Worst Storm for 20 YEARS. (Reuter.)
LONDON, Wednesday.—One of the worst summers came to a climax with a deluge over Kent. It was the worst storm for 20 years. Part of the town of Margate was…
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Floods & storms, 1920
214 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 9 of 11
Devastating Floods. Widespread Havoc in Switzerland and Italy. a London
Latest reports of the floods in the Upper Maurienne assess the damage at £2,000,000. Factories suffered most seriously, and houses and chalets were swept…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Disastrous Floods. France, Switzerland and Italy. (Reuter.)
LONDON, Monday.—Reuter's Paris correspondent gives a distressing account, of the devastation wrought by the floods in France, Switzerland, and Northern Italy. Damages…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →44-Hour Week. Argument Before Justice Higgins. "Can the Rising Flood be Held Back?" MELBOURNE
Justice Higgins to-day concluded the general inquiry whether the Australian standard weekly hours should be reduced from 48 to, 44…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Floods Bf Blood. a Violent Note to France. MOSCOW
Tchitcherin has addressed a violent note to France. He says that they are preparing new assaults on Soviet Russia. The French Government three years ago…
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Torrential rains fell intermittently at Murwillumbah during the week-end. Down the line centres, and also the country round the border, was visited…
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After a period ol very in and unpleasant weather, rain [?]menced to fall on Friday night. It continued almost without cea[?]…
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BRISBANE, Sunday.—A very heavy storm broke over the metropolis this afternoon, accompanied by hail, and did a-considerable amount of damage to property over a large…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Storm in Brisbane. Man killed by Lightning. Much Damage to Property. BRISBANE
A very heavy storm broke over the metropolis this afternoon, accompanied by hail. It did a considerable amount of damage to property over a large area…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—-The weather over the State was still chiefly unsettled this morning. During the week-end thunder storms occurred almost generally, followed…
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A terrific thunderstorm, accompanied by vivid lightning flashes and loud peals of thunder, was experienced at Mullumbimby on Sunday afternoon, the amount…
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MELBOURNE, Monday.—As the result of heavy rain the river Yarra is in flood and miles of country along the river was under water this morning…
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A heavy wind and rain storm broke over Casino at about 1.30 on Sunday afternoon. The wind came in strong gusts, each succeeding blow being…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A violent cyclonic slorm struck Wagga last night. Trees were uprooted and the iron torn off several verandahs. The Carrington stables and sheds at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Gale at Geelong
MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—At Gcclong last night considerable damage was done by a gale. The electric lighting system was disorganised, trees were blown down and…
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It is estimated that the damage to the Brisbane Technical College block of buildings in Sunday afternoon's storm amounted to about £200. The…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—As the result of a cyclonic storm which passed over Orange yesterday considerable damage was caused to a number of buildings…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Slump in Stock. What Are the Causes? Queensland Flooding the Market
The public should be getting cheaper meat -- at something like half the price ruling a month ago. The drop in values justifies this belief…
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For the past three days (writes a correspondent in a metropolitan daily) thousands of butterflies have been passing Waterford in one direction—south to north. The are…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Hall Demolished. Disastrous Storm
MELBOURNE, Friday.—A disastrous storm swept over the north-western portion of Victoria, causing much damage. A memorial hall at Warracknabeal, which was to…
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