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Riverina · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1920

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‘Great’ Inquiry. Effect of Counsel Storm on Wheat Crops All Districts Suffer More Than South

The Daily Express · Tuesday 14 December 1920 · page 1

The Royal Commission inquiring into charges of “graft”, made against Ministers and members of Parliament set again to-day and heard councels…

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Five Millions Damages Effect of Cyclonic Storm on Wheat Crops All Districts Suffer More Than South Riverina. Worst December Weather in 70 Years

The Daily Express · Tuesday 14 December 1920 · page 1

The Minister for Agriculture to-day drew an alarming picture of the damage done by the recent storm to the wheat crops…

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Big Flood Feared. Shoalhaven River Rising

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 14 December 1920 · page 2

Torrential rains have flooded the lowlying lands, and the Shoalhaven River is in flood and rising rapidly. Farmers are moving their milking cattle to…

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After the Storm Hawkesbury in Flood. Sydney

The Daily Express · Wednesday 15 December 1920 · page 1

After receding about 6 feet the Hawkesbury River started to rise again, and Is now just a wash with the decking of the Windsor, Bridge. The…

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Hawkesbury in Flood. Crops Under Water Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 15 December 1920 · page 3

After receding about five feet the Hawkesbury River started to rise again yesterday afternoon, and it is now just awash of the decking of…

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After the Storm Effect on Wheat. Sydney

The Daily Express · Thursday 16 December 1920 · page 2

Samples of wheat which passed through the worst of the recent storm in the Gunnedah district reached Sydney to-day. They are excellent-in…

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The Wheat Crop. Darage From Storm Less Than £1,000,000. SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 16 December 1920 · page 2

Mr. John M'Leon, general manager of the the Sunshine Harvester Coy., after an analysis of information supplies by the firm'so officers throughout the State…

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Big Storm at Mirrool

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 17 December 1920 · page 2

" A most violent storm passed over the Mirrool Area shortly before noon on Thursday. Although is duration was short…

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"Eat More Propaganda." Gales Possibilities, Opened Up by Co-operation

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 17 December 1920 · page 3

"A population of 100,000,000 in the United States consumes over 2,00,000 [?] les per annum [?]ctically two bushels per capital…

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Storm at Cootamundra. Further Damage to Crops. Cootamundra

Daily Advertiser · Friday 17 December 1920 · page 3

Following on the recent disastrous rains and before the farmers could get on to the ground to handle their crops, a heavy storm from the south-west has…

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Thunderstorm at Sydney Sydney

The Daily Express · Friday 17 December 1920 · page 4

A sharp thunderstorm passed over the city to-night with hall and considerable rain…

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The Harvest. Small Damage Done by Storm. a Prolific Crop. Statement by the Minister. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 22 December 1920 · page 2

In the Legislative Assembly to-day the Minister for Agriculture made a statement relative to the damage done to the wheat areas by the recent storm…

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Earthquake and Storm. Damage at Yap. Japan Fears Eruption. Tokio

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 23 December 1920 · page 2

A naval wireless message from Yap, an island of the Caroline Group, reports the occurrence of a severe earthquake followed by a storm destroying the…

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The Weather. Storm at Junee. Junee

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 25 December 1920 · page 6

Between midnight and dawn this morning storm passed over Junee accompanied by heavy thunder and severe lightning, but there was only a…

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