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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1925

1,471 stories in Sydney's papers · page 10 of 74

Gales in Tasmania. Orchards Damaged. Hobart

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 February 1925 · page 18

Terrifle gales were experienced in the Huon district yesterday, causing great damage to orchards. Thousands of bushels of apples and pears were blown off trees. This will…

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Nightmare Ride Motor Trials in Gale Riders Blown Off Road

Evening News · Saturday 21 February 1925 · page 6

Women rode all night through the gale as passengers in the London to Exeter and back motor trial of 337 miles-a ride that was described by…

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A Cyclone Mumbil Suffers a Wild Night Wellington (N.s.w.)

Evening News · Saturday 21 February 1925 · page 6

A cyclonic disturbance passed over Mumbil, a railway town a few miles from here, last night. It arrived about 9 o'clock. The wind…

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Terrific Storm Damage in West House Caves in Peak Hill

Evening News · Saturday 21 February 1925 · page 3

A terrific storm, accompanied by vivid fighting and heavy peals of thunder, passed over an area two miles north of the town last…

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Tasmania Torn by Gales Hobart

The Sun · Sunday 22 February 1925 · page 2

The gales which have been raging in Tasmania during the past two days have caused many ships to seek shelter…

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Avalanche of Bricks Melbourne's Big Storm MELBOURNE

The Sun · Sunday 22 February 1925 · page 2

A full reckoning is being taken to-day of a storm that raced across Melbourne yesterday evening, swayed buildings, lifted tiles off suburban…

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Hale-storms in a Gay Career Roving Affections of a Rambling Romeo

Truth · Sunday 22 February 1925 · page 11

And [?] the divorce action in which Yhelma Lucille Hale, formerly Thelma Judd proceeded against him was heard during his absence…

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Fierce Storm Causes Havoc in Melbourne Architect Injured MELBOURNE

Sunday Times · Sunday 22 February 1925 · page 1

Fierce winds swept the city and suburbs last night, causing hundreds of pounds worth of damage. Two big plate glass windows were blown…

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Church Blown Down Great Storm at Mumbil Widespread Damage West Maitland

Sunday Times · Sunday 22 February 1925 · page 1

A severe wind storm passed over Mumbil last night about 9 o'clock. The wind blow with terrific force for a short space of time, but, during that period…

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Storms in Tasmania Hobart

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 23 February 1925 · page 5

Very heavy weather continues, and at times the wind reached nearly 60 miles an hour. Orchardists report exceedingly heavy losses, the ground being covered…

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Violent Storms. In Three States. Heavy Damage. Hobart

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 February 1925 · page 9

North-westerly gales blew throughout Tasmania on Friday, causing numerous telephonic breakdowns and tanning countless small bush fires…

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Girl Killed Chinchilla Cyclone Church Blown Down Toowoomba

The Sun · Monday 23 February 1925 · page 10

A cyclonic storm which swept over Chinchilla, a town situated west from Toowoomba, on Saturday evening, left behind a tra[?] of ruin and devastation…

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Cyclone Wrecks Farm Women and Children Escape Widespread Damage Peak Hill

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 23 February 1925 · page 5

Two women and a number of children had narrow escapes, when a cyclone wrecked James Gallagher's farm, about two miles north…

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Cyclone's Toll Severe Damage Girl Killed in Church Queensland Suiters Toowoomba

Evening News · Monday 23 February 1925 · page 8

FOLLOWING on the terrific heat in South West Queensland, cyclonic storms were experienced at several places on Saturday afternoon…

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Man Drowned Two Injured Melbourne Suffers From Storm Melbourne

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 23 February 1925 · page 5

During a gale on Friday Henry Mench, who set out in an open boat for a day's fishing, was drowned. His body was picked up, but there was…

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"Flood of Evil" Archbishop Kelly's Letter Mixed Marriages

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 23 February 1925 · page 5

"It has come to pass that our Christian civilisation is being sapped by the Hood of evils, caused by our general delinquencies. Firstly,…

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After the Cyclone

The Sun · Tuesday 24 February 1925 · page 1

Trees across the main road at Mumbil after the cyclone had passed. The stationmaster at Mumbil hopes for dry weather until he can cover the gaps in his roof…

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"Dr." Gale Prescribes

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 24 February 1925 · page 4

Neil Donovan Smith did riot obey a police signal to step his motor on January 3, at 8.20 a.m., when at the corner of Alfred and Junction Streets…

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Raging Gale Damage at Longreach Town in Darkness Brisbane

The Sun · Tuesday 24 February 1925 · page 11

Verandahs were carried away, roofs were lifted off, trees were blown down, and corrugated iron was scattered in all directions by the cyclonic gale…

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Queensland Storm. Girl Dies of Injuries. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 February 1925 · page 9

A message from Chinchilla states that Miss [?]rtrude Tennyson, who was pinned beneath the debris when the Roman Catholic Church was blown down during Friday night's storm,…

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