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Northern Rivers · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1926

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Torrential Rain. Floods in West. Sydney

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 26 March 1926 · page 2

After a lengthy period of drought torrential rains have fallen over a big area in New South Wales, resulting in the flooding of several of the…

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Storm Clearing

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 27 March 1926 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday.--Weather conditions are still unsettled along the coast, and, according to Mr. Mares to-day, showery conditions will continue along…

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Floods Subsiding Worst Believed to have Passed. Heavy Stock Losses in Wellington District. Trains Held Up

Tweed Daily · Saturday 27 March 1926 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday. --News received last night stated that the flood waters of the Hunter River were reported to be falling and the worst was…

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Motor Section the Carburettor Causes of Flooding. Dust on the Needle

Tweed Daily · Saturday 27 March 1926 · page 7

If the carburettor floods continually -- a fault that sometimes occurs -- is the only effects the efficiently of the engine, but it is wasteful to a degree. Steps…

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Rivers in Flood. Great Damage on Hunter

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 27 March 1926 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday.-- Floods have occurred on the Macquarie, Castlereagh, Hunter and Wollondilly Rivers. The Macquarie rose 40 feet in two days…

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Floods Subsiding Rain Clearing Away Western Area's Plight Rescues From House Tops Sydney

Northern Star · Saturday 27 March 1926 · page 5

Rain over the State is rapidly clearing. Mr. Mares, State Meteorologist, considers that there should be a further improvement to-day, although more showers…

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Worry of Wealth. a Deluge of Letters. Offers of Marriage

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Monday 29 March 1926 · page 2

Some time ago a Scotsman named Henry Stewart, who has a post in an engineering works at Lille, was informed that he had come in for a fortune…

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Awful Experience. Trapped in Flooded Mine

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Monday 29 March 1926 · page 2

Swept off their feet by inrushing flood waters, three deputies had a desperate adventure at Aberdare pit, Cessuoek, during the floods lust week. All…

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Fine Week-end. Flood Waters Down

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Monday 29 March 1926 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday.—During the week-end fine weather prevailed throughout the west, and reports last night from Dubbo, Warren and Trangie'…

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Immoral Literature America Flooded. Society for Suppression of Vice up in Arms

Tweed Daily · Monday 29 March 1926 · page 3

NEW YORK, Saturday.--The New York Society for the suppression of Vice has published a report wherein the magistrates, courts, newspapers, the…

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Town Isolated. Queensland Flood

Tweed Daily · Monday 29 March 1926 · page 2

BRISBANE, Sunday.--Further splendid rains have fallen in the south-western portion of Queensland. Since the breaking of the drought some parts of…

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Floods in the West Danger Passing Sydney

Northern Star · Monday 29 March 1926 · page 5

Flood danger in the west decreased yesterday, but there is still some danger, to the low lying towns on portions of the Macquarie River below Dubbo…

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Flooded Areas Sydney

Northern Star · Tuesday 30 March 1926 · page 5

Fine weather prevailed last night in the flooded areas and over most of the inland river catchments. The Macquarie river at Narromine was at 30 feet last night…

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Sheep Caught in Flood. Nearly 3000 Perish

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Wednesday 31 March 1926 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Three thousand sheep were caught in the flood about 19 miles from Coonamble. With the exception of about 200 or 300, all…

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Incident of the Flood. Walked Along Telephone Wires

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 31 March 1926 · page 4

A heroic rescue was carried out during the height of the flood on the Macquarie River on Thursday night. Geurie bridge was threatened by the flood…

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LOCAL and GENERAL Heavy Rain

The Kyogle Examiner · Thursday 1 April 1926 · page 2

Rain commenced to tall at Kyogle yesterday afternoon and continued throughout the night. The registration up to 9 a.m. to-day was 137…

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Heavy Rain. 286 Points Fall in Murwillumbah. in Short Time. Downpour General Along Coast

Tweed Daily · Thursday 1 April 1926 · page 4

Heavy rain commenced suddenly at Murwillumbah about five o'clock yesterday afternoon. The downpour continued until a late hour last night…

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Calm and Storm French Financial Debate (Reuter.) LONDON

Northern Star · Thursday 1 April 1926 · page 6

Reuter's Paris correspondent states that mouselike quietude prevailed in the Chamber of Deputies, packed for the momentous financial debate, which is…

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Hunter River in Flood

Northern Star · Friday 2 April 1926 · page 4

Cr. J. A. Niland, president of the Tarro Shire Council, states that an extraordinary thing is happening in the river at Maitland. It is 31½ feet up, and the highest known…

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North Coast Floods Predicted Sydney

Northern Star · Friday 2 April 1926 · page 4

Mr. Mares, State Meterologist, said to-day that there is a possibility of floods on the North Coast. He also expects rain to continue, expecially over the inland districts…

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