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Riverina · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1923

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Industrial Storm in England. London

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 21 March 1923 · page 1

The first symptom of the brewing widespread industrial storms was seen yesterday, when the building of the Trade National Council,…

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Sydney Shocked Terrific Thunderstorm City Much Disturbed Sydney

The Daily Express · Wednesday 21 March 1923 · page 1

A terrific thunder clap at half past 6 o’clock this evening struck terror into people on their way home from business…

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Floods and Famine. Disaster in Africca Cape Town, March 20

The Daily Express · Thursday 22 March 1923 · page 1

Extensive flooding of the Zambese country has caused a serious situation. Railway communication has been…

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Orphans of the Storm at the Globe Theatre

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 23 March 1923 · page 2

A million dollar outlay for a production at the D. W. Griffith studio is no longer a novelty. Hence nothing about the cost of his 1922 picture,…

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Bad Storm Struck by Lightning Horse Badly Mutilated Fremantle

The Daily Express · Friday 23 March 1923 · page 1

During a thunderstorm this morning a boy was riding a horse which the lightning struck on the head killing it instantly…

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Bagdad in Danger. the Tigris Flooded. London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 26 March 1923 · page 2

The Tigris is so swollen by the melting snows of Kurdistan and by heavy rains, that it is rising to an unprecedented height. Bagdad is in…

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The First Derby. Classic Race at Wagga. a Heavy Storm and Many Falls. No. 6

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 31 March 1923 · page 6

Sport on the second day opened with the Wagga Derby, thy first of such races run by the club. For some unaccountable reason the Derby was…

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Tropical Rain Floods in Far North Brisbane

The Daily Express · Thursday 5 April 1923 · page 1

Floods are being experienced on Cape York Peninsula where 19 ins. of rain fell in one week. '…

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Heavy Rain Splendid Prospects Weather Prophets Agree Sydney

The Daily Express · Friday 6 April 1923 · page 1

The Commonwealth Methodist, in his forecast, predicts rain and unsettled weather for the Western parts of the State…

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Woman’s Adventure Swept Away in Storm-water Sydney

The Daily Express · Saturday 7 April 1923 · page 1

A Russian woman, whose name is unknown, fell from a bridge of Annandale last night and dropped into a storm-Waler channel and was…

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Cyclone and Tidal Wave. Great Damage in New Caledonia. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 9 April 1923 · page 2

One of the worst cyclones experienced in the south seas recently passed over New Caledonia. Damage to the extent of nearly half a million…

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The Weather. Heavy Rain on Coast. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 10 April 1923 · page 2

Heavy coastal rains were reported during the week-end. Clarence Heads registered 706 points. Practically no rain fell inland…

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Heavy Rain

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 13 April 1923 · page 2

Coastal centres north of Sydney report heavy rains, but only a few points have been received inland…

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The Danger Battle of Classes Britatin’s Dark Storm Cloud

The Daily Express · Saturday 21 April 1923 · page 1

A few weeks ago I predicted that the comparative claim in British Political Seas during the past few years was coming to an end…

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Saturday's Storm

Daily Advertiser · Monday 23 April 1923 · page 2

When the wind arose on Saturday afternoon and blew clouds of gritty dust over wagga, it was fervently hoped that it would be followed by a…

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Mining Disaster a Coal Pit Flooded Loss of Life London, April 22

The Daily Express · Monday 23 April 1923 · page 4

As the result of the flooding of a coal n[?] at Peansnell, Sta[?]dshire, five men are missing, and it is [?] they are drowned…

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Torrential Rains Damage on Sea and Land Bad Floods in New Zealand Auckland, April 23

The Daily Express · Tuesday 24 April 1923 · page 1

Three days’ tarrent[?]l rains’ have resulted in floods throughout the province. Many shops at the Thames were…

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Floods in New Zealand

Ariah Park News · Thursday 26 April 1923 · page 5

Dunedin reports a rainfall of over 9 inches in 24 hours. Hundreds of people are homeless…

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Colliery Disaster Another Mine Flooded Several Lives Lost London, April 25

The Daily Express · Friday 27 April 1923 · page 4

An inrush of water at Apcdale Pit. Staffordshire, caused another disaster in which one has been killed and several are entombed. It is believed…

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