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Northern Rivers · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1923

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Telegraphic News. Floods in New Zealand. Heavy Losses of Stock

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 12 May 1923 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday -- Floods in New Zealand were responsible for huge damage and stock losses. One Canterbury breeder lost 150 stud Southdown ewes,…

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New Zealand Floods. Waters Still Rising. Drowning Cases Reported

Northern Star · Saturday 12 May 1923 · page 5

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Friday.—The flood waters are still rising in many parts of New Zealand. Mr. H. Robinson, secretary of the Spring Green River Board, and a lad named…

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Fearful Storm in France. Time of Fear and Terror

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Monday 14 May 1923 · page 3

LONDON, Saturday.—An eye witness of a storm which swept over the Orne last week says that the country side is now like a battlefield. Following the…

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Time of Terror the Storm Swept Orne. Countryside Like a Battlefield

Tweed Daily · Monday 14 May 1923 · page 3

PARIS, Saturday.—An eye witness of the storm which swept over the Orne Department last week says that the countryside is now like a battlefield…

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Floods in New Zealand. Dunedin Threatened

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Monday 14 May 1923 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.—The north end of Dunedin is threatened with another flood, which will probably be as serious as the flood three weeks ago. Heavy…

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New Zealand Floods Missing Bodies Recovered. Wellington (N.z.)

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 15 May 1923 · page 4

The bodies of Robinson, a farmer, and Jack Gledhill, a farm boy, who were reported to be missing in the floods, and for whom search parties had been…

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At It Again Floods in the Ricketty Isles For the Second Time in Three Weeks Spread Disaster

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 15 May 1923 · page 3

WELLINGTON (N.Z), Monday.—Farmers in North Taieri are taking refuge in the lofts of their barns from the flood waters which have burst the banks of…

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New Zealand Floods. Dunedin Again Threatened

Northern Star · Tuesday 15 May 1923 · page 5

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Monday.—The north end of Dunedin is threatened with another flood. It was expected last night that hundreds of families would be compelled to…

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Terrible Cyclone

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Wednesday 16 May 1923 · page 4

A terrible cyclone occurred in the Bay of Bengal this week. It was one of the worst on record, and many ships were in distress, while the steamer…

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New Zealand Floods. Waters Receding

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Wednesday 16 May 1923 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Reports from Otago state that the flood waters are receding, though communications are still interrupted…

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The Yellow Flood Western Races in Danger. Increase of Inferior White Classes

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 16 May 1923 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.— Bishop Stephen, in a speech before the Anglican Synod to-day, predicted that the white races are likely to be overthrown by the…

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Nine Feet of Water Floods Sweep the Mountains Disaster to American City

Tweed Daily · Thursday 17 May 1923 · page 3

NEW YORK, Tuesday.—The famous resort, Hot Springs, Arkansas, has been stricken by terrific floods, which, swept down the three mountains which…

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Melbourne Cyclone. Remarkable Escapes From Death. People Buried in Debris

Northern Star · Friday 18 May 1923 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Thursday.—A furious cyclone was responsible for considerable damage at Albert Park, Melbourne, last night. Several persons were injured by…

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Joe Kirkwood New Golfing Record. Made in Wintry Gale and Hailstorm

Tweed Daily · Friday 18 May 1923 · page 3

LONDON, Wednesday—Joe Kirkwood, the Australian golfer, made his first appearance in England, in 1923. With a score of 67 he heads the list of the 32…

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Terrific Floods. American City Devastated

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 18 May 1923 · page 7

LONDON, Wednesday.—The famous resort, Hot Springs, Arkansas, has been stricken by terrific floods, which swept down the three mountains which…

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Through Fire and Flood. Motorist's Thrills and Heart Throbs

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 18 May 1923 · page 3

Francis Birtles, who is to report, to the Federal Government on the conditions in the neighborhood of the proposed railway route to link up the north and…

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Gales on Southern Coast. a Gutter Wrecked

Northern Star · Saturday 19 May 1923 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Friday.—Huge seas and gales continue along the southern coast from Gabo to Cape Leeuwin. It is said the seas are the heaviest and most dangerous yet…

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Tassie's Turn Now Damage by Floods

Tweed Daily · Saturday 19 May 1923 · page 4

LAUNCESTON, Friday.--The heaviest rain in the memory of the oldest inhabitants fell-yesterday in parts of Tasmania, and many people were forced to leave…

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63 Miles an Hour Gales Sweep Melbourne and Launceston. Houses Rock in the Wind, and Shipping Suffers Severely

Tweed Daily · Monday 21 May 1923 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Sunday.— A severe gale was experienced here last night and early this morning, which, at times, reached the velocity of 63 miles an hour…

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A "Ford Story." a Flood at Texas

The Kyogle Examiner · Wednesday 30 May 1923 · page 1

During the last flood at Texas (Q.) an owner of a Ford car, who is a member of a well-known Glen Innes family, whose property was…

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