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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1921

1,026 stories in Sydney's papers · page 17 of 52

Flood and Fire. Colorado Disaster. 1200 Reported Dead. New York, June 4

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 6 June 1921 · page 7

Cloudbursts throughout Colorado caused the rivers to overflow, flooding several cities and resulting in great damage to property and crops…

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Floods and Fires Great Loss of Life Reported Cloudbursts in Colorado Thousands Rendered Homeless Vancouver, June 4

The Sun · Monday 6 June 1921 · page 2

Cloudbursts have caused the flooding of three towns in Colorado. The rivers are overflowing and causing incalculable damage…

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Flooded Cities. American Sensation. Cloud Bursts in Colorado. New York, June 4

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 6 June 1921 · page 5

Cloudbursts throughout Colorado forced the rivers to overflow, flooding several cities, and resulting in great damage to property and crops…

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Sixteen Towns Under Water Awful Flood Disaster in Colorado Impossible to Estimate Deaths and D.ma.e New York

Evening News · Tuesday 7 June 1921 · page 1

Additional particulars have been [?] caused by the [?] Reports altering from the flood [?] towns under from [?]…

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Colorado Floods Waters Still Rising 100 Bodies Recovered VANCOUVER

The Sun · Tuesday 7 June 1921 · page 1

A message from Colorado states that the storm continues. The waters are again rising at Pueblo, for the third time in two days, and more…

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Colorado Floods. Enormous Damage. Pueblo's Last Message. Montreal, June 6

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 7 June 1921 · page 4

A message from Pueblo, Colorado, says that the best estimates place the toll of the flood at 250 lives, and the property damage at 10,000,000 dollars, but unofficial estimates…

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Flood Waters Recede Tragic Devastation Revealed New York

Evening News · Wednesday 8 June 1921 · page 1

The flood which is now subsiding at P[?] is revealing tragic devastation. The affected area has a [?] of…

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Towns Submerged. Disastrous Floods. Devastation in Colorado. New York, June 6

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 June 1921 · page 11

Reports which are filtering from the flooded area show that 16 towns are under from three to fifteen feet of water. At Loveland two reservoirs and a dam broke, obliterating the…

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Excellent Rains Danger of Floods Anniversary of Drought End

The Sun · Wednesday 8 June 1921 · page 8

Metropolitan Forecast.--Unsettled and showery, fresh and squally N.E. wind, moderate to rough sen. New South Wales.--Cloudy and…

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Colorado Floods. Devastating Waters. the Death Roll. Vancouver, June 6

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 8 June 1921 · page 9

The Arkansas River broke another dam, causing a fresh flood to sweep over Pueblo hampering relief work. The city has been three days without food, water, and medical…

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3000 Missing. Colorado Floods. Tragic Devastation. Newyork, June 7

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 June 1921 · page 9

The flood is subsiding at Pueblo, revealing tragic devastation. The affected area is covered with several feet of mud. in which motor cars, furniture, parts of bulldings, and…

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Danger Past Likelihood of Floods

The Sun · Thursday 9 June 1921 · page 11

Although there has been a likelihood of damaging floods for the past couple of days, the State Meteorologist (Mr. Mares) is now of the opinion that the…

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Eyes on Rivers Chances of Flooding No Immediate Danger

The Sun · Thursday 9 June 1921 · page 5

Metropolitan Forecast.--Still wild and unsettled, with occasional showers, chiefly in evening or at night: northwest to north-east breeze, with tendency…

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Flood Death-roll. New York, June 8

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 9 June 1921 · page 5

A message from Pueblo states that 52 bodies have been found, and 3000 persons are still missing. An inquest will not be hold, as the flood is held to be an "act of God,"…

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Damaged Roads the North Coast Floods Appeal for State Aid

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 10 June 1921 · page 3

A deputation of representatives of shires in the North Coast district of New South Wales waited upon the Minister for Local Government (Mr…

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Rivers Still Rising Flood at Gulargambone Fining at Last

The Sun · Friday 10 June 1921 · page 5

Metropolitan Forecast.--Fine and mild during the day with passing clouds. North-east breeze in afternoon. Still a tendency to a shower or two, with some…

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Floods in Tasmania

The Sun · Friday 10 June 1921 · page 7

Launceston, Friday.--During the past two days heavy rain has fallen, resulting in floods on the East Coast, where seven inches have been…

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