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Floods & storms, 1924

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A Cyclone Storm at Bathurst Much Damage to Property. Bathurst

The Daily Express · Friday 26 September 1924 · page 1

A cyclone at Bathurst last night did considerable damage, several buildings being demolished, verandas unroofed, houses partly…

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Landslide Follows Violent Storm in Switzerland London

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 26 September 1924 · page 1

A message from Locarno, in Switzerland, says that, following a violent storm, a landslide occurred along the banks of the Ticino river,…

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Tidal Wave. Leningrad Flooded. London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 27 September 1924 · page 4

Official circles in London have received news of a terrific flood at Leningrad, due to a tidal wave sweeping up the Neva from the Baltie. The…

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Tidal Wave Leningrad Flooded. Much Damage to Property. London, September 25

The Daily Express · Saturday 27 September 1924 · page 1

Official circles in London have received news of a terrific flood at Leningrad, due to a tidal wave sweeping up the River Neva from…

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Damage by Storm. a Family in Danger. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 29 September 1924 · page 2

Light but almost continuous rain fell over the metropolitan area during the week-end. This afternoon there was a heavy shower accompanied by…

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Neva Tidal Wave. Typhoid Follows Flood. Irreparable Damage London. September 28

The Daily Express · Monday 29 September 1924 · page 2

The “Sunday Express” Moscow correspondent states that a typoid epidemic has followed the tidal wave at Leningrad, and there are 100…

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Bandits and Floods. Train Wrecking in Russia. London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 30 September 1924 · page 2

The London "Daily Express" Moscow correspondent reports that bandits tore up the rails and wrecked the Odessa express train at Altoukhovo…

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Cyclone Strikes House. Building Smashed to Splinters. Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 2 October 1924 · page 2

Lifted bodily from its stumps during a storm at The Summits, the weather-board house of Mr. Goldsmith was carried through the air to fall with a…

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Cyclone at Longreach. Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 7 October 1924 · page 2

A cyclone swept Longreach last night. The Railway Hotel and a wool store were completely wrecked. Most of the town were unroofed, and sheets…

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Floods in India. Ganges Water Cause Devastation. Simla

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 October 1924 · page 2

An the floods of the Jumna are subsiding so the River Ganges is rising and has already reached a level of 377 feet, breaking the record of 1890 by…

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Destructive Storm

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 9 October 1924 · page 2

A terrific hail storm visited the southern area of the Lockhart district on Sunday afternoon and wrought enormous damage to crops, the extent…

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Hail Storm at Lockhart. Crops Ruined

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 10 October 1924 · page 4

A terrific hall storm visited the southern area of the Lockhart district on Sunday afternoon and wrought enormous damage to crops, the extent…

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The Weather. Storm at Bathurst Bathurst

Daily Advertiser · Monday 13 October 1924 · page 2

Bathurst was visited by a storm on Saturday, which reached cyclonic proportions. Trees were uprooted and sheds unroofed…

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"Best Ever" English Cricketers. Heavy Rain in Perth. Perth

The Daily Express · Thursday 16 October 1924 · page 1

"We have England's finest available team and are hopeful of success. Every man is tried and is determined to regain the ashes” was…

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ASHORE [?] Gale. Melbourne

The Daily Express · Wednesday 22 October 1924 · page 4

The [?] tons, [?]ding between Melbourne and Port[?] went aground [?]midnight close [?] gale…

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Heavy Storm in Wagga

The Daily Express · Wednesday 22 October 1924 · page 2

During the night rain fell at Wagga and up. to 9, a.m. yesterday 12 points were registered. Heavy storms with some hall and a strong wind…

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Southerly Gales Big Sea Running Steamers Forced to Return to Port Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 22 October 1924 · page 1

Owing to the southerly gales last night, a big sea was running outside the Heads, and a number of small steamers were forced to return to…

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Before the Flood. Finding a Skeleton

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Monday 27 October 1924 · page 2

Mr Thomas Quirk discussing the recent finding of a skeleton at Sandy Falls, says he remembers the time when a hotel…

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Before the Big Flood of '52 Finding a Skeleton

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 31 October 1924 · page 6

Mr. Thomas Quirk, discussing the recent finding of a skeleton at Sandy Falls, says he remembers the time when an hotel existed at this point…

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Storm in Queensland. Crops and Buildings Damaged Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 1 November 1924 · page 3

Heavy falls of rain were recorded throughout the State yesterday. Violent storms raged in the coastal areas causing much damage. Trees…

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