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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1924

1,078 stories in Sydney's papers · page 13 of 54

Windy Day at Moorefield The Gale That Blew Validolid

Truth · Sunday 9 March 1924 · page 3

At the last Rosehill meeting Validolid beat Duet and Kikumon in a desperate finish after having none too good a passage, and it looked as though he should…

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Flooded Paris Great Havoc Wrought How Income Tax Works in France—Senators Who Favor Ruhr Occupation Re-elected. Olympic Games Difficulties

Sunday Times · Sunday 9 March 1924 · page 13

PARIS, January 7.—Paris is to-day breathing again after 10 days of anxiety caused by the flooded state of the Seine and the great rivers which feed it…

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Floods on Railway

The Sun · Sunday 9 March 1924 · page 9

Brisbane, Saturday.-- The Commissioner for Railways (Mr. Larcombe) was advised to-day that the flood waters were over the rails at Duleen…

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Gale on the Coast Squally Southerly Unsettled Weather Likely

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 10 March 1924 · page 6

Boisterous southerly winds, reaching gale force in places, swept the New South Wales coast yesterday, Moderate to rough seas were reported…

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Storm of Comment N.Z. Test Match Incidents Umpire's Decision Wellington (N.z.)

The Sun · Monday 10 March 1924 · page 4

The running out of Dacr[?] in the second test match on Saturday has raised a storm of comment. The umpire, Mr. McKenzie, says that…

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News in Picture Ferries in Collision. Veteran Riflemen. " Dirigible's Fight With Gale. Winners of Fairfax Banner. Ceremony at Rozelle

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 10 March 1924 · page 10

AMERICAN DIRIGIBLE'S BATTLE WITH QALE.--America's largest dirigible, the Shenandoah, photographed in her hanger at Lakehurst, N.J., on her return from her eight hours battle with a 70-miles-an-hour gale, which followed the breaking-away from her mooring mast. The photograph shows the damage to the nose and envelope caused by the breaking-away…

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Swollen Rivers. Floods in Queensland. Mails Disorganised. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 March 1924 · page 9

During the 24 hours ended at 9 a.m. on Saturday the rainfall was scattered in the north, but general in the central-east and south-east. Some torrential falls were…

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Rains and Floods Queensland Drenched BRISBANE

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 10 March 1924 · page 6

During the last three days welcome soaking rain has fallen in nearly all parts of the State, though the west and north seem to have received…

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Nobody to Blame for Loss of Kiltobranks Marine Court Inquiry -- Coaster Driven Ashore in Gale -- Lost at Shcllharbor

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 12 March 1924 · page 6

Before Judge Cohen, with Captains Vinchall and Wood as assessors, the creumstances attending the grounding and subsequent total loss of the…

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N.Z. Floods Two Lives Lost 16 Inches in 9 Hours Wellington (N.z.), Wadnesday

Evening News · Wednesday 12 March 1924 · page 4

Two lives were lost in floods in the Hawkes Bay district. Sixteen inches of rain fell in nine hours, believed to have been…

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Floods in N.Z. Rescues in Boats Loss of Life

The Sun · Wednesday 12 March 1924 · page 7

Unprecedented floods have roused heavy damage in Hawkes Day, New Zealand. Rain fell at the rate of one inch…

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Floods Defied Aeroplanes Outback ROCKHAMPTON

The Sun · Wednesday 12 March 1924 · page 10

The advantage of aeroplane transit is every day becoming more pronounced in outback and Central Queensland…

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Queensland Floods. Damage to Railways. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 March 1924 · page 12

The Railway Commissioner has been advised that traffic on the Great Western line should be resumed to-day. A message from Cairns stated that the Etheridge line was…

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The Weather In Storm Centre Flagship Buffeted

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 13 March 1924 · page 6

Boisterous weather again continued oil the North Coast of New South Wales yesterday, but last night the conditions were steadily moderating…

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Gales and Floods in New Zealand Rivers Overflow and Roads Blocked -- Extensive Losses of Property and Stock. a Man Drowned

The Labor Daily · Thursday 13 March 1924 · page 5

WELLINGTON (N.Z.). Wed. -- A terrifle southerly gate is raging over the greater portion of the Dominion Shipping is held up at most ports…

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Terrific Gales. Damage in New Zealand. Two Lives Lost. Wellington (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 March 1924 · page 9

Belated messages show that the storm caused greater damage than was anticipated. The Hawkes Bay district suffered heavily, two lives being lost…

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Havoc Among Fish. Result of Storm Water. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 March 1924 · page 13

Following the publicity given reports of dead [?] rotting along the banks of different streams [?] southern Queensland, a report was called [?] by the Treasury Department from the…

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Twenty Six Lives Lost Freighter Sinks in Storm New York, Wednesday Night

The Sun · Thursday 13 March 1924 · page 9

The freighter Santiago, travelling here from Cuba, foundered in a storm, and 26 lives were lost. Only one lifeboat containing nine members of the…

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Fearful Storm Worst for 35 Years Many People Killed New York, March 12

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 13 March 1924 · page 5

The worst blizzard for 35 years struck the United States to-day, sweeping the country for its breadth and length, isolating many cities from…

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IN N.Z. Floods Youth's Bravery Remarkable Rescue Wellington (N.z.)

Evening News · Thursday 13 March 1924 · page 7

A brave re[?] was a feature of the floods in the North Island, Denald Str[?] who had taken refuge in a poplar tree, was…

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