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New England · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1923

91 stories in New England's papers · page 5 of 5

Armidale Creek in High Flood. Heavy Rain N.W. of Armidale

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 December 1923 · page 4

Yesterday afternoon, as we went to press, the Armidale Creek had come down in high flood. Evidently very heavy rain had…

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Rain! District Benefits. Heavy Falls in Parts. Storm Misses Supply Reservoir

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 12 December 1923 · page 4

Heralded by thunder and lightning, the latter at times being of a particularly vivid nature, rain began to fall in Armidale and district on Sunday…

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Scattered Storms

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 13 December 1923 · page 6

Portions of the district have benefited by storms during the week. The heaviest was in the vicinity of Waterloo, where up to 2 12 inches of rain…

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Storms and Milk. Is There Any Effect ?

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 17 December 1923 · page 2

It is a popular belief that thunder stoma sour milk, a belief so widespread that it would seem there must be some foundation for it. It is…

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For the Farmer. Do Storms Affect Milk? Tapping for Bloat

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 17 December 1923 · page 2

As an example of the change in America, with its wide extent and its varied types of farming, they classify methods of handling beef cattle into…

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Waiting for a Flood

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 19 December 1923 · page 5

At the last Gostwyck Shire meeting, Cr. Little had a complaint about people swimming in the river at Bundarra. The river has not been…

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Good Storms at Warialda

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 24 December 1923 · page 3

Since the above was put into type on Saturday two storms have passed over Warialda in which the rain totalled 113 points. On Saturday…

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Storm Rains. 146 Points in Glen Innes. a Beneficial Fall

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 24 December 1923 · page 3

The best rain Glen Innes has had for months fell yesterday, as a result of a fine storm in the early afternoon. Without being at any time…

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Heavy Rain at Uralla

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 25 December 1923 · page 4

A very heavy storm occurred at Uralla on Sunday about midday. Over an inch of rain must have fallen in some places. Water was lying…

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Flood in Panama Canal Ships Held Up

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 26 December 1923 · page 1

An unusual experience befel the steamer City of Naples, which arrived at Sydney on Thursday night from New York, via the Panama Canal. The…

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Heavy Storm. Great Damage Done. WELLINGTON

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 31 December 1923 · page 4

A message from Wellington, New Zealand, states that a terrific storm, with heavy rain, lashed Cook Strait. Telegraph wires were blown down at…

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