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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1921

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Torrential Rain. Floods on the William River

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 7 January 1921 · page 4

Torrential rains have fallen over the upper reaches of the Williams River, and the rise in the Chiches[?]or and the Wangat rivers has resulted in the…

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Three Sisters Drowned. Swept Away by a Flooded River

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 7 January 1921 · page 4

A grazier of Gum Creek, in the Charleville (Q.) district, named A. E. Switzer, was driving his wife and six children to Charleville on Wednesday…

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Big Flood. Dungog Farmers Suffer. Lowlands Under Water. Dungog

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 January 1921 · page 9

Although only five inches of rain were registered here since Monday Dungog and district yesterday experienced one of the biggest floods for many years…

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Gale Blowing at N.Z.

Evening News · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 5

Mr. D. J. Marcs, Government Meteorologist, stated this morning that a whole gale was blowing in a essterly direction from New Zealand. The sea in the…

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Kogarah Police Court. Wednesday, 5th January. Before Mr. Gale. S.M. Didn't Pay His Fare

The St George Call · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 4

Benjamin Corse, (52), was charged with travelling on the railway without having previously paid his fare, and also with being drunk on Rockdale Railway…

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That Flooded Area

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 2

Estimates for Proposed kerbing and guttering work etc., to cope with the flow of stormwater in that well-settled portion of the town in and around Henry-street…

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Journey in Bathroom Boy's Unique Experience Storm in Melbourne Melbourne

Evening News · Monday 10 January 1921 · page 1

The cool change yesterday was accompanied hurricane winds in many: [?]e of Melbourne. At Port Arlington the Grand Hotel was unrooled, and many…

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Many Thunderstorms Temperatures Still Rising

Evening News · Monday 10 January 1921 · page 5

There has been a gra[?] warming up on temperatures [?] New South Wales [?]ing the wick[?] of [?]…

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Flood at Byron Bay

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 10 January 1921 · page 6

BYRON BAY, Saturday.--About 7.40 p.m. on Thursday heavy rain commenced to fall, and continued for three hours, and lighter rain fell all the rest of the night. Seven and a half…

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Heavy Rain on Coast Showers Inland

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 11 January 1921 · page 3

Heavy rain registering up to eight inches, fell on the coast at the week end. and floods were reported from Dungog—where a little while ago it…

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Storm on Mountains KATOOMBA

Evening News · Tuesday 11 January 1921 · page 3

A heavy storm struck Katoomba at 1 o'clock yesterday, after a close, bumk[?] Following on recent raine, all wat[?]courses were soon running a…

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Hail and Sun Curious City Storm Dropping Temperatures

The Sun · Tuesday 11 January 1921 · page 7

The heat was more severe in the city to-day than yesterday, and just when the workers sought a little fresh air at lunch hour the sun shone done…

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Drowned. Crossing Flooded Creeks

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 11 January 1921 · page 3

On New Year's Day a tragedy was reported from Orroroo says a South Australian message to the "S.M. Herald." Fred Marshall, with his wife…

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Tropical Rain. North Queensland Floods. Cairns (Q.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 January 1921 · page 7

During the week-end heavy downpours of rain have occurred in the Cairns district, probably due to the tropical depression existing to the north. On Saturday afternoon…

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Sun in Heavy Rain

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 12 January 1921 · page 1

The [?] was run in very [?] near as could be [?] and Marsh's Son [?] The latter who was…

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Storm at Nowra. Buildings Damaged. Nowra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 January 1921 · page 12

At 6.30 p.m. yesterday an exceptionally heavy storm passed over Nowra, the wind reaching hurricane force, accompanied by blinding rain and vivid lightning. The full…

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Storm in the City. Southerly Change Follows

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 12 January 1921 · page 12

The hot and sultry conditions in the city yesterday culminated in a thunderstorm. At 2.15 p.m. heavy rain, accompanied by rain, the size of small marbles, commenced to fall…

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English Goods Local Market Flooded York-street Mystified Effect on Prices

The Sun · Wednesday 12 January 1921 · page 8

English manufacturers are filling Australian orders with a celerity without precedent since 1914. As a consequence York-street is…

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Thunderstorms. Light to Moderate Rains

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 12 January 1921 · page 12

Light to moderate rain, with some thunderstorms, was recorded fairly generally over the south-eastern quarter of the State, and extending northwards over a belt of territory to the…

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The Mountains. Radiant After the Storm

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 January 1921 · page 9

The recent rain on the Blue Mountains has been responsible for an increased volume of water in the falls and streams, adding to their beauty and charm. At Govett's Leap,…

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