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Floods & storms, 1924

1,078 stories in Sydney's papers · page 30 of 54

Prelude to Spring Sydney's Thunderstorm City Drought Broken

The Sun · Tuesday 22 July 1924 · page 6

Swish! Just as the ferry boats were landing 5.30 passengers at Milson and Mc Mahon's Points yesterday afternoon a…

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Storm

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 23 July 1924 · page 21

THE wind-wraith sobbing in the twisted trees. Staccato cries of homing birds that pass…

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Heavy Rain in the North-east FInE ELSEWHERE

Evening News · Wednesday 23 July 1924 · page 5

The cloudy and unsettled conditions which operated over the eastern half of the State yesterday, moved to the north-eastern quarter, and central and…

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Coastal Storms Shipping Warned Vessels Sheltering

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 July 1924 · page 7

The State Meteorologist last night issued to shipping warning of an impending storm. Rough weather prevails along the…

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Vessels Take Shelter Gales in W.A. Castaways Rescued Newcastle, Tuesday. PERTH, Tuesday. FREMANTLE

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 July 1924 · page 7

An easterly gale is blowing off Newcastle to-night at the rate of about 40 miles an hour, and the sea is rough. Several o£ the small coastal boats have Heavy gales swept over the State during the last two days, delaying shipping and compelling the northwest aerial mall to delay a night at Three men, cast ashore at Carnac Island on Sunday night, were rescued under great difficulties to-day by the water police, who noted in conjunction…

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River Breaks Loose Destructive Floods in India Loss of Life Feared Calcutta

The Sun · Wednesday 23 July 1924 · page 1

Heavy rain in the Madras Presidency caused the River Cauvery to burst its banks and inundate a great area to a depth of 8ft…

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Storm Passes Another Change Likely Good Rainfall

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 24 July 1924 · page 6

According to the State Meteorolog[?] Mr. Mares, the cyclonic disturbane which has been operating over th[?] north coast is gradually working awa[?]…

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110 Lives Lost Vast Floods in India Seventeen Days' Rain Calcutta, Wednesday Night

The Sun · Thursday 24 July 1924 · page 1

A hundred and ten lives are officially reported as having been lost in the heavy floods caused by persistent rain for 17 days in…

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Over a Hundred Lives Lost in Indian Flood

The Labor Daily · Thursday 24 July 1924 · page 1

SIMLA, July [?] and ten [?] have been [?] in [?] South India, during torrential down[?]. which seriously damaged and…

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Floods in India Many Lives Lost Simla, July 23

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 24 July 1924 · page 5

Persistent heavy rain lust week in the Travancore and Cochin States (Madras) seriously damaged the railways…

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Floods on the North Coast. Kempsey

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 July 1924 · page 10

The heavy rain during the past two days resulted in a small flood in the river to-day. The river was about four feet above normal, but was practically stationary. Bellbrook,…

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"APPALLING" Floods in South India Madras Cut Off Calcutta

The Sun · Friday 25 July 1924 · page 1

Appalling is the only term applicable to the floods in southern India, which, for loss of human and animal life, destruction of private and…

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Terrific Cyclone

The World's News · Saturday 26 July 1924 · page 17

Quite recently a terrific cyclone swept ever a part of Denmark, demolishing buildings and causing great damage. Whilst at its height, the occupants were sucktd out of a motor-car, carried several yards, and dropped to the ground severely injured…

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Chinese Sur-taxes for Flood Victims Pekin, July 25

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 26 July 1924 · page 7

A meeting of the Cabinet resolved in favor of imposing for six months railway, telegraph, postal, and navigation sur-taxes in aid of the flood sufferers,…

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Gulf Mystery. a Death-trap Dont Blame Blacks Cyclone the Cause

Evening News · Monday 28 July 1924 · page 5

People who have a personal knowledge of the Gulf country will endorse Mr. A.L. Johnstone's opinion, published in the "News,"…

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Floods in India Cause Devastation Crops Are Ruined Bombay, Sunday Evening

Evening News · Monday 28 July 1924 · page 1

Heavy losses of property, capital, and crops have been caused by the floods which have devastated Southern India…

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Late Cable News. Floods in India. Widespread Devastation. Bombay, July 27

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 July 1924 · page 9

The first information from Madras now coming in indicates the gravity of the floods which have caused widespread devastation in southern India. Though the loss of life…

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"Vast Desolation" Terrible Indian Floods Big Death Roll Calcutta

The Sun · Monday 28 July 1924 · page 9

"The scene is one of vast desolation" is how the huge areas affected by the floods in Southern India are described. The Cauvery and…

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Children Drowned in Floods in India Boys' School Collapse In Cochin State -- Many Scholars Sw[?]pt Away

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 29 July 1924 · page 1

MADRAS July 25 -- The "Hindu" sports that in consequence of floods the boy's school at cheruthuruthy, Cochin State, collapsed…

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Flood Losses In Southern India Railways Breached Bombay, July 27

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 29 July 1924 · page 7

Information has been received from Madras of the gravity of the. recent floods, which caused widespread damage in Southern India…

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