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Floods & storms, 1920

709 stories in Sydney's papers · page 14 of 36

H.M.S. Renown. Meeting with Heavy Gales. H.M S. Renown at Sea

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 June 1920 · page 9

Anticipations of worse weather, founded on a falling barometer, were realised to-day. The wind and sea both increased in violence steadily throughout the day. The Renown…

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Storm-Tossed Schooner Vigilant Nearing Port

Evening News · Wednesday 30 June 1920 · page 6

The weather-beaten five-masted schooner Vigilant is making slowly towards Sydney, and it is expected that she will be taken in [?] by a tug very…

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Renown in a Gale Prince Plays Recquets Huge Ship's Wonderful Behavior

Evening News · Wednesday 30 June 1920 · page 1

The Great Australian Bight is a good place to avoid in mid-winter. It has fully lived up to its reputation on this trip. An officer remarked that…

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More Washaways Creeks in Flood

Evening News · Wednesday 30 June 1920 · page 7

More [?] on the railways are reported. The following announcements have been issued by the Railway Department…

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Flood Rain Expected

Evening News · Wednesday 30 June 1920 · page 7

The Commonwealth Weather nurses to-day issued the following forecast for N.S.W.—Many heavy, and rome good…

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Flood Waters Reservoirs Filled, Mails Held Up

Evening News · Wednesday 30 June 1920 · page 5

ORANGE.—For the [?] 24 hours two hundreds points of rain have fallen in Orange, making eight [?] for the [?]. The [?] and the council has…

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Good Prospects for Harvest Bountiful Rain in North West Floods in Some Areas More splendid rain was fallen over the State, particularly in the north-west, where some districts report two to three inches

Evening News · Wednesday 30 June 1920 · page 5

The excellent falls on Monday have been sup[?] by further steady and [?] rain, still accompanied by mild conditions, and prospects for a…

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Flood Rains. Rivers Overflowing. Crops and Gardens Covered. Reports Up to Midnight

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 30 June 1920 · page 6

BATHURST, Wednesday morning.--Reports received last night indicated that during the day flood rains had fallen over a portion of the far and middle west. In most cases the…

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Deluge at Albury. Murray River a Banker

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 1 July 1920 · page 5

ALBURY, Wednesday.--The heaviest general rain for several years fell here this afternoon, following the bursting of two thunderstorms, separated by a couple of hours…

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Buffeted by Gales. Lumber Vessel's Trying Voyage

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 1 July 1920 · page 4

Buffeted by terrific gales off the coast and held up at intervals by calms, the American five masted schooner Vigilant reached port safely last night and anchored off Watson's…

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Ruling the Waves Renown in a Gale A "Thoroughbred" Warship Designers Vindicated at Sea

The Sun · Thursday 1 July 1920 · page 6

Imagine a wooden match floating on a lake that is being whipped into white tops by a stiff breeze. That picture conveys to the landsman the…

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The Prince. Arrival at Albany. Great Welcome. M.M.S. Renown in a Gale. Albany (W.a.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 July 1920 · page 6

The Renown met with worse weather this trip than she has ever experienced since she was commissioned. That is the opinion of officers who joined the Renown of the…

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Great Damage by Floods Orange Streets Under Water

Evening News · Thursday 1 July 1920 · page 7

COnsiderable damage has been doner in the country by the heavy rain, which has caused rivers and creeks to overllow ORANGE, Thursday. The heaviest rain experienced in…

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General Rain. Heavy Falls. Parts of Country Flooded

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 July 1920 · page 7

Bounteous rain has fallen throughout the whole State, and the drought has been definitely broken, From all parts reports have been received advising heavy falls…

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Heaviest Fall Since 1916 Macquarie River in High Flood BATHURST

The Sun · Thursday 1 July 1920 · page 8

Rain came down in torrents in Bathurst during the night, nearly "2in. being officially reported for the 24 hours ended 9 a.m. today. This is the…

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West Flooded. Six to Seven Inches. Districts Under Water

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 1 July 1920 · page 5

BATHURST. Thursday.--Further heavy rains fell right throughout the West yesterday, and floods are feared. At 9 o'clock last night it was raining at practically every station…

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Record Storm at Culcairn CULCAIRN

Evening News · Friday 2 July 1920 · page 5

On Wednesday evening one of the heaviest storms experienced here for years occurred. Flash after flash of lighting lighted up the sky, and the rain…

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Body of a Child Found in Storm-water Channel

The Sun · Friday 2 July 1920 · page 5

The body of a newly-born male infant was found under the bridge over a storm-water channot at Rocky Point- road, Arncliffe, yesterday, by Walter…

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Flood Rains. Rivers Overflowing

The Land · Friday 2 July 1920 · page 15

Reports from the Western District received up to Wednesday night indicated, that flood rains had fallen over a portion of the far and middle went. In most…

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Five Boats Sent to Flooded Areas

Evening News · Friday 2 July 1920 · page 5

Mr. [?] Mitchell, the inspector-General of Police, stated this morning that the [?] had been despatched last night and this morning to the flood…

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