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Northern Rivers · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1925

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Inkerman Bridge Broken. Floods in Northern Queensland

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 7

BRISBANE, Friday.—Very heavy rain fell along the seaboard between Innisfail and Mackay during it recent 24 hours, and at latest roports the…

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Adelaide Fears Floods. Worst Storm in 20 Years

Tweed Daily · Saturday 7 February 1925 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Friday.--A terrific thunderstorm, the worst experienced for 20 years, occurred here this morning…

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Worst Storm for 20 Years

Northern Star · Saturday 7 February 1925 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Friday.—A terrific thunderstorm, stated to be the worst for 20 years, occurred this moraing. The streets were soon a foot under water and many buildings were…

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Queensland Floods Railway Traffic Disrupted

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 7 February 1925 · page 6

Torrential rainfalls have been reported under the influence of a cyclonic disturbance which is raging on the North Queensland coast between Bowen…

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Great Damage Done by Adelaide Storm

Tweed Daily · Monday 9 February 1925 · page 2

ADELAIDE, Saturday.--It is estimated that the damage done in yesterday storm will not be more than covered by the enormous sum of…

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Adelaide Storm Swept. £100,000 Damage Reported

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Monday 9 February 1925 · page 3

ADELAIDE, Monday.—Damage estimated at £400,000 was caused by a terrific strom which swept the city in Friday. Several inches of rain fell in…

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Adelaide Swamped Terrific Storm Sweeps City Damage Estimated at £400,000

Northern Star · Monday 9 February 1925 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Sunday.—Damage es timated at£400,000 was caused by a terrific storm which swept the city on Friday…

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Storm Power

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 10 February 1925 · page 5

In a lecture before the Royal Aeronautical Society in London recently,Dr. G., C .Simpson, graphically explained, the quantity of energy in the…

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It Was a Storm

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 10 February 1925 · page 3

COOLAMON, Monday .--The worst storm experienced here for years occurred yesterday, when 330 points of rain fell in 75 minutes…

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Headed East. Queensland. Cyclone Races Out to Sea. Further Heavy Rainfalls

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 10 February 1925 · page 3

BRISBANE, Monday.-- The weather bureau this afternoon reported that die cyclonic disturbance that recently caused heavy weather on the…

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Storm in Melbourne Suburbs Suffer Severely by Heavy Downpour, But Some' Good Results

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 10 February 1925 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Wednesday-- Considerable damage was done in Melbourne yesterday afternoon as the result of a severe, rain storm. Part…

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Another Deluge. Torrential Rains in Queensland. 17½ Inches at Innisfail

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 11 February 1925 · page 5

Torrential rain fell in the Innisfail district during Friday and Saturday last, inundating low-lying ground. For the 24 hours ended 9 a.m. on Saturday 17.5…

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Ship Buns Into Gale

Northern Star · Thursday 12 February 1925 · page 5

BRISBANE, Wednesday.—-A wireless message from the steamer Marella bound from Thursday Island to Darwin stated that, the vessel was experiencing the full force of a…

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During the Storm

Northern Star · Thursday 12 February 1925 · page 4

Yesterday s stom emvhasised the sity for a mere adequate building for council's staff than now exists at Lisme It was rather a coinddence that whie…

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Big Storm at Darwin

Tweed Daily · Thursday 12 February 1925 · page 5

A cyclonic storm on Saturday afternoon yielded nearly four inches of rain and completely disorganised the local telephone system, 13 wires…

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Storm Damage at Wilson's Creek

Northern Star · Thursday 12 February 1925 · page 4

Mr. W. I. Muntz, shire engineer, Byron Bay, and supervising engineer to the Mullumibimby hydro-electric schemc, presented a report to the Mullumbimby Municipal…

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Lightning Havoc Kooyong Power House Ablaze Storm Strikes Melbourne

Northern Star · Thursday 12 February 1925 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Wednesday. — A terrific storm passed over the city and suburbs this, morning and caused considerable damage. When the lightning was at its worst, the…

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Heavy Storm Hail Stones Break Windows Damage to Retailers Stocks

Northern Star · Thursday 12 February 1925 · page 4

A reverberating clap of thunder was the prelude to a heavy storm in Lismore about 4 p.m. yesterday. A fierce wind, large hail stones, and 90 points of rain, wore the…

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Storm at Lismore. Hail, Rain and Wind Do Damage. Many Broken Windows

Tweed Daily · Thursday 12 February 1925 · page 2

A heavy storm burst over Lismore at 4 p.m. yesterday, 90 points of rain being recorded in less than an hour. The rain was accompanied by heavy…

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A Terrible Storm. Lightning Plays Havoc in Melbourne. Buildings Destroyed and Cattle Killed

Tweed Daily · Thursday 12 February 1925 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.-- A terrific storm passed over Melbourne and suburbs this morning, doing considerable damage…

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