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Floods & storms, 1918

662 stories in Sydney's papers · page 33 of 34

Record Dust-storm a Mile-a-minute Squall City Enveloped in Darkness

The Sun · Friday 20 December 1918 · page 7

A strong westerly squall of gale force, accompanied by a dust-storm, arrived at Parramatta at 12.50 p.m. It reached Sydney at 1.4 p.m., and…

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Storm Wreck Cottage Collapses Little Boy Buried "It Didn't Hurt Me Much"

The Sun · Friday 20 December 1918 · page 7

A sensational incident arising out of the storm occurred at Sans Souci this afternoon. A cottage collapsed, and a little boy…

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Scattered Thunderstorms

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 20 December 1918 · page 9

Some scattered thunder-showers have been reported from the extreme north-east. Forty-two points at Casino and 30 at Murwillumbah were the heaviest amounts…

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Storm-wrecked Roses

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 21 December 1918 · page 12

THE FINE BED OF ROSES INSIDE THE DOMAIN GATES. WHICH SUFFERED SEVERELY AS THE RESULT OF YESTERDAY'S STORM…

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Storm at Parramatta. Property and Orchards Suffer

Evening News · Saturday 21 December 1918 · page 4

A wind storm at Parramatta yesterday did considerable damage, especially in the orchard district. The front portion of a large building in course of erection…

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Yesterday's Storm. Rockdale a Centre. Cottages Collapse

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 21 December 1918 · page 12

Probably one of the worst centres of yesterday's storm-burst was Rockdale. There the gale sprang up from Kogarah Bay, and swept over thru suburb, taking in Banksia,…

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A Mile a Minute. Terrific Dust Storm. Sydney Enveloped. a Distressing Day at 101.3

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 21 December 1918 · page 10

I should say there's a change coming. With this southerly, some showers should come along the coast on Saturday and Sunday. For the…

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Communications Cut. Effect of Storms

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 24 December 1918 · page 4

The Postal Department has been notified that between 3 and 3.30 p.m. all telegraph lines to Melbourne became interrupted beyond Albury, which station reported that a terrific…

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The Dry Storm. Great Damage at "Burnside." Violent Hurricane Bursts from the West

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Tuesday 24 December 1918 · page 1

On Friday last, just before 1 p.m., a terrific storm-of wind for the most part-burst over the district. The morning had been exceedingly trying, sultry to a…

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Thunderstorm in the City. Cool Southerly Coming

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 24 December 1918 · page 3

A thunderstorm which passed over the city last night yielded 9 points of rain. Vivid lightning and sharp thunderclaps accompanied the storm, which was preceded by…

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Cyclone at Carrathool Considerable Damage Done

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 25 December 1918 · page 5

CARRATHOOL, Tuesday.--A destructive cyclone visited the district yesterday, doing considerable damage to the railway station. Some buildings were almost completely wrecked…

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Victim of Last Friday's Storm

Evening News · Friday 27 December 1918 · page 4

It is low regarded as certain that the collier Undia, which has been missing for over a week, foundered with all hands south of Marley Beach, about…

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Village Wrecked. Storm Near Rockhampton. BRISBANE

Evening News · Friday 27 December 1918 · page 4

A severe storm occurred yesterday at Rockhampton. The worst effects were felt at [?] a few miles out, [?]…

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Violent Storm. Wind Overturns Buildings. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 December 1918 · page 7

Details of damage done by the storm on Monday are filtering through to Broken Hill. At The P[?]nacies, about nine miles away, the wind overturned eight houses, [?]w down…

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Last Night's Storm Severe in Eastern Suburbs. Antarctic Disturbance

Evening News · Friday 27 December 1918 · page 3

Vivid lightning and heavy rumblings of thunder in the city shortly before 11 o'clock last night, beraided the approach of a thunderstorm from the south-west…

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Misadventures a Cottage Collapses and a Boy Is Buried in Debris. Incident of Sydney Storm

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 27 December 1918 · page 4

On Friday last, during a violent storm, a cottage collapsed at Sans Souci (Sydney) and a little boy, aged five years, was buried under the ruins…

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Cyclonic Storm. Rockhampton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 December 1918 · page 8

Following a day of intense hent, a very severe storm occurred shortly before four o'clock. Rain fell in torrents, and inside of half an hour 135 points wore registered…

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Fires Follow Storm. Gasoline Ignited

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 28 December 1918 · page 12

Two outbreaks of fire, as an outcome of the thunderstorm which occurred in the city and suburbs, were reported shortly after 11 o'clock on Thursday night…

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Berlin's Battle Extremists Soon Overwhelmed Guards Storm Kaiser's Palace Much Shooting But Few Casualties London, Friday Night

The Sun · Saturday 28 December 1918 · page 1

Reuter's correspondent at Copenhagen states that the counter-revolution subsided on Tuesday upon the arrival of Guard divisions from Potsdam…

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