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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1923

1,176 stories in Sydney's papers · page 52 of 59

Damage by Storm

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 3 November 1923 · page 9

BARMEDMAN.--A severe storm passed over the town on Monday afternoon last, doing considerable damage. A large chaff store in Renwick Street, the…

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Racing in Gale Canadian Fishermen Win Millionaire Backers

The Sun · Saturday 3 November 1923 · page 2

VANCOUVER, November 1. Zev may show his heels to Papyrus, but when it comes to sailoring in real rough water Canadain fishermen…

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All Suffered Blair Athol Storm Extensive Damage Mockhampton

Evening News · Saturday 3 November 1923 · page 8

The storm at Blair Athol was one of the most sever in the history of the town. There were no casualties because the storm broke in daylight. A…

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Blair Athol Storm Strikes Queensland Mining Centre

Sunday Times · Sunday 4 November 1923 · page 7

BRISBANE, Saturday.—A severe storm swept the township of Blair Athol, and did great damage. Happily, no casualties of a serious character are…

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Rescue by Torchlight Sudden Floods in Spain Trains Cut Off London, November 2

The Sun · Sunday 4 November 1923 · page 1

The three fruitgrowing provinces of Valencia, Alicante, and Murcia are suffering severely from torrential rains and floods, says the Madrid…

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Storm at Bathurst Heavy Downpour BATHURST

The Sun · Monday 5 November 1923 · page 13

A heavy storm, accompanied by vivid lightning, heavy thunder, and a high wind, broke over Bathurst shortly after 7 o'clock this morning. Slightly…

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Disastrous Storm. Damage at Blair Athol. Rockhampton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 November 1923 · page 11

Further information concerning the disastrous storm at Blair Athel shows that scarcely a place was not affected. The business section suffered most. Blair Athol…

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Toowoomba Storm Rain in Torrents TOOWOOMBA

The Sun · Tuesday 6 November 1923 · page 2

A terrific wind, hall and rain storm swept over Toowoomba late on Monday afternoon, and caused a great amount of damage to business places, private houses, and…

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Cyclonic Storm. Damage at Toowoomba. Toowoomba

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 November 1923 · page 9

A terrific storm, accompanied by heavy rain, hall, and wind of cyclonic force, swept over the city and suburbs this 'afternoon, causing considerable damage to property. The water…

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Result of the Cyclone at Cordwell, North Queensland

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 7 November 1923 · page 3

Prior to the storm (writes a Cordwell correspondent) the jetty ran out into deep water, but now only portion of it is left, and at low tide passengers for Cordwell are taken off the Kuranda or other small coastal boat, placed in a motor launch, and brought in as far as possible, and then transferred to a punt and conveyed to the…

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The Tumult and the Shouting Dies Melbourne Calm After Storm General Strike Not Feared City Safe Under Strong Patrols Melbourne

Evening News · Wednesday 7 November 1923 · page 1

AFTER the wild rioting and looting and the outburst of underworld hooliganism, the city streets last night were strangely quiet. It would not to say that a Sabbath calm prevailed. Sunday…

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Thunderstorms and Rain Squally Southerly

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 November 1923 · page 6

Indications last night pointed in cloudy conditions, with further rain and thunderstorms in eastern and north-eastern districts. Southerly winds, squally on the…

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Bavaria Rises Hitler Troops Seize Munich City Hall Ludendorff Dictator Long=Threatened Storm Bursts in Germany LONDON, Thursday Night

The Sun · Friday 9 November 1923 · page 1

Herr Hitler's storm troops have seized the town hall at Munich in Bavaria, and have declared the Stresemann Government abolished. They have proclaimed Field Marshal Ludendorff…

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Queensland. Severe Storms. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 November 1923 · page 18

Arcturus Downs, in the Springsure district, was visited by a hurricane on Wednesday night, accompanied by rain and hall. A good deal of damage was done to buildings,…

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Queensland Storms Two Feet of Hail Houses Unroofed Brisbane

The Sun · Sunday 11 November 1923 · page 2

Reports from country districts indicate that heavy storms, accompanied in some instances by hall and cyclonic winds, occurred in many places…

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Rain on Ladies' Day Half a Gale Tears the Hats from the Women's Heads, While Oaks is Run

Sunday Times · Sunday 11 November 1923 · page 18

MELBOURNE, Thursday.—It was Winter again for the Oaks to-day with heavy rain during the morning. Naturally the dressing was of the…

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Victim of the Storm

Evening News · Tuesday 13 November 1923 · page 1

The wheel and compass of the Birkdale patched up to bring the vees[?] safely to Sydney…

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Barque's Experience. Sails Lost in Gale

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 November 1923 · page 9

After a passage of 51 days from Capetown, during which come boisterous weather was encountered, the British barque Birkdale, of 1463 tons, arrived in port late last night. Bad…

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Terrific Gale "Providence Saved Us" Barque's Plight

The Sun · Tuesday 13 November 1923 · page 9

Although two men, lashed to the helm, were tugging at the wheel, the vessel refused to leave her perilous position. Her lee rail was buried…

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Thunderstorm. Strange Experience. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 November 1923 · page 9

A severe thunderstorm broke over Melbourne last night and was made spectacular by vidid flushes of lightning. Although the lightning is reported to have…

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