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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1918

662 stories in Sydney's papers · page 28 of 34

Unsettled in the West. Thunderstorms Expected

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 29 August 1918 · page 2

Fine weather was ex-perienced throughout the State on Tuesday, with mild to warm day temperatures and, over the major portion, a milder night than on Monday. The highest…

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Another Storm More Rain, Predicts Mr. Mares

The Sun · Friday 30 August 1918 · page 5

Another heavy thunderstorm, heralded by vivid flashes of lightning, passed over the city from the west-south-west this afternoon…

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Sudden Storm. Sharp Shower in City. Accompanied by Thunder and Lightning

Evening News · Friday 30 August 1918 · page 4

The thunder[?] conditions which the weather man pro[?]ed in his City forecast this morning gradually developed after midday and at [?] a storm broke over the [?] The disturbance…

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Thunderstorm in the City. Light Scattered Rain

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 30 August 1918 · page 3

A thunderstorm brove over the city yesterday afternoon, and resulted in 16 points of rain. Light hall also fell during the storm. Very light rain was recorded yesterday…

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Our Melbourne Letter. Williamstown Races. Heavy Rain Spoils Meeting. Calais Catches Spring Handicap. Gossip of the Game. MELBOURNE

Sydney Sportsman · Saturday 31 August 1918 · page 5

The Williamstown Racing Club had obtained a large entry for their Spring meeting last Saturday, and had there been favorable weather the fixture would…

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Severe Hail Squalls. Trams Delayed by Storm. Stones Two Feet Deep on Ground

Evening News · Saturday 31 August 1918 · page 3

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Unsettled Conditions. Thunderstorms on Coast

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 31 August 1918 · page 7

Light to heavy rain. associated with some thunder and hall, was recorded yesterday almost generally cast of the Darling. An is characteristic with rain of a thundery…

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Yarra in Flood

The Sun · Friday 6 September 1918 · page 5

Melbourne, Friday.-- Large volumes of water continued to come down the Yarra to -day, and the height of the stream remained practically at the level reached yesterday…

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Last Night's Storm. Bough Sea at Heads. No Damage to Shipping

Evening News · Saturday 7 September 1918 · page 4

The [?] made the [?] afternoon were continued late the night, and were [?] by a savers [?] in the [?]parature, due is the [?]…

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Severe Mail Storm. The Landscape a Sheet of Ice. Heavy Damage in Orchards and Gardens

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 7 September 1918 · page 8

About 2 o'clock on Friday afternoon a very severe hailstorm swept across the outlying part of Parramatta—to the north. The area that caught the storm…

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Germans Flooding Country

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 September 1918 · page 9

The France-American forces are advancing between the Somme and the Vesle. The Germans are flooding the country between Country and La Fere…

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Heavy Rain Squalls

The Sun · Sunday 8 September 1918 · page 2

Heavy showers fell in the city and in the seaside suburbs last night, and, accompanied by a strong, squally wind, made the conditions unpleasant…

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Gale in New Zealand. Wellington (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 September 1918 · page 8

A heavy gale and rain at the week-end caused much damage in the Wanganui district. The Wanganul River rose 9ft, and destroyed portion of the I[?]ay Freezing…

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The Storm-swept Cliffs. Huge Seas Along the Coast

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 9 September 1918 · page 4

As if to celebrate Hint stormy week in September of last year, huge Hens buffeted the coast round Sydney during the week-end, and, though the wind was not half so strong, the…

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Consecration of Bishop Hayden. Impressive Ceremony at St. Mary's. "Out to Swollen Creeks and Dust Storms."

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 9 September 1918 · page 6

St. Mary's Cathedral proved all too small yesterday morning for the consecration of Father W. Hayden, or Dulwich Hill, as the new bishop for the Wileannia-Forbes diocese…

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THE S.S. BAMBRA. Flooded Stokehold and Choked Pumps

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 9 September 1918 · page 2

A telegram from Geraldton was recently published to the effect that the State steamer Bambra, in her latest trip northwards occupied 60 hours on…

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Heavy Coastal Rain

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 September 1918 · page 7

The showery weather of the week-end was confined to coastal districts north from Jervis Bay, portions of the southern tablelands, and the Blue Mountains. In the latter districts…

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THE S.S. BAMBRA. Flooded Stokehold and Choked Pumps

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 10 September 1918 · page 8

A telegram from Geraldton was recently published to the effect that the State steamer Bambra, in her latest trip northwards occupied 60 hours on…

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Life Mudgee Flood's

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 11 September 1918 · page 2

Witness at Parramatta Session: The dealer's cart was an ordinary cart; one like Mudgee flood's. (Loud laughter.) Witness continued: The cart was an…

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Storm-tossed Schooner Methodist Mission Vessels Return

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 14 September 1918 · page 8

The auxiliary schooner Arthur J. Small, which was recently fitted out by the Methodist Mission for the society's work in the Fiji Group, and which left Sydney on September 4 for…

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