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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1923

1,176 stories in Sydney's papers · page 35 of 59

Township Flooded

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 2 August 1923 · page 2

THE ROCK.--The southern portion of the town is under flood. Owing to the absence of an effective scheme of drainage, the rain water rushes down…

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Storm Warnings In South Pacific Broadcasting Scheme

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 3 August 1923 · page 8

A comprehensive scheme for broadcasting by wireless weather conditions through the South Pacific has been arranged through…

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"No Blame " No Official Warning of the Cyclone Finding of Sumatra Commission Proposed Inquiry Into Navigation Act Melbourne

The Sun · Friday 3 August 1923 · page 7

That the steamer Sumatra was overwhelmed in a hurricane, and that no blame was attached to anybody, was the finding of the Royal Commission on the loss of the Sumatra. TO-DAY the report of the…

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Chinese Floods Villages Swept Away Many Lives Lost

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 3 August 1923 · page 3

China appears to be rivalling the United States for "big" things, at any rate, in the magnitude of the disasters of which the Celestial land is the…

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Flood Rains. South Australia. Three Months' Record. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 3 August 1923 · page 11

From May 25, when the droughr broke, until the end of July (67 days) rain has fallen on 66 days. The record for three months is a record for the period in the history of South Australia…

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Town Flooded. Glenloth (Vic.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 3 August 1923 · page 11

The Avoca River has again overflowed its banks, causing the whole district to be flooded, and washing away fences and acres of growing crops. Sheep and lambs have been drowned,…

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Victorian Floods Danger Not Passed Rivers Over Banks Melbourne

The Sun · Friday 3 August 1923 · page 9

Reports of devastating floods continue to arrive. These indicate that although, the outlook has improved considerably all danger has not yet…

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Victorian Floods Melbourne

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 3 August 1923 · page 8

The outlook in the flood districts of Northern Victoria is more cheerful today. The southern feeders of the Murray are falling rapidly, hut the waters…

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Greatest Power. Two Milion Volts: How the Electricians Made a Little Thunderstorm

The World's News · Saturday 4 August 1923 · page 33

At Pittsfield. in the United States, there is the most powerful and costly machinery in the world for generating electricity. It is being worked in the General Electric…

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Victorian Floods Melbourne

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 4 August 1923 · page 23

The flood position in Northern Victoria has greatly improved. Most of the rivers are gradually falling, and the waters, which still…

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Sleep and Art Gale Henry and Quincy Adams Sawyer

Sunday Times · Sunday 5 August 1923 · page 25

These days, many old proverbs are dropping like applies in the Autumn. Even the sturdiest of adages, such as "early to bed, and early to rise," in…

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Floods in Victoria Railway Difficulties 3000 Mail Bags in Smash

Sunday Times · Sunday 5 August 1923 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Saturday. — During the week railway officials in many districts have had an unenviable time, owing to the severs floods, which have…

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Floods in S.A. Pig Farmers' Plight ADELAIDE

The Sun · Sunday 5 August 1923 · page 2

Floods and washaways are still causing inconvenience and loss in various parts of the State. At Grange a pig farmer has been isolated for nearly two…

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Victorian Floods Railway Line Submerged. MELBOURNE

The Sun · Sunday 5 August 1923 · page 5

A railway report from Boort, states that the flood waters are still rising in the district. The railway line is submerged for 10 chains, but trains…

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Cyclone Warning

Evening News · Monday 6 August 1923 · page 5

Mr. Mares, the State Meteorologist. has issued the following warning:— At 9 a.m. today the cyclonic…

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Cyclonic Storm Rough Seas Shipping Warned

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 6 August 1923 · page 5

A gale of cyclonic character was raging off the coast last night, and Mr. Mares issued a warning to shipping…

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Record Flight Promising Preliminary 1000 Miles Through Storm LONDON

The Sun · Monday 6 August 1923 · page 1

While carrying out a 1000-miles test flight to Sweden as a preliminary to their projected flight around the world, Captains Macmillan and…

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Steamer's Plight Caught in Atlantic Gale Pig Iron Cargo Moves Waves Destroy Bridge

The Sun · Monday 6 August 1923 · page 9

Floating aimlessly around in mid-ocean in the teeth of one of the worst gales known in the Atlantic, with her steering gear…

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"Very Fresh" Cyclone's Icy Blasts Points and Tubs There is a Duty for To-night

The Sun · Monday 6 August 1923 · page 9

A cyclone is whirling its freezing south-east blasts along the coast, and dashing its fierce rain squalls against the entirely innocent and peaceful…

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Cycling. Picton-enfield Run. Flood and Burness

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 6 August 1923 · page 6

The open road race from Picton to Enfield, a distance of 44 miles, promoted by the Picton Club under the auspices of the N.S W. Cyclists' Union, on Saturday afternoon, proved one of the most successful…

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