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Floods & storms, 1924

1,078 stories in Sydney's papers · page 51 of 54

Heavy Hail Storm at Lithcow LITHGOW

The Sun · Sunday 7 December 1924 · page 2

This morning a heavy hail storm came over tho town, and lasted for half an hour. Great damage was done to gardens…

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Storm in Newcastle Tram Struck by Lightning NEWCASTLE

Sunday Times · Sunday 7 December 1924 · page 7

There was a terrific rain storm this afternoon, and many parts of the district were under water for a considerable time. Shortly after 3 o'clock…

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Do the Dead Return? Deluge of Letters Exposure of Mrs. Mellon Recalled Preliminary Meeting Next

Sunday Times · Sunday 7 December 1924 · page 3

It is impossible to keep pace with the deluge of correspondence The Sunday Times has had on the subject Do the Dead Return, and judging by…

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Cyclone Hits Town Damage in Queensland Brisbane

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 December 1924 · page 1

Advices received in Brisbane on Saturday night intimated that the cyclonic disturbance which had been felt throughout the…

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Contrast in Days Sunshine to Storm

The Sun · Monday 8 December 1924 · page 12

Yesterday--[?]oods of rain, driven by a fierce south-west gale with the sharp tooth of winter. Sunday, eight days ago--a broiling…

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Gales on Coast Vessels Shelter No Change Predicted To-day

The Labor Daily · Monday 8 December 1924 · page 1

A moderate southerly gate swept the entire coast of New South Wales during the week-end. Coastal shipping was disorganised to…

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Cyclone Gone Rough Seas on Coast Showery To=morrow

The Sun · Monday 8 December 1924 · page 9

The Stale Meteorologist (Mr. Mares) said this morning that the cyclone which was operating on parts of the N.S.W. coast during the week-end had cleared…

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Severe Storm. Buildings Wrecked. Damage in Queensland Town. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 December 1924 · page 9

A terrific storm struck Blackall on Saturday afternoon. About 6.15 a cyclonic wind developed, accompanied by torrential rain and vivid lightning. Trees were uprooted and…

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Fury of the Gale Township Almost Wrecked Wild Weather Does Damage in Three States

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 December 1924 · page 1

Sydney has had a week of bitter experience of the fickleness of the weather. It culminated with unseasonably cold conditions during the week-end when a fierce gale did minor damage…

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Heavy Storms. Rain Falls Incessantly

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 December 1924 · page 10

SINGLETON, Monday.—The heaviest storm experi, enced at Singleton for many years occured on Saturday afternoon. Rain fell in to[?]ents for half an hour with almsot tropical density. The gutters were…

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Widespread Rains. Torrential Downpours. Rivers in Flood

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 December 1924 · page 10

Heavy falls of rain over most of the coazta[?] areas resulted from the cyclonic storm on Saturday and Sunday. In the Hastings, Hunter, and Manning river…

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Tropical Activity Thunderstorms Expected

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 10 December 1924 · page 3

Tropical low pressure is still in evidence over northern and central Australia, and is gaining in intensity. These indications favor the development of…

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Ex-mayor's Storm Annoyed at Defeat Talk of Intrigue Newcastle

Evening News · Thursday 11 December 1924 · page 4

"I tender my resignation as an [?]lderman of Newcastle City Council as a protest against intrigue and deceit."…

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"SKYSCRAPERS" New York's Latest Proposal for 88 Storeys Gales to Be Tested New York, December 10

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 11 December 1924 · page 1

New York's right to the title of "City of Skyscrapers" will be un- disputed for some time to come if a proposed 88 -storey office build…

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"Little Italy" Flooding the North

The Labor Daily · Thursday 11 December 1924 · page 1

BRISBANE, Wednesday, Another batch of Southern Europeans will arrive shortly in Queensland…

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Floods Expected Heavy Rain in Queensland BRISBANE

The Sun · Friday 12 December 1924 · page 9

Very heavy rain has fallen in northwestern Queensland during the last 48 hours. The more important registrations are 536 at Camooweal, 347 at…

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Cyclonic Storm Blackall Devastated Newcastle Flooded

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 12 December 1924 · page 4

A cyclonin storm, accompanied by torrential rain and terrific wind, swept over the three Eastern States of the Commonwealth on Saturday and…

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Country News. a Disastrous Storm. Branxton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 December 1924 · page 18

The damage caused by the recent cyclonic hailstorm is much greater than was expected and thousands of pounds' loss is estimated by grape growers and orchardists alone…

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Russia To-day. Petrograd Floods. the New Tsar

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 December 1924 · page 13

Since private trading has been permitted in Russia by the Soviet information received from Petregrad and Moscow has been to the effect that living conditions in those cities…

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Cyclone Coming Shipping Warned

The Sun · Monday 15 December 1924 · page 9

The following warning to shipping was issued by the State Meteorologist (Mr. Marcs) this morning : -- A cyclonic disturbance is forming…

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