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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1923

1,176 stories in Sydney's papers · page 2 of 59

Macquarie Waters Utilising the Floods a Distribution Scheme

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 5 January 1923 · page 8

Steps are being taken by the settlers along the Marthaguy, the Merri Merri, and other creeks to revive interest in a scheme for the…

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Grafton's Deluge Track of Storm Great Damage Grafton

The Sun · Saturday 6 January 1923 · page 5

While a severe storm was at its height one of the trees in the grounds of the Grafton Cathedral was struck by lightning. The tree, a large pine,…

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Blacktown. Destructive Storm

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 6 January 1923 · page 11

The terrific wind storm that raged on Saturday last, added considerably to the damage done by its recent predecessor. Fruit gardens suffered. The fruit, ripe…

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Freaks of the Storm Flash

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 6 January 1923 · page 13

T undress its victim, after killing him instantaneously…

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Severe Storm. on the North Coast. Six Inches of Rain. Casino

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 January 1923 · page 14

A terrific[?]storm broke over the Casino district yesterday evening. The lightning was most vivid[?] and there was a continuous roll of thunder, punctuated with extraordinary…

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What Not To Do In a Thunderstorm

The World's News · Saturday 6 January 1923 · page 34

How dangerous is lightning? What are the chances of being hit by a lightning bolt? Where is the safest place during an electric storm? Where is the most dangerous…

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Thunderstorm Light Rain in the City

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 January 1923 · page 9

A thunderstorm broke over Sydney at 6.50 p.m. yesterday. Vivid flashes of lightning were the precursors of ominous rumbles, and dark, heavy clouds rolled…

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Storm in Victoria Cyclone at Bung Bong

Sunday Times · Sunday 7 January 1923 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Saturday.—A message from Avoca to-day states that a cyclone occurred at Bung Bong last night. The track was a mile and a half wide, and…

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"Fearful to See" Melbourne's Record Storm Liquid, Silvery Fire Over City

Sunday Times · Sunday 7 January 1923 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Saturday.—A terrific hailstorm struck one half of Melbourne lost night Great damage was done. Hailstones 3in long by 1½in thick fell…

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Rabbits and Floods

The Sun · Sunday 7 January 1923 · page 3

LAST winter, when there was about three inches of rain, the Lachlan River rose very high, and the water came over the banks. There…

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Good Ambulance Work Across Flooded River TOOWOOMBA

The Sun · Sunday 7 January 1923 · page 5

Roma ambulance officers recently had an eventful trip when a call was received to take a man who had been badly injured to the local hospital…

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To Get a Job Through a Suit of Clothes Mayor's Admission St. Peters Council Storm

Evening News · Tuesday 9 January 1923 · page 8

At St. Peters Council last night Alderman Nichells secured the suspension of the standing orders to allow of the discussion of…

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Spread of Stinkwobt. Results of Flood on Murrumbidgee

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 January 1923 · page 7

WAGGA.—Disquieting reports have reached here regarding the presence of stinkwort on the banks of the Murrumbidgee River above Wagga. Apparently the plants were carried…

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North-west Monsoon Heavy Rain at Thursday Island. Thursday Island

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 12 January 1923 · page 6

The full force of the north-west monsoon was experienced here early this morning. Up to 9 a.m. almost six inches of rain had been recorded…

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Storm Beaten Kaikoura Damaged

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 12 January 1923 · page 5

The Sydney Marine Underwriters and Salvage Association yesterday received a cable message, stating that the steamer Kaikoura had arrived at…

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Damage to Orchards. Cyclone in Bathurst District

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 12 January 1923 · page 11

Severe damage has been Jone to the orchards in the Bathurst district by the cyclone storms last week, the losses to orchardists being estimated at…

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Spread of Stinkwort. Result of Murrumbidgee Floods

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 12 January 1923 · page 10

A manage from Wagga (N.S.W.) states that disquieting report have been resolved of the spread of stinkwort on the banks of the Marrumbid…

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Exciting Air Trip Avro in a Storm ROCKHAMPTON

Evening News · Saturday 13 January 1923 · page 8

Captain Treacy. Queensland representative of the Australian AirLine and Brokerage Co., made aneventfull trip from Bundsberg to…

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Violent Thunderstorm

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 13 January 1923 · page 8

A violent thunderstorm broke over Eastwood on Friday night last. The lightning was particularly severe. The office at the Northern Brickworks' on…

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Railway Washaways Delays to Western Trains Result of Storm

The Sun · Sunday 14 January 1923 · page 4

Owing to a heavy storm in the western districts on Friday serious landslips occurred in the sections Wellington to Dripstone, Dripstone to…

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