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Floods & storms, 1923

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The Weather. More Rain and Gales Predicted Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 9 June 1923 · page 4

According to the State Meteorologist. It is quite probable there will be further State-wide rains during the weekend and early next week. A big…

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Labor Conference. Quiet After Storm. Speeches by Messrs. Willis and Power. SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 9 June 1923 · page 4

The Labor conference was in a quieter mood to-night. Both the outgoing and the incoming presidents delivered excellent speeches, pointing the way Labor…

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Floods in America Disastrous Effects New York, June 11

The Daily Express · Wednesday 13 June 1923 · page 1

Thousands of families were driven from their homes, five persons being killed and millions of dollars worth of damage done by floods sweeping…

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A Day of Heavy Rain. Over an Inch Recorded

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 14 June 1923 · page 2

Up to 9 o'clock yesterday morning 13 points were recorded at Wagga for the previous 24 hours. During the day light showers fell with occasional…

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Will It Flood? How BurrInjuck Is

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 14 June 1923 · page 3

At noon to-day the guage at Burrinjuck was 1096 it. That means the guage at Jugiong will show 3 it. above summer level…

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WEATHER. Fears of Floods. Anxiety at Wagga and Albury SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 14 June 1923 · page 1

With the persistent rains of the past fortnight, the rivers in the South, particularly the Murrumbidgee, are rising dangerously. At…

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Flood Danger River Rapidly Rising Warning by Police

The Daily Express · Thursday 14 June 1923 · page 1

The continuous rainstorms in the watershed of the Murrumbidges River during the past fortnight is causing the river stream to rapidly swell…

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The Floods in America Boxer Becomes Hero New York, June 12

The Daily Express · Thursday 14 June 1923 · page 1

A report from kansas City, says that Je[?] Willard is the outstanding hero of the disastrous floods which have swept Kansas and Oklahama…

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Costly Gales

The Daily Express · Friday 15 June 1923 · page 2

The boisterous winds that were experienced during the past fortnight were the cause of considerable damage and loss to the Municipal…

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Continuous Rain. Likelihood of Floods. Settlers on Low-lying Land Warned

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 15 June 1923 · page 3

Just before going to press we had a chat with Mr. J. Gardiner, of Kyle and Co., who keeps in close touch with the state of the rivers…

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Devastation Further Details of Mount Etna Eruption Countryside Swept by Flood of Burning Lava Remarkable Demonstr Ations of Faith by Religious Enthusiasts

The Daily Express · Thursday 21 June 1923 · page 1

Reports from Rome state that after a brief period of inactivity the eruption at Mount Etna was resumed last night, and to-day several…

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The Big '52 Flood. Town of Gundagai Swept Away. 71 Dwellings Wiped Out — 81 Lives Lost

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 26 June 1923 · page 2

TO-DAY (June 26) is the 61st anniversary of the big flood that swept the old town of Gundagai away. For the information of a jot of new…

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Floods at Auckland. Wellington (N.z.)

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 26 June 1923 · page 2

Torrential rain caused a slip of one thousand tons of earth across the railway near Auckland station. Boys witnessed the slip and gave the alarm,…

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Gale at Newcastle. Newcastle

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 27 June 1923 · page 2

A cyclonic storm broke over Newcastle at midnight and continued for twelve hours. The wind at certain periods reached sixty miles an hour…

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The Weather. Terrific Gale in Sydney. Manly Boat's Narrow Escape. SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 27 June 1923 · page 2

Terrific weather prevailed on Sydney Harbor throughout the night, the wind reaching a velocity of 70 miles an hour. Ferry boats and other craft were…

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Terrific Storm Sydney and the Coast Under a Southerly Manly Steamer’s Perilous Harbor Trip Wreck at Cronulla; O Ther Vessels in Danger

The Daily Express · Wednesday 27 June 1923 · page 1

A violent South Easterly Sale struck Sydney at half, past 5 o’clock this morning and about 6 o’clock the wind at South Head was…

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Heavy Rain and Big Seas. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 28 June 1923 · page 2

Further heavy rains arr reported over the coastal districts. Light to moderate falls were registered on the tablelands. north-west slopes,…

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Sydney’s Storm Water Supply Benefits Sydney

The Daily Express · Thursday 28 June 1923 · page 1

The Sydney Water Supply was considerable replenished as the result of the recent rains, water having flowed into the storage reservoirs at the rate…

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Sinking of Sumatra Believed That All Hands Went Down. Several Bodies Washed Ashore. Met Raging Gale Off North Coast. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 2 July 1923 · page 2

An official statement issued by the Prime Minister's Department to-day concerning the sinking of the Sumatra announced that three bodies had…

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Gale Off Coast To-day. Wind 60 Miles an Hour. SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 3 July 1923 · page 1

A heavy gale is raging off the coast. The wind is blowing at 60 miles an hour. A number of deep sea vessels hove…

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