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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1914

1,087 stories in Sydney's papers · page 55 of 55

Western Front. Violent Storm. Action in Alsace. Paris, Dec. 29

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 31 December 1914 · page 7

A communique states:—A violent storm throughout Monday prevented operations on most of the front, but progress was made by the Allies in the…

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Hawkesbury in Flood. Farmers Lose Heavily. [?]

Evening News · Thursday 31 December 1914 · page 5

The Hawkesbury River [?] still rising slowly Large areas of farm lands [?] and there will be heavy losses of [?] and…

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Nepean River Flooded. Houses Washed Out

Evening News · Thursday 31 December 1914 · page 5

A heavy thunderstorm broke over the town last night just after 6 o'clock. Owing to the previous abundant rains the gutters were [?] overflowing and low-lying lands were…

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Floods on the Downs. Great Damage In Toowoomba

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 31 December 1914 · page 2

A destructive hailstorm passed over the Darling Downs on Tuesday evening, causing great damage. In less than twenty minutes over two inches of rain…

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Flood at Camden. Timely Rescue by Police. Camden

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 31 December 1914 · page 7

Two hundred and twenty-three points of rain fell last night. Camden Bridge was submerged. The water was four feet over the handrails. Tram and vehicle…

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Rainstorm. Floods in the Country. Property Damaged

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 31 December 1914 · page 7

Violent thunderstorms, accompanied by heavy downpours of rain have been reported from various parts of the country during the past two days, and in some cases floods have…

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Floods in Cataract Gorge

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 31 December 1914 · page 6

HOBART, Wednesday.--Unprecedented heavy rains during the holidays, up to 800 points having fallen in part of the cast coast, have caused floods in the Cataract Gorge, which…

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Nepean River in Flood

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 31 December 1914 · page 8

CAMDEN, Wednesday.--Heavy rain at [?] head of the River Nepean last night caused the river to rise rapidly. Early this morning it was scarcely half a banker, but before midday [?]…

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