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Riverina · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1922

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The Weather Storm Centre Gone to Sea Sydney

The Daily Express · Wednesday 26 July 1922 · page 2

The State Meteorologist thinks the cyclone which has been responsible for the stormy weather in the last few days is moving south and that…

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Rivers in Flood. Portion of Goulburn Inundated. Families Move to Higher Ground. Orchards and Flats Submerged. Goulburn, Tuesday, midnight

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 26 July 1922 · page 2

Heavy rain commenced to fall at Goulburn on Sunday night and it has continued since then almost without cessation. Reports to-night from…

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Severe Weather Cyclonic Disturbance Moves to the South Exceptionally Heavy Rain and Some Floods Environs of Goulburn Completely Under Water Sydney

The Daily Express · Thursday 27 July 1922 · page 1

The Weather Bureau reports that the late cyclonic disturbance and rains storm has moved further south to-day and the southern tablelands…

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Flood Coming Big Rise in River

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 27 July 1922 · page 2

It's close up to a flood we. are having. The rain has fallen all over our watershed. It is still…

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Serious Floods. Two Drowning Fatalities Reported. Sea of Water at Goulburn. Windsor Almost Marooned. Goulburn

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 27 July 1922 · page 2

The present flood, following 7 inches of rain, is the highest for fifty years. The river in places is a mile wide. Early this morning boats rescued many…

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Big Flood at Windsor. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 27 July 1922 · page 2

The town of Windsor is practically marooned. The Hawkesbury River and South Creek have burst their banks at many places, flooding all the low-lying…

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FLOODS. Bungendore's Worst for 20 Years. Stock Removed from Gundagai Lowlands. Bidgee Rising a Foot per Hour. Over the Burrinjuck By-Wash. 14 1/2 Inches at Albion Park. SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 27 July 1922 · page 1

It was reported from Bungendore this morning that the floods there are the worst for twenty years. All the outlying districts are ander water…

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Flood at Goulburn Worst in Fifty Years. Goulburn

The Daily Express · Thursday 27 July 1922 · page 1

The biggest flood for fifty years and one of the greatest In Goulburn’s history has resulted from a fall of 7 inches of rain since Sunday night…

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Rain! Big Floods Likely. Murrurabidgee and Tumut Rivers Rising

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 28 July 1922 · page 2

FOR July Gundagai has had 485 points of rain, and the weather is still unsettled. The average for the district is well above those figures,…

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Bungendore Flooded. Worst for 20 Years. SYDNEY

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 28 July 1922 · page 2

It is reported from Bungendore that the floods there are the worst for 20 years. All the outlying districts are under water. Further…

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Big Flood at Bungendore. 14 1/2 Inches at Albion Park. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 28 July 1922 · page 2

A report from Rungendore this morning stated the floods there are the worst for twenty years. All the outlying districts are under water…

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River in Flood. Murrumbidgee Rising Rapidly. Burrinjuck Dam Overflowing. Settlers on Low Country Warned. Previous Flood Levels

Daily Advertiser · Friday 28 July 1922 · page 2

All the indications at present point to a very big river running at Wagga within the next 24 hours. When this is said, it is not intended to convey…

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’Ware Floods Heavy Rains Swell Rivers and Creeks Murrumbidgee Quickly Reaching Flood Level Stored Water at Burren Juck Overflows the Dam

The Daily Express · Friday 28 July 1922 · page 1

There is an indication that Wagga is on the eve of a mo e or less serious flood. As a consequence of a cyclonic disturbance which during last week came from Queensland down the Northern Tablelands and…

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Cyclone Returning Sydney

The Daily Express · Saturday 29 July 1922 · page 2

The Government Meteorologist stated to-day that the cyclone shows evidence of revival. Strong southerly winds, which will probably reach gale…

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Perilous Voyage Disabled in Cyclone

The Daily Express · Saturday 29 July 1922 · page 1

The Adelaide steamship Company’s steamship Yankalilla received the [?] [?] of the cyclone North of [?] Island yesterday. Her [?]…

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Another Cyclone Expected. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 29 July 1922 · page 4

Acting on advices from the Weather Bureau, the Superintendent of Navigation has warned shipping of the cyclone which has re-awakened into activity…

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The Cyclone. Develops Fresh Kick. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 29 July 1922 · page 4

Additional rains have been reported from many country centres. These, says Mr. Mares, must mean [?]any swollen rivers. Since Tuesday last, he added…

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Economy, Floods and Rumors

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 29 July 1922 · page 4

When the Federal Government issued [?] "economy" edict that weather, wind and river reports were to be practically cut out, it was not anticipated…

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Gundagai News. Flood at Forbes. Cooma Mail Stranded. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 29 July 1922 · page 4

A message from Gundagai states the Murrumbidgee River at Gundagai is still rising and a very big flood is expected. Last night the Tumut River at Talbingo…

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Creeping Up. Flood Waters Reach High Level. Critical Position at Burrinjuck. Danger of an Overflow

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 29 July 1922 · page 4

Residents of Wagga for the past 48 hours have been experiencing the greatest possible anxiety and uncertainty in regard to the possibility of…

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