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Riverina · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1919

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Floods up North. SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 31 May 1919 · page 1

The Richmond river, at Lismore, has risen nearly 30 feet, and great stretches of flood waters are in various parts of the town, boats…

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Floods in the North. Mid-richmond Inundated

Daily Advertiser · Monday 2 June 1919 · page 4

The flood at Coraki reached its greatest height at 4 o'clock this morning. The writer is now slowly receding Coraki plain is a sea of…

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Flood Waters Subside. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 3 June 1919 · page 3

Flood waters have now almost disappeared throughout the Lismore district…

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Our Sydney Letter. The Storm Centre

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 17 June 1919 · page 4

Labour, or rather the ambitions and misguided men who are fighting to direct it, to its won destruction, still occupies the…

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War May Solve Bible Mystery. Truth About Deluge Promised

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 19 June 1919 · page 4

The great world-war is going to build as well as destroy. It promises to solve more than one new problem of modern life, and is quite as sure…

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The Floodgates of Lawlessness

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 10 July 1919 · page 2

The Townsville riots brine into vivid prominence a law of the utmost importance to the well-being of the community. It lias not been passed by any…

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Mines Flooded. Bluejackets Go to Assistance. London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 23 July 1919 · page 2

In the House of Commons, Mr. Fisher described the developments in Yorkshire as grave and unprecedented. The strikers were flooding the mines and the…

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British Crisis Grave Industrial Situation. Hundreds of Thousands Unemployed. Some Mines Hopelessly Flooded. Sad Climax to Peace Celebrations. Industrial Situation. Grave View Taken. (Delayed in Transmission)

Daily Advertiser · Monday 28 July 1919 · page 2

Commenting on the grave development of the industrial situation which so abruptly terminated the peace rejoicings, the press inclines to the view…

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The Weather. 40 Miles an Hour. Storm in Sydney. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 29 July 1919 · page 3

The wind blew at the rate of 40 miles an hour in yesterday's squall in Sydney…

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The Deluge of Circulars

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 1 August 1919 · page 2

The "Sydney Morning Herald" writes:—"The policy of sticking to its last is one which is laid upon councils not only as a…

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Flood Abatement Scheme

Daily Advertiser · Friday 15 August 1919 · page 2

Alderman. F. C. Stellway asked at last night's Wagga Council meeting what had been done regarding the Flood Abatement Scheme. The Mayor…

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The Tide at the Flood

Daily Advertiser · Friday 29 August 1919 · page 2

Mr. Hughes is literally sweeping eastward in triumph across Australia. Part of his triumph is due to the fight he has made on the other side of the…

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Storm in Sydney. Enormous Waterspout Seen. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 3 September 1919 · page 2

A heavy storm, accompanied by lightning and hail, passed over the city to-day. Just before the disturbance…

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Heavy Rain Storm

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 6 September 1919 · page 4

On Thursday a heavy rain storm passed over Old Junee, and as close to the town as the Show Ground, but none fell in Junee, as a result of rain…

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Floods in Texas. Appalling Loss of Life. Galveston

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 18 September 1919 · page 2

Great floods have occurred in Texas. The loss of life is growing, and probably some thousands of people have been drowned…

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The Texas Floods. Over 1000 Lives Lost. Vancouver

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 23 September 1919 · page 2

The Spanish liner Valberena, which was reported to be missing ofter having touched at Cuba, when bound for Now Orleans, has been located. She…

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Flood Relief Fund

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 25 September 1919 · page 2

A telegraphic message from Sydney states that in the Legislative Council yesterday, on the motion of Mr. J. D. Fitzerald, the first reading…

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Wool Drought and Deluge

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 26 September 1919 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report:—Australian sheepmen generally are faced with dry times, and are suffering stock-losses owing to the want…

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Storm Affects Telephones

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 27 September 1919 · page 4

The Wagga telephone, exchange was out of order for about 20 minutes yesterday afternoon as a result of the severe thunderstorm which…

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The Weather. Yesterday's Thunder Storm. Wagga Has 45 Points

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 27 September 1919 · page 4

A remarkably heavy thunder storm broke' over the Wagga district yesterday afternoon at about 3 o'clock, when the heaviest fall of rain…

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