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Northern Rivers · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1919

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Kitchener's Death. in a Furious Storm. Ship Sank in Few Minutes. Survivors' Grim Struggle

Tweed Daily · Saturday 3 May 1919 · page 6

The loss of H.M.S. Hampshire, with Lord Kitchener and his staff on board, in June, 1916, has been one of the great mysteries of the war, but…

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Bolsheviks Claim Progress. Hindered by Floods. LONDON

Tweed Daily · Saturday 3 May 1919 · page 5

The Australian Press Association learns that the British relief forces for North Russia will leave in a few days. A Russian Bolsheviki communique…

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Storm at Fiji. Damage to Crops and Shipping

Northern Star · Tuesday 6 May 1919 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—The storm reported recently swept over Fiji, doing great damage. The island of Kanacka suffered considerably. Cocoanut trees in some of the gullies…

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New Storm Centres. (Published in the "Times.")

Northern Star · Friday 9 May 1919 · page 5

BERNE, Wednesday.—New storm centres are appearing in Germany. Reports from Stettin show rioting in the street and fighting between the Spartacists and Government…

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DETAILS Of the Peace Treaty. Demands Received by German Delegates. Friction Between Japan and China. New Storm Centres in Germany. the Peace Treaty. Official Summary. (Reuter.)

Northern Star · Friday 9 May 1919 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—The following is the official summary of the peace treaty. The summary consists of a descriptive introduction, preamble, and fifteen sections…

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Commercial Letter. Sydney, Thursday. Heavy Rain

Northern Star · Tuesday 20 May 1919 · page 6

Trade in the produce markets was very dull owing to heavy rain which fell continuously. Business was restricted everywhere…

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At the Mercy of a Gale

Northern Star · Saturday 24 May 1919 · page 8

SYDNEY, Friday.—During the recent gale off the coast the French hulk Paul Bouket which was being towed to sea from Noumea by the steamer St. Josefa, broke ad[?]ft and…

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Report from Cableship. Heavy Cyclone Encountered. LONDON

Tweed Daily · Monday 26 May 1919 · page 3

A wireless Press message states that the cable ship Farady sighted the red light of an aeroplane in the early hours of Monday, roughly in a direct line…

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Heavy Rain in Sydney

Northern Star · Tuesday 27 May 1919 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday.—Further soaking rain has fallen in Sydney without any signs of cessation…

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Deluge at Wollongong

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 28 May 1919 · page 2

Sydney, Tuesday.--Over eight inches of rain fell at Wollongong for the 24 hours ended 9 a.m. to-day…

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Flood Rains. Tweed River Rises Rapidly. Big Flood Threatens

Tweed Daily · Thursday 29 May 1919 · page 2

As a result of the torrential rains which fell all day over the whole Tweed valley, the creeks rapidly overflowed their banks and large volumes of water…

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Flood Rains. Downpours at Lismore. Preparations for Flood

Northern Star · Thursday 29 May 1919 · page 2

Flood rains fell in Lismore yesterday, and what is move important in that direction also about the creeks[?] which, draining their waters into Leycester and Wilson's Creeks,…

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Heavy Rain at Alstonville

Northern Star · Friday 30 May 1919 · page 2

ALSTONVILLE, Thursday.-Heavy rain fell throughout the day, and it was still raining at 9 p.m. The rainfall for the 24 hours ended 9 a.m. to-day amounted to 620…

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Torrential Rains. Fears of a Flood

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 30 May 1919 · page 4

For the past two days rain has been pouring down continuously, and. without the slightest break of any kind. Old hands say they never remember…

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After Flood Views

Tweed Daily · Friday 30 May 1919 · page 2

Camera men were busy yesterday-- professional and amateur--taking flood views, and no doubt some interesting views of the 1919 Tweed deluge have…

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The Flood. Ten Inches of Rain at Murwillumbah. Biggest Inundation for 13 Years. Heavy Damage Inevitable

Tweed Daily · Friday 30 May 1919 · page 2

As a result of the torrential rains which fell over the Tweed Valley all day on Wednesday, throughout the night and yesterday morning, one of the…

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Nepean River in Flood. Crops and Gardens in Camden District Ruined. Sydney

Tweed Daily · Friday 30 May 1919 · page 2

Hie Nepean river is in flood, and the, lowlying lands are inundated at Camden crops and gardens are ruined. The river is still rising…

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Coraki Flooded

Northern Star · Friday 30 May 1919 · page 2

CORAKI, Thursday.—Torrential rain fell here yesterday all day long without a single break, with the result that the whole of the low land behind the town is flooded, the…

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Other Floods

Northern Star · Friday 30 May 1919 · page 2

There were floods in the Richmond in 1840, 1841, 1848, 1857, 1861 and early in 1863, when one of the highest occurred, the last one with loss of life. There were two floods…

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