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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1920

709 stories in Sydney's papers · page 35 of 36

Gale and Crops Light Damage in West DUBBO

The Sun · Thursday 16 December 1920 · page 8

Information obtained from reliable authority in regard to crops in many places shows that they did not sustain much damage during the recent…

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Dismasted. Schooner Practically Derelict. Caught in the Storm. Crew in Open Boat

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 16 December 1920 · page 5

Wireless messages received last night from the Union Steamship Company's steamer Cosmos, which left Sydney on Tuesday for Dunedin, give particulars of the startling discovery…

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Scattered Thunderstorms

Evening News · Thursday 16 December 1920 · page 13

This morning light rain was reported to be falling at Maude and Mou[?]. Fishes were clouded at scattered coastal towns and in the southern districts. Else here it was [?]…

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Flood of Immigration. Two Thousand Jobless in Sydney

The Australian Worker · Thursday 16 December 1920 · page 20

Last week-end it was announced that there are over 2000 newly-arrived immigrants in Sydney who are without employment. Many of them have wives and…

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The Rain Storm

The Propeller · Friday 17 December 1920 · page 5

The storm which recently passed over this district was responsible for a good deal of damage. A large number of vegetable gardens at Arncliffe,…

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Hail and Rain. Storm in the City

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 17 December 1920 · page 11

The warm and sultry conditions which prevailed in the city yesterday culminated in a thunderstorm during the evening. At 7.15 rain and hall commenced to fall, accompanied by…

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Parcels by Air Captain King's Success Plying in Heavy Gale Dubbo

The Sun · Friday 17 December 1920 · page 4

The Sopwith Gnu, piloted by Captain Roy King, accomplished the Journey from Forbes to Pubbo in 50 minutes. The distance is estimated at…

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News of the Day From the Four Quarters the Deluge Damage to the Wheat Hay Swept Away

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 17 December 1920 · page 4

The cyclonic storm that raged throughout New South Wales during the week end has wrong great have among the wheat and frat crops in…

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Thunderstorms Over South-east More December Snow

Evening News · Friday 17 December 1920 · page 5

Cloudy cond[?] dev[?]ped over the south-[?]tern half of the State yesterday and as a result [?] In the [?]…

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Thunderstorms in the Country. Light, Scattered Rain

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 17 December 1920 · page 11

Light and scattered rain, with thunder, was recorded yesterday in the Hunter and Manning districts, central tablelands, south coast, and extreme south-west. Except for a few…

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Severe Storm

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 18 December 1920 · page 13

According to advices received yesterday by the Navigation Department, by urgent telegram from the lighthouse-keeper at Yamba, a terrific storm passed over Yamba on Thursday…

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The Great Storm

The Methodist · Saturday 18 December 1920 · page 7

AS the gale was expending its fury and strength last week, accompanied with torrential rain, the words of the Psalmist rang in one's ears: "Stormy wind fulfilling His word." Then, thoughts went out to the…

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Racehorse Injured Takes Fright in Storm

Evening News · Saturday 18 December 1920 · page 6

Soon after leaving the Central Railway, after competing at Canterbury Park on Thursday, several racehorses and their attendants were overtaken by the…

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Davis Cup. Storm Interferes with Practice. (By Our Special Representative.) Auckland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 18 December 1920 · page 13

The tail end of the storm which washed New South Wales has been over Auckland, consequently there has been no practice for the past three days by the Davis Cup teams. Both…

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Effects of the Flood The Poor Ring How Did It Subsist?

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 18 December 1920 · page 5

The daily press declares that the wheat crops suffered damage to the extent of millions of pounds. The storm which has been blamed for this has…

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Teachers Confer Storm of Discussion Amending Constitution

The Sun · Tuesday 21 December 1920 · page 8

As the subject set down for to-day's business at the annual conference of the New South Wales Public School Teachers' Federation at the King's Hall…

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The Soil Wheat and the Storm. Chief Inspector's Report

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 21 December 1920 · page 3

Referring to the recent storm, the Chief Inspector of Agriculture, Mr. A. H. E. M'Donald, who has Just returned from the West and South-west, staled that the damage to the…

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On the Land. Storm Resistance in Wheat. Value of "Federation."

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 December 1920 · page 7

Referring to the recent storm the Chief Inspector of Agriculture, Mr. A. H. B. McDonald, who has just returned from the western and south-western districts of the State,…

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Expected Harvest 40,000,000 Bushels Moderate Storm Damage

The Sun · Wednesday 22 December 1920 · page 9

Mr. Dunn, Minister for Agriculture, in the Legislative Assembly yesterday, greatly modified a statement which he recently made to the effect that the…

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Storm Damage at Young

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 December 1920 · page 5

YOUNG.—Mr. G. S. Whiteman, secretary of the local branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association has furnished the head office of his society with an estimate of the probable…

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