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Floods & storms, 1919

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Racing Off Randwick Flooded Tatt's Meeting Postponed

The Sun · Monday 26 May 1919 · page 8

There will be no racing at Randwick to-day. The course is practically under water, as a result of the downpour…

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Eight Inches in 24 HOURS Wollongong's Deluge Gales and Rough Seas

Evening News · Tuesday 27 May 1919 · page 6

Unsettled weather continued on the coast and tablelands yesterday, and in coastal parts heavy falls were experienced…

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Heavy Rain. City Receives Soaking

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 27 May 1919 · page 6

Although a considerable amount of wet weather has been experienced during the past few days, the downpour which occurred during Sunday night and yesterday quite eclipsed…

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Storm-blown Schooner. Puts in for Provisions

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 27 May 1919 · page 6

After being about 150 days out on the voyage from Boston to Melbourne, via the Panama Canal, the three-masted schooner Speedway put into Sydney Harbour yesterday for fresh…

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After the Storm Breath of Winter Showers Hovering Round

The Sun · Tuesday 27 May 1919 · page 8

City Forecast.--Further unsettled showery weathe, Some heavy falls in places, during the afternoon and evening. Cool and mild…

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Heavy Coastal Rain. 8 Inches at Wollongong

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 28 May 1919 · page 10

Further rain was reported yesterday over the coastal districts and portions of the highlands, extending in a light, scattered fushion to the north-west slopes and…

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Great Story of the Air How Hawker Fought the Storm Choked Engines and Boiling Radiator 'Plane Engulfed in Black Clouds the Final Dive for Life London, May 26

The Sun · Wednesday 28 May 1919 · page 1

Harry Hawker, interviewed for the "Daily Mail)" stated: "After passing over the fogs round Newfoundland we had the benefit of…

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Mine Flooded. Clifton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 May 1919 · page 12

South Clifton Old Mine colliery workings are flooded to ruch an extent that it is not likely the mine will be worked for a considerably time. The miners, last night,…

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Coal Mine Flooded. Miners Driven Out. a Serious Outlook

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 28 May 1919 · page 10

WOLLONGONG, Tuesday-- The South Clifton Colliery workings are flooded, and it is not likey that tho mine will over be worked again. if it does, it will not be for some…

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Richmond River in Flood Wharves Submerged Waters Still Rising [?]

Evening News · Thursday 29 May 1919 · page 3

The rears of a flood [?] last night were fully [?] for this morning the [?] as a result of the [?]…

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On the Land. Conditions on the South Coast. Floods and Rabbits

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 29 May 1919 · page 5

Under usual conditions the Bega, district at this time of the year presents a wonderful picture, with waving fields of maize delighting the eye in almost every direction throughout…

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Richmond Rising Lowlands Submerged Flood Prospects at Lismore LISMORE

The Sun · Thursday 29 May 1919 · page 12

Lismore is now being visited by a flood, which promises to assume considerable magnitude. Heavy flood rains commenced to fall at Lismore…

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More Floods Nepean Breaks Bounds Train Service Stopped Camden

The Sun · Thursday 29 May 1919 · page 7

The Nepean River is in flood, and low-lying lands are under water. At Camden crops and gardens have been damaged. The river is still rising. The…

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Tweed Flooded Townships Isolated Murwillumrah

The Sun · Thursday 29 May 1919 · page 12

The whole of the valley of the Tweed is inundated. The rain has been persistent since March, and a terrific rainstorm…

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Storm-tossed Scow. Zingara Puts Into Sydney

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 May 1919 · page 7

The s[?]ow Zingara, which left Clarencetown on May 15 last, with a cargo of timber for Gisborne, New Zealand, put into Sydney yesterday, after having met heavy weather off the…

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Floods on North Coast Rescue Work at Lismore Big Rise in Richmond River

Evening News · Friday 30 May 1919 · page 4

These are great [?] of food [?] in paris of the [?] and many [?]…

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From Drought to Floods. Tho Tweed and the Richmond Overflow

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 30 May 1919 · page 5

The whole of the valley of the Tweed river is inundated. The rain has been fairly persistent since March, and a terrific rainstorm occurred on…

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South Clifton Mine Flooded

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 May 1919 · page 7

During the week the South Coast district, from Helensburgh to Nowra, has experienced extraordinarily heavy rainfalls. In the Wollongong district especially there has been a…

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Floods in Casino District. Casino

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 May 1919 · page 7

All low-lying farms are under water. The outlying part of the district is cut off from the town. Tatham Bridge, which connects Tatham and Coraki, is under water, and is…

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