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Riverina · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1920

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[?] STORMS. Damage to Crops

The Daily Express · Monday 6 December 1920 · page 2

After an exceedinly oppressive night yesterday morning broke overcast and sultry and there were some o[?]ut growis of thunder in the…

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Storm at Junee

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 7 December 1920 · page 2

As a result of thunderstorms on Sunday, 73 points were recorded at the Junee Post Office, and 98 at "Hillerest," the residence of Mr. T. C…

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N.S.W. v. S. Australia No Play Through Heavy Rain Sydney

The Daily Express · Tuesday 7 December 1920 · page 1

Owing to heavy rain, which caused the Cricket Ground to become soft, the match between South Australia and New South Wales was…

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Gales and High Seas. Result of Cyclonic Disturbances. More Heavy Rain Expected. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 10 December 1920 · page 4

Henry rain fell in Sydney throughout last night, and gales and high seas also swept the coast during last night is the result of a cyclonic…

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Floods and Damage. a Record Gale. Sydney, Thursday. (Later)

The Daily Express · Friday 10 December 1920 · page 2

As the result of heavy rain Cook’s River is flooded. Nielson Park has been damaged by heavy breakers, and a large portion…

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Cricket. Match Abandoned. N.S.W. South Australia. Heavy Rain in Sydney. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 10 December 1920 · page 4

Heavy rain continued in Sydney throughout last night, and the playing area on the Sydney Cricket Ground was under water. The…

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Heavy Gale From Port Macquarie to Moruya Heads SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 10 December 1920 · page 1

From Port Macquarie to Moruya Heads a gain continues with extraordinary fury. Telephonic and telegraphic communication is considerably…

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Seventy Mile Gale. Terrific Storms on Coast. Railway Lines Washed Away. Great Damage to Crops. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 11 December 1920 · page 6

From Port Macquarie ito Moruya Heads the gale continues with extraordinary fury. Telephonic and telegraphic communication is…

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70 Mile Gale. Terrific Seas at Heads, Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 11 December 1920 · page 6

The signal master, at South Head reported this morning that the wind taring the night was well on to 79 miles per hour at times. The cups…

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Terrific Storm Hurricane and Rain at Sydney and Newcastle Harbor Services Completely Dislocated by Heavy Seas. Unprecedented Seas Reported at South Head. Sydney

The Daily Express · Saturday 11 December 1920 · page 1

Shipping companies have been busy all day contradicting rumors that their ships have been sunk or are ashore at various places along…

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Floods at Newcastle. Newcastle

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 11 December 1920 · page 6

Further particulars of the floods at Newcastle show that a targe number of residents in George Town are in peril. About 60 families were…

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Parramatta River Heavy Flood

The Daily Express · Saturday 11 December 1920 · page 1

The Parramatta River is In flood and the low-lying banks have been overflowing. A big boat shed broke adrift opposite the State Timber…

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STORMS & FLOODS Sydney, This Day

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Monday 13 December 1920 · page 2

The cyclonic disturbance is now centred between Jervis Bay and Wollongong, moving eastward. All coastal traffic is suspended…

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Shipping in the Gale. Cooma's Remarkable Experiences. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 13 December 1920 · page 2

Shortly after ti o'clock last night the steamer Orara steamed down the harbor on her .way to Byron Bay, but by the time the leads were reached…

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Crisis Passed the Coastal Cyclone. Sea and Winds Moderate. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 13 December 1920 · page 2

A special forecast states that the cyclone centred off the coast between Sydney and Jervie Bay is slowly moving eastward and should cause, further…

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The Storm the Subsiding Seas Still Dangerous Sydney

The Daily Express · Monday 13 December 1920 · page 2

The big gale [?]o[?]ms to have abated and the heavier falls have been transferred from the central coastal districts to the South…

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Hunter Floods. Newcastle

Daily Advertiser · Monday 13 December 1920 · page 2

Further rises in the "river Hunter are expected at Maitland, though nothing serious is feared. A flood gate at Dagworth, near Maitland,…

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Tee Weather. Pine in Sydney. Katoomba's Deluge. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 14 December 1920 · page 2

The rain ceased during the night, and this morning was fine but threatening with warm temperatures, but further showers are likely…

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Storm Might Return. Mr. Mares Discusses Possibilities. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 14 December 1920 · page 2

Mr. Mares, State Meteorologist to-day discussed the possibility of a reawakening of the, storm disturbance. He said this storm was the first he ever…

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