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Floods & storms, 1921

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Notes on Warwick Farm. the Handicap a Remarkable Race. Magne Storm Beats the Juveniles

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 6 July 1921 · page 10

Saturday last was not a good day for horseracing owing to the severe storm which raged all Friday and until the early hours of Saturday morning…

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Sport and Storm. Fine Illustrations in the "Mail." a Life on the Ocean Wave. Rugby League Team for England

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 July 1921 · page 12

Examples of the damage wrought at North Sydney and Neutral Bay by last Friday's gale appear in this week's "Sydney Mail," which has also many other attractive features,…

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The Floods. Waters in Wee Waa Streets. a Town Isolated. Wee Waa

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 July 1921 · page 14

The Namol River continued its rise at Wee Waa, and shortly arter 10 o'clock this morning the flood waters broke across from Lagoon Creek and entered the streets. It was 3ft…

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Flooded Rivers. Position Serious. Northern Situation

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 July 1921 · page 10

Reports received at the Weather Bureau yesterday indicated that the Floods in the northern tributaries of the Darling were assuming ugly…

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After the Storm Old Watchman's Death

Evening News · Thursday 7 July 1921 · page 8

James Nolan, 65, who had been employed until six weeks ago as a watchman at the railway construction camp on the Enfield-Cabramatta line, near…

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Warwick Farm Races. Tobercrantow and Ulandra. Magne Storm's Juvenile

The Australian Worker · Thursday 7 July 1921 · page 9

Racegoers were surprised to find that the Warwick Farm Races were to be run on Saturday. Rain had fallen from early on Friday Morning until 9 a.m. on…

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New Zealand Rugby Team to Meet Africa Selection Causes Storm Wellington (N.z.)

The Sun · Thursday 7 July 1921 · page 2

The exclusion of "Teddy" Roberts from the "All Blacks" team to meet the South Africans came as a bombshell. The selectors were widely…

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Floods in North-west. Wide Expanse of Country Affected

The Australian Worker · Thursday 7 July 1921 · page 7

As the result of the heavy rain which fell in the north-west of New South Wales and Queensland last week the large expanse of country drained by the northern…

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Floods. Namoi and Barwon Still Rising. Pilliga Isolated

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 July 1921 · page 12

Light and scattered rain was recorded in parts of the central and northern areas on Tuesday, but the only fall to exceed a quarter of an inch was 28 points at Coonabarabran…

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Blocked by Flood Rail to Mungindi

The Sun · Thursday 7 July 1921 · page 9

The Railway Commissioners stated this afternoon that the Moree-Mungindi line is still blocked through flood waters. It is impossible to get…

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Flood Waters Hundreds of Miles Affected Vast Inland Sea Moree

The Sun · Thursday 7 July 1921 · page 9

Although the flood waters passed by the town some days ago, it will be a matter of weeks before they leave the lower reaches of the river…

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Gales and Floods Great Devastation Heavy Stock Losses

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 8 July 1921 · page 4

One of the most severe storms in the history of New South Wales swept over the state during last week-end, and although not accompanied by the [?]…

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The Late Storm

The Propeller · Friday 8 July 1921 · page 1

The violent storm last Friday night was responsible for much damage in this district. Signboards, trees, and fences were blown down, roofs were…

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The Floods. Anxious Times on the Barwon. Train Gets to Mungindi. Mungindi

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 July 1921 · page 12

Mungindi has been isolated for a week, and the first train, consisting of an engine and truck, with the mails, reached here to-night. As often happens in flood time, people have…

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Still Rising Mungindi Flood Serious Railway Disorganised

The Sun · Friday 8 July 1921 · page 7

The flood position on the Mungindi railway line now appears to be worse than ever. The Railway Commissioners have…

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Turon Flood

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 July 1921 · page 8

MUDGEE, Thursday.--The flood in the Turon was the largest since 1892. The water poured out of the mountains into the river, which became a roaring torrent from Sofala to Hill…

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Cyclone Catcher

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 9 July 1921 · page 22

Australia should soon have an official cyclone catcher. For some years Captain F. Rhodes, formerly harbourmaster at Cairns and Townsville, and…

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Storm-tossed. the Mascot. True to Name. Three Gales in a Week. a Sturdy' Little Vessel

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 9 July 1921 · page 10

A sadly-battered vessel, the auxiliary schooner Mascot literally limped into Trial Bay last Tuesday. But her weather-beaten timbers, bearing mute testimony to her…

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Flood Refuge Land Reserved from Sale

Evening News · Saturday 9 July 1921 · page 1

An area of about 2[?] rish of Yanda [?] reserved for a [?] of Good The notification of the [?]…

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S.S. Lesson. July 24, 1921. Noah and the Flood. (Gen. 7:1-24; 8:20-22.)

The Methodist · Saturday 9 July 1921 · page 14

Golden Text: "The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord."—Psalm 37:23. Noah the Brave Preacher.—Long years…

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