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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1921

1,026 stories in Sydney's papers · page 46 of 52

Struck by Lightning. a Victim of the Storm

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 November 1921 · page 4

During the height of a fierce storm that swept over Sydney and the surrounding districts on Tuesday evening, three bays were struck by lightning at…

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After the Storm Assembly in Good Humor More About Wheat Government Set- Back

The Sun · Friday 4 November 1921 · page 3

When the Legislative Assembly met yesterday there was nothing about the personal appearance of members to indicate that a few hours earlier they…

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The Menace From the Clouds. Safety in a Thunderstorm

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 November 1921 · page 11

Herb are some instruction as to w[?]t to do and what not to do in a thunderstorm. They are issued by the state Fire Marshal of Louisiana, and…

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Violent Thunderstorm. Boy Struck Dead by Lightning

The Propeller · Friday 4 November 1921 · page 4

A violent thunderstorm passed over this district last Tuesday evening. The first disturbance occurred at about 5 o'clock, eventually subsiding a little…

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The Storm

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 5 November 1921 · page 9

After a sultry day on Tuesday last, a heavy thunderstorm burst over the district in the afternoon. Vivid lightning heralded the approach of the storm, which…

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Disastrous Gales Wires Blown Down

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 November 1921 · page 11

ADELAIDE, Friday.--A severe storm in lite far north damaged tho overland telegraph lino and post office at Farina. It appears that the damage is extensive…

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Violent Storm. Orchards Ruined. Estimated Damage £15,000

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 5 November 1921 · page 1

The sultry weather conditions which prevailed along the northern line on Tuesday, culminated in a violent thunderstorm shortly after 5 o'clock in the…

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The Storms. Damage to Telegraph Lines Cable Traffic Diverted. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 November 1921 · page 14

The Deputy Postmaster-General, Mr. Bramble, has intimated 'that owing to very severe storms both telegraph lines to Darwin became interrupted yesterday. Terrific…

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Books and Bookmen "The Storm Man" (John B. Hicks)

The World's News · Saturday 5 November 1921 · page 14

The author of "With the R.N.R." has, during his wide travels iu the South Seas, visited many places little known to city-bred men. He has dipped deep into island folk-lore, and…

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"Bleak" House Vaucluse in Danger Timbers and Rafters Rotting Fears From the Next Storm

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 November 1921 · page 11

Australia is too young a country to spend much time worrying about its monuments and historic spots. There is ail the impatience of youth in the…

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Sea Sinks 12 FEET Fascinating Story of Rocks Sydney Harbor a Valley Flood Two Hundred Feet Deep

The Sun · Sunday 6 November 1921 · page 3

THE first written records of man were engraved on tablets of stone, and from these fragmentary documents the…

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Sea Tragedy. Adrift on 'A' Raft. Storm in North Sea. London, Nov. 4

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 November 1921 · page 9

A report from Copenhagen says that during a great storm in the North Sea the British steamer Bellgrove, with a Swedish crew and cargo of timber and iron, foundered…

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Aeroplane in Storm Mishap to Engine

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 8 November 1921 · page 4

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Monday.--H. N. Hawker. with two passengers, attempted a flight from Blenheim to Nelson on Sunday, but when they reached Tophouse, 49 miles from Nelson, a…

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Thunderstorms Check Fires

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 8 November 1921 · page 5

CONDOBOLIN, Monday.--Most of the district benefited by thunderstorms yesterday, ending the fires that have been raging for several days throughout most of the district. It is…

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Gales in England Lives and Ships Lost LONDON. Tuesday Evening

Evening News · Wednesday 9 November 1921 · page 1

Violent gales have been raging on the English coast and in the North Sea. Small craft have suffered seriously…

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Heavy Rain Expected to be General

Evening News · Friday 11 November 1921 · page 3

Heavy rain has commenced to fall to the west. in the districts where bush fires have been raging. and there are prospects of still further heavy…

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Wheat Bill Beaten Legislative Council Throws It Overboard 32 to 19 Against It Upper House a Storm Centre

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 11 November 1921 · page 7

By 32 votes to 19 the Legislative Council last night threw the Government's Wheat Marketing Bill overboard. The defeat came on the second reading. A feature of the debate was the fact that so many members of the Ministerial and Progressive sides of the Legislative Assembly looked on…

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Flood and Fire the Insecure Hold on Prosperity

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 11 November 1921 · page 1

It is only a little over four months since the state of New South Wales and a serious set back over a large part of its area, through devastating…

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Weed Pests a Legacy of the Floods Tamworth Suffers

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 11 November 1921 · page 3

As a result of the recent heavy rainfall and floods in the Tamworth (N.S.W.) district, there is a very heavy growth of noxious weeds, which, many…

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The White Flood Master of the World

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 11 November 1921 · page 1

The world-wide expansion of the white race during the four centuries between 1500 and 1900 is the most prodigious phenomenon in all recorded…

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