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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1921

1,026 stories in Sydney's papers · page 16 of 52

Terrible Storm Priest Struck by Lightning BRISBANE

The Sun · Wednesday 25 May 1921 · page 5

A cyclonic storm, accompanied by a waterspout, passed over Moreton Bay yesterday, and wrecked a house and damaged several others at…

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Melbourne University Athletics Gale Wins Three Championships: Dodds Breaks Two Records

Referee · Wednesday 25 May 1921 · page 5

Favored with delightful weather the annual Melbourne University championships, on the Varsity Oval, last week were well attended. D. W. Gale, the…

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Flooded Holds Damaged Steamer Atua

The Sun · Wednesday 25 May 1921 · page 10

According to a cable message received by the Sydney office of the Union Steamship Company this afternoon, the No. 1 and No. 2 holds of the…

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Atua. Sheltered Position. Holds Flooded

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 May 1921 · page 9

According to cabled advice received by the Union S.S. Company, Ltd., yesterday, the steamer Atua, which struck a reef and was beached at Naltonitoni, on Tuesday, is ashore…

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Stranded Atua. Two Holds Flooded

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 26 May 1921 · page 4

The Union S.S. Company yesterday received further news of the steamer Atua, which struck a reef when nearing Suva Harbour, and was beached…

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Steamer Atua. Holds Flooded

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 26 May 1921 · page 3

A cable received by the Union S.S. Company Yesterday confirmed the news of the mishap to the Steadier Atus at the Fiji Group. The vessel is beached at Natonitoni, and the…

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Kanowna in Cyclonic Storm

Evening News · Friday 27 May 1921 · page 6

The E and A. liner Kanowna, which reached Sydney to-day from Yokohana and ports, experienced the rail end of a cyclonic storm in Moreton Bay on…

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Storms in Queensland. a Parish Priest Killed

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 27 May 1921 · page 4

A cyclonic norm followed by a water-spout ponied over the Moreton Bay (Q) district on Tuesday, wrecking a house and damaging several…

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Even Persons Killed Hospital Aeroplane Meets Electrical Storm New York Sunday evening

Evening News · Monday 30 May 1921 · page 1

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The Rain Storm. Heavy Falls in Country

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 June 1921 · page 10

The operations of the great disturbance, over the south-eastern States have been responsible for additional general rain of light to heavy character, associated with some thunderstorms…

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Terrific Storm. New England Towns Suffer. Dwellings Damaged. Fencing Washed Away. Inverell

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 June 1921 · page 11

Heavy rain, accompanied by thunder, set in on Sunday night. The rain continued all yesterday, culminating in a terrille thunderstorm last night at 8 o'clock. Rain fell in…

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Caught by Flood Motor Car in Creek MUDGEE

Evening News · Thursday 2 June 1921 · page 14

A motorcar, travelling in Carwell park yesterday was caught in the swollen waters of Tonbong Creek, which the driver obsayed to cross. The waters…

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In Track Op Storm. Widespread Damage. Railway Still Blocked

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 3 June 1921 · page 6

GLEN INNES, Thursday.--Details coming to hand regarding Monday's terrific storm, which was responsible for the railway dislocation, indicate that heavy damage has been done in…

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£25,000 WANTED For Country Roads Damage by Floods Main Roads Bill

The Sun · Friday 3 June 1921 · page 4

A large deputation, representative of the shires of the North Coast, waited upon the Minister for Local Government (Mr. Mutch) to-day to ask for…

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Vignettes the Dry Storm

The Methodist · Saturday 4 June 1921 · page 3

"Abdallah, old chap! I don't like the look of tilings. I've a good mind to stop awhile and watch developments." The preacher had dropped into a monologue…

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Storms and Death. Barque's Rough Voyage

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 4 June 1921 · page 12

PERTH. Friday.--The barque lone, which left Mauritius on April 3, arrived at [?]unbury yesterday, after an [?]xtraordinarlly stormy and prolonged voyage. Three of her crew…

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Damaged Roads. Recent Floods. Shires Ask for Assistance

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 June 1921 · page 12

Headed by Messrs. Price, Ferdriau, Bennett, Nesbit, Fitzgerald and Hill Ms. L.A. the representatives of North Coast and contingent shire council waited upon the…

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Roads and Floods. Northern Shires Want £25,000 for Repairs

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 4 June 1921 · page 10

A request for about £35,000, to repair the damage done to the roads in the North Coast districts by the recent floods, was made yesterday to the Minister for Local Government…

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1200 Reported Dead Cloudbursts in Colorado Damage by Flood and Fire New York

Evening News · Monday 6 June 1921 · page 1

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American Floods 2 50 Lives Lost Telegraphist's Last Message MONTHEAVL, Monday Morning

Evening News · Monday 6 June 1921 · page 5

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