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Riverina · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1924

228 stories in Riverina's papers · page 11 of 12

Storm at Temora. Damage by Lightning. Temora

The Daily Express · Tuesday 25 November 1924 · page 1

A terrific storm accompanied by lightning passed over Temora yesterday. Streets and paddocks were flooded and damage was done to roofs…

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Lockhart Luck. High Wind and Hail Storm. Success After 30 Years. Lockhart

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 26 November 1924 · page 2

Heavy gusts of wind accompanied by a shower of hail, visited the Brookdale and Galore districts last night. The hail was not very heavy but many…

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Heavy Rain

Ariah Park News · Thursday 27 November 1924 · page 4

A severe storm passed over the town on Sunday, and a particularly heavy shower resulted, being, however, of short…

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For the Man on the Land Effect of Storms on District Harvest Not As Bad As Anticipated. Value of Proposed Railway Line From Uranquinty Towards Moon's Siding

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 27 November 1924 · page 1

Despite the heavy storms of the last three weeks, crops in the districts Surrounding Wagga still bear promise of heavy yields for grain. There Has been less lodging and tangling in the grain cheats, and, especially in the…

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Heavy Rain and Wind Crops Damaged

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 28 November 1924 · page 4

General reins fell over the State during the week-end, accompanied in many parts by thunderstorms. At Coolamon the disturbance reached the…

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Wagga Floods. Newtown Street Drainage. No Money This Year

Daily Advertiser · Friday 28 November 1924 · page 4

In heavy rain some Wagga streets in "Newtown" are so flooded that cabs have plied for hire by residents wishing to reach their front gates from the…

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Furious Storm Gallant Lifesaving Ships Wrecked; Mine Flooded London, November 27

The Daily Express · Saturday 29 November 1924 · page 1

Overnight England was swept by a 60-mile gale which caused much damage, while terrific seas raged in the Channel…

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Mine Flooded. Nine Men Trapped. London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 29 November 1924 · page 4

A pit mine in the Swansea Valley was flodoed yesterday, apparently owing to water breaking in from old workings. Most of the 70 men in the pit were…

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A Mine Flooded. Nine Men Imprisoned. London, November 23

The Daily Express · Saturday 29 November 1924 · page 1

Nine miners were imprisoned ii a flooded mine near Swansea when a sudden inrush of water occurred at Dunvant Colllery late last night…

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Storm in Queensland Rockhampton

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 3 December 1924 · page 1

A tremendous storm was experienced here last night. Trees on the range were stripped of their branches, blinds in houses were blown away,…

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The Toll of the Storm Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 4 December 1924 · page 1

Farther details of the cyclonic storm which swept parts of Queensland, show that the Roman Catholic church at Baree, near Mount Morgan…

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A Passing Storm Lessons or Picture Show?

The Daily Express · Thursday 4 December 1924 · page 2

There was some warmth, tor a few minutes at the meeting of the Rural School Parents and Citizens Association a meeting last night…

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Furious Storm. Damage in Queensland. Rockhampton

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 4 December 1924 · page 5

A tremendous storm was experienced here last night. Trees on the range were stripped of their branches, blinds in houses were blown away, windows…

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Severe Storm Damage at Rockhampton. Train’s Narrow Escape Rockhampton

The Daily Express · Thursday 4 December 1924 · page 1

A tremendous storm occurred here last night. Many Houses were damaged and telephones were put out of operation by vivid lightning…

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Mrs. S. Flood

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 4 December 1924 · page 2

Mrs. Sid Flood, aged 38, who had been in bad health for some time was taken to the Narandera Public Hospital to be operated on but died before the…

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Storm Damage. BRISBANE

Daily Advertiser · Friday 5 December 1924 · page 4

Further details of the cyclonic storm which swept parts of Queensland show that the Roman Catholic Church at Baree, near Mount Morgan,…

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OBITUARY. Mrs. S. Flood

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 5 December 1924 · page 2

Much regret was felt here on Tuesday morning when it became known that Mrs. Emily Flood, wife of Mr. S. Flood, of Narandera, had died after a…

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"Tide at Flood" Mr. Loughlin Elated

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 5 December 1924 · page 4

The deputy leader of the Labor Party, Mr. Loughlin, has been heart-ened by the victory of the Labor Party at the Sydney civic elections…

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The Weather. Thunderstorm Over Wagga

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 6 December 1924 · page 4

Between midnight and 1 o'clock this morning a storm broke over Wagga, heavy rain falling for a short time, accompanied by vivid lightning and…

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Big Storms. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 8 December 1924 · page 1

Conditions on Friday were sultry, and during the night resulted in thundery conditions and storms of a fairly general but scattered nature over the…

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