Randwick Racecourse Flooded. Four Inches of Rain
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935 stories in Sydney's papers · page 19 of 47
The Week's Weather Heavy Rain Coast and Tablelands
The main features of the weather in New South Wales during the week has been the remarkable spell of fine weather in western parts, and the wet conditions on the coast…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Heavy Rain Storm. Sydney and Suburbs Flooded 12 Inches in 23 Days. Boy Drowned at Croydon. Storm Water Channel Burst at Petersham
With still a week to go the month of April has exceeded in the matter of rainfall total, the whole 30 days of any April [?] the rear of [?] and [?] is more than likely that the end…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Drenching Showers. Heavy Rain on the Coast. Total of 604 Points in Sydney
On Saturday and part of yesterday the city and coastal areas, both north and south, were swept by drenching showers. The rainstorm was due to the co-operation or a huge high…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Swept Away by Storm Water. Boy Drowned at Croydon
Yesterday afternoon John Kennedy (7), who lived in Railway Street, Croydon, and Donald Wallace Dingle (7), living in Elizabeth Street, Croydon, were playing on the top of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fined £180. Storm's Cafe Raided. Extensive Sly Grog Selling
"This class of business has been carried on for about 12 months," said Police Inspector B[?]nan at the Central Police Court this morning, when Richard Polo[?], 2[?], Ernest Jenny, 22, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Floods at Manly. Tram Traffic Held Up
Exceptionally heavy rain fell at Manly during the week end, and on Saturday night and yesterday morning there was a terrific downpour. North Manly and the golf links yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Rain Storm. 11 Inches in 10 Days. Manly's Experiences
Eleven inches of rain fell at Manly in ten days, and the final torrential showers were for the flooding of the northern portions of the district. The Lagoon waters…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Overwhelmed by Storm-water. a Croydon Child Whirled Away to Death
On Sunday afternoon two seven-year-old boys, John Kennedy' and Donuld Dingle, residing In Crdydon, Sydney, were playing on the top of a storm-water…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Floods at Manly. Tramway Trame Hampered by the Rain
[?] heavy rate tell at Manly (Sydney) during the week-end, on Saturday night and Sunday morning there was a [?] doenpour The golf [?] were a huge sheet of water. In…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Germans Use Glass Bullets. Floods in Riga Region
(British Admiralty, per Wireless Press) Russian official report says:—The Germans used glass bullets against and in the segion of the As River…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Marrickville Floods. Residents' Deplorable Condition. Damage to Roadways
The heavy rain of the past few days played havoc with the roadways in the Marrickville municipality, and in some instances private property suffered…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Waterspouts Off the Clarence. Storm Passing Eastward
Some heavy rain fell during Monday night at Clarence Heads, and was associated with the appearance of two large waterspouts to the south-eastward. The rainfall there amounted…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Rulers and People Mutterings of Storm Groener's Hobnailed Boots Socialists Await May Day
Each week assures us that if Britain has her worries they are as nothing to those of the foe. And Germany is suffering now from the worst trouble which can happen…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Storms of Shells. Disperse German Masses. Enemy Nervous at Bullegourt. British Casualties Surprisingly Low. London, Wednesday Evening
A correspondent at British headquarters on the Western front sends the following message:— The Germans keep up the moat stubborn resistance everywhere, frequently counter-attacking in massed formation, in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Phenomenal Storm. Hailstones Big As Pigeons' Eggs. Property Much Damaged. Adelaide
A p[?]nomenal downpour of hall occurred in Adelaide and suburbs shortly after 10 o'clock this morning. The density of the storm and the size of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Death of Mr. William Gale. a Western Personality
Mr. William Gale, one of the oldest identities in the Bourke district, died last week, aged 71 years. At first a carrier, he afterwards…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Floods in New Zealand). Wellington (N.z.)
Phenomenal rainfall has been experienced at Hawkes Bay, in one place nearly seven inches of rain fell in 23 hours. Floods have occurred at several places. A settler lost £4000…
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WELLINGTON, Tuesday.--Floods in Wairarapa have caused the settlers great anxiety. Miles of country are submerged. There has been a phenomenal rainfall in parts of Hawkos…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Passing of the Storm. Fine and Clear Conditions
The storm responsible for the recent unsettled weather in the southern districts of New South Wales has almost entirely withdrawn from the State, and at 9 a.m. yesterday…
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