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Northern Rivers · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1922

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New York's Storm

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 16 June 1922 · page 7

Further particulars of the storm which passed over New York show that daybreak found thousands of parents and relatives keeping watch at the…

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Hundreds Killed San Salvador Floods. Thousands Rendered Homeless and Whole City is in Ruins. WASHINGTON

Tweed Daily · Friday 23 June 1922 · page 3

The Red Cross Society here has been advised that hundreds were killed and thousands rendered homeless by the flood at San Salvador last week, and the…

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Floodgates of Talk Opening in All Quarters. Meeting of Federal Parliament To-day. MELBOURNE

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 28 June 1922 · page 5

The pre-sessional meetings of an parties in the Commonwealth parliament were held to-day. The Labor party's meeting was brief. Mr. Charlton stated…

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Making Bridges Floodproof. (To the Editor.)

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 28 June 1922 · page 2

Sir,-- With your permission I would like to offer a suggestion for the protection of bridges in flood time. On making an inspection of McKenzie's bridge…

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Storm at Adelaide. Heavy Damage Reported

Northern Star · Saturday 1 July 1922 · page 4

ADELAIDE, Friday.—A "willy-willy" swept over North Adelaide to-day and fences and roofs were blown away. It is estimated that £l000 worth of damage was…

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The Worst Feared Fishermen Caught in a Gale. Shell Harbor

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 4 July 1922 · page 2

Two fishermen, W. S. Houghton and J. Preston, recent arrivals from Bondi, left the harbor in a launch for the fishing grounds on Saturday morning…

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The Weather Cyclone at Large. Warning Issued to Mariners. SYDNEY

Tweed Daily · Thursday 6 July 1922 · page 2

A severe cyclone was operating this morning somewhere between Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island and the north end of New Zealand…

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The Weather Cyclone Moving Away. Sydney

Tweed Daily · Friday 7 July 1922 · page 3

The State Meteorologist reports that the cyclone which was reported to be moving towards the coast of N.S.W., is now moving away from the Australian…

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Rebels Gain Upper Hand in Sligo and Storm Barracks

Tweed Daily · Friday 7 July 1922 · page 3

Sligo is becoming a second [?]ackville Street though the rebels and Free Staters have reversed the position. The rebels stormed the police and military…

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Football Heavy Rain on Saturday. All Matches Postponed

Tweed Daily · Monday 10 July 1922 · page 3

Owing to the heavy rain on Saturday all football matches on the Tweed were postponed…

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Heavy Rain Fall Follows Hot Day. Big Area of Queensland Benefits

Tweed Daily · Monday 10 July 1922 · page 2

Friday was like a spring day in Murwillumbah, and early on Saturday morning these conditions gave place to rain. The rain fell without a break until plug…

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Barwell Castigated New York "Sun" to the Attack Newspaper says that if Flood Gates are Opened Australia will Become an Appendage of Asia. New York

Tweed Daily · Monday 10 July 1922 · page 3

The New York "Sun" in a leader on 'Sir Henry Barwell's black labor policy, says that it need hardly be said that this policy is in direct conflict, not only…

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"Teapula." Extraordinary Storm

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Wednesday 12 July 1922 · page 3

The story of an encounter with a terifie electric disturbance was told to the Sydney agents for the Jeanette, a barquentinc, by the master of the vessel,…

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Nationalist Propaganda Flooding the Commonwealth. Attempt to Discredit Country Party

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 12 July 1922 · page 2

The Federal elections cannot be far off. The National Associations of the various States have organised their office staffs and already the country is…

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Rough Route to Basra Sudden Jolts and Jars. Machine Encounters Dust Storms, is Suddenly Lifted 1000 feet high, but Blake says Journey was "Uneventful." LONDON

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 18 July 1922 · page 3

Major Blake telegraphed from Basra to-night saying that he received an enthusiastic welcome there, but the journey from Bagdad itself was uneventful…

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Cheap German Goods. No Evidence of Flooding Australia

Northern Star · Wednesday 19 July 1922 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The secretary of the Retail Traders' Association says that there is no evidence that Australia will be flooded with cheap German goods after August 1st…

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Political Storms. Coalition and Labour. Progressives Look On. Delayed Land Proposals. Sydney

Northern Star · Saturday 22 July 1922 · page 4

It was prophesied [?] earlier letter that this session of the new Parliament would probably be a stirring one, full of party turmoil, perhaps loading to strange…

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The Storm Is Over Sir Thomas Hughes Resigns. Federal Government is thus Relieved of Disturbing Situation. SYDNEY

Tweed Daily · Saturday 22 July 1922 · page 5

The storm in the Federal Parliament over the wireless agreement has ended. Sir Thomas Hughes, the seventh member of the Wireless Board, has…

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Local and General Flood Anniversary

Tweed Daily · Saturday 22 July 1922 · page 4

Tonight is the first anniversary of the July Hood, "The inundation occurred on the night of July 22, 1921…

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General News. Flood Anniversary

Northern Star · Monday 24 July 1922 · page 4

Saturday last was the anniversary of last year's big flood at Lismore, and many people recalled the fact with mixed feelings…

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