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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1905

702 stories in Sydney's papers · page 36 of 36

Tremendous Downpour. Melbourne Streets Flooded. Man's Narrow Escape. Damage Considerable

Evening News · Saturday 30 December 1905 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Saturday Afternoon.—A sultry morning was succeeded between 3 and 4 o'clock this afternoon by a thunderstorm. It was followed by one of the most tremendous downpours…

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Interstate Cricket. South Australia V. Victoria. Darling Wins the Toss. Thunderstorm Stops Play

Evening News · Saturday 30 December 1905 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Saturday Afternoon,—The interstate cricket match between South Australia and Victoria was initiated on the Melbourne Cricket Ground to-day in hot, dull weather, and…

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Wrecked by a Storm

Sunday Times · Sunday 31 December 1905 · page 8

An exceptionally fierce storm, struck Croydon (Q.) on Tuesday afternoon. The railway Roods shed was unroofed, two hotels collapsed, four others were damaged, the Foresters' Hall and…

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