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Riverina · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1922

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

Thunderstorm in Suburbs. Lightning Strikes a Chimney. Shock for the Inmates. SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 20 November 1922 · page 1

During a thunderstorm at Penhurst yesterday lightning struck the chimney of a cottage occupied by Martin Gleeson and his wife. The…

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Severe Storm. Damage by Lightnin Sydney,mo[?]

The Daily Express · Tuesday 21 November 1922 · page 1

During a severe storm [?] lightning struck a reside cupled by an aged couple, [?] and his wife. Brick…

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Struck by Lightning. Severe Storm in Sydney. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 21 November 1922 · page 2

During a thunderstorm at Penshurst yesterday, lightning struck the chimney of a cottage occupied by Martin Gleeson and his wife. The chimney spilt in…

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Heavy Thunderstorm. Roofs Lifted at Rose Bay. SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 21 November 1922 · page 1

A heavy thunderstorm passed over the city and suburbs early this morning, doing much damage. Vincent Macnamara was returning…

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The Weather Heavy Thunderstorms. Damage in Sydney. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 22 November 1922 · page 4

A heavy thunderstorm passed over the city and suburbs early this morning, doing considerable damage. Vincent M'Namara was returning…

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Disastrous Storm. Damage at Werris Creek. Werris Creek

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 23 November 1922 · page 2

A disastrous storm burst over Werris Creek yesterday afternoon and did damage estimated at £15,000. The wind travelled at about thirty-five miles an…

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Big Storm Werris Creek Wrecked Terrific Wind and Hain Werris Greek

The Daily Express · Thursday 23 November 1922 · page 1

One of the most disastrous storms ever experienced, in this, district occurred yesterday afternoon end did damage estimated at; £15,000. It came…

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A Hail Storm Narr[?]

The Daily Express · Friday 24 November 1922 · page 1

On the [?] of [?] Tuesday [?] as large as [?] eggs felt There was threw[?] of [?] in [?]that an [?]…

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'Storm in a Tea-cup." the Clergyman and the Silk. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 29 November 1922 · page 3

Edwards, an unattached unattached England clergyman, who is nearly eighty year of the, to-day in the Bunco Court claimed £500 damaged…

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(Published by arrangement). Oceans of Liquor. New York Flooded

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 19 December 1922 · page 3

"There are oceans of liquor in New York. This city is flooded with Scotch. The smuggling of liquors from abroad by steamship is at its…

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Heavy Queensland Rain

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 22 December 1922 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., received the following wire from their Longreach office:—Splendid storms throughout Central…

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STORM. Damage in Eastern Suburbs. SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 22 December 1922 · page 1

Investigations made this morning shows thousands of pounds worth of damage resulted from last night's storm in the Eastern…

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The Weather. Heavy Storm in Sydney. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 23 December 1922 · page 4

Investigations made this morning show thousand of pounds worth of damage resulted from last night's storm in the eastern suburbs in…

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Fierce Gales. Huge Ships Collide. London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 26 December 1922 · page 2

Wild weather continues all over Britain, with blinding snow storms and floods in many districts. Much wreckage has been driven…

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Storm Beaten Co[?] Toll of Small London, D[?]

The Daily Express · Wednesday 27 December 1922 · page 1

Much wreckage ha[?] ashore on the coast of[?] Forth. Thousands of [?] been rendered idle…

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English Gales. a Steamer Lost. London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 28 December 1922 · page 2

It is believed the steamer Main of Delos foundered with all hands off the Welsh coast. She carried twenty-six. Wreckage was washed ashore. A…

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