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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1923

1,176 stories in Sydney's papers · page 11 of 59

Damage by Flood. London, March 15

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 March 1923 · page 15

The correspondent of the "Daily Express" at Athens telegraphs that violent deluges have occurred in Macedonia, Southern Serbia, and Thessaly, and that the swollen risers have…

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A Help to Starting Electrical Flooding Device

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 17 March 1923 · page 17

There would appear to be no limits to the possible uses of electricity in the service of the motorist for time-saving and convenience. As an instance, the…

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"Clean Up" What Gardiner Wants Will Raise Storm McGirr Says All Well

The Sun · Sunday 18 March 1923 · page 2

One hundred thousand new members wanted to assist in a clean-up campaign of the Labor movement…

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Heavy Rain in City

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 19 March 1923 · page 6

A thunderstorm broke over the city shortly before 11 o'clock last night, and heavy rain resulted. Heavy rain was still falling at a late…

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Heavy Rain. Downpour in the City

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 March 1923 · page 10

Rain commenced to fall in the city last night and heavy showers took place before midnight. Thundery conditions prevailed during the…

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Storm Damage

The Sun · Monday 19 March 1923 · page 7

A good deal of damage was caused at Coogee by last night's storm. Some footpaths collapsed, and the roads were covered with debris and bricks…

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Thunderstorms Showers on North Coast

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 19 March 1923 · page 6

Four points of rain were registered ill the city yesterday as a result of a thunderstorm. In some of the suburbs the rain was much heavier…

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More Storms Some Useful Rain Drought Unbroken

Evening News · Tuesday 20 March 1923 · page 4

Thunderstorms have been responsible for more useful rains at scattered towns in New South Wales. It is cloudy to overcast and…

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South Sea Storms Epi Island Devastated Damage at Norfolk Island

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 20 March 1923 · page 4

Skirling the coast of Epi, one of the principal islands of the New Hebrides, officers of the steamer Makambo found that the island had been almost…

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Sunday's Storm

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 21 March 1923 · page 2

A purely local storm visited Parramatta and its environs on Sunday and created it good deal of fuss both coming and going. Its approach wits heralded by…

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The Rain. City Storm. Light Falls Inland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 March 1923 · page 14

Sultry and unsettled conditions, marked by the occasional rumble of thunder, culminated in a severe thunderstorm last night between 6.45 o'clock and 7.45 o'clock. Lightning,…

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The Storm Sydney Drenched Alarming Thunder 115 Points Recorded

Evening News · Wednesday 21 March 1923 · page 9

Tremendous crashes of thunder. Vivid lightning flashes. Then down came the rain! In a few minutes Sydney's…

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Industrial Storm Rumblings in Britain Reductions Resisted London, Tuesday Night

The Sun · Wednesday 21 March 1923 · page 9

The first symptom of the breaking of a widespread industrial storm was seen to-day, when the Building. Trade National Council, representing…

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Severe Storm Lightning Plays Havoc Suburbs in Darkness Trams and Church Struck

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 21 March 1923 · page 9

A violent thunderstorm burst on the city and suburbs last night. It lasted for over an hour, and was accompanied by particularly vivid…

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Frisky Fireballs Last Night's Great Storm Excitement at G.P.O. Considerable Damage in Many Suburbs

The Sun · Wednesday 21 March 1923 · page 8

Considerable damage was done by the violent storm that swept over Sydney and suburbs shortly after 6 p.m. yesterday. The deafening crashes of thunder followed by continuous flashes of lightning,…

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Big Floods In Nyassaland Bring Heaps of Trouble [?]Town, Tuesday Evening

Evening News · Wednesday 21 March 1923 · page 1

[?] flooding in the Zamb[?] has caused a serious situation Railway communication has been [?]. thousands of natives have…

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In the Country Valuable Thunderstorms

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 21 March 1923 · page 9

Messages from country centres report useful, intermittent falls. BATLOW. -- After nearly eight dry weeks welcome light showers fell on…

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Two Storms Vessel's Peril Wins to Australia

Evening News · Thursday 22 March 1923 · page 10

The steamer Orient City has arrived in Sydney after the worst voyage in her history. She sailed from Cardiff, Wales, for…

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Zambesi Floods Famine Threatening Capetown, March 20

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 22 March 1923 · page 5

Extensive flooding of the Zambesi country has caused a serious situation. Railway communication has broken down, and thousands of natives have…

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Tuesday's Storm

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 24 March 1923 · page 6

The terrific storm, which broke over the district on Tuesday evening, flooded many business houses in Parramatta, and water found its way into many dwellings…

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