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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1924

1,078 stories in Sydney's papers · page 23 of 54

N.Z. FLOODS Great Area Submerged Pitiful Devastation Auckland

The Sun · Wednesday 28 May 1924 · page 10

During floods at Paeroa the rivers broke their banks, and the water rushed over the adjoining farms. A great area was submerged…

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N.Z. FLOODS Railways Disorganised Big Earth Slide Auckland

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 28 May 1924 · page 9

Extensive flooding has occurred on the low-lying country in the Thames Valley, Bay of Plenty. The river bank at Paeroa burst,…

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Heavy Storm. Mississippi Swept. New York, May 27

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 29 May 1924 · page 9

News comes from Jackson Mississippi) that a tornado swept many sections of the State during the night. Many persons were killed, and hundreds injured. Communication with…

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DEVASTATION Cyclone in America Many People Killed New York, May 27

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 29 May 1924 · page 7

A message from Jackson, Mississippi, states that a tornado swept simultaneously many sections of the State during the night. killing 31 and…

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Storm Damage In New Zealand Napier Suffers £50,000 Damage Wellington (N.z.)

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 29 May 1924 · page 7

Fifty thousand pounds' damage has been done in the inner harbor of Napier alone by the sto[?]n which has been raging for the last day or two in the…

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New Zealand Floods Homes Abandoned AUCKLAND

The Sun · Thursday 29 May 1924 · page 10

During the floods workers at the Mangaiti flax mill were forced to abandon their homes. The water invaded the dwellings at such a rapid…

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Hood and Gown Flood of Graduates Out Into the World

The Sun · Thursday 29 May 1924 · page 9

This morning hundreds of graduates of the Sydney University were let loose upon the community. Next year there will be scores more…

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Storm in Teacup Goulburn A.L.P. Stirred GOULBURN

Evening News · Friday 30 May 1924 · page 5

A surprise was created at meeting of the Golulburn Branch of the A.L.P. when the president. Mr. Malcolm Smith. tendered his resignation…

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Steamer Bassano. Fire in Bunkers. Hold Flooded. Fremantle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 31 May 1924 · page 18

A fire broke out in the coal bunkers of the steamer Bassano late yesterday afternoon, and every effort waat made to confine it to the [?]atch. It had been anticipated that the…

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Assault at Wentworthville 17-Year-Old Girl Declines Drive in a Taxi Jack Flood Gaoled

Truth · Sunday 1 June 1924 · page 14

Jack Flood, a sturdy, well set up young fellow, looking considersiderably older than the 18 years to which he admitted, stood up in the dock at the Parramatta Quarter Sessions, on Tuesday, to answer two charges of assault—the first, with intent to commit a serious…

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Amateur Golf Holderness the Champion Play in Heavy Rain London, Sunday Night

The Sun · Monday 2 June 1924 · page 8

Thousands watched E. Holderness beat E. Storey by three up and two in the final of the British amateur golf championship. Torrential rain fell…

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A Deluge Falls in England Cloud of Feathers London, Sunday Night

Evening News · Monday 2 June 1924 · page 1

A terrific thunderstorm, lasting almost 24 hours, broke over the Midlands and the south-west of England and caused serious floods…

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On the Wing After the Storm Ministers Fly Away London, May 31

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 June 1924 · page 7

The "Daily Chronicle" says a great fight is going oil ill the Parliamentary Labor Party, between Cabinet Ministers and the executive committee, on…

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London's Deluge London, Monday Night

The Sun · Tuesday 3 June 1924 · page 10

Forty -one million tons of rain fell in London in a few hour's during the week -end. There were tremendous floods throughout the country. Rivers…

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Veritable Deluge Country Favored Whole State Benefits

The Sun · Tuesday 3 June 1924 · page 9

As Sydney scuttled to work today through an Irritating 9 o'clock shower, the usual remark of the man In the street, as he tucked his chin still…

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Fuddle's Thrill for Ryde Couple Deluge from Tanks

Evening News · Tuesday 3 June 1924 · page 10

To return from the "movies" and find their cottage surrounded by ice cold water a foot deep was the startling experience of Mr. and…

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Terrific Storm Counties Flooded Rain of Feathers London, June 1

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 June 1924 · page 7

A terrific thunderstorm, lasting almost 24 hours, caused serious floods in the Midland., and south-west counties…

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British Floods Torrential Rain Villages Isolated Crops Washed Away London, Monday night

Evening News · Tuesday 3 June 1924 · page 1

Tropical downpours continue in many districts of the south-west of England, and train and tram services are disorganised in several towns…

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Floods in England. Villages Isolated. London, June 1

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 June 1924 · page 9

A terrific thunderstorm, which lasted almost 24 hours, caused serious [?]oods in the Midlands and south-west countles. The river Severn rose 15ft on Saturday…

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Flushing Reservoirs Ryde House Flooded Out

The Sun · Tuesday 3 June 1924 · page 14

Mr. and Mrs. B. Byrne, who occupy a cottage on North-road, Ryde, on Saturday night visited the pictures at Ryde. and on entering their grounds…

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