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Floods & storms, 1913

1,447 stories in Sydney's papers · page 73 of 73

Fishermen's Record Catches. Despite Raging Storms

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 30 December 1913 · page 7

LONDON, Sunday Evening.--Snowstorms are raging throughout Scotland and Wales and the Midlands. In spite of the storms, the herring fleet, on…

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Destructive Storm. Live Stock Killed

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 30 December 1913 · page 3

Some parts of the Grenfell district were swept by a tempestuous wind and hailstorm early on Christmas morning. Considerable damage was caused…

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Storm in Queensland. Shipping Again Warned. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 30 December 1913 · page 10

This morning a weather report shows that the tropical disturbance has not increased in intensity. It is still situated over the Gulf of Carpentaria, having moved a little in a…

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Storms. a Terrific Velocity. Molong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 31 December 1913 · page 14

On Christmas Day a terrific storm passed over this town, doing immense damage in its passage across the country. At McMahon's station at Amaroo the roof was completely…

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AUSTRALIA's Risk. "Storm Centre of the World." Sir George Reid's Warning Lust for Territory. Bathurst

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 31 December 1913 · page 13

Sir George Reid, speaking at a banquet here to-night, made some weighty remarks regarding Australia's national risks. Ho said that one of the greatest…

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Cooler To-morrow. Yesterday's Heat. Thunderstorms in the Country

The Sun · Wednesday 31 December 1913 · page 9

Forecast for New South Wales.-- At first warm to hot and sultry, with northerly winds, veering to cool southerly in the south; some scattered…

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Thunderstorms on the Mountains. Scattered Rain

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 31 December 1913 · page 14

The high pressure over eastern Australia has made little or no actual easting since 9 a.m. Monday, although its western isobars have given way to the advance of energetic low…

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Municipal Elections. a Flood of Candidates

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 31 December 1913 · page 14

Electors in the municipalities of the northern suburbs will not have reason to complain of the lack of candidates prepared to serve their interests in the local councils. The number…

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