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Northern Rivers · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1922

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Heavy Storm at Murwillumbah MR. H. Margetts Killed

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 25 March 1922 · page 2

The "Tweed Daily" states that the unusual heat on Thursday resulted in a severe thunderstorm breaking over Murwillumbah and district at about…

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German Goods to Flood Australian Markets Trip to Europe to Cost £8. SYDNEY

Tweed Daily · Saturday 25 March 1922 · page 5

Although trade with Germany will not be resumed until August 1, it was reliably stated in Sydney to-day that German merchantmen are already at Java…

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Ready to Flood Markets. Loaded Ships at Java

Northern Star · Saturday 25 March 1922 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday.—Although trade with Germany will not be resumed until August 1 at the earliest, it was reliably stated in Sydney to-day that German merchant ships are…

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Tweed Heads Heavy Rain Storm

Tweed Daily · Monday 27 March 1922 · page 2

Following on an unusually sultry day on Thursday, a heavy rain, storm broke oyer Tweed Heads about.5 p.m. and continued for about two hours. The rain…

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A Tweed Storm. Heavy Damage to Goods. Building Collapses. Man Fatally Crushed

Northern Star · Monday 27 March 1922 · page 6

On Thursday afternoon last one of the most severe storms ever experienced on the Tweed broke over Murwillumbah. In addition to torrential rain cyclonic wind blew…

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Japan Storm-swept. Empress Aboard Battleship. Caught in Inland Sea. Escort Driven Ashore. (United Service, Ltd.)

Northern Star · Tuesday 28 March 1922 · page 7

TOKIO, Saturday.—A severe storm swept Southern Japan yesterday and caught the battleship Settsu in the inland sea when the Empress was aboard returning to Kobe from…

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German Goods Ready to Flood Markets. Sydney

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 28 March 1922 · page 3

This statement that German ships crammed with German goods were at Java waiting for Australia to lift the restrictions on German goods was…

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Cyclone in New Zealand

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 29 March 1922 · page 2

AUCKLAND,Tuesday.-- Two houses were demolished and the inmates of another seriously injured by a cyclonic storm at Warkworth, 43 miles north of…

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A Flood Gauge

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Wednesday 29 March 1922 · page 2

A matter that has frequently been advocated by the "Express" came before last night's Council meeting, when A.E. Wren, sergeant of police,…

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A Severe Storm. Damage in New Zealand. Man and Woman Crushed

Northern Star · Thursday 30 March 1922 · page 5

WELLINGTON, Wednesday.—Further particulars of the great storm which swept over New Zealand on Sunday show that in the township of Wellsford a house occupied by…

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Storm in New Zealand. Devastating Sweep. House and Occupants Lifted into Air

Tweed Daily · Saturday 1 April 1922 · page 4

A violent cyclonic storm passed over parts of New Zealand on Sunday night. The township of Wollsford, in Rodney County, 39 miles north- west of…

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Cyclone in Texas Ten People Killed. Vancouver

Tweed Daily · Monday 10 April 1922 · page 3

A cyclone swept West Texas to-day and, killed at least ten people. Property was damaged…

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Floods in America

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Wednesday 12 April 1922 · page 7

LONDON, Tuesday.—A Reuter's message states that floods have caused millions of dollars worth of damage throughout the Western States of…

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Disastrous Storms People Killed and Injured. Farms and Villages Destroyed. New York

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 19 April 1922 · page 5

The worst storm and floods known in half a century are reported from Illinois and Indiana. Villages were devastated and farms damaged…

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Cyclone Station

Tweed Daily · Friday 21 April 1922 · page 2

At the Chamber of Commerce meeting at Townsville on Wednesday, a motion was carried expressing satisfaction with the Federal Government in establishing…

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Ship Flooded

Tweed Daily · Friday 21 April 1922 · page 3

Messrs. Holyman's steamer, the Koomeela, met with a remarkable mishap at Blackwell jetty, about 15 miles down the River Tamar, Launceston, on…

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Floods in Texas Several Cities Flooded. Hundreds of Families Homeless. New York

Tweed Daily · Thursday 27 April 1922 · page 3

Terrific rains in Texas last night flooded several cities. Seven inches and a half of rain fell in the night the streets being as much as ten feet under water…

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The Texas Floods 57 Lives Lost. Loss of 1,000,000 Dollars. New York

Tweed Daily · Friday 28 April 1922 · page 3

The loss of life as a result of the floods in Texas now totals 57. The damage to property is estimated at 1,000,000, dollars…

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Gathering Storms Preparations in Ireland. Objective Unknown. Road and Railway Communication Cut. LONDON

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 3 May 1922 · page 5

Latest reports from Dublin indicate the carrying out of intense preparations for some unknown objective…

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Storms on the Film

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 5 May 1922 · page 4

Maybe when you have seen on the screen the deck of a ship during a storm at sea you have wondered just how it is done…

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