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Floods & storms, 1923

1,176 stories in Sydney's papers · page 24 of 59

Flood Feared the Murray Rising Albury

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 9 June 1923 · page 21

A flood in the Murray River is expected. The river has risen from 8ft. 5in. at 8.30 on Wednesday morning to 1[?]ft. 4ln. this morning. A great body…

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Aeroplane Race Flown in Fierce Gale MELBOURNE

The Sun · Sunday 10 June 1923 · page 2

Mr. E. Percival, piloting Mr. H. O. Jolley's Bolton and Paul machine, in a fierce gale, won the aeroplane race to-day. There were four other…

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Gale in W.A. PERTH

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 June 1923 · page 9

A heavy gale with an abnormally low temperuture swept over the southern portion of the State on Thursday night and early next morning. Considerable damage was done to…

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Air Race Flying in a Gale Melbourne

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 June 1923 · page 4

In a battle against a 50-knot gale, a thrilling air race was held yesterday for the Herald Cup. Five machines took part. A Sopwith P[?]p, piloted by C. D…

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"Howling Gale" Freighter's Ordeal Adelaide to Melbourne MELBOURNE

Evening News · Monday 11 June 1923 · page 5

When inward bound from Adelaide. the freighter Duranbar. which is now loading explosives for Brisbane. ran into a howling…

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Derwent Floods Damage to Hop Fields HOBART

Evening News · Monday 11 June 1923 · page 8

[?] in the Derwent Valley are bary removing trees. logs. and other [?] that were deposited on their [?] by the flood waters. which are…

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Terrible Floods. London, June 9

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 June 1923 · page 9

Stockholm advices state that nearly 400 person's were drowned and 70,000 rendored homeless through floods in the Lower Volga region…

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Flood Losses. River Bed Choked. Wellington (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 June 1923 · page 10

A reporter who visited the Taierl Plains states that the flood waters of April and May are still lying deep over the area. The prospect is gloomy for the unfortunate…

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Big Floods Make Thousands Homeless Visitation in U.S.A. New York

Evening News · Tuesday 12 June 1923 · page 1

Thousands of families have been driven from their homes, five persons have been killed, and damage to the extent of millions of dollars…

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Floods in Adelaide. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 June 1923 · page 10

Great rains began early yesterday evening, and continuing through the night, worked up to a remarkable climax to-day. An amazing scene was revealed to-day when day broke…

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Adelaide Floods Trains Cannot Run Adelaide

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 June 1923 · page 5

South Australia has just experienced one of the wettest week-ends for many years. The Torrens has broken its banks west of Hindmarsh,…

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South Australia Wins West Australia Easily Beaten : Crowd of 31,000 in Heavy Rain

Referee · Wednesday 13 June 1923 · page 12

The first Interstate match of the season, Perthites v Adelaide, was played on Saturday against a team from Western Australia, the home team winning…

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Jess Willard As Flood Hero Ex—Champion's Fine Work New York

Evening News · Wednesday 13 June 1923 · page 1

A telegram from [?] city says that Jens Willard, the great cow—boy boxer and champion of the world, was the hero of the disastrous floods in…

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Floods. Damage in South Australia. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 June 1923 · page 13

Floods, which inundated much of the Western Suburban districts yesterday, are subsiding. Trains and trams have resumed running to Henley beach, and trains to…

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Destructive Floods. Thousands Homeless. New York, June 11

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 June 1923 · page 13

Thousdands of families have been driven from their homes, five persons killed, and millions of dollars worth of damage done by the [?]oods that are sweeping large areas of Kansas,…

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Devastating Floods Thousands Homeless American Disaster New York, June 11

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 13 June 1923 · page 9

Thousands of families have been driven from their homes, five persons have been killed, and millions of dollars' worth of damage has been done,…

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Rivers Rising in the South Flood Point at Wagga

Evening News · Thursday 14 June 1923 · page 11

With the persistent rain of the post fortnight, rivers in the south, particularly the Murrumbidgee, are rising dangerously…

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Flood Warning. on the Murrumbidgee. More Rain in the Country

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 June 1923 · page 9

The constant rain of the past fortnight is now causing swollen creeks and rivers westward from the southern slopes, and floods are threatened…

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Floods Feared

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 June 1923 · page 5

The persistent rain over the catchment area of the Murrumbidgee River during the past week or so, and the…

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Floods in Kansas Willard a Hero New York, June 12

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 June 1923 · page 5

A Kansas City message states that Jess Willard, the heavyweight boxer, is the outstanding hero of the recent disastrous floods…

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