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Floods & storms, 1923

1,176 stories in Sydney's papers · page 25 of 59

Rivers Rising Floods Likely Continuous Rain WAGGA

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 June 1923 · page 6

The constant rain of the past ten days is causing anxiety concerning floods. From six to nine inches of rain has fallen in the district from Wagga to…

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Bulgar Revolt a Coup D'etat Storm Centre of Europe

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 15 June 1923 · page 7

The trouble-centre of Europe— the Balkan States— is again the cause of great anxiety in the chancellcries of Europe because of a revolution that…

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Coal Trouble May Become General Mutterings of Storm Feeling the Pinch

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 15 June 1923 · page 7

The breaking down of negotiations that at Newcastle had been quietly promoted by private interests for the settlement of the coal trouble on the…

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Extensive Rain in Riverina. Murrumbidgee Area in Flood. Warning. by Observatory

The Land · Friday 15 June 1923 · page 7

On Wednesda night the State Meteorologist (Mr. D. J. Mares) issued the following warning of floods on the Murrumbidgee: —…

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Negro Servants Solving a Home Problem Flooding the Market

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 15 June 1923 · page 15

Parls is [?] the verge of a revival of the days when every prominent family had its retinue of negro servants(says the Paris correspondent of the "New…

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Disastrous Floods Many Families Homeless Great Loss of Property

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 15 June 1923 · page 3

Devastating' floods have been swooping large areas of country in Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas (U.S.A.). causing many thousands of families to be…

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The Weather More Widespread Rains. Floods Feared

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 15 June 1923 · page 4

The N.S.W. State Moteorologist Mr. D. J. Mares) has issued the following special forecast of the weather during the next few days:—…

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Floods. Murrumbidgee and Murray. Rain Continues

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 June 1923 · page 9

The Murrumbidgee River reached the flood level at Wagga yesterday morning, and the Murray River at Albury was 15 inches above flood level, according to reports received by…

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Flood Fears Official Reassurance the Murray Rising

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 15 June 1923 · page 8

Fears of damage by floods in the Murrumbidgee Valley are allayed by a statement yesterday by Mr. F. A. Chaffey (Minister for Agriculture), who announced…

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Floods Likely Murray and Murrumbidgee

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 15 June 1923 · page 8

Reports received at the Weather Bureau state that the Murrumbidgee River had reached critical or flood level…

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Sly Groggeries Galore Murrumbidgee Area Mr. Ley's Latest Discovery Deluge of "Drunks"

Evening News · Monday 18 June 1923 · page 5

REMARKABLE discoveries were made by the Minister for Justice (Mr. Ley) during a visit to the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area. He found the town honeycombed with sly groggeries and the…

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"Hove To" Moreton Bay In Terrific Gale Cabins Washed Out

Evening News · Monday 18 June 1923 · page 7

Terrific sess swept the liner Morston say on her voyage from london to sydney. when the vessel arrived this morning her…

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Storm Clouds Bruce and Page Country. Party's Fears Joint Meeting Off

Evening News · Monday 18 June 1923 · page 7

Members of all sections of the federal house report signs of trouble within the coalition. Notwltb standing efforts of country…

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Murray in Flood. Albury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 June 1923 · page 9

Further heavy rain which fell last night makes its reasonably certain that the Murray will overflow its banks during the week, as all the tributaries are running very high…

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Flood of Aliens U.S.A. Cabinet Perturbed Congressmen's Dilemma Washington, June 17

The Sun · Tuesday 19 June 1923 · page 1

Congress will be asked during next session to tighten up the immigration laws by providing for the compulsory registration of aliens, so as to put…

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27,000,000 GALLONS America's Wine Flood Prohibition No Barrier

The Sun · Wednesday 20 June 1923 · page 7

Four and twenty Yankes. Feeling very dry. Crossed into Canada, And bought a case of [?]ye…

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"Not Much Hope" Trevessa's Missing Boats Trevean in Gale Perth

The Sun · Thursday 21 June 1923 · page 9

The Applecross wireless station has received the following message from the steamer Trevean, sent at noon yesterday from 26.58 south, 110.08 east…

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Storm-beaten Barque Sighted Off Coast

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 22 June 1923 · page 7

Passing down the coast on the voyage from Fiji, the A.U.S.N. steamer Suva passed close to a four-masted sailing vessel supposed to be the…

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Russian Gems Diamonds by the Pound Flooding the Market

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 22 June 1923 · page 3

Diamond merchants in Europe are seriously alarmed at the possibility of a heavy full in value of diamonds, owing to the intention of the Bolshevik…

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General Rain Another Disturbance Gales in the West

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 23 June 1923 · page 8

General rain over New South Wales is predicted by Mr. Mares (State Meteorologist) as a result of an energetic disturbance now operating over…

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