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New England · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1925

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Goulburns Novel Election Is Caused by Flood

The Uralla Times · Thursday 4 June 1925 · page 2

Owing to the flood, it was only with the greatest difficulty that polling proceeded in many centres in the Goulburn electorate en Saturday…

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Baby Rescued on Pillow. Flood Experiences

The Uralla Times · Thursday 4 June 1925 · page 4

A message from Queanbeyan on Sunday says:—As reported yesterday, perhaps the most remarkable feature of the…

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Floods Receding. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 4 June 1925 · page 4

Flood waters at Narrandera after remaining stationary for a while have commenced to recede slowly…

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Flood Waters Receding. at Narrrandera

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 5 June 1925 · page 4

Flood waters at Narrandera, after remaining stationary for a while, have commenced to recede slowly…

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What Floods Do

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 9 June 1925 · page 7

It is formated that £40,000 worth of unpulled maize has gone in one western district, alone. Loss of stock is estimated at £0000, losses to fencing…

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Climate Gone Mad. Heat, Cold, Floods, and Storms Sweep the United States

The Uralla Times · Thursday 11 June 1925 · page 4

New York, Sunday.—The unprecedented heat wave which struck the eastern United States a week ago. continues unabated, having caused…

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The 'Bidgee Floods

The Uralla Times · Thursday 11 June 1925 · page 2

The Murrumbidgee rose rapidly at Carrathool on Tuesday, covering all the low-lying land on the north side. At 3 p.m. traffic across the bridge…

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What Floods Do

The Inverell Times · Friday 12 June 1925 · page 6

It is estimated that £40,000 worth of unpulled maize has gone in one western district alone. Loss of stock is estimated at £6000, losses to fencing…

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Storm Wrecks Train

The Uralla Times · Thursday 18 June 1925 · page 2

New York, Tuesday.—Twenty-five persons were killed and 70 injured in a fearful tran wreck at Lackawahna to-day…

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Floods! Enormous Damage Done. One Man Missing. Forbes Endangered. Windsor Cut Off. SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 22 June 1925 · page 4

Another [?] visitation is [?]minent over a great area of the State. Heavy falls of rain have been…

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Telegraphic. FLOODS. Sydney

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 22 June 1925 · page 3

Widespread floods with unprecedented damage have been caused by sudden rise of coastal and inland rivers during the past 24 hours. The…

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Flood Rains Extensive Damage

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 23 June 1925 · page 4

Serious flood rains have occurred in many parts of the State thought the inverell district has thus far scareely received a drop of moisture…

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Destructive Floods Windsor Isolated Line Damaged at Glenreagh Forbes Awaits the Water. Sydney

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 24 June 1925 · page 4

Windsor and neighbouring centres are still isolated. Many stirring rescues were effected by the police and volunteers. A serious washaway is…

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Destructive Floods

Guyra Argus · Thursday 25 June 1925 · page 6

Windsor and neighbouring centres are still isolated. Many stirring rescues were effected by the police and volunteers. A serious washaway is…

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Western Floods Waters Receding at Forbes. Horseman Drowned. Sydney

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 27 June 1925 · page 4

The flood waters at Forbes are idly receding. A man was washed off his horse and drowned while crossing the flooded Kangaroo River, at…

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Got a Better Farm. What the Flood Did

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 29 June 1925 · page 6

One of the oldest farms in Australia—one that has been producing from its rich black soil maize crops for the last 100 years—Corn[?]…

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Intrepid Motorists. Fording Flooded Rivers

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 30 June 1925 · page 7

Several parties of motorists have been held up all the week waiting for a chance to make the run to Kempsey. The road was reported to be extremely…

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Bald Nob's Deluge

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 2 July 1925 · page 6

In sharp contradistinction to Glen Innes, Bald Nob—only 16 miles east—received a veritable deluge for June. Rain fell for days on end…

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Auckland Floods

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 6 July 1925 · page 6

As a result of the heavy floods over 24,000 octet of farm land near Whakatane are under water to a depth of six feet. A large number of…

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Diverting Storm Water. Important Drainage Issue. Council Offers to Compromise

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 10 July 1925 · page 9

The local ease in which Mr. T. Jones, of Armidale, claims exemption from kerbing and guttering cost at his Allingham-st. property was again…

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