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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1925

1,471 stories in Sydney's papers · page 28 of 74

Fisherman's Bravery in Big Storm Rescues Five Men Paris, May 26

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 28 May 1925 · page 1

The two lifeboats which went to the assistance of two small vessels in a violent storm had an experience unparalleled in the maritime…

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Novice for Luck Derby Run in Rain and Gale Manna Wins Easily Australian Visitors Have a Happy Time

The Sun · Thursday 28 May 1925 · page 1

Again Steve Donoghue's mount has won the Derby. He piloted the 6300-guinea colt Manna. Until Tuesday Manna disputed favoritism with Crossbow, but a kick on the fetlock caused his price to recede…

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Havoc Wrought by Flood Waters Hundreds Are Left Homeless Houses Under Water; Cows and Pianos Floating Man Drowned in Flooded Creek

Evening News · Thursday 28 May 1925 · page 7

TREMENDOUS HAVOC has been wrought by floods, following on the torrential rains. The Police at Queanbeyan to-day recovered the body of a man in flooded creek…

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Shoalhaven in Flood

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

Prospects of extensive floods are giving concern to the residents of Nowra. The Shoalhaven River is rapidly rising. Already the wharf and boatshed in the vicinity of the…

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Great Floods. Burren Juck Dam Overflows. Great Areas Inundated. Southern Towns Menaced

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

Torrential rains have fallen in the southern portion of the State. Large areas are inundated. The Murrumbidgee is in flood, and the water in Burren Jack Dam is over the main wall…

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Mr. Mares's Warning More Floods Likely

The Sun · Thursday 28 May 1925 · page 11

The State Meteorologist (Mr. Mares) regards the position, especially over the Murrumbidgee catchment, as…

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Stopped by Flood Canberra Committee Back

The Sun · Thursday 28 May 1925 · page 11

Headed by Mr. Gregory, M.H.R., the Commonwealth Public Works Committee set our for Canberra, to inquire into the building of the permanent…

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Appalling Floods Trail of Desolation at Queanbeyan Five Men Reported Drowned Many Missing; Grave Fears for Canberra

The Sun · Thursday 28 May 1925 · page 11

A terrible flood-- the worst in the history of the town-- swept Queanbey[?]n and surrounding districts on Tuesday and Wednesday, leaving a trail of damage and desolation in its wake. Five persons are reported to have been drowned,…

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Floods in the South How Goulburn is Inundated

The Sun · Thursday 28 May 1925 · page 20

GOULBURN SOAKED.--The approach to the golf links is now by way of water. The caretaker is marooned in the club house. THE WAR MEMORIAL SAFE, but the lonely windmill in the centre of this seascape in Goulburn, seems to have a job ahead…

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Many Houses Washed Away Two Drowned Canberra Floods

The Labor Daily · Thursday 28 May 1925 · page 1

RAIN and floods continue in New South Wales. Houses have been washed away by floods near Canberra, and two cases…

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Lives in Peril Boats Are Ready Goulburn Floods a Thrilling Rescue Goulburn

The Labor Daily · Thursday 28 May 1925 · page 5

Floods are causing great havoc throughout the Southern Tablelands, the waters of the Mulwaree River rising to a great height,…

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Flood at Yass Rescues by Boat Yass

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 28 May 1925 · page 1

Yass River, which had fallen at the end of last week, rose, as a result of nearly five inches of rain yesterday, 32ft., cutting Yass off by road…

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Huge Areas Suffer in Southern Floods -- Two Lives Lost -- Enormous Damage Swirling Waters Menace Many Towns Two Men Drowned at Molonglo Forecast Gives Warning of Further Floods Exciting Experiences of Police and Rescue Parties

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 28 May 1925 · page 1

The Murrumbidgee and Tumut Rivers are roaring, swirling torrents, and other rivers in the south are rushing down in full flood. At Queanbeyan, Wagga, and Yass the rush of waters has done enormous damage, and from Molonglo two deaths by drowning are reported…

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Flood Rains Cyclonic Storms Creat Damage

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 29 May 1925 · page 4

Cyclones and Good rains have occurred along the coast of New South Wales during the week, and good rain has fallen in many parts of the State…

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Flood on the Snowy Gales in Gippsland MELBOURNE

The Sun · Friday 29 May 1925 · page 9

The Commonwealth Meteorologist (Mr. Hunt) said to-day that the indications were that the districts adjacent to the Snowy River would suffer…

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Severe Cyclone Moving Gradually Eastward

The Sun · Friday 29 May 1925 · page 9

The State Meteorologist (Mr. Mares) issued the following statement from the Weather Bureau this morning:--…

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Track of the Storm Council May Help

The Sun · Friday 29 May 1925 · page 14

Many complaints of damage to property caused by the heavy storm earlier in the week came before the meeting of Hurstville Council last night…

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Damaged by the Storm. Two Homes at Penshurst

The Propeller · Friday 29 May 1925 · page 1

During the storm last Monday night the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. O'Reilly, a weatherboard cottage in Queensbury Road, Penshurst, was shattered. The…

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