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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1922

935 stories in Sydney's papers · page 24 of 47

Quest in Gale "Bridget" in the Galley Pig on Deck Humors of the Hurricane LONDON

The Sun · Wednesday 26 July 1922 · page 1

Caught in a fierce hurricane and sadly battered by huge seas, the Quest ship's company had an unhappy time on the voyage from South…

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MAROONED Windsor's Plight Hawkesbury Flood a Foot an Hour WINDSOR

Evening News · Wednesday 26 July 1922 · page 7

The town of Windsor is practically marooned. The Hawkesbury River and South Creek have burst their banks…

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Course Flooded Menangle Races Postponed

Evening News · Wednesday 26 July 1922 · page 7

The Menangle Park races have been postponed from to-morrow to Monday The course Mr. Edwin Woodbury, secretary of the Menangle Park Racing…

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Rain Moves South Tablelands Drenched Many Flood Falls 20 Inches at Robertson

Evening News · Wednesday 26 July 1922 · page 8

The rainstorm has moved further south. The southern tableland districts of New South Wales are now receiving…

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Restored. Weather Reports. for Flood Warnings

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 July 1922 · page 10

The indication in Monday's weather chart of the probability of flood rains has brought home to the Federal authorities the necessity for the immediate resumption of telegrams to…

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Horses Drowned in Flooded Paddock

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 July 1922 · page 13

LITHGOW, Tuesday.—This morning two splendid draught horses harnessed to a lorry were drowned in attempting to ford Farmer's Creek at Oakey Park. During the night the…

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Menangle Park Off Racecourse Flooded

The Sun · Wednesday 26 July 1922 · page 2

Mr. E. Woodbury, secretary of the Menangle Park Racing Club, received word to-day from the caretaker of the course that the Nepean River had…

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Eight Inches Heavy Coastal Rains Fear of Floods

The Sun · Wednesday 26 July 1922 · page 5

City Forecast: Chiefly fine during the day, with passing clouds in the afternoon. Showers are again likely in the evening south-west to south-east breeze,…

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Cook's River in Flood

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 26 July 1922 · page 8

Cook's River was in flood, and low-lying lands at Tempe were submerged. The new drainage system prevented the flood waters from encroaching upon…

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FLOODED Southern Tablelands Heavy Rain Still

Evening News · Thursday 27 July 1922 · page 10

The southern tableland districts of New South Wales are flooded. The heaviest rains for over 20 years are reported from many towns. Already…

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That Cyclone What Will It Do?

Evening News · Thursday 27 July 1922 · page 8

That cyclonic disturbance is still on our extreme South Coast. At present Mr. Mares is not quite certain which way it will move next. It…

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Weather Forecast. Cyclone in South-east

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 27 July 1922 · page 4

The State Meteorologist, Mr. Mares, issued last night the following statement:— "The cyclonic disturbance is still…

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After the Storm Floods Bungendore Two Tragedies Moving Stock at Gundagai

The Sun · Thursday 27 July 1922 · page 5

City Forecast--Chiefly fine, with passing cloud during day: north-east breeze in afternoon, but still a tendency to some showers, with thunder, at night…

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In the South Track of the Storm

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 27 July 1922 · page 5

The cyclonic storm was yesterday operating off the South Coast, where torrential rains have fallen, causing heavy floods in places…

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The Storm. on the South Coast. Heavy Rainfalls

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 July 1922 · page 8

The cyclonic disturbance was still resting along the coast of New South Wales at 9 o'clock yesterday morning, and also at 3 o'clock yesterday afteruoon. During the…

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Windsor Flood Growers' Loss Hundreds of Pounds

Evening News · Thursday 27 July 1922 · page 7

It is the vegetable growers who will be the heaviest lowers through the flood at Windsor. Acres of cauliflowers and cabbages…

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Canberra Flood

Evening News · Thursday 27 July 1922 · page 7

Record floods in the Chamber[?] region have been reported to the Minister for Home and Terr[?]mes. Duntroon College had been cut off…

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Flooded Rivers Conditions in Country QUEENBEYAN

Evening News · Thursday 27 July 1922 · page 10

It has been raining heavily at Queanbeyan for twenty-four house and all the rivers are in flood. In the town, the river is 30ft…

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Bush Postie Died on Duty Victim to the Flood

Evening News · Thursday 27 July 1922 · page 3

There is someone always better When she guts a little letter. She is [?]ging as she [?]gers by the rails…

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Shoalhaven Floods. Nowra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 July 1922 · page 8

Weather conditions here are now fine, with every indication of continuing. The Shoalhaven River has failed at Nowra by l8 inches since this morning, although the low-lying…

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