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Floods & storms, 1923

1,176 stories in Sydney's papers · page 34 of 59

Floods in Victoria Heavy Rainfall [?]

Evening News · Monday 30 July 1923 · page 5

[?] have [?] the [?] during the [?] have occure[?]…

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Floods in China. New York, July 27

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 30 July 1923 · page 9

According to a message from Peking, d[?]s patches from Anhui Province state that a million people are homeless owing to floods. Twenty districts have been inundated by…

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Floods Feared Heavy Rain in Victoria Melbourne

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 31 July 1923 · page 8

Heavy rains throughout Northern Victoria have swollen the rivers, and in many districts floods are expected. Reports from Castlemaine to-day stated…

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Cyclone Departs

Evening News · Tuesday 31 July 1923 · page 9

Mr.Mares. State Metrorologlst, issued the following statement to-day:— The cyclonic disturbance that was anticipated to work on to our South…

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Severe Gales. Wellington (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 31 July 1923 · page 10

Several steamers approaching the New Zealand coast have been delayed by the severe gales, and the steamer La Marseillaise, from New Orleans, reports by wireless that she…

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Rough Weather Shipping Warned Cyclonic Storm

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 31 July 1923 · page 8

An energetic southern disturbance resulted in heavy, general rain during the week-end, and has now developed a cyclonic centre in southern areas…

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Swept Away Boy's Escape Caught in Storm Water

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 31 July 1923 · page 7

Frederick Crockart (10) fell into the storm-water channel which nows into Blackwattle Bay early last night, and was carried a great distance by the…

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Vic. Floods Position Not Dangerous [?]Tuesday

Evening News · Tuesday 31 July 1923 · page 8

Latest [?] the [?] indicate [?] isolated [?]…

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Floods in Victoria. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 31 July 1923 · page 10

The condition of several Victorian rivers, as the result of heavy rains over the watershed areas during the week-end, is disquieting. Advices received by the Commonwealth Weather Bureau to-day indicated…

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General Rains. Whole State Benefits. Flood Falls Likely

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 31 July 1923 · page 10

With the easterly movement during the Week end of the southern disturbance operating over Western and South Australia last week, general rains fell over the whole of…

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Families Flooded Out

The Sun · Tuesday 31 July 1923 · page 9

Railway traffic on several country lines has been suspended, and washaways have occurred. The Railway Deportment has detailed men to…

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Serious Floods Anxiety in Victoria Property and Stock Suffer MELBOURNE

The Sun · Tuesday 31 July 1923 · page 9

Serious floods threaten the country. Already roads are impassable, and railways are under water and the rivers are…

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Flooded Properties

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 1 August 1923 · page 5

Mr. W. J. Gosling and several other residents of Canley Vale wrote to Cabra Vale Council drawing attention to the inconvenience, damage and depreciation…

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Last Minute News Victorian Floods Melbourne

Evening News · Wednesday 1 August 1923 · page 7

Behuea is still the danger centre of the flood gone, and it is expected that the waters of the Murray will be swollen greatly when the torrents of…

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The Flood Mark

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 1 August 1923 · page 13

While riding into a little Queensland town I was joined by a local horseman, who drew my attention to the skeleton of a cow that was stranded in a tree about…

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Rain in Victoria. Rivers in Flood. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 August 1923 · page 14

The high levels of the Victorian rivers were not accentuated to-day, with the exception that there is serious flooding at the Avoca River, and possibly on the Wimmera. Additional heavy rain fell within…

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Towns Submerged Boats in Streets Victorian Floods Melbourne

The Sun · Wednesday 1 August 1923 · page 7

As the result of the Campaspe River overflowing near Rochester, many of the streets became almost Venetian in appearance, for boats became tho only…

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Ship's Peril Battle With Gale Monadrock Arrives

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 2 August 1923 · page 5

With a list to starboard, and her steering gear carried away, the 4000-ton cargo steamer Mahadnock arrived in the harbor…

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The Monadnock. a Trying Voyage. Helpless in a Gale

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 August 1923 · page 11

The Bank line steamer Monadnock, bound from Nauru Island to Fremantle with a full carge of phosphates, made Sydney Heads yesterday morning with a list to starboard, and…

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Vic. Floods Towns Threatened Extensive Damage

Evening News · Thursday 2 August 1923 · page 8

Reports are seming in from country districts [?] big fieeds. yesterday's rain [?] rises in the rivers, and several…

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