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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1922

935 stories in Sydney's papers · page 36 of 47

Nor'=west Night That Koombana Gale Story of Angry Seas

The Sun · Friday 6 October 1922 · page 6

So apparently they have solved the mystery that Father Neptune has guarded so jealously for over ten years…

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Fell's Silos Drizzle of Words One Sharp Storm

The Sun · Friday 6 October 1922 · page 9

A steady downpour of words for 14 hours. A violent word-storm for half an hour…

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Heavy Storm

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 7 October 1922 · page 8

A heavy storm, accompanied by vivid lightning, passed over Ryde on Sunday afternoon last. There was a shower of light hall. The raindrops were unusually…

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Through Storm Seagull's Flight Hurley's Luck Holds Kaimane

The Sun · Saturday 7 October 1922 · page 4

After a sensational flight from Yule Island the flying boat Seagull, manned by Captain Hurley and Captain Lang, settled alongside the expedition…

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The Beauty Hunt Storm Scene

The Sun · Sunday 8 October 1922 · page 2

One of the most beautiful sights I have ever was a storm at Nobbylg, Newcastle. The sky was overcast by heavy nimbus clouds which…

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Blinding Storm Seagull's Rough Passage Lucky Landing Kaimane

The Sun · Sunday 8 October 1922 · page 2

After a sensational flight from Yule Island the flying boat Seagull manned by Captain Lang and myself, settled alongside the expedition vessel, the…

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Floods in India. Enormous Losses. Lahore, Oct. 7

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 October 1922 · page 9

Harrowing tales of loss through unprecedented floods come from Northern Bengal. The Bogra and Rajshahi districts have suffered most…

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£1000 Damages Bathurst Suffers Struck by Cyclone BATHURST

Evening News · Tuesday 10 October 1922 · page 6

About £1000 damage was caused here by a cyclone, which lasted two hours. The disturbance came from the…

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Storm Damage Roof Off at Mortdale Ashfield Woman Hurt

The Sun · Tuesday 10 October 1922 · page 7

The dust storm last night was responsible for damage in some of the suburbs. At Mortdale the roof of the Balmain…

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Furious Fighting Reds & WHITES Russian Storm Centre New York, Monday [?]

Evening News · Tuesday 10 October 1922 · page 1

A Vladivostok message says that a desperate battle is in progress between the Red and White armies on the Speak front…

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Bengal Floods Extensive Relief Measures LAHORE. Mondays Evening

Evening News · Tuesday 10 October 1922 · page 1

The Bengal floods continue to sulside. Extensive relief operations have been instituted including the despatch…

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Cyclone Damage at Bathurst Bathurst

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 October 1922 · page 10

Following a very disagreeable, sultry, dusty day, a terrific cyclone was experienced last evtaing at about 6 o'clock. The wind attained a great velocity, and…

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Cyclone. at Forest Vale. Buildings Destroyed. Willington

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 October 1922 · page 9

A severe hurricane struck Forest Vale, a few miles from Wellington. The Presbyterian Church was blown down, and the residence of Mr. Phil. Williams was…

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Cyclone Church Blown Down Damage at Forest Vale Wellington

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 October 1922 · page 5

Word has just been received of a severe cyclone which passed over the Forest Vale portion of the district. 'The gale howled for nearly two hours, carrying everything…

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The Wind Storm

The Propeller · Friday 13 October 1922 · page 6

During the wind storm last Monday night the roof of the Balmain Co-operative Society's premises in Mort's Road, Mortdale, was blown off. The…

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Cycling Storm. Severe Damage in the Country

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 13 October 1922 · page 4

A severe cyclonic storm passed over parts of New South Wales on Tuesday night. At Forest Vale, near Wellington, the gale, which lasted for nearly…

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Supreme Court Bench Re-shuffle Condemned Storm of Criticism

The Sun · Friday 13 October 1922 · page 5

The re-shuffle of the New South Wales Judiciary was condemned in unmeasured terms in Bar circles to-day, and one leading King's Counsel…

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In Movieland Heralding the Coming of "Orphans of the Storm"

The Sun · Friday 13 October 1922 · page 8

... and into the frenzied, blood-drunken madness of the Red Terror of revolutionary Paris came little Henriette Gerard. Oh! That mad day! One man stole her ... and kissed her ... and was slain--amid wine,…

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"Orphans of the Storm" the Apotheosis of the Motion Picture

The Sun · Friday 13 October 1922 · page 8

It is an admitted fact that nearly all great men in history--men who have in their time had the fate of nations in their hands, have evidenced a…

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