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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1921

20 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers

Mob Rule Unemployed Storm Town Hall

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 7 January 1921 · page 4

The Labor Mayor of Islington (London) ordered tine police to eject the unemployed from the municipal library, which they had reduced to…

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Heavy Storms in the District

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 21 January 1921 · page 2

Heavy storms have occurred in parts of the district during the past few days, doing serious damage to fruit and other standing crops. Work on the Federal…

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Second Day. Storm Stops Races

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 21 January 1921 · page 2

A record crowd, including many la[?]s, attended on the second day. Prospects of one of the best meetings in the history of the old club were unfortunately spoilt by a…

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Terrific Storm at Cooma. Jockey Drowned. Damage Estimated at Thousands of Pounds. Races Postponed

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 21 January 1921 · page 2

Yesterday a terrific storm broke over the town of Cooma doing immense damage a to property, fencing, store goods, etc. Just after the Trial Handicap had been…

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Big Storm at Cooma Racehorses Washed Away

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 25 January 1921 · page 5

During a tropical storm at Cooma on Thursday afternoon a jockey named Cecil Crowe, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. Crowe, of Adaminahy, and…

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[Published by Arrangement.] Floods of Liquor. Pouring in from Canada to U.S.A. Situation Beyond Control

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 8 February 1921 · page 3

The following item from the New York Herald of November 7th, speaks for itself:— "The New York Herald…

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Heavy Storms

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 1 March 1921 · page 2

A severe storm occurred at Captain's Flat on Sunday evening, registering over 21½ inches of rain. Heavy falls of rain are also…

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[Published by Arrangement.] Floods of Whisky

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 15 March 1921 · page 4

It is estimated by New York "Leslie's Weekly," the oldest illustrated weekly newspaper in the United States that two…

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The Show Glorious Weather. a Splendid Array of Exhibits. Record Attendance. OFFICIALS. President, Mr a G McKeahnie; vice-presidents, Messrs C H McKeahnie, W E Oldfield. C a Peden and T E Woodger; secretary, Mr J G Harris; treasurer, Mr L Dunshea; committee: Messrs J W Butt, J C Brackenreg, P Byrne, C T Campbell, T Coleman, J H Calthorpe, A Cunningham, a D Campbell, J T Collett, C Edlington, R J S Fallick, W E Gale, W R Goddard, G H Hudson. F W Hyles, H T Land, J T Moore, R Moore, Jas Moran, J Morrison, R Maloney, A Mead, G N Morton, D McMillan, A McIntosh, M N McDonald, F McDairmid, P Naylor, P Sheedy, H Thurbon, P Tiernan, N a Thompson, G Webb, F Warren, T Warren, and Rev S T West

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 25 March 1921 · page 2

THE show opened on Wednesday in ideal weather. Thee were the usual side-shows, merry-go-round, and the followers of shows in…

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Lawless Liquor [Published by. Arrangement]. Floods of It in New York

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 15 April 1921 · page 6

Mr. Deets Pickett, Research Secretary of the Board of Temperance of the Methodist Episcopal Church, has been giving some of…

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The Floods

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 20 May 1921 · page 2

The flood waters along the North Coast are subsiding. There is a probability that the Wollongbar, which was beached at…

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Some Floods

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 10 June 1921 · page 5

Reports filtering from the flood areas in U.S.A. show that 16 towns are under from 3ft. to 15ft. of water. At Loveland two…

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Floods Out-back Thrilling Experience

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 12 July 1921 · page 4

Stories of thrilling expeiiences at creek crossings in the Mudgee district flooded by the long-continued rains, and of hairbreadth…

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Floods at Mungindi

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 12 July 1921 · page 7

Serious floods have occurred at Mungindi. People have been driven from their homes on to buildings. Heavy losses in sheep are…

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Some Gale

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 22 July 1921 · page 5

A heavy gale caused much destruction to wooden buildings at Adaminaby. Roofs were removed and trees were levelled. Roads…

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Telegraphic News. Monday, 4 p.m. Big Storm

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 26 July 1921 · page 7

The cyclonic storm which raged on Friday and Saturday caused extensive damage along the north coast. The Tweed River rose…

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Illness of Mr. W. E. Gale

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 15 November 1921 · page 2

There must be some strong sympathy petween Queanbeyan's newspaper proprietors. Last week Mr. W. R. Goddard changed his place…

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Liquor Flood in U.S.A. "Dry" Law Flouted

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 22 November 1921 · page 4

The New York "Tribune" says:— "A canvass of liquor situation made by correspondents of "The Tribune" in important cities in all parts of…

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The Passing of a Good Citizen. Death of Mr. W. E. GALE

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 2 December 1921 · page 2

In the prime of life there passed away on Wednesday afternoon a man who has been associated with Queanbeyan for nearly half a…

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Death of Mr. W. Gale

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 6 December 1921 · page 2

When the sad tidings of the death of Mr. W. Gale reached Michelago it tinged the hearts of many with sadness, because he was greatly esteemed in this part of the…

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