrumbidgee, are rising dangerously. At Wagga this…

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Rialto Theatre. "The Storm."

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 19 June 1923 · page 4

This big story of outdoor is recognised as one of the foremost pictures of the year. Joseph Swickard was in the hands of the police, and jumps…

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The Storm

The Uralla Times and District Advocate · Thursday 21 June 1923 · page 2

"The Storm," to be screened at the local Pictures next Saturday, is a picture that starts to thrill you right from the first scene, and…

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The Season. Floods in Upper Murray

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 22 June 1923 · page 4

No less than nine inches of rain hs fallen in the Upper Murray country since the breaking of the drought last month, and the Murray,…

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