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Floods & storms, 1921

1,026 stories in Sydney's papers · page 33 of 52

State Orchestra Return From Floods Country's Enthusiasm

The Sun · Sunday 31 July 1921 · page 2

"They are wonderful people," declared Mr. Verbrugghen, chatting during the interval of last night's concert of the State Orchestra. The Director was…

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Shivering Week-end Antarctic Storm Crest Sweeps Over Sydney

Evening News · Monday 1 August 1921 · page 3

A decidedly chilly weekend, one of the coldest this season, was experienced over the metropolitan area. Plerding westerlles, coming straight…

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The Wreck of the Schooner Le Mazil Driven Ashore in a Maddened Gale

Evening News · Monday 1 August 1921 · page 1

In man's [?] bottle with the sea there is no peace and no quarter. At frequent intervals [?] stories are told of those who gamble with the oceans is small ships. One such was enacted near Adelside yesterday…

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Three Missing in Launch May Have Been Caught by Gale Three man in a motor boat have been missing since

Evening News · Monday 1 August 1921 · page 6

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Bourke Safe Flood Danger Past BOURKE

Evening News · Monday 1 August 1921 · page 3

The Darling at Bourke this morning was 2½ inches above last year's flood level. The town is quite safe, although the Western area, over the Billabong,…

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Floods. Critical Situation at Bourke. Bourke

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 August 1921 · page 9

Light rain last night created more dismal forebodings regarding the floods than prevailed yesterday, but to-day the weather was fine. There was not sufficient rain over this district…

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Darling in Flood Still Rising at Bourke BOURKE

The Sun · Monday 1 August 1921 · page 7

The river is now 2¼in. above last year's level, and rising very slowly. The Billabong Bridge between the east and west portion of the town demands…

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July Storms Flood Rains

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 2 August 1921 · page 8

The outstanding features of the weather over New South Wales during July were the two cyclonic storms which swept the north-east and coastal areas of the State on the 1st and…

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Gales Off Coast Shipping Delayed Niagara Late

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 2 August 1921 · page 8

Fierce westerly gales wore raging off the coast yesterday, and reports by wireless indicated that incoming shipping was having a rough, time…

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Mungindi Again Flooded MUNGINDI

Evening News · Tuesday 2 August 1921 · page 4

The flood waters, which rose so rapidly at Goondwinds nine days ago, reached Mungindi, causing the river to rise to 24ft 6lb. The water is now running…

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The Floods. Inundated Mungindi. Water in Main Street. Mungindi

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 August 1921 · page 7

The flood waters reached here yesterday. The Barwon rose 3ft 3in in 36 hours, and is still rising. The flood is expected to reach the 1917 mark. The water is now running over the main…

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Over Flood Level Rising Waters at Bourke

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 2 August 1921 · page 8

BOURKE, Monday. -- The river at Bourke this morning was just two and a quarter inches above last year's flood level. The town is quite safe, although the western area over, the…

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Grafton Flood

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 2 August 1921 · page 6

THE CORNER OF PRINCE AND POUND STREETS ON SUNDAY MORNING. THE LARGE BOATS IN THE FOREGROUND PERFORMED GOOD RESCUE WORK. THE WATER AT THIS POINT WAS OVER SIX FEET DEEP…

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Diggers' Loan Official Opening on Monday Flood Areas Active

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 2 August 1921 · page 5

The Diggers' Loan campaign, like the proverbial snowball is increasing in momentum as it goes along. The second, week of preliminary work has…

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Cyclonic Storm and Disastrous Floods

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 3 August 1921 · page 17

THE flood at Lismore was one of the most disastrous of the past 40 years. There had been only a few feet rise in the river at 6 o'clock on the Friday evening. By daylight, however, it had risen over 20ft. The rapid rise…

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Full Gales Telegraph Lines Down Southern Rainfall

The Sun · Wednesday 3 August 1921 · page 5

Metropolitan Forecast.-- Boisterous and cold west to south -west gale. At first fine with passing clouds, but towards evening, or at night, becoming…

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Wild Weather Gales Blowing To-day No Signs of Moderating

Evening News · Wednesday 3 August 1921 · page 3

The boisterous Antraretic weather which showed some signs of moderating yesterday. has developed even greater intennity than before, and the conditions were…

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Cold Melbourne a Temperature of 35.5 Hail and Snow Storms Melbourne

Evening News · Wednesday 3 August 1921 · page 7

Overcosts furs and glores were every-where this morning. but still the city shivered. At 9 o'clock the temperature was at…

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63 Miles an Hour South=Westerly Gale Big Drop in Temperature More Cold and Wind

The Sun · Wednesday 3 August 1921 · page 7

Everything points to a continuance of stormy winds of gale force over the greater part of New South Wales, chiefly over the…

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On the Ball. Rugby. League. Football in a Gale. Results of All Grades. First Grade

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 3 August 1921 · page 10

Easts beat University, 20 to 14. Newtown beat North, 12 to nil. South beat Wests, 13 to 9. Glebe beat Balmain, 21 to 15…

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