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New England · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1924

116 stories in New England's papers · page 6 of 6

America Freezing Cold Wave Succeeds Drought. 70 Mile Gales Sweep Country Eight Die From Exposure

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 24 November 1924 · page 3

A sudden cold wave throughout the country with 70 mile gules following the rainless is spell of forty days has caused eight deaths from exposure,…

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Storm Clouds in Egypt Cabinet Resigns British Troops Occupy Customs House at Alexandria Indemnity of £500,000 Paid Fifteen Minutes Before Expiry of Time Fixed France Maintains Strict Neutrality. (Reuter's Cable). Cairo

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 26 November 1924 · page 4

The British forces have been ordered to occupy the Customs House at Alexandria. The indemnity of £500,000 which was demanded by Britain, was…

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The Flood Aftermath Gas Works Manager's Report

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 26 November 1924 · page 8

The municipal gasworks manager, Mr. J. Simpson, submitted the following report to the Armidale Municipal Council on Monday night:—"I have to…

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Rialto Theatre "The Cyclone Rider." "Enchanted Cottage."

The Inverell Times · Friday 28 November 1924 · page 4

"The Cyclone Rider" is Lir[?] Thursday [?] It's so just [?] flash of lightning luck [?] slow motion picture [?] of…

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Terrific Gales Causes Damage to Shipping. London, Thursday. (Australian Press Association)

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 29 November 1924 · page 4

England was swept by a sixty-mile an hour gale, and much damage was done. The seas in the Channel were terrifle. The small coastal steamer…

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Tenterfield's Little Storm. Government Inquiry Sought

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 2 December 1924 · page 7

Lights Fail at Indignation Meeting. THERE was a large attendance in the main hall of the Tenterfield School of Arts on Monday night last, reports…

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News & Notes. Flooded Mine Drama

The Uralla Times · Thursday 4 December 1924 · page 1

London, November 29.—After hope of rescuing the ten miners who were trapped in the Killan colliery, near Swansea, by an inrush of water, had…

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Queensland Cyclone.. Daree B.C. Church Bemolisbed

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 5 December 1924 · page 4

Further details of the cyclonic storm which swept over parts of Queensland on Monday show that the Roman Catholic Church at Daree, near Mount…

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Prisons Chief. Mr. H. W. Macdougall Appointed. Storm in Assembly. "We'll Upset That."

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 8 December 1924 · page 3

Mr. H. H. Macdougall, P. M. recently of the Inverell and GLen Innes district, has been appointed acting Comptroller General of…

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Local & General News Storm at Hillgrove

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 10 December 1924 · page 4

A heavy storm at Hillgrove on Saturday night was responsible for nearly two inches of rain. BAND RECITAL…

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Heavy Rain

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 16 December 1924 · page 4

Heavy rain set in last night and continued off and on for several hours, 143 points being registered at the local post office up to 9 a.m. this…

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Heavy Rain

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 22 December 1924 · page 4

A severe there [?] passed over the town yesterday, when heavy ram, accompany by small nail [?] for an hour. The legal registration…

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New Zealand Storms. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 22 December 1924 · page 4

Further particulars of the recent storms in New Zealand show that a land slip completely wracked an engine and eleven trucks. Damage…

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Storm at Council Meeting Aid. McDonald and Richardson in Verbal Holts All About a Re-organisation Motion

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 24 December 1924 · page 3

The customary tranquility of the Armidale Municipal Council meetings was broken on Fridaday night last when was broken, on Friday night last, when…

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Local and General Heavy Rain at Deepwater

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 25 December 1924 · page 6

A heavy rain storm was experienced at Deepwater about 7 on Sunday night last, when the storm alter travelling across to the east worked…

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Our Daily Storm

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 25 December 1924 · page 4

Sunshine and rain have alternated in the past week, and the daily storm has been consistently in evidence. After all, rain is a habit…

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Yesterday's Gale. Extensive Damage. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 25 December 1924 · page 4

A fierce southerly buster swept over the metropolitan area last night. SOme of the squalls registered a velocity of 50 miles an hour…

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