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Floods & storms, 1919

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Cyclone at Cloncurry

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 5 December 1919 · page 5

BRISBANE, Thursday.--The Deputy Postmaster-General has received information from the postmaster st Cloncurry reporting a heavy cyclone storm an Wednesday,which partly…

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Jindalee Valley Deluge. 260 Points in 30 Minutes

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 5 December 1919 · page 5

COOTAMUNDRA, Thursday.--Cootamundra to-day experienced a repetition of the flood of 17 years ago. Heavy rain fell at 2 o'clock this afternoon…

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67-Mile Gale London, December 2

The Sun · Friday 5 December 1919 · page 6

A terrific gale has swept over Britain und Northern France, wrecking telephones and telegraphs. In London the gale attained a velocity of 67…

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Storm at Cloncurry. Cloncurry

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 December 1919 · page 9

A terrific storm passed over the town, accompanied by hail and wind. Houses were demolished and unroofed. BOURKE, Thursday.—A thunderstorm…

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What the Nepean Offers to Swimmers Bondi Swimmers in a Gale

Arrow · Friday 5 December 1919 · page 3

And still they come! That the sprint swimmer is still here with high quality goods was demonstrated last Saturday. One or two who were not on the scene…

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Frightened by a Storm. 350 Sheep Smothered at Wagga

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 5 December 1919 · page 4

A heavy storm raged throughout tho Wagga (N.S.W.) district on Monday morning last. While it was at its height, a number of sheep that had…

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Through Blinding Storm Ross Smith's Flight to Singapore Too Rough to Fly, Too Rough to Land "Sun's" Airman Describes His Adventures

The Sun · Friday 5 December 1919 · page 1

In the following direct message sent by Captain Ross Smith, by special arrangement to "The Sun," and the Melbourne "Herald," the gallant airman sends a graphic story of his thrilling flight from…

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Floods and Washaways Express Trains Held Up COOTAMUNDRA

Evening News · Friday 5 December 1919 · page 5

A storm passed over the district at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon, two inches of rain falling in about an hour. The gutters were soon overflowing at…

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Flood Rain. Cootamundra Partly Inundated. Interstate Trains Interrupted. Town in Darkness

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 December 1919 · page 9

Messages received from Cootamundra early last night reported that many people had been placed in a serious plight through the flooding of Jindalee Creek by a torrential local…

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Flood-waters at Harden Harden

The Sun · Friday 5 December 1919 · page 5

Yesterday the Murrumburrah Creek was a banker, the footbridge being completely washed away and holding up pedestrian traffic…

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Flood at Cootamundra Townsfolk Alarmed Cootamundra

The Sun · Friday 5 December 1919 · page 5

Yesterday afternoon the local creek overflowed to such an extent that water about 2ft. deep rushed down part of the main street, passing…

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Penrith Council the Storm and the Roads. a Contract Revised

Nepean Times · Saturday 6 December 1919 · page 4

A special meeting of Penrith council was held on Monday evening to deal with several important matters that had been held over from last general…

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Heavy Storms Three Inches in an Hour Brighter Outlook in North Glen Innes

Evening News · Saturday 6 December 1919 · page 6

The heaviest storm experienced in the dist[?] for years occurred last evening in [?] than an hour nearly three inches of rain fell, the whole of the flat country…

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Cootamundra Floods. Cootamundra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 December 1919 · page 13

The flood waters begun to recede last night about 6.30, after getting within a foot of the disastrous visitation nearly seventeen years ago. Investigations reveal no loss of human…

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Fish Oh ! Gundagai Gorges What Flood Waters Left Miles of Shrimps Gundagai

The Sun · Sunday 7 December 1919 · page 2

Gundagai to- day smells like one huge fish shop. In every house there is the aroma of fried fish, or boiled fish, cooking yabbies, and strong…

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Storm at Gessnock Cessnock

The Sun · Monday 8 December 1919 · page 5

A heavy storm broke over the town yesterday, and about one and a half inch of rain fell in a little over half an hour. Dams and creeks overflowed and houses on the…

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Scattered Thunderstorms Northern Districts Benefit

Evening News · Monday 8 December 1919 · page 3

During the week-end the conditions over the north-east half of New South waks were cloudy and sultry, and con[?] in light to moderate hunderstorms, excepting on the…

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Flood at Cootamundra

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 December 1919 · page 6

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Flood at Glen Innes. Three Inches in an Hour

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 December 1919 · page 5

GLEN INNES, Sunday.--The heaviest storm experienced in the district for years occurred on Friday evening. In less than an hour close on 3in. of rain fell…

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Flood at Cessnock. Damage to Business Stocks

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 9 December 1919 · page 9

CESSNOCK, Monday. -- Over an inch and a half of rain fell in 40 minutes yesterday. Creeks overflowed, and low-lying land was flooded. In several cases water flowed through houses on…

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