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Floods & storms, 1921

1,026 stories in Sydney's papers · page 9 of 52

Floods in Queensland. Washaways on Railway

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 29 March 1921 · page 7

BRISBANE, Monday.--An official statement issued last night shows that considerable damage has been caused by the floods on the Cairns railway, especially on the section…

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Tropical Activity. Light to Heavy Rain

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 30 March 1921 · page 7

Further scattered showers have been recorded along the- coast, and also at a few places on the central and northern tablelands- Except for some moderate amounts on the…

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Gale in S.A. Adelaide and Suburbs Swept People Panic-stricken Man Killed by Girders ADELAIDE

The Sun · Thursday 31 March 1921 · page 7

A wind which caused damage in Adelaide and its suburbs yesterday afternoon blew at the rate of 41 miles an hour. The day had been most…

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Disastrous Gale a Panic at Adelaide. Workman Killed

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 1 April 1921 · page 4

A [?] gale of wind swept over Adelaide and its suburbs on Wednesday afternoon causing the loss of a Workman's life at Dry Creek and…

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Storm at Adelaide. Man Killed by Girder

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 1 April 1921 · page 3

ADELAIDE, Thursday.--A violent duststorm swept over Adelaide yesterday afternoon, lasting about a quarter of an hour. The storm was followed by rain…

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Kogarah Police Court. Wednesday, March 30. (Before Mr. Gale, S.m.) Drunk and Disorderly

The Propeller · Friday 1 April 1921 · page 4

Jonas Johansen was charged with being found drunk and disorderly at Cronulla. Constable Gillies gave evidence that…

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Storm Warning. a Cyclone Centre

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 2 April 1921 · page 12

BRISBANE, Friday.--The Weather Bureau, issued the following storm warning to-day: "There is now no doubt that the northern disturbance is small. A very intense cyclone…

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Riding Out a Heavy Gale

The World's News · Saturday 2 April 1921 · page 8

Mr. William Fowler, son of Inspector Fowler, Chief of the New South Wales Criminal Investigation Department, gives an interesting account of an exciting trip, on which he took…

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Man Overboard. Clyde in a Gale Captain Dies on Voyage Adelaide

The Sun · Saturday 2 April 1921 · page 5

After a voyage extending over 142 days from Sundsvall to Adelaide, the Norwegian ship Clyde, timber laden, reached its anchorage yesterday. It…

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1,200,000 IDLE British Coal Miners Cease Work Flooding Averted Many Pumpmen Remain Loyal London, Friday Night

The Sun · Saturday 2 April 1921 · page 1

Every coalfield, and approximately 1,200,000 men, women, and boys, are idle. The districts are quiet, and there has been no…

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"All Danger Past" Assuring Storm Note BRISBANE

The Sun · Sunday 3 April 1921 · page 5

The following storm warning was issued at 11 a.m. to-day.--"A cyclonic disturbance is passing over Cape York Peninsula to the Gulf. The centre this…

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Fired by Storm Fiji Government House "Went Up Like Matchwood" Suva (Fiji), March 21

The Sun · Sunday 3 April 1921 · page 5

Government House here was struck by a thunderbolt yesterday during a heavy thunderstorm, and the main part of the building was burned to the…

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Seaplane Thrills Excitement At Eden Flying Boat in Gale Eden

The Sun · Monday 4 April 1921 · page 4

The inhabitants of Eden have just made the acquaintance of the first flying boat in Australia, and were treated a few days ago to excitement that…

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Floods Ruining Mines. Britain's Gravest Crisis Since the War. Parliament Summoned. London, April 2

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 April 1921 · page 7

The coal strike in Britain is regarded as the gravest emergency since the outbreak of tlie war. Owing to the withdrawal of pump men the flooding of the pits continues, and the permanent ruin of six mines in…

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Storm in North Queensland. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 April 1921 · page 10

Fortunately for Cooktown, Port [?] Cairns, and the surrounding districts, the [?] did not reserve south-east wards on Friday [?] travelled across the peninsula on a course almost due west, and…

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Lull Before Storm Quiet in Ireland Ulster Election Fight LONDON, Monday Night

The Sun · Tuesday 5 April 1921 · page 1

Last week-end was one of the quietest in Dublin for months, but it is regarded as the lull before the storm…

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Waters Rising Flooding of Many British Pits Men's Strange Attitude Prevent Efforts to Save Mines London, Monday Night

The Sun · Tuesday 5 April 1921 · page 1

The miners are characteristically enjoying their earliest days of freedom. Arrayed in their Sunday best, they are holiday-making and…

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Victorian Sport D. W. Gale Does Even Time for 100Yds

Referee · Wednesday 6 April 1921 · page 5

In the 100yds invitation handicap cat Footscray, D. W. Gale, Melbourne University and Victorian champion sprinter, was credited with even time twice [?]…

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