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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1921

1,026 stories in Sydney's papers · page 3 of 52

A New Wheat. Storm Resistant. Albury

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

On Monday afternoon a remarkably severe storm occurred in the Howlong and Bungowannah districts, doing serious damage to some of the standing crops. A fortnight ago other…

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Storm-Driven Airmen in Desperate Straits. Lost in Canadian Wild

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 10

Three missing naval balloonists, for whom search parties have been traversing northern Ontario, landed near Mouse Factory, a remote Hudson Bay…

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Cyclonic Blow Damage in Molong District Terrific Hail Storm Crops and Homesteads Suffer MOLONG

The Sun · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 8

A cyclone visited Dilga and Red Hill districts, and played havoc with a number of wheat, corn, and fruit crops and a large area of Sudan grass…

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Sudan Grass in Drought and Flood

The Land · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 3

Interesting statements with reference to the value of Sudan grass as a fodder plant were made at the monthly meeting of the Hunter…

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Heavy Coastal Rain Cool Conditions Continue

Evening News · Saturday 15 January 1921 · page 6

Cloudy and overcast skies were general along the coast and on the highlands, and along the northern border distribute in New South Wales this morning. It was showery…

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The Biblical Flood. Science Sheds a New Light

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 19 January 1921 · page 6

The Bible tells us that many thousands of years ago there was a great flood—the so-called Noachian Deluge. No one thought of questioning the truth of this…

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Getting Warmer Scattered Thunderstorms

Evening News · Wednesday 19 January 1921 · page 4

Cloudy skies were in evidence at many places over the eastern half[?] New South Wales yesterday, but by [?] this morning the [?] had cleared practically everywhere, and…

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Floods at Dungog

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 19 January 1921 · page 32

DUNGOG and district recently experienced one of the biggest floods for many years. The cause was the phenomenal rainfall at the head of the rivers above Bandon Grove and around Salisbury and Underbank. The farmers at these places suffered considerably—fences…

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Violent Gale Damage in Britain LONDON, Wednesday Night

The Sun · Thursday 20 January 1921 · page 11

A gale of extraordinary violence and suddenness swept over the country yesterday with a velocity of from 50 to 67 miles per hour…

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Wheat Crop Good Yield Despite Storms GRENFELL

The Sun · Friday 21 January 1921 · page 6

Now that much of the wheat has been garnered, it is possible to give some Idea as to the yield in the district. There is not much doubt that if the…

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Cultivation a New Storm Resistant Wheat

The Land · Friday 21 January 1921 · page 2

Last week a remarkably severe storm occurred in the Howlong and Bungowannah districts, doing serious damage to some of the standing…

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Storm at Cooma Horse and Rider Drowned

Evening News · Friday 21 January 1921 · page 8

The weather Bureau this morning received reports of a terrific storm which occurred at Cooma at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon Heavy thunder…

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More Fine Weather Violent Storm at Cooma Thunder Likely

The Sun · Friday 21 January 1921 · page 5

City Forecast.--At first fine, warm and sultry, with passing clouds and fresh north-east breeze. Clouds gathering in afternoon and evening, and some showers…

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Political Storm. Likely to Blow Over. Mr. Storey for London

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 21 January 1921 · page 14

Probably the political storm of the last week will blow over, and the sun will shine—on Parliament in recess, and Mr. Storey in London…

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Drowned in Flood Cooma

Evening News · Friday 21 January 1921 · page 9

The man who was drowned while taking a racehorse over the Sharp-street bridge during the storm yesterday (reported on page [?] was Cecil Crowe, 29…

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Flood at Cooma Horse and Rider Drowned Heavy Damage

The Sun · Friday 21 January 1921 · page 5

The Weather Bureau has been Informed that a terrific storm, accompanied by heavy thunder and lightning, occurred at Cooma yesterday…

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Racecourse Flooded

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 21 January 1921 · page 10

COOMA, Thursday.--The second day of Monaro Race Club's annual meeting was to-day interrupted by a heavy storm after the second race Water covered a. large portion of the running track, and the creek which drains…

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Heat and Thunderstorms Temperatures Still Rising

Evening News · Saturday 22 January 1921 · page 6

Monsoonal inf[?]ences have been responsible for light to [?] rains, of the a scattered nature, over New South Wales during the past [?] hours…

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Cooma Flood. Horseman Drowned. Cooma

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 January 1921 · page 13

Owing to heavy rains Cooma Creek is in flood. Yesterday Cecil Harold Crowe, 29, single, a resident of Adaminaby, was riding a racehorse and leading another, when he…

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Lumps of Ice Severe Storm in West Heavy Damage Reported Bathurst

The Sun · Sunday 23 January 1921 · page 2

On few occasions within living memory has such phenomenal hall been experienced as that which fell in Bathurst about 4 o'clock this…

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