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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1924

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Lost in Gale. the Dixmude. Struck by Lightning. Effort to Avoid the Storm. London, Dec. 31

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 January 1924 · page 5

It is now regarded as certain at Paris that the airship Dixmude was struck by lightning at 2 o'clock on the morning of December 21, when being driven before a…

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Steamer Founders. Gale in Black Sea. London, Dec. 30

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 January 1924 · page 5

Violent gales have greatly damaged shipping in Turkish waters, particularly in the Black Sea, where the big American cargo steamer Conejos, 5110 tons, with a cargo of…

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Dixmude's Fate Driven Before Gale 100 Miles an Hour Commander's Body PARIS, December 31

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 1 January 1924 · page 5

It is now regarded as certain that the missing dirigible Dixmude was struck by lightning at 2 o'clock in the morning of December 21, when she was…

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Black Sea Storm American Steamer Lost All Hands Perish LONDON, December 30

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 1 January 1924 · page 5

Reuter's correspondent at Constantinople reports that violent gales have done great damage to shipping in Turkish waters, particularly in…

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Writs for Directors Storm in Dunlop Company DUCROS' £12,000 Year London, Monday Night

The Sun · Tuesday 1 January 1924 · page 7

Following the highest legal advice upon the inspectors' 150-page report, the Dunlop Rubber Co. has issued writs against Sir Arthur du Cros, president…

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Floods Threaten Paris Families Leave Their Homes LONDON, Monday Night

The Sun · Tuesday 1 January 1924 · page 1

Heavy rains are causing the seine to rise three-quarters of an inch an hour, and floods are anticipated' in Paris…

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White Australia a Churchman's View "Storm Brewing"

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 2 January 1924 · page 6

"The White Australia policy, from one point of view, is the most selfish ever conceived. It is a stinging irritant to the festering sore of color…

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Hungary's Spurious Democracy. a Storm Centre in Europe

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 2 January 1924 · page 6

Hungary is at the crossroads. Her finances are notoriously dilapidated, and the political and economic fate of the nation depends largely upon the Budapest…

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Tropical Storm Unsettled Weather Likely Southerly on the Coast

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 2 January 1924 · page 8

Tropical influences were operating over Northern Australia yesterday, and are likely to cause unsettled weather generally over New South Wales…

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Tommy Kelly Proves a Tough Nut Weathers Tornadic Storm Against Ross And Makes a Draw in Melbourne

Referee · Wednesday 2 January 1924 · page 11

We have not seen so poor a house at the Stadium within the last two years as there was on Saturday night, when Dave Ross…

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Topical Talk a Peculiar Flood

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 2 January 1924 · page 10

Recently Queensland experienced what surely must have been the queerest flood on record. Thousands of tons of treacle were stored in a dam at the South…

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Thunderstorm in the City

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 2 January 1924 · page 7

Following the southerly change, a violent thunderstorm passed over the city between 9 and 10 o'clock last night…

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Storm Warning

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 3 January 1924 · page 5

A cyclonic storm teas reported off the coast last night, and a warning teas issued to shipping by Mr…

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A Cyclone. Warning to Shipping

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 January 1924 · page 9

Mr. Mares, the State Meteorologist, issued the following warning to shipping at 9 o'clock last night:- "A cyclone, with rough stormy conditions…

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Storms and Rain General Falls Substantial Registrations Likely

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 3 January 1924 · page 6

Unsettled weather developed over New South Wales yesterday, and at a late hour conditions pointed to thunderstorms and rain over a wide area…

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Orsova Delayed Gales in Gulf of Lyons LONDON, Wednesday Night

The Sun · Thursday 3 January 1924 · page 1

The Orsova has been delayed for 24 hours by gales in the Gulf of Lyons. The ship received no damage…

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Caught in Gale 56 Miles from Heads Chindwara Delayed

Evening News · Thursday 3 January 1924 · page 7

For two hours last night the freight steamer Chindwara was hore-to in a cyclone 56 miles off Sydney Heads…

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Flooded Paris Seine Over Banks Suburbs Under Water Rafts Displace Trams

Evening News · Thursday 3 January 1924 · page 8

PARIS, Wednesday Evening The Seine has risen six metres above the level and is still rising. It has reached the disastrous…

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Floods Threaten Paris Powerful Pumps at Work LONDON, Wednesday Night

The Sun · Thursday 3 January 1924 · page 2

The rising of the flood waters of the Seine has compelled the closing of the D'Orsay railway station, the terminus for the Bordeaux and Spanish…

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Heavy Rain in North Over 4 Inches at Burketown

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 4 January 1924 · page 8

In parts of the Northern Territory and around the Gulf of Carpentaria further light to heavy rain was recorded to 9 a.m. yesterday. At present the centre of the…

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