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Floods & storms, 1922

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Storm on the Tweed. Man Killed. Murwillumbah

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 March 1922 · page 13

Following several days of sweltering heat, a thunderstorm, accompanied by cyclonic winds, broke over the district. Rain fell in torrents. It was the heaviest rain known…

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Murwillumbah Storm

Sunday Times · Sunday 26 March 1922 · page 2

MURWILLUMBAH, Saturday.—A thunderstorm accompanied by cyclonic wind, and rain which was the heaviest for years, struck the town. The…

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Caught in Storm Japanese Empress's Peril Destroyer Ashore Last Voyage of the Settsu TOKIO

The Sun · Monday 27 March 1922 · page 1

A severe storm swept over southern Japan yesterday, and caught the battleship Settsu on the Inland Sea, when the Empress was aboard, returning to…

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Pacific Treaty. America's Attitude. Historic Pact Ratified. Flood of Amendments. Vancouver, March 24

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 March 1922 · page 9

A mossage from Washington states that the Senate has ratified the Pacific Treaty by 67 votes to 27, including the Brandegee reservation, which was adopted by 90 votes to 2…

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Mr. Albert Gale

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 March 1922 · page 11

The death occurred recently of Mr. Albert Gale, of Tredegar, Sebastopol-street, Stanmore, at the age of 87. Educated for the teaching profession, Mr. Gale for many years…

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Houses Demolished by Cyclone Wellington (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 March 1922 · page 9

The postmaster at Warkworth, 43 miles north-east of Auckland telegraphed that a cyclonic storm struck the district on Sunday evening. Two houses were demolished. The…

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Lighthouse Men Lost in the Storm Story From Bass Strait Launceston

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 30 March 1922 · page 6

News has been received that last Tuesday two assistants, named Dickenson and Chilcott, both returned soldiers, at oGose Island lighthouse in Bass Strait, rowed out to the State…

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Killed During a Storm. Struck by Falling Timber

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 31 March 1922 · page 14

After a period of sweltering heat a cyclonic thunderstorm occurred at Murwillumbah (N.S.M.) last week, and rain fell in torrents, while the storm…

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Awaiting the Executioner Dooley Government's Plight Preference Count Proceeds Slowly Calm After the Storm

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 31 March 1922 · page 7

After last week's whirlwind campaign, most of the candidates, successful and unsuccessful alike, are taking a well-earned rest. Generally speaking, the doom of the Government is looked upon as sealed. The only question now is. "By how much?" Coalition headquarters are as…

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NO. 1 Jury Court. (Before Mr. Justice Wade and juries.) Breach of Promise of Marriage. Charlesworth v Flood

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 31 March 1922 · page 6

This was an undefended action in which Mary Elizabeth Charlesworth, a nurse, of Bulli, and Ryde, sued Francis Edward Flood, claiming £500 compensation for breach of…

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No Millennium War in the Pacific Other Storm Centres

Evening News · Monday 3 April 1922 · page 5

"I have been behind the acenes at the Washington Conference. Just a little behind tho acenes, where then were no reporters, and…

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Ambassador of Peace. Senator Pearce Honoured. the World's Storm Centres. What the Pacific Treaty Means

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 April 1922 · page 9

Senator Pearce, Minister for Home and Territories, and formerly Minister for Defence—one speaker gracefully referred to him as our "Ambassador of Peace"— was enthusiastically honoured yesterday, in recognition of his work at the Washington Conference…

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Dirty Weather Dust Storm in Melbourne Melbourne

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 5 April 1922 · page 9

Those misguided individuals who boast of the cleanliness of Melbourne's streets, and cast aspersions at "dirty" Sydney, received a most convincing answer to their argument to-day…

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German Flood May Overwhelm Diggers

Evening News · Wednesday 5 April 1922 · page 6

Diggers who have been trained under the Repatriation Department vocational training scheme have for some time been [?] grave misgiving…

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Violent Thunderstorm Lake Carigielligo, Wed

The Sun · Wednesday 5 April 1922 · page 3

A violent thunderstorm broke over the district last night. Sixty-eight points of rain were registered locally, but the falls varied considerably. The…

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Gale's in Japan Warship Driven Ashore Students Missing

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 7 April 1922 · page 3

A few days ago a heavy strom swept over southern Japan, and caught the battleship Seltan on the I[?]land Sen. The vessel on board of which was the…

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Destructive[?] Cyclone. Vancouver, April 8

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 April 1922 · page 9

A cyclone swept Western Texas and Okla homa. At least 10 people were killed. Heavy damage was cleast to property…

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Storm May Break About Her

Evening News · Monday 10 April 1922 · page 1

The Hobson's Bay, as she was berthing at Sydney to-day. Eyes are centred upon this vessel as a possible deciding factor in whether the owners of a ship are entitled to run her as they like…

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Covered by Flood Territory Cotton MELBOURNE

The Sun · Tuesday 11 April 1922 · page 10

Disaster has overtaken the first experiment in cottin growing in the Northern Territory. The Minister for Home and Territories (Senator Pearce)…

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Destructive Storms. New York, April 11

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 April 1922 · page 11

A message from Chicago says that floods have caused damage amounting to millions of dollars throughout Minnesota, Wisconsin, [?]lineis, Indiana, Michigan. Ohio, and the…

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