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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1919

614 stories in Sydney's papers · page 9 of 31

Tragedy of a Storm Boy Electrocuted at Redfern Returned Soldier Rescues Two Others

Evening News · Friday 7 March 1919 · page 5

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Damage by Flood Waters

The Land · Friday 7 March 1919 · page 6

At the District Court last week, before Judge While, William Harvey sued the Nowra municipality, claiming £60 for damage to the frontage of his property…

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Racecourse Flooded £1000 Damage at Bega

Evening News · Friday 7 March 1919 · page 6

Damage to the extent of £1000 has been done by the recent floods to the Bega Racecourse. The water submerged the course to a depth of 20 feet, and…

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Disastrous Floods On North and South Coasts

Evening News · Friday 7 March 1919 · page 8

Extensive damage was done at Bellingen by the recent floods, people being rendered homeless and farm produce destroyed. In three days 20 inches of rain…

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Drowned at Pozieres in Flooded Trenches Australians' Awful Fate

Evening News · Friday 7 March 1919 · page 4

The reason to many Australian soldiers were reported missing after the Pozieres battle is explained by Sergeant Curtis Neville, who has just returned to Molong,…

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Flood Rising Higher than 1891 Record Relief Parties at Work Distress in Melbourne Suburbs MELBOURNE

Evening News · Friday 7 March 1919 · page 5

The Yarra is stall using this [?] but so far no [?]. The line to Altona [?] and the depth of the [?]…

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The Falls of Rain Floods at Bellingen with Loss of Life. Great Losses Suffered

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 7 March 1919 · page 7

The Bellinger River (N.S.W.) district last week experienced the biggest flood for the past quarter of a century. Heavy thunderstorms had occurred at…

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Mine Flooded. Miners' Narrow Escape. Drake

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

Exceptionally heavy rain on Monday washed away the timbering of the Kyloe copper mine. The miners working underground escaped just in time to see the surface collapse, and…

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The Floods. Eden District Suffers Heavily. a Distressing Tragedy. Eden, Thursday

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

The drought which for several months prevailed in the south-eastern corner of the State was broken by a rainfall which developed into a veritable deluge. It eclipsed…

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Still Flooded Melbourne's Plight Flemington Deluged Melbourne

The Sun · Friday 7 March 1919 · page 7

There were 63 points recorded in Melbourne for the 24 hours ended 9 o'clock this morning. Some of the suburban streets are still flooded, and this…

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Floods. Damage in Victoria. Many Families Homeless. Washaways on Railways

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 7 March 1919 · page 5

MELBOURNE. Thursday.--Damage wrought by the rain storm is estimated at thousands of pounds, and but a few homes in the low- lying districts were not inundated…

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Wall of Water South Coast Floods Serious Damage EDEN

The Sun · Saturday 8 March 1919 · page 7

The flood which last week resulted from the heavy rainfall on the watershed of the Kiah or Towamba River was unparalleled in the history of the…

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Private Currey, V.c., Tells How He Faced Storm of Hun Shells

The Mirror · Sunday 9 March 1919 · page 3

Private W. A. Currey, V.C., who recently returned to his home in Sydney, is a modest young soldier, very proud of his decoration, and very anxious to give…

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The Yarra Floods Now Falling. Melbourne

Sunday Times · Sunday 9 March 1919 · page 2

The flood waters around Melbourne have receded, and householders arc returning to their homes. The Yarra is now falling…

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Eden Floods District Losses Eden

The Sun · Sunday 9 March 1919 · page 4

The flood last week was unparalleled in the history of the district. The Towamba River in three hours rose 20ft. above the level of any previous flood…

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Making Port in a Gale

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 10 March 1919 · page 4

Strong southerly gales sweeping the Bass' Straits on Tuesday and Wednesday placed many difficulties in the way of the large overseas steamer…

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The Turf Storm Affects Tots

Evening News · Monday 10 March 1919 · page 2

Same idea may be gained of the manner in which the storm at Canterbury Park on Saturday [?]roded the [?] receipts when it is pointed out that they…

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Cool Week-end Heavy Coastal Rain Light Falls on Slopes and Tablelands

Evening News · Monday 10 March 1919 · page 3

[?] cool over [?] Wales [?] [?] temperatures [?][?]…

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South Coast Floods. Bridges Swept Away

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 10 March 1919 · page 6

PAMBULA, Sunday.--The whole of the South Coast, from Moruya to Gabe, has passed through a period of exceptionally heavy rain, which has caused severe floods…

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