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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1925

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Terrific Gale Ships Battered Jervis Bay to Rescue London, Friday Evening

Evening News · Saturday 28 February 1925 · page 1

Captains of vassels arriving in English ports describe as sovers the buffering their ships received in Thursday's gale…

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Heavy Gale Lifeboat Sinks Five of Crew Perish London, February 27

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 28 February 1925 · page 1

The English Channel and the south coast of England has been swept by a severe gale, and man; vessels are in distress…

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Whistling Welsh Sands. Romance of a Flood that Ruined a King

The World's News · Saturday 28 February 1925 · page 39

"Few people, even in Pwllheli are acquainted with the Bay of Whistling Sand." said Mr. Evan Bevies, formerly the town clerk of Pwllheli, in a lecture on the…

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Howling Gale Keeps Moldavia Late Storm's Terrible Toll LONDON

Sunday Times · Sunday 1 March 1925 · page 3

Vessels arriving at home ports report that they were buffeted by Thursday's gale. The Moldavia met its full force…

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The Channel Gale. Jervis Bay Giving Assistance. London, Feb. 27

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 March 1925 · page 11

The Jervis Bay, of the Commonwealth Line, outward bound to Australia, this morning sent a wireless from the Bay of Biscay, stating that she had been standing by all night the Italian freighter Citta D[?] Elena,…

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Bridge Damaged Sonoma Through Storm

The Sun · Tuesday 3 March 1925 · page 12

For the first three days of the voyage from San Francisco the Oceanic mall steamer Sonoma struck bad weather…

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X-word Club Flood of Puzzles New Arrangement

Evening News · Tuesday 3 March 1925 · page 8

THE "NEWS" Crow-Word Club has proved an instantaneous success. So many entries have been received that it will be necessary, in order…

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No Swamping Nasty Knock for Fuller What Soundings Showed Governor Wont Flood Upper House an Unconstitutional Scheme

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 3 March 1925 · page 1

IF THE PREMIER PERSISTS in his attempt to "swamp" the Upper House in order to pass the Ne Temere Bill, the Governor will refuse to make the necessary appointments…

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Land Under Water Queensland Floods Brisbane

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 3 March 1925 · page 5

Several washouts have occurred In the Tully urea, and at Innisfall the rainfall for the twenty-four hours ended at nine o'clock on Sunday…

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Heavy Rain More Falls Likely

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 4 March 1925 · page 3

Heavy rain began to fall in the city at 10 o'clock last night, and is likely to spread over the eastern and coastal districts…

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Cyclone Coming

The Sun · Wednesday 4 March 1925 · page 9

The following special ocean forecast was issued by the State Meteorologist (Mr. Mares) to-day: -- "At 9 a.m. on the New South Wales…

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The Cyclone Moves Eastward

Evening News · Wednesday 4 March 1925 · page 5

MR. MARES, the State Meteorologist. issued the following warning to, chipping to-day:—At 9 a.m. on the New South Wales…

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Heavy Downpour. Floods in North Queensland. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 March 1925 · page 19

Long stretches of the Innisfail-Tully section of the great northern coast line are under [?]ood. Advices received by the Railway Deparement to-day from the residet engineer…

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Hurricane Stormbound Shipping High Seas and Heavy Rain

The Labor Daily · Thursday 5 March 1925 · page 1

Costal shipping has been affected by the cyclone conditions preventing along the entire coastline of the State. Serval small vessels were forced to…

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The Cyclone Moving on

Evening News · Thursday 5 March 1925 · page 7

MR. MARES issued the following warning to shipping to-day. At 9 a.m. there were east to southeast gales north from Newcastle, and…

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Cyclone Coming Special Ocean Forecast

The Sun · Thursday 5 March 1925 · page 9

The following special ocean forecast was issued by the State Meteorologist (Mr. Mares) this morning: -- "At 9 a.m. to-day east to south-east…

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Fierce Gales Sweep Coast Shipping in Trouble

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 5 March 1925 · page 1

Fierce gales from south to southeast were raging along the coast yesterday, and the accompanying rough seas forced vessels to make…

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Gale Off Victorian Coast Melbourne

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 5 March 1925 · page 1

Shipping delays have occurred owing to heavy storms raging south of Victoria. The White Star liner Ceramic, with passengers and cargo, from…

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Newcastle Storm Swept Newcastle

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 5 March 1925 · page 1

Heavy rain, accompanied by a violent wind, swept Newcastle to-day, and caused heavy seas on the foreshores…

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Storms and Gales From West to East Horses Blown Into Sea

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 6 March 1925 · page 2

Frereco coastal gales and heavy rainstorms have been experienced in many parts of Australia during the last few days. On Wednesday there…

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