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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1919

614 stories in Sydney's papers · page 11 of 31

Battered Barque. Cargo Shifts in Gale. Comes to Sydney for Repairs

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 March 1919 · page 6

With the greater part of her deck fittings swept away, her galley gutted, portion of her cargo jettisoned, and much of the remainder badly damaged, the stately four-masted barque…

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Battered by Storm Barque's Thrilling Experience Wheat Cargo Shifts

Evening News · Tuesday 25 March 1919 · page 6

The four-masted barque Vimeira, which left Melbourne on March 10 for Queensland town arrived unaxpetedly in Port Jackson yesterday in a battered condition…

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Manly's Water Supply Heavy Rain Needed

Evening News · Wednesday 26 March 1919 · page 6

Manly is not likely to have the restructions in the one of water released just [?] as the lovel of the legal reserva[?] still below the point regarded by the…

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Bombarded with Hail Violent Storm at Guyra Business Places Suffer Adelaide

The Sun · Wednesday 26 March 1919 · page 5

The worst storm in the experience of the oldest resident occurred at Guyra yesterday afternoon. Hailstones of phenomenal size fell, and shattered…

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The End of the Deluge

The Australian Worker · Thursday 27 March 1919 · page 17

Scene: The Ark. Noah looking out of the window. Shem, Ham, and Japhet seated with their backs to the window. Noah: I can't see the dove anywhere…

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Cloudy Weather Scattered Thunderstorms

Evening News · Thursday 27 March 1919 · page 4

Cloudy is overcast weather was prevailing at many places in New South Wales this morning [?] particularly along the slopes and in the south-east. It was dull…

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A Disastrous Storm. Ipswich (Q.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 28 March 1919 · page 7

A storm at Townshend caused considerable damage to property in the township. Two churches were completely demolished and many buildings unroofed…

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Last Night's Storm. Sharp Downpour Over City

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 28 March 1919 · page 5

The clear weather of yesterday changed suddenly at about 8 o'clock last night, and light showers fell over the city and suburbs. Up till 9 o'clock three points had been registered…

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A Disastrous Storm. Churches Demolished

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 1 April 1919 · page 7

A storm at Townshend. near Ipswich (Q.), last Thursday, caused considerable damage to property in the township. Two churches were completely…

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Storms in Pacific. Shipping From America Delayed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 April 1919 · page 7

According to advices received from San Francisco by the last mail, storms on the west coast of America were causing delays to shipping prior to the departure of the Sonoma,…

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A Link with Noah's Deluge Incidents in the HISTORy of the World's Oldest City, Mtzkhet, in a Wilderness of the Caucasus. Ancient When Greece and Rome Came Into Being

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 1 April 1919 · page 11

Close by the side of the old caravan route between Byzantium (Constantinople and Persia, within sight of Mount Ararat, lies the mysterious ruins…

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Lost in the Storm

The Sun · Wednesday 2 April 1919 · page 5

The collier Myola foundered in a storm near Sydney Heads shortly after midnight, and four of the crew are missing. The story of the disaster is told on Page 6…

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Destroyers in a Gale. Tribute to Good Workmanship

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 2 April 1919 · page 12

Engineroom Artificer Murray Forsythe, son of Mr. James Forsythe, of Stanton Road, Haberfield, in a letter to his father, refers to the exciting times experienced by the…

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Foundered Near the Heads Myola Lost in Heavy Storm Four of the Crew Missing Thrilling Rescue Work

The Sun · Wednesday 2 April 1919 · page 6

The Myola, one of the most up-to-date colliers trading in Australian waters, foundered in a storm near the Heads shortly after midnight. Four of the crow are missing. Magnificent rescue work was done by the crew of another collier,…

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The Storm Cracked the Glass

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 5 April 1919 · page 2

At the Small Debts Court on Wednesday, a case somewhat interesting to landlords und tenants was heard. Geo. Seager v. Walter Fitzgerald. Mr. Kemp…

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Strikes Extending Krupps' Workers Out Flooding of Pits Feared London, April 4

The Sun · Saturday 5 April 1919 · page 1

The strike in the Ruhr district has extended to Krupps, and 120,009 men are now out. Miners in the Hamborn region are…

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After the Floods

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 5 April 1919 · page 7

"Oyster lessees have lost the labour of years, whilst several industrious dairy and agricultural farmers have but to spit on their hands and start from scratch. --…

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Strange But True Things that Happen Occasionally Gifts of the Floods

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 5 April 1919 · page 15

"X.Y.Z.": The recent floods on the far south coast brought a windfall to the inhabitants at the river mouths. Most of the timber, dead stock, bridge…

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Heavy Rain Hunter and Manning Districts Coastal Weather Unsettled

Evening News · Tuesday 8 April 1919 · page 6

The unsettled weather has contracted further castward this morning and was principally confined to coastal areas north from Sydney. Cloud was still…

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