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Floods & storms, 1925

1,471 stories in Sydney's papers · page 13 of 74

The Weather. Heavy Rain on North Coast

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 March 1925 · page 10

The boisterous gales and rough seas which have been experienced along the N.S.W. coast during the past 48 hours are gradually moderating, and the cyclonic disturbance is passing…

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Furious Gale Lifeboatmen Drowned Ships in Peril

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 6 March 1925 · page 3

The English Channel and the south coast of England was swept by a severe gale on Thursday last, and many vessels were la distress…

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Storm Passing More Coastal Rain Another Disturbance Approaching

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 March 1925 · page 7

The cyclonic storm which raged along the coast yesterday has now abated, and is passing away over the North Tasman Sea…

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Not Desirable European Migrants Flooding Market London, Thursday Evening

Evening News · Friday 6 March 1925 · page 1

Mr. Philip Collier, Premier of West Australia, in an interview with a Reuter's representative, expressed the opinion that from an Empire point of…

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Country News. Storm at Byron Bay. Byron Bay

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 March 1925 · page 18

The storm has continued more bolsterous than on the previous two days. Strong winds from the south prevail, and the sea is running higher to-day. Two steamers are…

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A Warning of Industrial Storm the British Outlook London, March 5

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 March 1925 · page 1

A sort of clarion call to the nation was uttered by the Prime Minister, Mr. Stanley Baldwin, at Birmingham…

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Call to Nation. Gathering Storm Clouds. Appeal for Conciliation. LONDON, March 5

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 March 1925 · page 17

A clarion call to the nation was uttered by the Prime Minister to-night in addressing a meeting at Birmingham. Mr. Baldwin declared that the greatest…

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Fear of Floods 14ft. Rise at Richmond Wharves Submerged Lismore Residents Alarmed LISMORE

The Sun · Sunday 8 March 1925 · page 2

The recurrence of devas[?]ing floods in the Lismore District is feared as the result of heavy rains during the past three days…

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Heavy Rain North Coast Deluge

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 9 March 1925 · page 3

Light to very heavy rain was again reported from the north coast on Saturday morning, two stations recording over 3 inches, five over 2 inches, and…

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A Little Legal Lore "Is Dangerous Thing" Says Mr. Gale, S.M.

Evening News · Monday 9 March 1925 · page 1

"I have studied the Local Government Act, and I have been reading law books of late," said a woman defendant of North Sydney…

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Big Landslide Heavy Rain at Byron Bay Country Under Water Byron Bay

The Sun · Tuesday 10 March 1925 · page 14

Heavy and continuous rain fell throughout the district last night, and the country between Byron Bay and Mullumblmby is under water. Several…

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Five Minute Cyclone Visits Cloncurry Church Blown 30 Feet Brisbane

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 March 1925 · page 1

On Saturday night a cyclonic storm struck Cloncurry and blew with terrific force for about five minutes…

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Heavy Floods. on Richmond River. Torrential Rain

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 March 1925 · page 9

Heavy floods have occurred on the Richmond River, and its tributaries, as a result of torrential rain on the extreme North Coast during the last few days…

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Torrential Rains Floods on the Richmond

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 March 1925 · page 9

The cyclonic disturbance in the north-east of New South Wales has caused torrential downpours during the last few days…

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Gales on North Coast Further Heavy Rain

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 March 1925 · page 9

Conditions on the north coast yesterday were still rough. South-east gales were blowing at many places, and numerous stations recorded rain…

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Angry Nationalists More Crook Ballots the Unpopularity of Ley Big Storm in the Brewing

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 11 March 1925 · page 1

THE NEXT MEETING of the Nationalist Council promises to be a particularly rowdy one. PROTESTS against four selection ballots will be lodged. NATURALLY the Consultative Council has an overwhelming…

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Floods. Richmond River. Towns in Danger. Alarm at Lismore. Lismore

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 March 1925 · page 15

It is feared that by the morning Lismore will be under flood waters. The creeks are filling. The Richmond River is rising rapidly, and a recurrence of the 1921 flood, when vast…

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Heavy Rainfall Byron Bay Flooded Byron Bay

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 11 March 1925 · page 3

Heavy continuous ruin fell throughout the district last night. The country between Byron Bay and Mullumbimby is all under water, and several houses…

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Chinchilla Church. Destroyed by Cyclone. an Appeal for Help

The Catholic Press · Thursday 12 March 1925 · page 22

The Catholics of Chinchilla suffered a heavy loss by the complete destruction of their church in the recent cyclone. The building was insured against fire, but the…

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Floods. an All-night Vigil Rain Still Falling. Murwillumbah

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 March 1925 · page 9

Rain continued all night long, and this morning there was no sign of the weather clearing. High tide came in at 11 o'clock last night, and business men, fearing a flood,…

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