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Riverina · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1919

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The Storm Came. Walsh Was Right

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Monday 29 September 1919 · page 2

"Professor Walsh" the folk have christened the disturbance which ran over various parts of the Gundagai district about 4…

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Wagga Flood Relief. Text of the New Bill

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 2 October 1919 · page 3

Following is the text of the Bill which will become the "Wagga Wagga Flood Relief Fund Act, 1919." It was introduced into, the Legislative…

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Terrible Floods. The Town of cartagena Inundated

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 3 October 1919 · page 1

A Madrid correspondent says a vtry heavy rainstorm caused serious floods, especially in the provinces of Valencia and Marcia, where…

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Cyclone in India. Indescribable Havoc. London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 6 October 1919 · page 2

Keillor's Calcutta correspondent, cabling on Saturday, said that a cyclone in Eastern Bengal caused indescribable havoc. The jute industry is…

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Floods in Spain. Narrow Escape of Train Bridge Collapses After Train Passes LONDON

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 10 October 1919 · page 1

Disastrous floods at Valencia were nearly the cause of a catastrophe, which was averted by presence of mind of the engine driver…

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Terrific Storm in Sydney. Business Houses Flooded. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 27 October 1919 · page 1

A terrific hailstorm the noise of which was like an artillery bombardment, struck Sydney shortly after midnight…

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Storm on Lake Michigan Steamer Founders. Ten Drowned. VANCOUVER

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 31 October 1919 · page 1

Ten were drowned, when a lake steamer foundered in a storm off Muskegon, on the Michegan Lake…

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Heavy Rain at Fremantle. Fremantle

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 5 November 1919 · page 3

Over two inches of rain fell here yesterday in 40 minutes. The streets were flooded and considerable damage was done to business premises…

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Gales in the Channel Vessels Wrecked. London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 6 November 1919 · page 2

The gales in the Channel continue. A steamer has brought in another survivor of the Toogo, which was wrecked in a gale. The man was…

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German Airship Disappears in a Storm London. Nov. 5

The Daily Express · Friday 7 November 1919 · page 2

Amsterdam reports’ a German, airship with thirty crew and passenger failed to make a landing near Berlin during a stem. [?]…

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State Parliament Coercion of Members Alleged Premier Asks for Notice. Wagga Flood Relief Bill Through Committee

The Daily Express · Wednesday 12 November 1919 · page 1

In the legislative Assembly this afternoon, Sir Geo, Fuller, replying to Mr. s[?] said he was not aware that employees of the Sydney Mint were…

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Atlantic Storms. Steamers Wrecked. Gallant Rescuers. London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 13 November 1919 · page 2

Terrific gales are sweeping tile Atlantic and the North Sea. Some craft have been posted as missing, and other shipping has been delayed…

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Airship's in Thunderstorms

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Thursday 13 November 1919 · page 5

There is nothing improbable in the suggestion that the airship NS [?] which met with disaster, was struc[?] by lightning. It is true that there [?]…

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State Parliament. Profits in Coal. Maintenance Bill. Wagga Flood Relief. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 13 November 1919 · page 2

In the Assembly to-day, Mr. asked the Premier if he was aware that certain coal companies made exorbitant profits, as revealed in the Royal…

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Airships in Thunderstorms

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 14 November 1919 · page 3

There is nothing improbable in the suggestion that the airship NS [?] which met with disaster, was struck by lightning. It is true that there…

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Cyclone at Casino. Stores Flooded and Windows Smashed. Bail Pierces Roofs. Casino

Daily Advertiser · Monday 17 November 1919 · page 2

A cyclonic storm passed over Casino yesterday afternoon. The damage is estimated at many thousands of pounds. Hail as large as hen eggs pierced the…

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Drought Conditions Cyclonic Storms at Bathurst and Casino Sydney

The Daily Express · Monday 17 November 1919 · page 1

Reports from sovenal ports of the country toll of the deplorable state of the country. Through the drought not a single blade of grass is to…

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Mines Released. Liberated by Storms. Navy Vessels Sunk. LONDON

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 17 November 1919 · page 1

A Rotterdam correspondent states that storms in the North Sea liberated hundreds of sunken mines, and many vessels were sunk…

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Casino's Storm. Estimated at £2O,000. Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 17 November 1919 · page 1

The damage at Casino, as a result of Saturday's cyclonic storm, is now estimated at £20,000…

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Storms Release Mines Many Vessels Wrecked. London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 18 November 1919 · page 2

"The Times" Rotterdam correspondent says that the storms in the North Sea have liberated hundreds of sunken mines. The vessels sunk include a…

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