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Floods & storms, 1924

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New Zealand Storms British Squadron Delayed a Sailor Drowned. Auckland

Daily Advertiser · Monday 19 May 1924 · page 2

Owing to heavy gales and torrential rain the departure of the visiting British navy squadron from Auckland was postponed until to-day. One…

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New Zealand Storm. AUCKLAND

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 20 May 1924 · page 2

The fierce gale which raged during the week-end has now abated. Several score of launches were smashed to matchwood in the harbor. Floods are…

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Terrific Storm. Landslides and Floods. a British Disaster. London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 3 June 1924 · page 2

A terrific thunderstorm lasting almost 24 hours broke over the Midlands and the South West and caused serious floods. The River Severn rose 15 feet…

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Heavy Rain Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 13 June 1924 · page 1

Heavy rain has fallen in the north east quarter and on the Central and Southern Coast and tablelands during the past 24 hours. It was raining this…

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Houses Unroofed. Wind at Tweed Heads. Heavy Rain Along North Coast. Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Monday 16 June 1924 · page 2

At Coolangutta on Friday night, the wind blew with cyclonic fury. Electric light cables were torn down by falling, trees and many houses were…

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Floods in N.Z. Exciting Scenes Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 17 June 1924 · page 1

An Auckland message states that there were exciting scenes on the Hauraki Plains when the Viahou river broke its banks, flooding a large area…

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Gales in Victoria. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 24 June 1924 · page 2

Fierce westerly gales are blowing on the Victorian coast, and vessels arriving from Sydney report rough passages. The wind readied 70 miles an hour…

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Allies' Conference. No Need for Storm. Mr. MacDONALD Off to France. London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 9 July 1924 · page 2

In the House of Commons Mr. Ramsay Macdonald, the Prime Minister, announced, that the Government had decided against the construction of the…

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Saved from the Flood. a Woman's Resourcefulness. Glen Innes

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 15 July 1924 · page 2

Mrs. Fletcher, of Skelton Creek," became marooned with her child in a buggy—from which the horse had frantically extricated itself—in the…

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Floods Threatening Shanghai

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 16 July 1924 · page 1

Disastrous floods are threatening Tientsen. Coolies are working all night long strengthening the dykes around the…

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Floods It Many Village Sha (Reuter's

The Daily Express · Wednesday 16 July 1924 · page 2

Disastrous [?] threatening [?] by abnormal ral The authorities…

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Floods Ih China Serious Situation. Trying to Save Big Cities Pekin, July 15

The Daily Express · Thursday 17 July 1924 · page 4

Prolonged rains have caused swollen rivers to flood the Provinces of Honan, Anhul, and Klangal, devastating hundreds of villages,…

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Floods in China. Much Damage and Danger. Shanghai

Daily Advertiser · Friday 18 July 1924 · page 2

Reuter's Peking correspondent reports that there has been almost continuous heavy rain for 13 days, causing dangerous floods in North China…

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Flood London

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 22 July 1924 · page 1

Reuter: Tiensin is again in the throes of floods. Fifteen miles from the city the flood registered 22 feet…

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Chinese Floods. Tientsin Menaced. Shanghai

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 23 July 1924 · page 2

Reuter's Tientsin correspondent reports that the flood menace to Ticutsin has returned. The flood waters are 15 miles from Tientsin, registering 22 feet…

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Floods in China, Tientsin in Danger Shanghai, July 21

The Daily Express · Wednesday 23 July 1924 · page 1

Danger from [?] again threatens Tlent[?]. The Goodwater 15 miles from the town are registering 22 feet. and the danger is aggravated by the…

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Floods in India Widespread Devastation Twelve Deaths at Calicut LONDON

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 28 July 1924 · page 1

Reuter: Madras information now being received, indicates the gravity of the floods, which have caused widespread devastation in Southern…

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Floods in China Desperate Situation Famine Relief Sought, Pekin July 25

The Daily Express · Monday 28 July 1924 · page 3

Urgent appeals received by the In creational Famine Heller Commission indicate that the present Good emergency is of such proportion that…

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Floods in India. Loss of Life and Damage to Property. Bombay

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 29 July 1924 · page 2

Reuter's Madras correspondent reports that the information that is now coming in indicates the gravity of the floods, which have caused widespread…

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Serious Floods Widespread Damage Southern India Devastated Madras, Feb. 27

The Daily Express · Tuesday 29 July 1924 · page 1

Information now coming to hand Indlcates the gravity of the floods which have' caused widespread devastation In southern India…

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