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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1922

935 stories in Sydney's papers · page 38 of 47

In Movieland To-morrow ! "Orphans of the Storm." the Three Kisses

The Sun · Friday 20 October 1922 · page 8

Three men kissed her.. One. on the check. in a garden in old Paris. Because of that kiss, they slew him Another kissed her mouth. He was young, rich. noble…

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News From Abroad The Bengal Floods

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 20 October 1922 · page 5

In one district alone the floods in Bengal covered 1700 square miles, and in another centre 5000 dwellings were destroyed. The deaths reported…

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Fatal Cyclone Molong

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 21 October 1922 · page 8

Tames Henry M'Cann, who was injured during Sunday's cyclone by a tree falling on him. died in the hospital yesterday. Frank Kelly, who was also injured, is…

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Gale's Toll Steamer Wrecked! Crew of 25 Perish LONDON, Friday Evening

Evening News · Saturday 21 October 1922 · page 1

The steamer Hopetyn [?] longing to the Hopemount company, Newcastle-on-Type was wrecked off Yarmouth in an [?]…

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"Orphans of the Storm" Dramatic Tale of Revolution

The Sun · Sunday 22 October 1922 · page 4

Excellent acting and striking scenery and dressing were the big features in "Orphans of the Storm," the latest D. W. Griffith masterpiece to open an…

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Two Lovely Gish Girls in Bloody Revolution Orphans of the Storm

Sunday Times · Sunday 22 October 1922 · page 3

In the French Revolution picture The Orphans of the Storm, produced at the Strand yesterday, you will find a magnificent Griffith picture full of rushing…

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Wrecked in a Gale. Rescue of Crew. London, Oct. 20

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 October 1922 · page 9

The steamer Hopelyn, 2348 tons, was wrecked off Yarmouth during an easterly gale. The Gorleston lifeboat endeavoured to rescue the crew of 25, but was driven back,…

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The 'Bus Boom Investors Busy Flood of Applications

Evening News · Monday 23 October 1922 · page 3

Traffic police report a remarkable increase in the number of applications for motor 'bus licenses, and municipal authorities are…

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Rain Likely Good News for Country Thunderstorm To-night

The Sun · Monday 23 October 1922 · page 7

Rain the culmination of the humid heat of the past few days, is likely to fail over parts of parched New South Wales during the next…

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Prospects of Rain Thunderstorms Likely

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 24 October 1922 · page 4

A feature of yesterday's weather conditions was an element of sultriness, which has hitherto been absent. Consequently, cloud developments of a…

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In the Grip of the Storm

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 25 October 1922 · page 13

THE sun suddenly went out Around the homestead there reigned a strange calm, and from the distant horizon came ominous…

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Monsoonal Storm Rain in the West Southerly Change Coming

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 25 October 1922 · page 5

Monsoonal activities in the west and south-west resulted in light rain there yesterday, and the disturbance should be ultimately responsible for some…

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Wet Week-end More Heavy Rain Shipping Warned

Evening News · Friday 27 October 1922 · page 7

The State Meteorologist, Mr. Mares, predicts further rain, with extension inland, in the near future, and, according to him, there is…

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Heavy Storm Tram Traffic Held Up City and Suburbs Flooded

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 27 October 1922 · page 5

Shortly before 10 o'clock last night a heavy rainstorm accompanied by thunder and lightning broke over the city, and for upwards of an hour the rain fell in…

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Storm in the City. Considerable Damage

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 October 1922 · page 9

Shortly before 10 o'clock last night a heavy thunderstorm broke over the city. Rain poured down in torrents in the city itself, and in a few minutes large streams…

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How the Storm Left Drummoyne Bowling Club

Evening News · Friday 27 October 1922 · page 7

The fence of the green was lifted by the force of the water, and jumped several yards away…

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Storm Scared Girls at Uni. Thought Man Struck

Evening News · Friday 27 October 1922 · page 5

The storm pro[?]led a sensation at the University last night. The girl students particularly, were terrified. [?] Harrison had just…

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Hello! 'Phones Won't Work Damage by Storm 1300 Lines Affected

Evening News · Friday 27 October 1922 · page 7

The storm last night put 1500 telephone lines in Sydney out of commission 500 in the city and 1000 in the suburbs, mostly on the…

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Severe Cyclonic Storm Sydney Drenched By Rain Considerable Damage Stories From the Suburbs

The Sun · Friday 27 October 1922 · page 8

Vivid lightning, wild gusts of wind, hail and rain and then more rain. This was experienced in Sydney late last night. Records at the Meteorological Bureau showed that from the time the storm burst, until it had cleared over 2½ inches of rain…

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The Thunderstorm Damage in City & Suburbs Torrential Downpour Business Premises Flooded

Evening News · Friday 27 October 1922 · page 5

Furtive blots of rain spluttered here and there as a preliminary warning to the deluge that was to follow. Great shafts of light, shot from the torch of the Master Electrician, illuminated the landscape every second or two…

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