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Riverina · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1923

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Terrific Storm Much Loss of Life Dam [?]Ursts in Jutland (Australian press Service) LONDON, August[?]

The Daily Express · Monday 3 September 1923 · page 2

During a storm which s[?]pt over England on Wednesday night the [?] Depute Emi[?] Driant [?]undered off Dungeness, and 19 [?]f a crew of 24…

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Earthquake, Flood, and Fire. Japan's Awful Visitation. LONDON

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 3 September 1923 · page 1

A Peking message says the Japanese legation has received the first available details of the earthquake, tidal wave, and fire which…

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Storm at Ardlethan

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 4 September 1923 · page 1

A violent storm broke over the Ardlethan district yesterday, of which the mining township appears to have been the centre. About 200 points of rain…

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Floods in India. Serious Loss Ok Life Feared. Calcutta

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 4 September 1923 · page 1

Widespread floods occurred in the province of Bihar towards the and of August, particulars of which are only now available, it appears the deach…

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Floods in India (Reuter Service) CALCUTTA, Sept. 2

The Daily Express · Tuesday 4 September 1923 · page 2

Widespread floods have occurred in their [?] of [?]. The death [?] man reach 100. Cattle and crops are destroyed…

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Storm Conditions Developing Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 5 September 1923 · page 2

The Stale Meteorologist. Mr. J. D. Marts, says the story conditions and rough Bess now deycloping may probably bring a cyclonic disturbance on…

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A Wet South. Cyclone Still Active. SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 6 September 1923 · page 1

Wet Weather was again experienced over the southern half of the State yesterday. These falls, following on those of the Previous days, will…

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Flood and Fire Japan Is Half Ruined

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 6 September 1923 · page 3

The "Osaka Mainichi" says that Japan loses her position as the fourth world power. She has no financial reserves…

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Will a Flood Come? Burrinjuck Waters

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 6 September 1923 · page 3

The Murrumbidgee River at Gundagai this morning was 17ft. 9 in., and was rising. News from Burrinjuck at 9…

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Coolamon Show. Spoilt by Heavy Rain

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 7 September 1923 · page 2

During the 11 years of the [?] of the Coolamon A. and P. Association, and for the 19 years during which the ploughing matches were in vogue, the district’s…

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Flood Waters. State of Burrinjuck

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 7 September 1923 · page 2

News from Burrinjuck on Thursday morning was the weir was full and there was 4ft. of water running over the by-wash. The water in…

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To Warn Airmen Op Thunderstorms

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 7 September 1923 · page 5

The Royal Prussian Aeronautical Observatory has instituted a service for the purpose of giving aviators warning of the approach of…

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Fears of Floods. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 7 September 1923 · page 2

Wet weather was again experienced over the southern half of the State yesterday. These falls, following on those of the previous days, will…

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Floods at Cowra. River Rises Four Feet an Hour. Cowra

Daily Advertiser · Friday 7 September 1923 · page 2

The town suffered from a flood last night, owing to heavy rains at the head of the Lachlan river. Towards midnight the river rose at the rate…

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Floods in Goulburn District

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 7 September 1923 · page 2

The low-lying limit in the town of Goulburn and district hav been inundated as a result of heavy rains. Flood waters threaten to cut off a…

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Floods Feared Sydney

The Daily Express · Friday 7 September 1923 · page 3

Reports from Cowra and Goulburn state that floods are feared owing to heavy incessant rain…

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Floods in the West. Serious Railway Washaway. Bathurst

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 8 September 1923 · page 4

A serious railway washaway has occurred at Canowindra, holding up traffic. Engowra is isolated owing to the washaway, and to the fact that roads…

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Rain and Floods Sydney

The Daily Express · Saturday 8 September 1923 · page 1

Flood waters are playing havoc in the Canowindra district and are particularly severe near Engowra. Mr. A. P. Pureed is reported to…

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Forbes Flooded

Daily Advertiser · Monday 10 September 1923 · page 2

A message from Forbes says the town is flooded and many families, together with their household effects, have been on the move to higher…

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Flood at Forbes Great Loss of Stock Forbes

The Daily Express · Monday 10 September 1923 · page 1

Yesterday and the day before people in the low-lying districts of Forbes have been in full flight from an impending flood. The [?]…

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