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Floods & storms, 1922

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Memory of '52 THE '52 Gundagai Flood

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Monday 12 June 1922 · page 2

Mr. H. N. Turnbull, commenting on the recent death of the Hon James Gormly, M.L.C., writes:— Mr. Gormly was a severe…

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A Summer Storm New York Badly Hit Many Deaths.new York, June 11

The Daily Express · Tuesday 13 June 1922 · page 1

A rain storm of unprecedented violence overturned houses, uprooted thousands of trees in the various parks end suburbs, did thousands of…

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Terrific Thunderstorm. Destruction at New York. New York

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 13 June 1922 · page 2

As a result of a thunderstorm which swept this district, 50 persons were killed. A Ferris wheel was blown from its moorings into Long Island Sound,…

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New York's Thunderstorm Bungalow Lifted Bodily Electric Wires Start Fires LONDON

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 13 June 1922 · page 1

Further particulars of the thunderstorm at New York show that 60 were killed at Bronx, where a small bungalow was lifted bodily and carried into…

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New York Cyclone. Death Boll of Sixty. Vancouver

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 14 June 1922 · page 2

Nothing like Sunday's storm in New York has been known within the memory of the oldest inhabitants. The cyclone ripped along at ninety miles…

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New York Storm Record of Destruction New York, June 12

The Daily Express · Wednesday 14 June 1922 · page 1

Later particulars of the storm which swept over New York and Lonk Island show that it is now known that 44 are dead so missing and [?]…

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Flood Prevention Lagoon Safeguards

The Daily Express · Saturday 17 June 1922 · page 8

The return visit ex-Alderman F. C. Stellway is a reminder that the scheme which he inaugurated for preventing for flooding of the…

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Disastrous Cyclone. Vancouver

Daily Advertiser · Monday 19 June 1922 · page 2

Ten people dead and a million sterling damage is the result of a cyclone in Winconnia…

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Disastrous Flood. San Salvador in Ruins. Vancouver

Daily Advertiser · Friday 23 June 1922 · page 2

Washington Red Cross cables announce that hundreds were killed by a flood which swept San Salvador and reduced the city to rains on June 14…

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Violent Gale. Many Buildings Wrecked

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 4 July 1922 · page 2

A violent gale passed over the Taihape district, the centre of the North Island of New Zealand, on Saturday night, and many buildings…

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Storm in Adelaide Adelaide

The Daily Express · Tuesday 4 July 1922 · page 2

A boisterous wind has done great damage in parts of the city, especially in North Adelaide. Houses [?] verandahs were unrooted chimney…

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Ireland’s Civil War. Bitter Fighting in Dublin Continues De Valera Now Constitutes Storm Centre Optimistic Accounts Say That the Back of Rebellion Is Broken London, July 2, 10.15 p.m

The Daily Express · Tuesday 4 July 1922 · page 1

Fighting continues in Dublin. The rebels’ stronghold at Moran[?] Hotel surrendered, having hoisted the white flag after two shells had been fired. The Gresham Hotel, de Valera’s headquarters, is now under…

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Major Blake’s Flight Bad Times in Dust Storm Arrival at Basra. London, July 16

The Daily Express · Tuesday 18 July 1922 · page 1

In a message to-day from Basra (Asiatic Turkey) Major Blake telegraphs:— “Received an enthusiastic welcome…

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Big Gale at the Heads

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 25 July 1922 · page 2

This afternoon the wind at South Head attained a velocity of 80 miles per hour. About fifty foot of the verandah of a house was nearly torn away…

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Cyclone in Sydney. Some Remarkable Incidents. Rough Seas on the Coast. SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 25 July 1922 · page 2

A cyclone struck Bondi just before noon to-day over a width of 100 yards. It swept up from the sea at Ben Buckler,, unroofing houses and…

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WIRES & Cables This Afternoon '$ I (ilLES Heavy Weather. Cyclone Moving South. Rain Drenched Coast. Rivers Rising. An Anxious Time. SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 25 July 1922 · page 1

There was a particularly heavy fall at Katoomb[?], where 8 inches were registered in 24 hours. Many of the North Coast rivers are…

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Week-end Rain. Floods Probable in the North. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 25 July 1922 · page 2

Rain during the week-end was heaviest in the north, where up to 534 points was registered in places. In some districts floods are threatened, but…

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Floods Feared in the North Cyclone Working Southward. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 26 July 1922 · page 2

The State Meteorologist expressed the opinion this morning that the cyclone was moving south and although his data is far from complete, he…

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Storm Going South. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 26 July 1922 · page 2

The Weather Bureau reported that there was a flood in the Goulburn district. The cyclonic disturbance has moved…

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