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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1922

26 stories in North West (Tamworth to Moree)'s papers · page 1 of 2

Heavy Rain

The North Western Courier · Monday 2 January 1922 · page 2

The Christmas holidays were marked by unusually humid an it rainy weather. Atmospheric conditions were more like those of the coast than…

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Flood at Bullawa

The North Western Courier · Monday 2 January 1922 · page 2

Bullawa and Eulah Creek caught the fall strength of the storm-water on Monday. These two water ways are fed by Nandewar highlands. They both…

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Flood Waters

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 5 January 1922 · page 2

Owing to the late rains, all the way from Gosford north water was to be seen, causing endless cascades, whilst nearer Newcastle, in the…

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Heavy Storm

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 9 January 1922 · page 2

A very heavy storm passed over Moree on Saturday afternoon. About two o'clock ominous looking clouds Appeared in the west, heralding the…

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Flood Boats

The North Western Courier · Thursday 12 January 1922 · page 2

The Chief Secretary writes to the Namoi Council to point out that some councils have neglected their flood boats and they have been accustomed…

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Destructive Storms

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 16 January 1922 · page 2

Very severe storms passed over Boree Creek, Leckhart, and Carrathool on Saturday last. At the former place the public hall was demolished and the…

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Another Severe Storm

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 16 January 1922 · page 2

Another violent storm passed over Moree about 9 o'clock on Thursday night. The wind blew with cyclonic force, and the rain simply pelted…

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A Violent Storm

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 26 January 1922 · page 6

A wind storm, followed by heavy hall, did great damage to orchards in the Bathurst district. Soldier settler on the Montavella settlement…

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Fierce Storm

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 23 February 1922 · page 2

A storm of unprecedented fury broke over the west coast of Tasmania. A tree was blown across the railway at Emu Bay. A train ran into the…

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A Fierce Gale

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 20 March 1922 · page 2

A gale of exceptional fury passed over Melbourne on Saturday night, resulting in considerable damage. In many suburbs roofs were carried…

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Items of Interest Remarkable Storm

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 1 June 1922 · page 3

A terrific hailstorm passed over Leura and Katoomba on Sunday afternoon. The ground was coated inches deep. No rain accompanied the…

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Severe Gale. Town Hall, Blown Down

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 3 July 1922 · page 2

A violent gale passed over the Talhape district, in the centre of the North Island, New Zealand, on Saturday night. Many buildings were…

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Heavy Rain

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 27 July 1922 · page 5

Owing to the heavy rain in the Mountains a land slide occurred between Nos. 2 and 4 tunnels on the Zig-Zag on Tuesday, about 300 tons of…

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The Rain Storm

The North Western Courier · Thursday 27 July 1922 · page 2

The greater part of the State has been blessed by copious rains. Coastal rivers are all flooded. In some parts there was as much as 8 inches. The…

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Floods in Riverina

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 31 July 1922 · page 2

The position of the people on the Murrumbidgee is said to be serious. At Gundagai on Sunday the flood waters had reached 30ft, and was still…

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Flood at Wagga

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 31 July 1922 · page 2

A telephone message from Wagga this morning stated that the river was rising at the rate of two inches an hour. Three-quarters of an hour…

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Wagga Flood

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 3 August 1922 · page 2

A Wagga message says that the flood waters are receding slowly. Several streets are still isolated and many or those who had to abandon…

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Gale in a Tunnel. Novel, Plan for Testing Aeroplanes

The North Western Courier · Thursday 5 October 1922 · page 3

(What as the shipbuilder makes model boats and town them through tanks in order to learn what resistance they offer to the water, so the…

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Storm Change

The North Western Courier · Monday 16 October 1922 · page 2

The beat wave reached its zenith yesterday when a thunderstorm developed from the West. There was, unfortunately, not much rain, though…

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Storm at Melbourne. Causes Great Destruction

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 30 October 1922 · page 2

A severe storm at Melbourne yesterday resulted in great destruction of the water front. Many small craft were snapped from their moorings and…

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