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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1922

935 stories in Sydney's papers · page 4 of 47

Black Summer Beach Shopkeepers Suffer Unseasonable Weather Storms of Wind and Rain in Country

The Sun · Sunday 8 January 1922 · page 5

"Another wet week-end will break our hearts. Fourteen out of 16 have been apoiled, and every small refreshment place…

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Dominion Athletics Springboks Meet Victorians Oosterlaak Wins Sprint Gale Breaks Record in 300 Yards Melbourne

The Sun · Sunday 8 January 1922 · page 9

The thousands of spectators who went to the Amateur Sports Grounds to-day to see capital sport were in no way disappointed, as they were treated…

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Thunderstorms

The Sun · Sunday 8 January 1922 · page 3

When thunderstorms occur the lightning is produced by a discharge of atmospheric electricity either between two cloud…

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Clarence Bar. Silted Up by Gale. Grafton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 January 1922 · page 10

The recent heavy gales and seas have resulted in the silting up of the Clarence Heads bar. Yesterday, the bar sounding was 10 feet at high water. The position urgently…

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Week-end Weather Thunderstorms and Rain Cool Change Coming

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 9 January 1922 · page 7

Hot and sultry conditions prevailed in Sydney on Saturday, and rain fell throughout the day, 34 points being recorded at the Weathers Bureau…

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Thunderstorms Heavy Rain in Places

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 January 1922 · page 7

Light to heavy rain has been recorded over the eastern half of New South Wales, associated with many thunderstorms and some hall. A number of stations registered over an…

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Town Unroofed Emerald Cyclone Great Damage Done Rockhampton

The Sun · Tuesday 10 January 1922 · page 10

Emerald, a rising township on the main central line, 167 miles from Rockhampton, was struck by a cyclone from the south-west yesterday. The storm…

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Storm Destroys Fish Trawlers at Work Large Hauls Expected

The Sun · Tuesday 10 January 1922 · page 8

The manager of the State Trawling Industry (Mr. Summergreene) stated this morning that the recent storm killed immense numbers of fish. With…

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Flotsam and Jetsam Storm=strewn Beach Rubbish at Manly

The Sun · Wednesday 11 January 1922 · page 8

The youngsters who were forced indoors by storms during so much of their Christmas holidays are making up for lost time by flocking in…

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Flood Gates Give Thousands of Fish Caught HARDEN

The Sun · Wednesday 11 January 1922 · page 8

The flood gate at Cunningnam Creek weir, from which the Railway Department's section obtain its water supply, gave way, and the flow of water was…

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'A' Cyclone. Damage at Tambo. Blackall (Q.)

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

A destructive cyclone struck the township of Tambo late this afternoon, accompanied by a thunderstorm. Two inches of rain fell in under an hour. Numbers of premises were…

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Cyclone Season Another Town Wrecked Mother and Child's Escape ROCKHAMPTON

The Sun · Thursday 12 January 1922 · page 8

On Sunday a cyclone played havoc in Emerald. Yesterday another cyclone wrecked Tambo at the head of the Barcoo River. The wind lifted a 50,000…

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Storm. Cyclonic Force. Damage in Country

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 January 1922 · page 9

Another cyclonic storm was experienced yesterday, leaving in its train considerable damage in different parts of the State…

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2500 Strong Scouts Storm City March Through Streets

The Sun · Friday 13 January 1922 · page 7

With much b[?]gle-blowing and terrific dummery, and several square miles of flags, 2500 boy scouts marched through the city streets to-day and…

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News From the Four Quarters Cyclonic Storms Damage in Queensland Two Townships Unroofed

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

The township of Emerald (Q.), on the main Central line, and about 107 miles from Rockhampton, was visited by a cyclonic storm on Monday last…

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One of the Worst Last Night's Storm Inch of Rain in the City

Evening News · Friday 13 January 1922 · page 5

Sydney and Suburbs last night experienced a severe thunder-storm and the pyrotechnic display, produced by the vivid lighting was one of the finest been for…

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Flood Gates Give Way. Thousands of Fish Caught

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

The flood gates at Cunningham Creck weir, near Harden (N.S.W.), from which that section of the railway department obtains its water…

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Supposed Victim of Floods. Mudgee

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 January 1922 · page 10

On Wednesday afternoon the body of a man who has not been identified was observed by a lad floating in Cudgegong River. The police found the body was attached to a…

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Heavy Thunderstorm City Streets Deluged

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 13 January 1922 · page 4

The hot and sultry weather in the city culminated last night in a violent thunderstorm, accompanied by heavy rain. The storm, set in shortly after 9 o'clock,…

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Storm-water Channel

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 14 January 1922 · page 9

"Now that your council has commenced the work of extending the storm water drains from Harris-street to Nelson-street would you kindly advise us whether it is…

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