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Floods & storms, 1920

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Record Flood. Darling Sweeping Down. 400 People Marooned. Motor Boat to the Rescue. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 8 July 1920 · page 2

The Inspector-General of Police has received a telegram from Inspector M'Intosh, of Bourke, stating that a record flood is coming down the…

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Country Floods in the Narrabri Dis[?] Damage Will Be [?] Narrabri, W[?]

The Daily Express · Thursday 8 July 1920 · page 1

The flood which reache[?] on Saturday might has [?] although the river [?] not yet [?] confined to its banks…

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Heavy Rain at Lockhart. Dams Like Miniature Seas. Lockhart

Daily Advertiser · Friday 9 July 1920 · page 3

Stormy rain fell at Lockhart last night, a further 75 points being registered. The town water supply demand the common dam are filled to over…

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'52 Flood. an Old-time Memory

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 9 July 1920 · page 2

"H.N.T." writes to the "Junee Cross":—Wednesday of last week was the anniversary of the big flood at Gundagai which completely…

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The Railways and Floods Traffic Norman Again SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 9 July 1920 · page 1

The Railway Department states that the traffic is almost normal again…

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The Coolac Flood. a Black Wall of Water

The Daily Express · Friday 9 July 1920 · page 3

Mr. A. Pettitt, head railway ganger at Coolac relates, In the “Tumut Advocate” how he flood came down — “Before midnight on Sunday i heard…

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Floods

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 9 July 1920 · page 2

It was not until towards the end of last week that our daily contemporaries lt sate in announcing that the drought had definitely broken. They had…

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Flood-damaged Lines Traffic Nearly Normal. Sydney

The Daily Express · Saturday 10 July 1920 · page 8

The Railway Commissioners report railway traffic is now almost normal on the various lines recently damaged by [?]…

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A Plucky Doctor. Swims Flooded River to Attend a Patient

The Daily Express · Wednesday 14 July 1920 · page 4

A plucky feat was performed by Dr. Noel Docker, of Coonabarabran, last Saturday night. Dr. Docker received an urgent call…

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Relief Measures for Flood Sufferers Sydney

The Daily Express · Wednesday 14 July 1920 · page 1

The Chief Secretary stated to-day be had made available £100 for relief of the homeless at Gilgandra rendered destitute through floods. In…

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Years of Struggle. Drought, Flood. Official Embargoes

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 16 July 1920 · page 4

A [?]…

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The Darling Rising. Flood Feared at Bourke. Crisis Approaching. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 17 July 1920 · page 4

The River Darling this morning at Bourke reached 37 feet 1 inch, and continued to rise. The officials at the weather bureau…

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Position at Bourke Precautions Against Flood. Sydney

The Daily Express · Saturday 17 July 1920 · page 1

The Chief Secretary, through the police headquarters, has despatched social blankets and tents [?] to-day to Bourke, wears the…

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Floods at Bourke. Town an Island. Waters Reach Danger Point. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 19 July 1920 · page 3

Messages from Bourke state that anxiety exists as to how high the water of the river Darling will rise. The three-mile billabong water is…

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Floods at Bourke River Rising Fast. Bourke

The Daily Express · Monday 19 July 1920 · page 4

The Darling River in gradually rising to the [?]90 flood level. Tho town has been reached so far, but an xicly exists as to how much the waters…

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Church Flooded

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 20 July 1920 · page 2

The river at Bourke reached its greatest height yesterday. The Catholic Church was surrounded by water yesterday, and service was held…

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Floods Subsiding No Further Damage Expected Sydney

The Daily Express · Wednesday 21 July 1920 · page 1

Advices received from the railway [?] at Bourke are [?] There is no [?]hood of further damage as far…

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Race for the Cup. Gales Cause Postponement. Both Boats Ready. New York

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 27 July 1920 · page 2

Thunderstorms on Friday night, followed by a thirty-knot gale, caused the yacht race to be postponed yesterday though both boats were ready…

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The Northern Floods Heavy Stock Losses

The Daily Express · Tuesday 27 July 1920 · page 4

Reports from the far north-west still tell of large stations s[?]l under water and of losses of stock. A north-western stockowner said a few…

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Lake Cargelligo. Filled by Flood Waters

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 30 July 1920 · page 8

Lake Cargelligo, after having almost dried, is now filling rapidly from the Laohlan River, and should, if the river maintains a…

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