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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1923

1,176 stories in Sydney's papers · page 15 of 59

World's Record Shower Flood from Moon the Brewerian Theory Was Noah the first astronomer?

The Sun · Thursday 12 April 1923 · page 8

Did he spend long, anxious nights in contemplation of a weirdly changing moon--vaguely, feeling the terror of unheard-of disaster, and groping,…

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Kempsey Deluge Drought Well Routed KEMPSKEY

Evening News · Friday 13 April 1923 · page 6

The prolonged dry spell which has been in exidence on the M'Tcleay Rober has broke. With a ve[?]g[?]ance, and since the 3rd of the ninth only one…

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A Close Call Ship in Cyclone Las Vegas' Tussle

Evening News · Friday 13 April 1923 · page 8

For three days, south of Fiji. the American steamer Las Vegas was battered by tierce seas. and, according to the officers, the ship on several…

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Beats the Storm Jeanette Blows in 24 Hours' Peril

Evening News · Friday 13 April 1923 · page 6

The brig Jeanatte ended an eventful voyage from the South Seas just after midnight, when she sailad unaided through the…

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Touch and Go Jeanette in Storm Nearly on Lee Shore

The Sun · Friday 13 April 1923 · page 8

Caught in the fury of a raging gale, the little ship Jeanette was in grave danger of piling up on the New Caledonian coast. The…

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"Going South" Douglas Mawson Sighted Disappeared in Storm Brisbane

The Sun · Friday 13 April 1923 · page 7

Word has come that the Douglas Mawson was sighted after she left Albert River bar, Burketown, but the information does not raise any hope of…

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Lost in Storm Ship Disappears Was It Douglas Mawson ? BRISBANE

Evening News · Friday 13 April 1923 · page 5

The theory that the Douglas Mawson, which left Burketown for Thursday Island on March 26. was lost at sea in a storm. is…

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"Red Flag" Again Unemployed Storm Workhouse London, April 12

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 14 April 1923 · page 7

Two hundred members of the unemployed marched into the dining hall at Edmonton Workhouse and demanded food, as a protest against the…

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After the Storm Quiet Commons Debate London, April 12

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 14 April 1923 · page 7

In the House of Commons, on the motion to go into Committee of Supply, Mr. J. D. Millar (Labor) moved for the appointment of a Select…

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"Like a Coaster." Motor 'Bus Splashes Through. "The motor 'bus has to battle through the mud like a coaster in a storm."

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 14 April 1923 · page 8

This remark was made by Ald. G. Harley at Wednesday night's meeting of Dundas Council when referring to the deplorable condition of the Ryde…

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Heavy Coastal Rain Showers Expected Inland

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 17 April 1923 · page 6

Further heavy rain was recorded on the north coast during the week-end, and falls ranging up to two menes were reported from several stations…

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Ninety Three To-day Mr. J. Gale, of Queanbeyan

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 17 April 1923 · page 6

Mr. John Gale, of "The Retreat," Queanbeyan, celebrates his 93rd birthday to-day. He has seen six generations of his family, and has lived in…

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5 Hours Hove to John Williams Struggle Fight with Cyclone

Evening News · Thursday 19 April 1923 · page 5

Her steering gear disabled, and tremendous waves from the recent North Queensland cyclone breaking over her, the Missionary…

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Rough Passage Captain Kettle's Trip John Williams Storm-Tossed

The Sun · Thursday 19 April 1923 · page 7

Old-time sailors held that parsons and black cats, as passengers, were likely to mean a stormy passage. Mountainous seas and a tearing…

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"Bucket in Flood" Criticism of Douglas Mawson BRISBANE

The Sun · Friday 20 April 1923 · page 7

Mr. D. J. M. Watson, the United Party candidate for Bulimba, writing of the missing steamer Douglas Mawson, says: "This vessel was neither…

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Heavy Rain in W.A. PERTH

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 21 April 1923 · page 8

The anxiety caused by the continued drought has been allayed by heavy rain on the Murchison, extending southward along the Mullewa railway, where a…

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Mr. Lloyd George British Politics. Coming Storms. Socialist Theories. (Copyright to Australian Press Association.) LONDON, April 18

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 April 1923 · page 15

A few weeks ago I predicted that the comparative calm prevailing in British political seas during the past few years was coming to an end. Recent Parliamentary scenes leave…

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Women Scared Storm at Norfolk Island Postponed Trips

The Sun · Sunday 22 April 1923 · page 2

Norfolk Island has been likened to the Garden of Eden; but, according to residents who reached Sydney by the Makambo last night, it is…

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Storms in N.Z. Much Damage by Floods Auckland (N.z.)

The Sun · Monday 23 April 1923 · page 6

Torrential rains for three days resulted in floods throughout the province. Thames felt the full force of the gales, many shops being feet deep…

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