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Floods & storms, 1921

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Vagrant Airship. Destroyed by Gale. London, January 29

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 31 January 1921 · page 5

The airship R34 reached the aerodrome at Howden, but, owing to its crippled condition, it bumped several times on landing. The crew were compelled to jump ten feet…

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Tropical Storm Morinda's Rough Passage BRISBANE

Evening News · Monday 31 January 1921 · page 4

The Weather Bureau reports that the tropical disturbance which caused gales on the northern seaboard of the State, is now moving away. At 9 o'clock this…

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Heavy Storms. Dorrigo

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 February 1921 · page 8

Rain has fallen almost incessantly since Friday evening. To 9 o'clock this morning 11.75 inches has been recorded, and 22 inches for the month. A serious landslip at a…

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More Storms. Week-end Rain

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 1 February 1921 · page 7

During the last few days there were thunderstorms in many parts of the country. For the four clays ended 9 a.m. Monday, there, were the following…

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Storm at Adelong Adelong

The Sun · Thursday 3 February 1921 · page 5

After sweltering, humid weather. an electrical storm occurred last night, when there wan vivid lightning, and heavy thunder. The rainfall was not appreciable. The…

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80 Miles an Hour. Flight in a Storm

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 3 February 1921 · page 5

COULBURN. Wednesday.--Travelling in an Avro machine, Captain Percival and Mr. C. S. Clancy made the journey from Richmond to. Goulburn yesterday in 70 minutes actual flying…

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A Real Storm Armidale's Experience Abmidale

The Sun · Friday 4 February 1921 · page 4

The most violent storm In the history of the town swept over Armidale last night. Lightning flashed all around the horizon for over an hour, and the…

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Australian Jam. Not Flooding U.S.A. Mr. Sheldon's Refutation. New York, February 3

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 February 1921 · page 11

Mr. Mark Sheldon, Australian Trade Commissioner, interviewed concerning a canner's assertion that Australian jams were flooding the United States, said:--"It is absurd. The only…

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Cyclone Season. War Vessels on Coast. Queensland Request. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 February 1921 · page 8

The Premier stated to-day that some time ago he wrote to the Commonwealth Government suggesting that warships might be sent to North Queensland to be stationed on the…

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Storm-lodged Crops. a Two-thirds Loss at Narromine

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 February 1921 · page 7

An idea of the disastrous effects of the early December rains in some localities, fortunately far more restricted than at first estimated, may be gathered from the results of the…

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Storm Tossed. Hobart to Sydney in Yacht. Towed Into Port

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 11 February 1921 · page 4

In tow of the steamer Excelsior, the auxiliary yacht, Rooana, arrived in port yesterday from Hobart. She left there three weeks ago, and her journey across Bass Strait, or. at least, the…

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Australian Jam in U.S.A. No Flooding of the Market

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 11 February 1921 · page 9

A message received from America recently and published in the "Farmer and Settler" stated that a representative of the National Canners'…

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Destructive Cyclone. New York. Feb. 11

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 February 1921 · page 13

A message from Sandersville, Georgia, states that 32 were killed and 40 injured in a cyclone, which destroyed a nearby village…

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Storm Tossed from Hobart to Sydney

Evening News · Saturday 12 February 1921 · page 1

A[?] three we[?] ago the [?] left [?] and soon afters [?] The [?] days [?]…

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Intense Heat High Readings at Many Places Scattered Thunderstorms

Evening News · Monday 14 February 1921 · page 3

The conditions ever New South Wales this morning were indicative of another hot day being experienced. As early as [?] o'clock it was warm and…

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Tropical Storm 20 Minutes' Deluge Heat Wave Culminates Short-lived Southerly

The Sun · Thursday 17 February 1921 · page 7

Do not be disappointed in thinking that the violent tropical storm which burst at half-past 2 today was the end of the sultry heat. It is not…

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Heavy Rain. Tropical Storm in City. Good Falls Inland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 February 1921 · page 8

A tropical storm broke over Sydney at 2.32 p.m. yesterday, and rain fell with such intensity that the water was unable to get away, and was running over the gutters and…

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STORM-TOSSED Barque Kilmallie's Battle a Thrilling Experience Gales and Heavy Seas MELBOURNE

The Sun · Friday 18 February 1921 · page 5

Tossel, about for two days at the mercy of a heavy sea and a fierce gale, which carried her mainmast overboard, the Scottish barque…

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Southerly Arrives. But Passes Rapidly. Heavy Rain in the South

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 18 February 1921 · page 6

After an extremely humid forenoon, a shortlived southerly reached Sydney yesterday, bringing with it a sudden deluge of rain. It was a sharp thunderstorm, lasting only…

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Storms in Queensland TOOWOOMBA

Evening News · Friday 18 February 1921 · page 3

[?] had 100 points of rain as the [?] of [?] last night Ca[?]…

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