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Mid North Coast · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1925

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Floods Predicted Inland

Macleay Argus · Friday 16 January 1925 · page 4

Nothing approaching this week's deluge of rain has ever before been experienced in the districts between Albury and Wagga, and it seems…

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Cyclone at Balranald

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 17 January 1925 · page 6
Also in The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate

Two people are dead as a result of a violent storm which swept Balranald on Monday. Trees were uprooted, and telegraph poles blown down…

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Cyclone Strikes Balranald Enormous Damage

The Northern Champion · Saturday 17 January 1925 · page 4

Many houses were razed to the ground, roofs lifted, big gum trees uprooted and miles of fencing destroyed by a tornado which struck…

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Where the Storms Start

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 24 January 1925 · page 2

Many people, when they read the daily weather reports in the newspapers, shrug their shoulders and say: "It says in the paper it's going to…

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Deluge on Riverina. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 10 February 1925 · page 3

Between two and four inches of rain fell in parts of the Riverina on Sunday and Monday. The railway bridge at Ganmain was damaged…

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Storm at Dungog. Extensive Damage

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 28 February 1925 · page 8

Dungog sustained severe damage as the result of a storm on Tuesday afternoon. The Methodist Church was partially deroofed, and the…

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Cloncurry Cyclone. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 10 March 1925 · page 3

A Brisbane message says a cyclone struck Cloncurry on Saturday night. The Methodist Church was lifted and carried 30 feet away and then…

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Floods in North. Richmond River Suffers

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 14 March 1925 · page 6

Heavy rain and big floods are being experienced in Queensland and the far North Coast of N.S.W. At 10 o'clock on Wednesday night…

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Britain's Big Airship. Defies the Gale

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 24 April 1925 · page 1

Her nose showing a rent large enough to reveal the steel members of her frame work, and with but five hours' supply of petrol left in her…

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Peeps Into the Past Floods

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 22 May 1925 · page 7

Reading of the Hawkesbury floods recalls my mind to as far back as 1867. Although only quite a youngster, I remember the flood waters being…

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Cyclone Follows Deluge. Twenty Houses Unroofed at Collaroy

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 29 May 1925 · page 4

Another furious storm swept Sydney and the suburbs early, on Tuesday morning, adding to the damage caused by the deluge of the previous…

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Violent Storm Heavy Damage by Flood Rains in Sydney

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 29 May 1925 · page 4

Sydney experienced another terrific, storm on Monday afternoon, stated to be the most intensive for 10 years. At Mosman 370 points of rain fell…

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Current Topics Appalling Floods — Seven Men Reported Drowned

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 29 May 1925 · page 2

A terrible flood, the worst in the his tory of the town, swept Queanbeyan and surrounding districts on Tuesday and Wednesday, leaving a trail of…

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Floods in the South. a Serious Position. Sydney

The Northern Champion · Saturday 30 May 1925 · page 4

Grave fears are entertained in Goulburn for the safety of the residents of Braldwood and Araiuen. Owing to flood waters both places are…

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Floods in South

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 30 May 1925 · page 6

The Murrumbidgee and Tumut Rivers are roaring, swirling torrents, and other rivers in the south are rushing down in full flood…

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Storm Damage in Homes. Councils Liable

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 17 June 1925 · page 2

Most Sydney councils, which have received complaints regarding damage caused by overflowing drains during the recent heavy rains, have told their…

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Hurled to Death Storm Wrecks Train. 25 KILLED; 70 Injured. Mad Fight for Life. New York

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 19 June 1925 · page 1

Twenty-five persons were killed, and 70 injured in a fearful train wreck at Lackawanna to-day. A special train carrying 200…

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Costly Production Coming to the Arcadia. Production Which Has Taken Sydney By Storm Booked For Early Showing

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 19 June 1925 · page 5

Following lengthy negotiations between Universal Films Ltd. and Manning Theatres Pty., contracts have been signed for the early screening,…

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Current Topics a Flood Warning

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 19 June 1925 · page 2

The Gloucester Post Office received the following telegraphic warning at midday to-day:—Cyclonic conditions have…

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