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Riverina · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1920

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Cyclonic Storm. Damage at Cootamundra. House Wrecked by Lightning. Cootamundra

Daily Advertiser · Friday 6 February 1920 · page 2

A severe cyclonic storm passed over at 3 o'clock this afternoon, when 260 points of rain fell in an hour. The flood waters failed to reach the…

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Midnight Scare. Flood that Didn't Come, Gundagai Alarmed

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 6 February 1920 · page 8

On Thursday night the local police received a message from Yass:—"Leak at Burrenjuck, warn residents on low lying land." This message,…

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Cyclone Insurance. a Queensland Venture. Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 7 February 1920 · page 7

The Queensland Minister for Justice (Mr. Mullan) said to-day that he was conferring with the State Insurance Commissioner for the purpose of…

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Thursday's Storm. Southern Line Suffers. Mail and Express Trains Delayed

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 7 February 1920 · page 4

As a result of the cyclonic storm which passed over Cootamundra on Thursday afternoon, another wash-away occurred on the main southern…

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Mareeba Farmers. Loss From Cyclone. Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Monday 9 February 1920 · page 3

The Mareeba district has been hard hit by the cyclone. Farmers estimate their losses at 50 per cent. of their possessions. The…

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Cairns Cyclone. Town Severely Damaged. Sixty People Injured

Daily Advertiser · Monday 9 February 1920 · page 1

Further details of the cyclone at Cairns show that the Esplanade which was exposed to the tidal cyclone waters, suffered more than any other section…

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Shire of Jindalee. Recent Flood Damages

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 13 February 1920 · page 6

The first meeting of the new council was held yesterday. The only alteration in the personnel was that Cr. T. F. Ellwood, of Stockinbingal…

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Record Floods

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 19 February 1920 · page 5

Though considerable inconvenience and loss was caused by the recent floods in the Thames Valley, the destruction cannot be compared with…

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Items of News. Rain Storm at Junee

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 6 March 1920 · page 4

Towards mid-day on Friday, sultry conditions prevailed, and at 1 p.m. a rain storm, preceded by dust, passed over the town. Later in the day…

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Storm at Temora

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 8 March 1920 · page 2

Temora was visited on Saturday afternoon by one of the severest dust storms in the history of the town. The place was in almost total darkness for…

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Saturday's Storm. Albury Suffers. Awe-inspiring Electrical Energy

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 9 March 1920 · page 3

The storm which swept over a large area of the Riverina on Saturday seemed to attain its greatest force at Albury, where 224 points of rain were…

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Drowned in the Storm. Young Girl's Fate. Young

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 10 March 1920 · page 1

In the storm on Saturday. Nancy Glenuon, 15, was caught in a watercourse on Marengo station and washed away before the eyes of her parents…

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Severe Strom. Heavy Rain

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 12 March 1920 · page 2

Friday of last week was warm, overcast and very sultry. Saturday dawned clear and hat, but it was not long before the town seen to tie surrounded by a…

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Cyclone in Queensland. Damage at Mitchell Cemetery Headstones Topple. BRISBANE

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 12 March 1920 · page 1

The town of Mitchell, Queensland reports a fierce cyclonic storm, as the result of which extensive damage was done to the local cemetery. Headstones…

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Lockhart Dust-storm. Worst on Record. Lockhart

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 16 March 1920 · page 2

Yesterday, Lockhart was visited by one of the worst dust storms it has ever experienced. Day was turned into night. Motorists put on their…

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Cyclone at Noumea. Serious Damage. No Loss Of Life. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 19 March 1920 · page 2

A terrific cyclone has occurred at Port Vila in Noumea. The wireless station, Government buildings, hospital and telephone lines were…

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The Weather. Wagga's Dust Storm

Daily Advertiser · Monday 22 March 1920 · page 4

Saturday's war[?] brought a sudden change at night. About 10.55 p.m. a dust storm came with startling suddenness, and in less than a…

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Europe After the Storm. Been-as in an Adventure of the Caliph of Bagdad. Lights arid Shades in Belgian Life

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 27 March 1920 · page 7

In a previous sketch 1 have outlined someof the outstanding problems in Belgian life, and have told what men of courage hope for the future of their…

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Floods in New Zealand. Auckland

Daily Advertiser · Monday 29 March 1920 · page 3

The railwaymen's camp in the Paparoa Valley, Auckland, is overwhelmed by flood waters. A mother and three children have been drowned, and a…

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Deluge in Queensland. Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 22 April 1920 · page 2

Heavy rain has fallen in Queensland. Between nine and ten inches were recorded at Townsville, Cairns and Port Douglas. Inland, Richmond…

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