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Floods & storms, 1925

1,471 stories in Sydney's papers · page 27 of 74

Caught in the Deluge Goulburn

The Sun · Wednesday 27 May 1925 · page 14

Since daybreak on Tuesday morning a soaking rain, swelling in parts to a torrential downpour, has been falling in practically every part of the…

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Gale at Collaroy. Cottages Wrecked

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 May 1925 · page 15

The full force of the storm was felt at Collaroy about 4.30 a.m. yesterday. Heavy rain fell during the previous afternoon, and evening, and although the deluge, which…

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Quiet Beauty -After the Storm

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 27 May 1925 · page 1

Rush cutters' Bay Reserve --a scene typical of the rain -drenched Sydney which emerged yesterday after Monday night's deluge…

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Scenes After the Storm in Sydney

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 May 1925 · page 18

THERE WERE MANY MINIATURE LAKES AT COLLAROY YESTERDAY MORNING. EVERY PLACE IN THE LOWLYING PORTIONS WAS FLOODED. ONE OF THE HOUSES AT COLLAROY WRECKED BY THE STORM SMITH'S BOATSHED, NEAR UNWIN'S BRIDGE, COOK'S RIVER. THE WATER ENTERED THE BUILDING TO A…

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Another Storm Likely. Mr. Mares' Warning

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 May 1925 · page 15

Two disturbances were operating in the vicinity of the const yesterday, one being centred off the south coast or Queensland and the other, more severe in character, over the central…

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Victorian Football's Rough Games Fourth Round, in Heavy Rain Essendon and Fitzroy Unbeaten: Association's Surprise Results

Referee · Wednesday 27 May 1925 · page 13

Heavy rain marred the fourth round of Victorian football Wet conditions produced congested games, conducive to roughness, and at least…

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Another Storm on Coast. Devastation at Collaroy. Rains Throughout the State. Flood Danger Increasing

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 May 1925 · page 15

General rains have fallen throughout New South Wales and parts of other States. A recurrence of stormy conditions around Sydney look place early yesterday morning, and boisterous weather Sydney took place early…

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Storm Pranks "New Catchment Area" Furniture Afloat

The Sun · Wednesday 27 May 1925 · page 2

"I think we should re-christen Mosman and rename it "The New Catchment Area,'" said Alderman Montgomery last night, during a…

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Houses Rent and Shattered In the Track of the Storm

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 27 May 1925 · page 16

What the storm did at Collaroy--houses were lifted and shattered as if by a destroying giant. Tram passengers looked out on this scene of desolation as they passed yesterday. Twisted and strained, but still hanging together…

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No Word Amundsen's Dash Good Flying Weather Storm Over (Copyright by central News [?] and Australian Press A[?] London Tuesday [?]

Evening News · Wednesday 27 May 1925 · page 1

A WIRELESS from the Fram from Spitzbergen, dated 2 p.m. to-day, says: "The situation is unchanged…

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Floods. River at Goulburn. Warnings Broadcast

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 May 1925 · page 15

The danger of serious flooding on some of the rivers south from Newcastle is increasing and yesterday a warning was issued by the Weather Bureau at 10.55 a.m. reporting that…

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Cook's River. Low-lying Area Flooded

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 May 1925 · page 15

Cook's River again overflowed its banks on both sides, practically from Campsie to Tempe, although not to such an extent as a few weeks ago. At Canterbury in the…

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Flood Falls Rivers Rising Stormy Seas

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 27 May 1925 · page 1

"Further heavy and flood falls are expected over the watersheds on coastal rivers, south from Newcastle. Please warn all concerned."…

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Goulburn Floods Family Cut Off Goulburn

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 27 May 1925 · page 10

Goulburn has again been deluged, and heavy floods are reported in, the low -lying parts of the district. Torrential rains have fallen since last…

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Steamer in Cyclone

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 28 May 1925 · page 3

The French mall steamer Dupleix, which arrived yesterday from the islands, was caught in a cyclone on the passage to Noumea. The storm raged with great violence, accompanied…

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Gale at Moruya

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 May 1925 · page 11

The official report shows that the wind at Moruya attained a velocity of from.64 to 75 miles per hour, while during the hours a rainfall of 1081 points was registered. During…

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Rain Moderates Great Deluge at Bateman's Bay

Evening News · Thursday 28 May 1925 · page 15

[?] weather [?] somewhat [?] only one town received a [?] At Rate [?] Bay, on the [?]…

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Golf Delayed Gale Sweeps Course LONDON, Wednesday Night

The Sun · Thursday 28 May 1925 · page 12

Play in the English amateur golf championship was delayed while water was bailed from pools on the greens. An Atlantic gale had swept the course…

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After the Storm a Ratepayer's Claim

Evening News · Thursday 28 May 1925 · page 5

The tale of how a potato [?] at the rear of a cottage was completely washed away by last Monday's storm was related at Lidcombe Council. A…

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Cyclonic Storm Rough Off South Coast

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 28 May 1925 · page 1

With the cyclonic centre still off Jervis Bay, galea were raging off the South Coast, yesterday, and indications pointed to rough weather…

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