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Floods & storms, 1922

935 stories in Sydney's papers · page 35 of 47

Storm Swept Broken Hill

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 27 September 1922 · page 11

Broken Hill last night experienced the most severe wind storm in its history. The storm raged for two and a half hours. Roads were blown off,…

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Body Recovered Storm Channel Tragedy

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 27 September 1922 · page 5

The body of Henry Cameron, who was swept down the storm-water channel at Lewisham on Saturday afternoon has been recovered by the water police…

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Wind Storms In South-West Telegraph Lines Down

Evening News · Wednesday 27 September 1922 · page 10

The unwilled conditions which prevailed in the south-west early yesterday became fairly general throughout the State during the day and resulted in…

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Storm at Bethungra. Telegraph Lines Affected

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 September 1922 · page 14

A terrific storm, which passed over Bethungra, between Cootamundra and Junee, late yesterday afternoon, wrought considerable havoc with the electric telegraph lines. The…

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Mosman's Secret Storm Damage Nearly Made Public

Evening News · Wednesday 27 September 1922 · page 9

Mosman has a terrible secret. Then was a severe hadstorm there last Saturday, and many of the roads and residences were…

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Soccer Season Wanes Storm Stops Challenge Match

Referee · Wednesday 27 September 1922 · page 12

Soccer men love to draw out the season. Hence tome of the minor competitions are still undetermined, though the…

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Mr. Gale's Account of the Eclipse The following description was supplied to the "Sydney Mail's" representative by Mr. W. F. Gale, leader of the Stanthorpe party

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 27 September 1922 · page 18

JUDGING by the observed length of the [?] streamers, they must have been projected from two to three million miles from the sun's surface. If they…

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Heavy Dust Storm. Damage at Broken Hill. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 September 1922 · page 15

Residents of Broken Hill last night experienced the most severe storm that has ever occurred in the history of the place. This is the opinion of residents of the city of over…

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The Cyclists A. Flood Wins Goulburn-to-sydney Race Great Hide by Kerz for Fastest Time: Meredith's Remarkable Fifty Miles

Referee · Wednesday 27 September 1922 · page 15

Loon Meredith, the greatest all-round amateur in the world has been, recently covered 60 miles [?] on the road in…

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Powder Explodes in Thunderstorm Hundreds Killed and Hurt ROME, Thursday Evening

Evening News · Friday 29 September 1922 · page 1

During a violent thunderstorm near Spezis, the lightning exploded a powder factory. It is stated that 400 of the workers have perished…

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Summer Floods

The Sun · Friday 29 September 1922 · page 1

During the summer showers half of England was flooded. This is a flourishing farm in Nottinghamshire. All the crops were ready for reaping--but they disappeared and left this beautiful, placid seascape…

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The Storm That Didn't

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 30 September 1922 · page 12

Was pianist at a local show in the West. One night, when a storm picture was featured, the boss gave me one of those whistles, which, when…

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Phantom Bend Jazzing to Wireless Storm Interferes

The Sun · Saturday 30 September 1922 · page 8

To be fully appreciated wireless should be heard from space without any contraptions of receivers and coils and valves. Perhaps some day…

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Storm at Cobar House Lifted "Sign of Coming Drought" Dubbo

The Sun · Saturday 30 September 1922 · page 9

Cobar was struck by a wind storm this week. It lasted for two days, and clouds of dust, like smoke screens, made it impossible to see the opposite…

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Mr. Gale. The Sentimental Stipendiary

Truth · Sunday 1 October 1922 · page 6

A 'windy" man; but kindly, too; he sometimes isn't sura. Just whether he should fine or gaol, to bring about "a cure"…

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In a Flooded River

The Sun · Sunday 1 October 1922 · page 3

I dreamed we lived near the river bank; and the river was in flood. There was a big gum tree which had burnt down and fallen into the river. The…

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Hail and Thunder. Storm in City

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 October 1922 · page 8

A violent storm of short duration broke over the city and suburbs early yesterday afternoon. Preceding the disturbance a cool, southerly…

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Giant Sky Hurdle Air Express Takes Risk Beaten by Storms Forced Descent Near Yass

The Sun · Monday 2 October 1922 · page 1

A radiant dawn deceived. Captain Matthews and Captain King awoke to sunshine and assurance of a splendid return flight to Melbourne in the…

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Thunderstorms Coastal Rain

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 October 1922 · page 6

Thundery conditions developed on the coast on Saturday, and some scattered rain resulted. light for the most part, but heavy at Eden, where…

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Flood Enrichment Maize at Gundagai

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 4 October 1922 · page 7

The late flood in the Murrumbidgee, with its mellowing deposit of silt, has left the flats in Gundagai district in good condition for maize planting, which is…

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