More Washaways on the Railways. Namoi River in High Flood. SYDNEY
More washaways on the railways were [?]ported to-day on the Walgett line, the [?]ad being badly scoured in places between Narrabri and Wee Waa, and the…
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Floods & storms, 1920
214 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 5 of 11
Flood Falls Expected. SYDNEY
The Weather Bureau to-day issued the following forecast:-- Unsettled with further general rain [?]d thunder, may heavy and flood falls;…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Cloudy and unsettled weather continues generally over the State. On the central western plains every station reports rain. Owing to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Central-West Benefited. Hunter River in Flood. SYDNEY
The Hunter River is 22 feet at Maitland and is rising this morning. Upwards of 4 inches fell at Gulargambone in the Western district in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →State Rains. Severe Floods at Orange. Much Damage Caused. Many Narrow Escapes. SYDNEY
An Orange message states that the heaviest rain experienced for years fell late last night. The rain was in the nature of a cloud -burst. Creeks…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—Many localities in the Muswellbrook district have been badly flooded. All the north-west is practically in a state of flood. So far the mortality…
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After a long season of strangulation in the grip of a cruel and devastating drought the bulk of the western and central western parched areas are now…
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A Sydney message early in the week said that light to moderate rain, with a number of heavy falls, occurred fairly generally over the eastern half of…
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There arc, reports of serious floods from all parts of the State. Damages are estimated at hundreds of thousands of pounds. Over a thousand…
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The railway bridge on the Mooki River is down owing to floods and traffic is likely to be suspended for 48 hours. Several other railway bridges…
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SYDNEY, Friday -- Continuous reports are coming to hand of heavy floods inland, both north and south. The Peel Namoi, and Macquarie…
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There are reports of serious Hoods from all parts of the State. The damage is estimated at eutdreds of thousands of pounds. Over 3000…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—Further particulars of floods in the country show that thousands of sheep and other stock have been destroyed. At Boggaori the Namoi was in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Rains and Floods Anxiety at Narrabri. Reports from Various Centres. SYDNEY
At Narrabri the town was all astir last night. Few residents,got any sleep. The river rose gradually until it burst its banks and invaded the town. The…
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SYDNEY, Sunday.—In most of the flooded districts the worst is now over. The latest reports indicate that though a great area of country is still submerged the rivers are…
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The breaking of the draught over a large [?] of the State was followed last week by [?] in considerable damage and…
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62 persons, many without food, money or blankets, are held up in the train at Werris Creek. The police made arrangements to forward necessaries for their…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—Although very extensive damage has been done by the floods the worst is now past. The flooded areas are scenes of desolation. Salvage gangs…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Ballarat Bye-election. Federal Political Storm Centre. T J Ryan to Lend a Hand. MELBOURNE
The storm centre in Federal polities will be at Ballarat in the next few days as the result of the bye-election for the seat in the House of Representatives,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Rains and Floods Some of the Losses. A Small Inland Sea. NARRABRI
Captain King, who arrived by biplane from Narromine on Saturday morning stated that the low-lying portions of Cootamundra were under water and…
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