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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1925

1,471 stories in Sydney's papers · page 26 of 74

Cyclone on Coast Moving Towards Sydney

The Sun · Tuesday 26 May 1925 · page 9

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

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Collaroy Receives Full Force of Big Gale

Evening News · Tuesday 26 May 1925 · page 14

DAMAGE AT COLLAROY-A closeup view of one of the wrecked cottages at Coll[?] where the gale appears to have cen[?] All the foundations of this building have been Shattered THE RETREAT FROM MONS—One of the victims of the gale in the man street at Collaroy was this [?] which was completely unrooted…

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The Moving Picture Show Storm-wrack

The Sun · Tuesday 26 May 1925 · page 8

"Twice in a fortnight!" said Weary Willie, surveying with jaundiced eyes a purling brook which was cutting a channel in the hillside below the cave…

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Effect of the Storm -- Waterlogged City and Suburbs

The Sun · Tuesday 26 May 1925 · page 16

WHERE A GEYSER HAD PLAYED, -- All over the city storm water, bursting its proper channels, made its own way to the sea. At this spot in Market-street it lifted the woodblocks and spouted like a geyser. A ROAD IN FLOOD. -- A fruiterer passing upon Unwin's Bridge-road on his lawful…

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Houses Fall Collaroy Struck Cyclone's Awful Power Family Crawls to Safety

The Sun · Tuesday 26 May 1925 · page 9

Mr. William Morris, his wife and child, who live on The Plateau, Collaroy, had a startling experience when his four-roomed weatherboard house…

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Storm Smashes Phone Lines 500 Are Out. of Order Big Gang on Repairs

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 26 May 1925 · page 5

While the majority of good citizens were sound asleep after I having hung their dripping rain- coats in the bathroom to dry, and…

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Storm Sweeps Sydney. Cloudburst at Newport. Extensive Damage to Property. Derailments Disorganise Traffic

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 26 May 1925 · page 9

The heaviest thunderstorm experienced in Sydney for many years burst over portion of the metropolitan area yesterday afternoon and evening. The storm, which is stated to have been tomadic in character, first…

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Sydney Deluged by Terrific Thunderstorm Houses Struck; Streets Damaged Floods Likely on South Coast Woman Is Rescued From Drowning

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 26 May 1925 · page 1

JUST TO REMIND SYDNEY that the comparatively cheerful "Winter weather of the last fortnight was purely of a temporary nature, the storm-gods came back from their vacation last night in a whirlwind hurry. and inside a brief hour, to make up for lost…

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From Pace 1 the Storm Havoc at Manly Tram Hold-ups Make It Worse Gallops on Road

Evening News · Tuesday 26 May 1925 · page 5

RESIDENTS of Manly and Mosman had a particularly rough time, and in the former place great damage was done to roads and…

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Reflections on the Flood

Evening News · Tuesday 26 May 1925 · page 1

A pretty glimpse of Manly Oval to-day, after the big storm…

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Streets Flooded. Running Cascades. Lights Fail at Quay

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 26 May 1925 · page 9

It was at the height of the hurried trek of business people to the railway station and Circular Quay that the storm came down in all its fury over the city…

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FLOODS! Weather Bureau Warning

The Sun · Tuesday 26 May 1925 · page 9

The Stale Meteorologist (Mr. Mares) this morning issued the following urgent flood warning: -- "Further heavy rain and flood falls…

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Inland Seas Drenched Suburbs Cook's River Flood

The Sun · Tuesday 26 May 1925 · page 10

There were miniature lakes this morning in the low-lying portions or Marrickville and Sydenham. At the bottom of Marrickville-road the…

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Nepean Rises Good Fall on Catchment Prospects of Flood

The Sun · Tuesday 26 May 1925 · page 10

Although the catchment area missed the fury of the storm, it caught enough rain to swell the Nepean and raise considerably the level of the…

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Invading Rain City Premises Flooded Firemen Called Out

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 26 May 1925 · page 1

The rain crept into many unlikely places around the city. Water invaded the Ambassadors Cafe, and waiters, with their trousers…

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Terrific Downpour Sweeps Sydney Heavy Damage by Flood Rains Life and Property Menaced Transport Services Fail

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 26 May 1925 · page 1

A terrific storm--the most intensive that Sydney has experienced for 10 years--hurst over the city at half-past five yesterday afternoon. At Neutral Bay a man and a woman were swept…

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Storm Wrecks Houses 'A Terrible Night' Cyclone at Collaroy

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 27 May 1925 · page 10

When a fierce cyclonic squall struck Collaroy early, yesterday morning five houses were wrecked and ten others, in addition to outhouses, were unroofed and…

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Storms at Sea To-day's Prices South Coast Gale Further Deluges

Evening News · Wednesday 27 May 1925 · page 4

ON the coast south from Ultidulla fresh to strong and sQuaily South-east winds were reported to-day with rough to high seas; and…

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Big Storm Ahead Mr. Mares's Warning Cyclone in the South

The Sun · Wednesday 27 May 1925 · page 9

The State Meteorologist (Mr. Mares) said this morning that the cyclone which he, reported yesterday has been hovering in the same position during…

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