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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1922

935 stories in Sydney's papers · page 46 of 47

Yellow Flood Sweeping Westward S'll Another Warning

Evening News · Wednesday 20 December 1922 · page 11

Australia must increase [?] population [?] she must keep of white. She must watch the East [?]…

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Make Ready for the Flood

The Sun · Wednesday 20 December 1922 · page 6

DURING the past decade Australia has awakened to its danger of under-population. An empty continent in a land-hungry and overcrowded world stands in a perilous position. It is only in the last few years, however, that this danger has been…

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Thunderstorms Light Rain

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 21 December 1922 · page 6

In association with thunderstorms, light to moderate and rather scattered rain was recorded yesterday in the central and southern inland districts and…

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Terrific Rain Storm

The Propeller · Friday 22 December 1922 · page 7

A severe rain storm, accompanied by a terrific bombardment of hailstones, occurred in this district shortly before 6 o'clock yesterday afternoon. It was…

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Great Deluge. at Coogee. Extensive Damage. Traffic Held Up

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 December 1922 · page 9

A severe rainstorm occurred at Coogee last night. Hall and rain began to fall at 6.20 p.m., and within. 10 minutes five trams had been derailed between Allison-road and the…

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A Severe Storm. Damage to Crops and Stock

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 22 December 1922 · page 3

Reports to hand indicate that severe damage was caused by a storm that swept over the Southern Tablelands in the region of Bombala, Catheart and…

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Broken Hill. the Recent Storm. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 December 1922 · page 9

Police-inspector Dimond received a telegram from the Chief Secretary's Department to-day stating that £250 had been granted for the rolicf of necessitous cases, and instructing…

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Fickle Storm Strikes Eastern Suburbs Thousands of Pounds Damage

Evening News · Friday 22 December 1922 · page 5

If the rain that fell in the Eastern Suburbs in twenty minutes last evening were spread over the western wheat areas, it would…

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Adrift in Storm Wreck in the English Channel London, December 20

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 22 December 1922 · page 5

Fierce gales and snowstorms have swept the south of England and the Midlands. A small steamer foundered in the…

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Storm-swept Coast Suburbs Deluged by Cloudburst Many Trams Derailed 200 Points of Rain in 20 MINUTES

The Sun · Friday 22 December 1922 · page 8

Randwick was the centre of a phenomenal rainstorm which broke mainly over the eastern and southern suburbs shortly after 6 p.m. yesterday. The life of the storm was short; but within 20 minutes…

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Leaking Badly German Sailer in Port Frightful Cyclone

The Sun · Saturday 23 December 1922 · page 3

Unannounced, .the first German sailing vessel since the war to visit Sydney crept into port during the night. She was the ship Barmen, leaking…

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'Tween Two Storms N.S.W. in Suspense a Weather Problem

Evening News · Saturday 23 December 1922 · page 6

With a cyclonic storm on one side and an Antarctic disturbance on the other, New South Wales is in a state od suspense, as it…

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In Distress German Sailer Arrives Shot an Albatross Terrific Cyclone at Sea

Evening News · Saturday 23 December 1922 · page 6

Looking badly and with her pumps working full pressure, the German sailing ship Barmen arrived in port last evening in…

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Her First Snow Storm

Sunday Times · Sunday 24 December 1922 · page 1

Only those born in tropical countries and in southern territories can appreciate the thrill Bebe Daniels had when she…

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Perils of the Sea Collisions and Storms Huge Liners Crash London

The Sun · Sunday 24 December 1922 · page 1

The world's biggest collision occurred at Southampton. The Majestic (56,551 tons), while berthing in a gale, was carried across the dock,…

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Huge Ships Collide Majestic (55,000 Tons) and Berangaria (52,200 Tons) Swept Together by Force of Gale

Sunday Times · Sunday 24 December 1922 · page 2

LONDON, Saturday.—Wild weather continues all over Britain, with blinding snow storms and floods in many districts. Much wreckage has been driven ashore…

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German Ship. Damaged in Cyclone

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 26 December 1922 · page 7

The air of mystery which enveloped the appearance of a German sailing ship off Sydney Heads late on Friday night was cleared up on Saturday morning when the vessel had…

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Ship in Distress Caught in a Cyclone

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 26 December 1922 · page 4

The German ship Barman, which put into Sydney at the week-end, was roughly handled in a cyclone in the vicinity of Cape Leeuwin. The gale raged with…

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Christmas Gales Big Liners Collide Many Vessels Wrecked London, December 25

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 26 December 1922 · page 5

The wild weather in Britain continues, with blinding snowstorms and floods in many districts. Much wreckage has been driven ashore on the…

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Six Days' Cycle Race Broken Hill Storm Sydney's Rock

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 26 December 1922 · page 8

THE RECENT BROKEN HILL STORM.--Cottage' as it stood after a previous storm in October, necessitating the construction of a new verandah. WHAT HAPPENED TO THE COTTAGE when the cyclone passed that way…

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