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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1923

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

"The Storm."

Manilla Express · Tuesday 3 July 1923 · page 3

'It'll be Eighty lonesome snowed in here for for months," said Burr Winton as he received David Stewart; a city man, into…

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Cyclone on Coast Shipping Delayed

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 9 July 1923 · page 2

A gale, cyclonic in character, swept the coast yesterday, accompanied by heavy rain and rough seas. Shipping was delayed, whist several vessels…

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Gales on the Coast Shipping Severely Buffeted Sydney

The North Western Courier · Monday 9 July 1923 · page 2

As a result of the cyclonic storm, heavy gales of rain were experienced in Sydney and along the coast on Saturday and yesterday. Shipping…

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When Flood Came

Manilla Express · Tuesday 17 July 1923 · page 4

Many moon ago (Writes "Caro") I dwelt on the banks of the Lachlan, and a cruel drought shook the west in its…

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Breaking the Drought. (Published by Arrangement.) with Floods of Liquor

The North Western Courier · Thursday 26 July 1923 · page 2

More than 500,000 counterfeit prescriptions, each calling for a pint of whiskey, were filled by New York city drug stores in the pas five…

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Breaking the Drought. with Flood of Liquor. (Published by arrangement.)

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 30 July 1923 · page 2

More than 500,000 counterfeit, prescriptions, each calling for a pint of whiskey, were filled by New York City drug stores in the past five…

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Gale in a Tunnel. Novel Plan for Testing Aeroplanes

The North Western Courier · Thursday 9 August 1923 · page 5

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

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Flood Reports

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 30 August 1923 · page 2

The following communication received by Mr. L. L. Cunningham from the Deputy Commonwealth Meteorologist has been forwarded to us for…

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Safest Place in a Storm

The North Western Courier · Monday 3 September 1923 · page 2

A few hints may be given as regards safty amid the dangers of a thunder storm. As a rule the safest place of all is inside a building which…

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Goulburn Flood

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 6 September 1923 · page 2

Heavy rain at Goulburn has caused the Wollendilly River to run a banker. All the low-lying lands in the town and district have been inundated. It…

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Deluge of Liquor. (Published by arrangement.) Systematising New York Trade

Manilla Express · Tuesday 11 September 1923 · page 4

About the only difference in the flooding of New York State with liquor before and after the repeal of the Enforcement Act by the…

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The Storm

Manilla Express · Tuesday 25 September 1923 · page 2

The gale which swept the State last Thursday evening left an impression upon this district that will long be remembered. During…

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Late Telegrams. Sunday's Gale. Sydney

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 1 October 1923 · page 2

Sunday's heavy gale did considerable damage in the city and suburbs. The wind [?]ed a velocity of 50 miles an-hour. Shop windows were…

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Gale in Sydney Considerable Damage Done Sydney

The North Western Courier · Monday 1 October 1923 · page 1

A heavy westerly gale raged in Sydney yesterday afternoon and last night, accompanied by clouds of dust. The highest velocity reached…

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Macalpine Views. The Thunder Storm

Manilla Express · Tuesday 2 October 1923 · page 3

There's an eeriness in the air, an awe inspiring stillness abroad betokening the coming storm, for ancient Thor will take…

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A Storm—and Effect

Manilla Express · Tuesday 23 October 1923 · page 2

Two particularly sharp claps of thunder and flashes of vivid lightning occurred during a storm on Friday night. The…

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Strand Pictures Picture Fans Have Great Treat Coming. Mary Pickford's New Version of "Tezs of the Storm Country" Booked Here

The North Western Courier · Thursday 25 October 1923 · page 2

Devoters to the cinema art are [?] to have the opportunity of [?] "Tess of the Storm Country" again, and therein lies a tale of…

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Storm

Manilla Express · Tuesday 11 December 1923 · page 2

During a heavy dust storm yesterday evening, one of the electric light poles, near Mr. Lightfoot's snapped off at the ground,…

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How History Repeats Itself. Floods and Droughts in the Days

Manilla Express · Thursday 13 December 1923 · page 6

The observant man and woman will remember in the experience of even a short lifetime how history' invariably repeats itself. We…

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