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Riverina · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1922

236 stories in Riverina's papers · page 10 of 12

Riverina’s Shop Window. Wagga’s Annual Show Provides a Display of Districts Wealth Agricultural Industry Splendidly Explained in North v. South Exhibits. Live Stock Sections Weak in Numbers But Generally Strong in Quality the Show As a Whole Reflects the Effect of Re Cent Floods and High Railway Freights

The Daily Express · Wednesday 23 August 1922 · page 1

President: Mr. A. H. Smith. Vice-Presidents: Messrs. E. Sullivan, J. G. Crouch, and G. L. McNickle…

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Germany's Finances. Collapse of the Mark. Political Storm Likely. LONDON

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 25 August 1922 · page 1

The mark dropped to 8800 to the pound, and closed 8300. The collapse is attributed locally to complete loss of faith in recovery,…

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Extraordinary Storm. Devastation in France. LONDON

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 1 September 1922 · page 1

A windstorm, accompanied by extraordinarily heavy hail, devastated the vineyards in many districts in South and mid France…

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More Flood Rains Expected

Daily Advertiser · Monday 11 September 1922 · page 2

The Commonwealth Meteorologist has telegraphed the Inspector-General of Police with reference to anticipated floods, and the following…

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Flood Warning

The Daily Express · Monday 11 September 1922 · page 2

Inspector Jones, of the Wagga Police, on Saturday received the following wire from the Government Meteorologist : “Chart indicates…

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Heavy Rain Coming. a Tropical Disturbance

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 12 September 1922 · page 2

A TROPICAL disturbance over New South Wales has developed some cyclonic characteristics and heavy rains are indicated over the…

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Light to Heavy Rain. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 13 September 1922 · page 1

Light to heavy rain fell, over the eastern halt of the Stale, and northwestern districts yesterday and continued throughout the night. However…

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The Weather. Still Centred in the North. Possibility of Floods. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 15 September 1922 · page 2

The cyclonic disturbance is still centred about 200 miles east of Brisbane, and as a consequence conditions on practically the whole of the coast…

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The Storm Centre

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 21 September 1922 · page 1

A Paris message says urgent decisions are necessary regarding Banak, which remains the storm centre of the Balkans, to prevent a…

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Incident in a Storm

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 22 September 1922 · page 3

Mr. and Mrs. William Davis and infant child were driving from Yass and had reached a spot a little past the two mile on the Wargelia Road,…

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Series of Terrible Storms. Devastation in New Hebrides. Several Cutters Wrecked. SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 22 September 1922 · page 1

Recently a series of terrible Storms swept the New Hebrides. For nearly three weeks the islands were in the throes of the…

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Storms in the Islands Sydney

The Daily Express · Saturday 23 September 1922 · page 1

New has been received that a series of terrible storms recently swept the New Bebrides for nearly three weeks. Many plantations were…

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Terrible Storms. New Hebrides Swept. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 23 September 1922 · page 8

Recently a series of terrible storms swept the New Hebrides. For nearly three weeks the Islands were in the throes of an upheaval, and many places…

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Terrific Storm Sydney Visitation. a Suburban Tragedy Sydney

The Daily Express · Monday 25 September 1922 · page 1

Shortly after 4.30 p.m. yesterday a severe thunderstorm broke over the city and a heavy downpour of rain lasted for fifteen or twenty…

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Drowned in Storm Channel. Tragedy at Lewisham. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 25 September 1922 · page 2

The heavy thunderstorm which broke over the city and suburbs late yesterday afternoon was the cause of a tragedy. Thomas Blanch, aged 15, his brother…

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Sunday’s Storm , Boy’s Body Found. Sydney

The Daily Express · Wednesday 27 September 1922 · page 1

The body of Henry Cameron the 10-year-old victim of Sunday’s storm was found to-day in a drain at Haberfield, about a mile from Where…

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Storm in the West Terrific Fall of Hail Nyngan

The Daily Express · Thursday 28 September 1922 · page 1

Practically the whole o the West was yesterday enveloped In a terrible dust storm which was so severe that by 3 o’clock it was impossible to see…

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The Silos. Storm in a Teacup, Allegations of Influence. SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 30 September 1922 · page 3

Mr. Scott Fell in Parliament on Thursday night said: "I understand that the wheat silos have been handed ever to the Lindly Walker…

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The Safest Place in a Storm

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 6 October 1922 · page 5

A few hints may be given as regards safety amid the dangers of a thunderstorm. As a rule, the safest place of all is inside a building…

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Flood Enrichment. Maize at Gundagai

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 6 October 1922 · page 3

The late flood in the Murrumbidgee with its mellowing deposit of silt, has left the flats in Gundagai district in good condition for maize planting…

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