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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1920

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Cyclone and Floods. Torrential Rains in Queensland. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 January 1920 · page 7

A special weather report issued to-day states that the tropical disturbance has moved westward during the last 24 hours. The centre at 9 a-m to-day was approximately 200…

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Heavy Rain in Queensland. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 January 1920 · page 8

Latest advices indicate that the tropical disturbance is still off the sub-tropical coast, the centre at 9 a.m. to-day being approximately north-east from Cape Moreton. Its intensity has further decreased, and…

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Cyclone and Floods. Heavy Rains in Queensland

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 9 January 1920 · page 4

A special weather report issued by the Queensland mete[?] on Wednesday stated that cyclonic conditions pr[?] over the south coastal…

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Fire Storm and Flood Children's Escape From Death. a Double Rescue

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 9 January 1920 · page 4

An outbreak of fire at Sawpit Gully (N.S.W.) on Saturday last completely gutted the home of a settler named Mr. C. Masters. While their mother was…

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Drought to Flood

The Sun · Monday 12 January 1920 · page 7

Young, Saturday.--Another severe storm passed over the Southwestern slopes on Friday, flooding creeks and gullies. Vivid…

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Heavy Storms in Queensland

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 13 January 1920 · page 5

BRISBANE, Monday.--The Railway Department reports a very heavy storm at Goomburra on Saturday night. The goods shed was partly unroofed and several windows of the station…

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The Queen State a Storm of Disapproval Over Mr. Lennon's Appointment. the State Governorship

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 13 January 1920 · page 2

A commotion has been caused in Queensland political circles by the appointment of the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly (Mr. W. Lennon) as…

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Violent Storm. in the City. More Rain Forecasted

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 14 January 1920 · page 10

The heat and su[?]tr[?]ness which prevailed in Sydney yesterday culminated shortly after 7.30 p.m. in a violent thunderstorm. Incessant lightning of a most vivid…

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Sydney's Storm Most Violent for Years Remarkable Electric Displays

Evening News · Wednesday 14 January 1920 · page 7

Under pronounced tropical influence the sultry and oppressive conditions of the past few days culminated early last evening in one of the most violent…

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Violent Thunderstorm in the City. Vivid Lightning and Heavy Thunder. City and Suburbs Deluged

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 14 January 1920 · page 8

The city last night was the centre of one of the heaviest thunderstorms experienced for some time in the metropolitan area. The storm was remarkable for the…

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Storm in New England. 350 Points at Denham

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 15 January 1920 · page 6

TAMWORTH, Wednesday.--On Tuesday afternoon, a heavy dust storm reached Tamworth and passed off without rain. Other places receive terrific downpours. It is reported that…

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Heavy Storm Inches in a Few Minutes GOULBURN

Evening News · Thursday 15 January 1920 · page 3

Another heavy storm visited this district on Tuesday evening. Towrang suffered considerably and a rain-gauge at that centre, capable of registering…

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Blazing West 112Deg. at Menindie Another City Storm Likely

The Sun · Thursday 15 January 1920 · page 5

City Forecast.--Chiefly fine, but cloudy, warm and muggy during the day, with squally north-east breeze in afternoon, dropping towards sundown…

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Dear Eggs Fowls Get Storm-shock Another Market Record

The Sun · Thursday 15 January 1920 · page 5

An active market ruled for eggs in Sussex-street this morning. Supplies were extremely small, due to the unsettled climatic conditions, and prices…

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Berlin Riot Crowd Storm Reichstag Ten Killed by Police London, Wednesday Night

The Sun · Thursday 15 January 1920 · page 1

Reuter's correspondent in Berlin states that a crowd made a demonstration outside the Reichstag. The police were present in strong…

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Thunderstorms. Heavy Rainfalls in Places

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 January 1920 · page 7

Thunderstorms were experienced over a large area on Tuesday night, the greater portion of the eastern half of the State being affected…

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The Storms. Scattered Areas Benefit

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 January 1920 · page 7

QUIRINDI, Thursday.—The storms which passed over the north and north-west on Tuesday night and Wednesday have benefited large areas of country still…

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Damage by Storm House Cut in Two LONDON, January 12

The Sun · Friday 16 January 1920 · page 1

The great storm has left an extraordinary trail of wreckage through the whole country. Gables were blown off houses…

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The Storm

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 17 January 1920 · page 8

Tuesday night's storm caused homo flooding of business premises in Sutherland-street. Muddy water end slush to a depth of two inches covered the floor of…

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Tuesday's Storm

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 17 January 1920 · page 6

A[?] a close and muggy day on Tuesday, [?]e evening approached there were ominous signs of a storm, he thunder clouds banking up at all points of the compass. Later to tell us that we were…

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