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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1925

1,471 stories in Sydney's papers · page 20 of 74

Sheet of Water Tweed Flats Flooded Blow to Farmers Murwillumbah

The Sun · Sunday 10 May 1925 · page 5

As a result of the continued heavy rain, low-lying country in the Tweed district, especially in the vicinity of Murwillumbah, has again become…

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Severe Cyclone. Coastal Deluge. Remarkable Falls in Sydney. Floods Threatened

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 May 1925 · page 9

A severe cyclone has been operating off the coast of New South Wales during the week-end and has been responsible for torrential…

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Heavy Rain Floods Low-lying Suburbs

Evening News · Monday 11 May 1925 · page 10

COMES WITH THE FLOODS—Tins water [?] comes down with the big floods from the freshwater [?]Wallis Creek and banks up at the [?] at [?] River Bridge—(see opposite [?]) SAY WELL OF IT—Here is a photograph of Saywell-street, Marrick [?] to-day. It is [?] under water, and is causing [?] meon[?]nence…

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Dodged the Rain and Struck Deluge

Evening News · Monday 11 May 1925 · page 1

That he sold out his farm mar the Free State border because it was always [?] was one explanation of Mr. Johnson's [?]…

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River in Flood South Coast Deluge and Damage Families Rescued

The Sun · Monday 11 May 1925 · page 7

Exciting scenes were witnessed in places on the South Coast owing to the big storm. At Nowra the river rose rapidly, and this morning was eight inches higher than any previous flood. Huge logs raced past…

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A Modern Deluge on the North Shore

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 May 1925 · page 1

Snapshot taken in the rain yesterday at Lindfield. The water is up to the hand rails of a bridge, and the foreground is a miniature lake…

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Storm Wrack in the City

Evening News · Monday 11 May 1925 · page 5

THE DAMAGE done by the storm, which visited Sydney and the Coastal District between Saturday night and Sunday evening, cannot be translated into accurate figures…

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Big Retaining Wall Broken by Storm

Evening News · Monday 11 May 1925 · page 1

The retaining well, opposite No. 1 Wharf, Wooloomooloo Bay, which collapsed during yesterday's storm. The roadway was completely blocked…

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Aorangi Delayed by Gale Auckland, N.Z.

The Sun · Monday 11 May 1925 · page 7

The big motorship Aorangl arrived at 11.30 a.m. to-day., She was delayed by a strong easterly gale all the way from Sydney…

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"The Oojah Bird" Sadie Gale As Sultan's Favorite

The Labor Daily · Monday 11 May 1925 · page 7

AS "Oswald," a servant in the employ of a hunting party in the East, George Wallace has plenty of scope to employ…

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Trains and Trams Damage by Storm Official Details

The Sun · Monday 11 May 1925 · page 7

Amongst tho results of yesterday's storm reported by the Railway Department were:-- At 5.50 p.m. advice was received that…

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Fury of the Storm Floodwaters Sweep Sydney and Coastal Districts Two Years' Supply in Reservoirs Cook's River an Inland Sea; Millions of Germs Vanish

The Sun · Monday 11 May 1925 · page 8

Flooded streets and parks and buildings, railway washaways, shattered telegraph lines, and hundreds of minor casualties are left in the trail of the week-end storm. Randwick racecourse was flooded as it had never been flooded before--and there was a heavy sea at Undercliffe…

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Hundreds of Motorists Cut Off a Great Deluge on South Coast Families Rescued From Houses Widespread Damage in the City and Suburbs Two Big Washaways on Railway Great Fall on the Catchment Area the Record of a Terrific Week-end

Evening News · Monday 11 May 1925 · page 5

THE torrential rains on the South Coast yesterday made city falls insignificant. During 30 hours Pt. Kembla recorded 1335 points—nearly at much as Sydney received since Friday week ! [?]…

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Terrific Rains Flood the City and the Countryside—see Page 5 Riffs Worry the French Strongly Entrenched 'Planes in Use Paris, Sunday Evening

Evening News · Monday 11 May 1925 · page 1

MESSAGES from Rabat state that important Paff concentrations are repeated, the enemy in some cases having taken up a position in strongly…

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Rail Smash on Mountains an Engine Off Many Home with : the Milk Lines Flooded

Evening News · Monday 11 May 1925 · page 6

THE wild week-end weather resulted in a derailment on the Mountains line, the consequent disorganisation of…

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Tram Services. Interrupted by Flood Water

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 May 1925 · page 9

Several tram services have been interrupted owing to the flood waters, but there have been no serious washaways. On most of the [?]nes, where the road is at all hilly, the tram…

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Randwick Racecourse Flooded

The Sun · Monday 11 May 1925 · page 1

There was almost three feet of flood water on the Randwick Racecourse on Sunday afternoon. The picture shows the Derby corner, near the entrance to the straight, Part of the course proper. "A" grass, tan and cinder tracks, are all under water at this point…

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Racecourse Flooded Strange Scene at Randwick Flat Tote Submerged

The Sun · Monday 11 May 1925 · page 8

This is the biggest flood that has ever occurred on Randwick racecourse," was the remark of manager George Law, at Randwick, on…

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Motorists Back Held-up by Floods Gerringong Races

The Sun · Monday 11 May 1925 · page 7

About 50 motorists, who went to the races at Gerrinong, were held up at Kiama yesterday, but the last of them got hack to Sydney a little after noon…

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Poor Old Daceyville Floods and No Drainage

The Sun · Monday 11 May 1925 · page 8

Daceyville suffered badly. Almost all the downpour remained on the streets, completely flooding them. Unlike other suburbs, Daceyville has…

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