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Floods & storms, 1920

709 stories in Sydney's papers · page 8 of 36

Atlantic Coast Storms. New York, March 6

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 March 1920 · page 7

Heavy floods and snowstorms on the Atlantic [?] have caused damage estimated at over [?],000 dollars…

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Atlantic Gale Shipping Softies Badly New York

Evening News · Tuesday 9 March 1920 · page 1

Shipping suffered severely thought the 70 mile gale which raged on the Atlantic coast during the week-end. The steamer Guttford, belonging to…

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Grenfell Flooded Grenfell

The Sun · Tuesday 9 March 1920 · page 5

Very heavy ram fell over different parts of the district on Saturday night. Bimbi and Bribbaree recorded up to six inches, the townships being…

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Diamond Wedding : Mr. & Mrs. Albert Gale

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 10 March 1920 · page 16

THE diamond wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Gale, who have lived many years at Stanmore, near Sydney, was recently celebrated. They were married at St. Paul's, Bristol, on January 31, 1860, and arrived in Sydney in December, 1866. Mr. Gale had a fleeting experience of…

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Installing Flood Lighting

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 10 March 1920 · page 11

When it is decided to install flood lighting, no definite rule can be given for the number of projectors required. Several points must be taken into…

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Flood Rains. Damage at Albury

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 10 March 1920 · page 5

ALBURY, Tuesday. -- In some parts of the district, 3in. of rain was recorded within half an hour, as the result of the cloud burst here on Saturday afternoon, and much damage has…

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Cyclonic Storm Toowoomba (Q.)

Evening News · Friday 12 March 1920 · page 5

The town of Mit[?]bell, on the western line, reports a service cy[?]nic storm, as a result of which extensive damage was come to the local cemetery…

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News of the Day From the Four Quarters Misadventures. a Boat Overturned in a Southerly Gale. the Crew's Fight for Life

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 12 March 1920 · page 4

The sailing boat Rialto left Townsville (Q.) on Monday afternoon last for Bay Rock with L. Wells (a returned soldier) as skipper, and five others…

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No Visits Yet Gallipoli Graves Storms Delay Work LONDON, March 9

The Sun · Saturday 13 March 1920 · page 1

Colonel Hughes, in his latest reports from Gallipoli, advises that the Australian graves will not be ready for relatives visits until May 1921…

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Thunderstorms Rain on North Coast

The Sun · Saturday 13 March 1920 · page 5

City Forecast.--Fine, warm and sultry, with passing cloud. Fresh north-east breeze in afternoon. A close night. Thunderstorms occurred during the night…

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Rough Seas and Gales Vessels Seek Shelter

The Sun · Tuesday 16 March 1920 · page 7

Rough sens were running at many places along the coast this morning, and at New castle and Gabo Island moderated southerly gales were operating…

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Training in a Gale Randwick Gallops Ard-na-Ree in Form

Evening News · Tuesday 16 March 1920 · page 3

Following are the fastest times recorded at Randwick this morning:— Sweet R[?]een, 3 in [?] Al[?]ver, 4 in [?]…

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Rough Seas and Gales Vessels Seek Shelter

The Sun · Wednesday 17 March 1920 · page 3

Hough hour were running at many placea along the coast thin morning, and at Newcastle and Gabe Island moderate southerly gales were operating…

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Caught in Flooded Cave Thrilling Experience Goulburn

The Sun · Wednesday 17 March 1920 · page 5

Bungonia Caves, the neglected wonderland near the Lookdown, on the Shoalhaven, were the setting of what was nearly a mountain tragedy an…

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Stimulating the Storms. Getting More Rain Out of Them

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 23 March 1920 · page 7

The claim of one man and another used tu be to make ruin. That is not taken seriously now-If it ever was-but the latest claim is that storms, can…

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Mask of Storms Helped Mine-laying Kitchener's Fatal Error LONDON, March 20

The Sun · Tuesday 23 March 1920 · page 1

An instalment of Admiral von Scheer's recollections published in the "Daily News" states that the stormy weather on which the late Earl…

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Scattered Thunderstorms Light Rain Recorded

Evening News · Thursday 25 March 1920 · page 5

Thunderstorms of a light character were experienced in coastal parts south from Wyong last evening. The extreme Southern Tablelands received some heavy…

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Scattered Storms On Coast and Tablelands

Evening News · Friday 26 March 1920 · page 5

Fine weather prevailed over the State yesterday morning. During the afternoon, however, cloudy conditions developed in parts of the coast and tablelands, and culminated in the…

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Trapped by Flood Several People Drowned Cottage Washed Away Dramatic Incidents AUCKLAND

The Sun · Monday 29 March 1920 · page 5

As the result of a disastrous flood which occurred in North Auckland, several persons were drowned, bridges were demolished, and stock was lost…

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Railway Camp Flooded. Four Fatalities

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 29 March 1920 · page 8

AUCKLAND, N.Z., Sunday.--A thunderstorm Hooded a railway camp near Paparon. Mrs. Matthews, three children, and a man named Pearse were drowned…

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