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Floods & storms, 1924

1,078 stories in Sydney's papers · page 5 of 54

Country News. Flood Protection. Clarence Valley Reservoirs Grafton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 January 1924 · page 12

Some time age a deputation waited on the Minister for Works in regard to representations as to flood protection made by the Graftion City Council and the Copmanhurs Shire…

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What is Ball Lightning? Phenomenon of Storms Baffles Scientists

The World's News · Saturday 19 January 1924 · page 33

So many authentic cases of "ball lightning" have been recorded of late that special attention has been paid by meteorologists to this phenomenon…

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MUSIC & Musicians Programmes for Pictures Don't Like Storms

Evening News · Saturday 19 January 1924 · page 3

A new public, the public of the [?] is making its musical desires [?] and the result is that closer attention is [?] given to this subject. not only by the…

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The Shenandoah. Lessons From The Gale. Polae Flight. Washington, Jan. 17

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 19 January 1924 · page 17

Commenting on the safe return of the airship Shenandoah, which broke from her moorings at Lakehurst, but rode out the gale for eight hours, Mr. Denby (secretary for the…

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Cyclone's Fury Islands Storm-Swept Sailing Ships Adrift Colombo, Friday Night

The Sun · Sunday 20 January 1924 · page 1

Shipwrecked members of crows from the Maldive Islands out in the Indian Ocean to the west of Ceylon bring news to Male of a furious…

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Schooners Wrecked Storm in Indian Ocean

Sunday Times · Sunday 20 January 1924 · page 1

COLOMBO, Saturday.—A schooner which arrived here on Thursday morning brouGht some of the crews of four Maldivian schooners which were…

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A Fierce Gale Sweeps Gawler Severe Damage ADELAIDE

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 21 January 1924 · page 6

Considerable damage was done at Gawler early on Saturday morning, when a fierce gale swept the town. The gale was only about two chains wide,…

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Storm Warning Cyclonic Disturbance Good Rains Likely

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 21 January 1924 · page 5

The tropical depression which has been situated between New Caledonia and the Queensland coast assumed cyclonic character yesterday…

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Rough on Coast Southerly Gale Blowing Beneficial Rains

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 22 January 1924 · page 8

The effects of the cyclonic storm raging off the coast was felt along the seaboard yesterday. Boisterous southerly winds prevailed…

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Cyclone Shipping Suffers High Winds and Seat Weather Man Explains

Evening News · Tuesday 22 January 1924 · page 7

IT was a night of storm, bowling wind tad lashing rain. Sleek city business men, wakened in the small hours, cursed the slatting…

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Off with the Dance Sonoma in Gale Steerage Washed Out Terrible Buffeting

Evening News · Tuesday 22 January 1924 · page 7

Up till 1 o'clock this morning passengers, officers, and crew of the American linear sonoms…

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Vessels Held Up Storm at Byron Bay Byron Bay

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 22 January 1924 · page 8

Through high seas coining up from the south-cast the steamer Wollongbar was unable to got away on the return trip at the usual time on Saturday. The vessel…

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Heavy Rain Four Inches in Places

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 January 1924 · page 10

Further good rains have been recorded over tho State. South from Sydney the falls were mostly light, hut on the central and north coast…

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Heavy Rain In Northern Districts Fine in South

Evening News · Wednesday 23 January 1924 · page 10

More good rains have fallen in the north-eastern quarter of the [?] and the unsettled conditions in the northern districts have resulted in…

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The Wollongbar Fine Performance in Gale

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 January 1924 · page 10

The North Coast S.N. Company's steamer Wollongbar, which was delayed by heavy weather ut Byron Bay, returned in Sydney yesterday…

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In the Gales Little Motor-ship Inaha's Voyage

Evening News · Wednesday 23 January 1924 · page 4

It is believed that the [?] motor ship lnaha, bound from Singapore to Sydney, had struck the full force of the [?] gales…

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"Like the Bay" Medic in Storm

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 January 1924 · page 10

The gale, which has driven so many small vessels to run for shelter, off the New South Wales coast during the last 36 hours struck the big White Star…

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Adrift in the Gale Houseboat and Launch Lost

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 January 1924 · page 10

During the height of the gale a house-buat owned by Mr. Kerrison, of Watson's Bay, with a launch alongside, broke adrift from moorings in Rose…

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Rough on Coast Southerly Gale Continues Further Heavy Rains

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 January 1924 · page 10

Stormy southerly weather-- the outcome of the cyclonic gale centred oft the seaboard--continued over coastal areas yesterday…

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Shipping Suffers by High Seas Ocean-Coers Remain in Port--Bad Weather Predicted for To-Day Cyclone in the Tasman

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 23 January 1924 · page 7

The cyclonic disturbance is still operating over the oceanic region between the coast of New South Wales, New Caledonia, Norfolk Island and…

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