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Northern Rivers · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1919

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Storm at Alstonville

Northern Star · Thursday 16 January 1919 · page 2

ALSTONVILLE, Wednesday. — At 5 o'clock this afternoon a severe storm passed over Alstonville, about 50 points of rain being recorded. Although the fall will be…

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Telegrams Queensland Floods. Mails Bichel in Several Places. BRISBANE

Tweed Daily · Monday 20 January 1919 · page 2

Telegrams from Cloncurry record big floods thereabouts, which held up the mails in many places, the floods being 6ft. over the rails…

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Cyclone at Walgett. Buildings Wrecked

Northern Star · Wednesday 22 January 1919 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A severe cyclone at Walgett on Sunday caused damage estimated at £1500. The roofs of buildings were torn away and carried great distances. Th[?]…

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Notes and News. Cyclonic Storm

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 22 January 1919 · page 5

A winstorm of cyclonic force passed over Gi[?]agee on Wednesday afternoon. Nothing like it has ever been experienced there…

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Hot, and Thunderstorms

Northern Star · Wednesday 22 January 1919 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The forecast is:—Hot and sultry; more [?]hunderstorms in the north-east quarter; squally northerly winds, changing to cooler; west to south-west in…

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Cyclone at Walgett

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 24 January 1919 · page 7

A severe cyclone at Walgett on Sunday caused damage estimated at £1500. The roofs of buildings were torn away and carried great…

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Woman Struck by Lightning. Heavy Storm at Narromine. SYDNEY

Tweed Daily · Friday 31 January 1919 · page 2

A heavy storm accompanied by terrific thunder and lightning, passed over Narromine last night. An elderly woman was struck by…

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Storm Clouds Gathering

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 7 February 1919 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday:—The Times' Hague correspondent states that the Socialist Conference was opened on 3rd February. The German delegates…

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German Revolution. Partacus Storm Clouds. (Published in the "Times.")

Northern Star · Friday 7 February 1919 · page 5

HAGUE, Wednesday.—Herr Ebert opens the Welmar Assembly on 6th February in threatening circumstances. Disturbances in the Bremen provinces and on the East front…

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Value of Thunderstorms

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 7 February 1919 · page 5

A thunderstorm is one of the best physicians, says an English paper. In fact, it is worth an army of doctors working day and night. What they…

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South Wales Workers on Strike. Risks of Mine Floodings. LONDON

Tweed Daily · Friday 7 February 1919 · page 3

The electrical workers of South Wales have struck for a 47-hours week. Collieries and other big undertakings are seriously involved. The employers…

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The Secret of the Storm Country

Tweed Daily · Monday 10 February 1919 · page 2

Norma Talmadge, one of the greatest emotional actresses of the screen, portraying, a role in which mother love is the supreme issue . With her depths…

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Shifting Storm Centres. No Indication of Electricians Wavering LONDON

Tweed Daily · Monday 10 February 1919 · page 3

The latest strikes on the south-western London-Brighton lines affect the lines serving the residential suburbs. It is impossible to tell where the…

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Argyllshire Again. Troops Storm Quarantine Gates. Sydney

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 12 February 1919 · page 2

About a thousand Argyllshire troops, quarantined at North Head, stormed the gates and passed all the guards, both military and police, and are now…

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Breaking Quarantine. a Thousand Soldiers Storm the Gate. Later

The Kyogle Examiner · Wednesday 12 February 1919 · page 2

About 1000 of the Argyllshire troops demanded release from quarantine, the request being refused. They thereupon stormed the first…

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Rain and Storms

Northern Star · Thursday 20 February 1919 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The forecast is:—Rain with thunderstorms in the northern quarter, elsewhere fine and cool west to south-west winds…

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Value of Thunderstorms

The Kyogle Examiner · Saturday 22 February 1919 · page 1

A thunderstorm is one of the best physicians, says an English paper. In fact, it is worth an army of doctors working day and night. What…

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Heavy Rain at Nowra

Mullumbimby Star · Thursday 27 February 1919 · page 2

Over seven inenes of rain fell at Nowra yesterday, A coach and two horses were washed over the side of Madden's Culvert. The driver and…

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Floods Threatening

Northern Star · Thursday 27 February 1919 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—.—Further torrential rains have fallen on the South Coast, causing anxiety on account of threatened floods, Boisterous coastal weather prevailed…

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A Thunderstorm's Damage

Northern Star · Thursday 27 February 1919 · page 5

PERTH, Wednesday:—While a heavy thunderstorm which passed over Perth on Sunday evening was at its height, a flash of lightning struck a massive stone cross…

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