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Blue Mountains · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1924

11 stories in Blue Mountains's papers

Thursday's Thunderstorm

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 15 February 1924 · page 5

Though it smoke holiday j[?]unters hip and thigh, Thursday's thunder-storm came as a God-sent [?], especially to Katoomba…

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Bossing the Quarry Councillors in Conflict. Storm in Teacup

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 13 June 1924 · page 7

Cr. W. T. Dash, at the Shire Council meeting, brought forward his motion pursuant to notice, to have the resolution appointing the Council as…

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Storm in a Tea Cup a Charge of Larcency Against Blackheath Boardinghouse Keeper Case Dismissed

The Katoomba Daily · Wednesday 23 July 1924 · page 1

Represented by Mr. B. A. McBride, Frank Newman Swift, who until recently was the proprietor of the Govett House boarding…

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Mountains v. Lithgow Rugby in a Gale

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 8 August 1924 · page 3

Mountains representatives faced Lithgow Co-operatives at Katoomba Reserve on Saturday, during a westerly gale which raised clods of dust…

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The Storm Fiend Havoc at Katootnba OVER £1000 DAMAGE

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 3 October 1924 · page 4

One of those unforeseen contingencies which are everlastingly threatening Mountains towns, severely manifested itself at Katoomba…

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Empire Theatre Lifetime of Thrills in "The Cyclone Rider."

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 25 November 1924 · page 2

Lincoln J. Carter, master-writer of thrillers, has taken his pen in hand again this year for William Fox, and has turned out another melodrama…

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Miniature Tea-cpp Storm Society of Arts Library Service Hours and Salaries

The Katoomba Daily · Wednesday 26 November 1924 · page 1

The question of the control of the Katoomba library, the hours worked by the librarian and her (assistant, the working relation…

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White Way Suggestions for Flood Lighting of Echo Point

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 27 November 1924 · page 1

"When Ore aldermen have finally come to some agreement over the electric light question, it is quite possible that…

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Storm Damage

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 28 November 1924 · page 1

The recent storms worked havoc all over the Mountains, especially on steep grade roads, where much surface work has been practically…

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Recent Storms Cause Much Damage to Streets

The Katoomba Daily · Monday 8 December 1924 · page 1

According to a report submitted to the council by the engineer, the recent storms caused considerable damage to the streets, particularly to the…

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Notes and Comments Flood Lighting the Town

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 19 December 1924 · page 2

At the usual quarterly open meeting of the Katoomba and Leura Chamber of Commerce which was held this week, the Mayor, Alderman McBride, mentioned that he had been in touch with the manager of the Katoomba Electric Supply Coy, Mr. Otto Camphin, and…

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