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Floods & storms, 1919

614 stories in Sydney's papers · page 26 of 31

Echoes of the World Girls' Long Ride Mildura to Melbourne Floods and Desert Sand 450 Miles in the Saddle

The Sun · Sunday 16 November 1919 · page 13

The Australian girl is nothing if not versatile and a sport, and Miss I. F. Taylor, a Melbourne girl, bright and been, edits "The Gumtree," the official…

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Cyclonic Storm at Casino

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 17 November 1919 · page 7

A cyclonie storm passed over Casino, on the Richmond River, on Saturday afternoon, and caused considerable damage. The storm raged with great fury, and ball…

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Renown in Gale Vancouver, November 13

The Sun · Monday 17 November 1919 · page 1

A message from New York, describing the accident to the battleship Renown, when she was caught in a stiff gale, and lost two men who were…

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Heavy Storm. Great Damage at Casino. Casino

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 17 November 1919 · page 7

A terrific storm broke over Casino at 4.15 o'clock this afternoon. Heavy blank clouds came from the north-west, and the gale brought along with it clouds…

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Steamer Wrecked. Storm on Great Lakes. Toronto, Nov. 15

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 17 November 1919 · page 7

The steamer Runnels was pounded to pieces on the Great Lakes in a storm. The Anderson Life-saving Station rescued 13 of the crew, although the buoys froze to the rigging…

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Poulet's Flight. Record to Karachi. Head Winds and Storms. Allahabad, November 14

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 17 November 1919 · page 5

The diary of the French airman Etienne Poulet, giving the details of his flight from Paris to Karachi, having completed a distance of 4000 miles, records struggles against…

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Storm on Great Lakes. Loss of Shipping. Vancouver, November 15

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 17 November 1919 · page 4

An awful storm swept across the Great Lakes. The steamer Runnels was pounded to pieces. The Anderson life-saving station rescued 13 of the crew, although it was so cold that the…

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Terrific Blow Cyclone at Casino Many Thrilling Incidents £20,000 Damage Lismore

The Sun · Monday 17 November 1919 · page 6

The damage caused by the cyclone which passed over Casino on Saturday afternoon is estimated at between £15,000 and £20,000. Hardly one of the…

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Terrific Storm £20,000 DAMAGE Horse Drowned in Gutter LISMORE

Evening News · Monday 17 November 1919 · page 4

A cyclonic storm broke ever Casino on Saturday afternoon, and the town is now covered with wreakega, Scareely a house escaped damage from the wind and hall…

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Thunderstorms. Heavy Rain in Places

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 18 November 1919 · page 5

The sultry and thundery conditions during the week-end were responsible for the registration of rain in coastal parts north from Port Stephens, on the northern tablelands, and over…

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A Cyclone at Casino. £20,000 Worth of Damage

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 18 November 1919 · page 5

While farmers throughout the drought-stricken areas of New South Wales were praying for rain, the town of Casino was visited by a cyclonic…

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Casino Cyclone. Considerable Damage to Premises. Horse Drowned in Gutter

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 18 November 1919 · page 4

CASINO, Monday.—One of the most disastrous storms in the history of the town struck Casino at 4.30 o'clock on Saturday. Several days of close muggy conditions culminated in alcyclonic…

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Scattered Thunderstorms High Temperatures in West

Evening News · Tuesday 18 November 1919 · page 6

Warm to hot and [?] weather was experitenced in New South Wales yesterday, and some high temperatures were recorded in the west…

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Pigeon-egg Hail. Short and Sharp Storm

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 19 November 1919 · page 11

Hall that would probably pass muster as the glibly-termed "hen-egg" hall, but actually about the dimensions of eggs laid by pigeons, foil thickly in the city and some of the suburbs…

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Chasing Poulet "Sun" Airman Reaches Cairo Ross Smith Tells His Story Thirty Hours in Rain and Storm

The Sun · Thursday 20 November 1919 · page 1

Captain Ross-Smith is making good progress in his flight to Australia, having arrived at Cairo. In accordance with the special arrangements made with "The Sun," he is forwarding from his stopping-places a short account of his experiences over each stage…

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What the League of Nations Lacks. Supernatural Breath of Life. The Flood of Foul Literature on Sexual Matters. London, September 20. the One Thing Lacking

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 20 November 1919 · page 8

Cardinal Mercier, in his message to the International Brotherhood Congress in London this week, hit the nail on the head, as is his wont. Says his…

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Light to Heavy Rain. on Coast and Tablelands

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 November 1919 · page 8

Further light to heavy rain with thunder fell over coastal districts and on the Southern Tablelands and Blue Mountains during the 24 hours ended at 9 a.m. yesterday. Light to…

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Hail Storm Wreaks Havoc in Bathurst Orchards

The Land · Friday 21 November 1919 · page 10

The orchardists whose areas were in the track of the phenomenal hailstorm south of Bathurst last week, agree that the experience was without precedent,…

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The Graziers' Publicity Page. Weathering the Political Storm

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 21 November 1919 · page 5

It is herd to take a real live interest in politics when your stock are dying, and you don't know which way to turn for relief of any sort. It is hard to…

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Horse Killed, Rides Unhurt Vagaries of the Storm WOLLONGONG

The Sun · Sunday 23 November 1919 · page 4

Mr. K. Mison, of Nowra, had a miraculous escape from a tragically sudden end during the week, he was on his farm intending to some cattle,…

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