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Floods & storms, 1920

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Cyclone Off Coast Centre South of Sydney Warning by Mr. Mares

The Sun · Wednesday 28 January 1920 · page 5

"A disturbance of a cyclonic nature is now situated near our coast, with its centra a little south of Sydney," said Mr. Mares, the State…

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Back to Winter Gales, Snow, Hail Heavy Rain in South

The Sun · Thursday 29 January 1920 · page 3

City Forecast.--Cool to cold, and unsettled, with boisterous wost to southwest winds, and occasional rain squalls, probably associated with some hall. A…

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Becoming Milder Cyclone Goes East Heavy Rain in South-east

The Sun · Thursday 29 January 1920 · page 5

City Forecast.--Still cool and unsettled, with rain squalls, but chie[?]y during the afternoon and evening. South-went to south-east winds, still…

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Wintry Blasts. Cyclonic Gale Off Coast. Snow, Hail, and Rain

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 29 January 1920 · page 7

Under the influence of a disturbance of a cyclonic character operating off the coast, gales, with snow, hafi, and rain, were raging over New South Wales yesterday…

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Queensland Lieutenant-Governor. the Storm Fizzles Out. Brisbane, January 27

The Catholic Press · Thursday 29 January 1920 · page 27

The great meeting, which was to be the exemplification of all that was noblest and brightest in loyalist circles, as a protest against the appointment of Mr. Lennon as…

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Flooding Australia with "Pommies." Another War Burden From England

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 29 January 1920 · page 24

It is officially announced that tHe Imperial Government has made arrangements to send ex-service men and their families by the shipload to Australia,…

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Flood in Gippsland. Maize Crops Destroyed

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 29 January 1920 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--Eight inches of rain, causing a flood equalling, that of 1893, occurred at Bruthen, in Gippsland, to-day, destroying three-fourths of the [?] crop. Two…

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Becoming Milder Cyclone Goes East Heavy Rain in South-east

The Sun · Friday 30 January 1920 · page 3

City Forecast.--Still cool and unsettled, with rain squalls, but chiefly during the afternoon and evening South-west to south-east winds, still…

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Heavy Rain in the South the Week's Totals

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 30 January 1920 · page 17

During the past week heavy falls have been recorded in parts of the Southern districts, [?]ainly in the tar south coast. Both Begs and Candelo received over five…

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Paddington Fight Storm-Centre Municipality

Evening News · Friday 30 January 1920 · page 4

"We are not to smash the capatalistic voters—the Progressive candidates camcauflaged 'Nationalists'—thus a Labor advocate addression his constituents at…

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A Plaything of the Storm. An Aeroplane Damaged at Tamworth

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 30 January 1920 · page 4

Perdriau's aerial commercial traveller, Lieut. J. H. Butler, arrived in Tamworth (N.S.W.) on Monday last, and the machine was "parked" on the…

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Inchcape Shaft. Flooded Mine Reopened

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 30 January 1920 · page 6

NEWCASTLE, Thursday.--About 30 years ago, what was then known as the South Walls end Colliery at Cardiff, was flooded, and has been idle ever since. The property, which…

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Floods in Gippsland. Phenomenal Summer Rains

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 30 January 1920 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--The phenomenal summer rain which commenced to fall on Monday morning caused big floods in all East Gippsland rivers, increasing in volume in the…

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Monday's Storm

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 31 January 1920 · page 10

The storm which broke over Parramatta on Monday (accompanied by a good' spattering of hail and high wind) does not appear to have done any damage in the…

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Schooner in a Gale. Deck Cargo Lost

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 February 1920 · page 4

EDEN, Sunday.--The schooner Abemama, bound from Sydney to Launceston, which put into the bay on Friday, had a narrow escape in a gale in the straits, whore she lost sails and…

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Heavy Gale

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 February 1920 · page 5

CAIRNS, Monday.--A heavy gale is blowing on the coast. The cargo steamer Carroo, which left port at 6 o'clock this evening for Townsville, has been forced to return after…

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Bushfires and Gales. Damage to Tasmanian Orchards

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 3 February 1920 · page 5

It is reported that extensive bush fires are raging in the north-western districts of Tasmania, and the Loon-gana bridge over the Lover River has been destroyed. A gala in tho Tamar…

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Fire and Storm. a Kiama Visitation

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 3 February 1920 · page 5

On Wednesday last the chimney of the Port Kembla branch of theo Bank of New South Wales premises, which adjoins a refreshment shop, caught fire,…

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Half a Town Gone Great Damage at Chillagoe Cyclone in Queensland Brisbane

Evening News · Tuesday 3 February 1920 · page 5

Considerable damage was done to porthern Bland towns yesterday by a evc[?] storm which has been operating off the coast…

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