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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1923

1,176 stories in Sydney's papers · page 21 of 59

Terrible Seas Gales in the South MELBOURNE

The Sun · Friday 18 May 1923 · page 7

Huge seas and gales continue from Gabo to the Leeuwin. Skippers of long experience declare that the seas are the heaviest and most dangerous…

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Heavy Gale Damage in Melbourne Melbourne

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 18 May 1923 · page 5

A cyclonic storm in Melbourne last night did considerable damage along the sea front. Storms of hurricane intensity have…

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Cutter Wrecked Driven Ashore by Gale MELBOURNE

The Sun · Friday 18 May 1923 · page 11

Terrific seas are running outside, and shipping has been much hampered. One cutter, the Sunbeam, has been wrecked. John and Horace…

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Heavy Rainfall at Launceston. Shops and Houses Flooded. Launceston

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 May 1923 · page 10

The heaviest rains experienced in Launceston in the memory of the eldest residents fell this morning, and portions of the city were soon flooded. People had to leave their…

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Unlucky Storekeeper Cyclone and Fire BRISBANE

The Sun · Saturday 19 May 1923 · page 8

Mr. Percy Horn, a storekeeper, of Babinda, was severely, burned while rescuing his wife and two children from a fire at his shop…

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60 M.H.P. Gale in Melbourne MELBOURNE

The Sun · Saturday 19 May 1923 · page 7

Melbourne rocked during the night under a gale which blew with terrific force, reaching a velocity of 50 miles. Many householders spent an anxious…

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In a Gale Mflbourne Shakes "Worst For Years" MELBOURNE

Evening News · Saturday 19 May 1923 · page 1

One of the worst gales Melbourne has experienced for a long time passed over the city last night…

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Flood Damage Wellington (N.z.)

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 19 May 1923 · page 9

The Premier states that the repair of the railway lines and bridges following the recent [?]ds, will cost at least £[?]00,000…

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Gales in South Harried Shipping

Evening News · Monday 21 May 1923 · page 6

All the vessels which came to Sydney during the week-end by way of Melbourne and the South Coast of Australia tell of the violent…

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Rough in the South Heavy Gales

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 21 May 1923 · page 6

Tempesteus weather prevailed in Bass Straits and along the Victorian coast at the week-end. and shipping had a trying time…

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Bandai Maru Storm-tossed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 May 1923 · page 11

The Japanese steamer Bandal Maru, which arrived at Risdon on Thursday from Melbourne, met with exceptionally rough weather throughout her trip. Strong winds were experienced, with heavy seas, which swept…

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Storm in Melbourne. Melbourn[?]

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 May 1923 · page 8

A violent windstorm which passed over Melbourne at a late hour on Friday night and early on Saturday morning was responsible for much damage in the suburbs…

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Floods in Tasmania Launceston

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 21 May 1923 · page 6

Early on Saturday morning a terrific gale struck Launceston accompanied by torrents "of rain The gale lasted several hours, and caused considerable…

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Storm at Albury. Albury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 May 1923 · page 9

During Saturdny a windstorm of remarkable violence affected this district. Trees were blown down and in other cases they were split asunder. This storm was followed…

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Flying Sparks Wollongong Fire Gale Carries Flames Wollongong

The Sun · Tuesday 22 May 1923 · page 7

Early this morning a fire broke out in a two-storled wooden cottage used as extra sleeping quarters at the Illawarra boarding-house. Harbor-street,…

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Flood at Devonport Prevents Racing

Referee · Wednesday 23 May 1923 · page 7

Devonport, on the north-west coast of Tasmania, was visited by flood on Saturday, and the meeting of the Devonport Racing Club was postponed…

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Empire's Links Means of Forging Them Tighter Bruce's Storm Troops "Times" Reviews Questions Conference Must Settle LONDON, Wednesday Night

The Sun · Thursday 24 May 1923 · page 1

A framework for a common foreign policy for the Empire is advocated by "The Times" in a special Empire supplement dealing With the British Commonwealth, and published for Empire Day…

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Contrasts the Flood and the Dry Land

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 25 May 1923 · page 1

Australia is country of extraordinary contrasts. Covering as it does so many degrees of latitude, it is brought under climatic conditions of startling…

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One Big Union Storm Brewing

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 26 May 1923 · page 21

The Provisional Council of the Australasian Workers' Union (O.B.U.) will meet on Friday next. June 1. The principal question that the officials will have…

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ICE & Storms Atlantic's Worst Vessel's Rough Passage

Evening News · Tuesday 29 May 1923 · page 8

The City Shanghai note in Sydney ran into violent weather in Mid-Atlantic, between Great Britain and American…

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