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Floods & storms, 1925

1,471 stories in Sydney's papers · page 42 of 74

Chinaman's Death Lachlan in Heavy Flood Cowea

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 23 June 1925 · page 1

Late reports from the up-river stations show that the water is subsiding. The damage has been confined to…

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More Flood Falls Predicted Two Men Drowned Roads and Railways Under Water Stock and Crop Losses

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 23 June 1925 · page 1

A great area has been heavily flooded as a result of the widespread rains since the week-end, but in the far north and in some of the southern districts the danger is regarded as having passed with a return of fine weather…

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The Flood at Windsor

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 23 June 1925 · page 5

Windsor Road submerged, with the town in the background. The telephone poles give an idea of the depth of the water…

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Cyclonic Gales and Heavy Floods

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 24 June 1925 · page 9

THE heavy rains that have fallen in parts of New South Wales during the last few days have resulted in serious floods. The Hawkesbury and Wollondilly rivers and their tributaries have overflowed their banks…

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Morinda in Cyclone

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 24 June 1925 · page 3

The Morinda, of Burns, phlip, and Co[?]s Line, which arrived yesterday from Papua, via ports, passed through the recent cyclone off the Queensland coast, and, like other vessels, had a…

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Why Are Storms? Secrets of Meteorology Caprices of Weather

The Sun · Wednesday 24 June 1925 · page 2

Six weeks of almost continuous wet weather, wet enough to cause two of the worst series of floods in the history of New. South Wales--…

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The Flood Hits Forbes Traffic Cut Off Sheep Trapped in Hundreds Houses Suffer [?]Rbe

Evening News · Wednesday 24 June 1925 · page 9

THE FLOOD WATERS have struck Forbes, and a number of houses hive been flooded out. Eugowra-road, which connects with…

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The Flood Of, '67 Homes Swept Away

Evening News · Wednesday 24 June 1925 · page 12

ALTHOUGH the present flood along the Hawkesbury bids fair to rival that of 1900. when the river rose 46 feet at Windsor Bridge. It is hardly…

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Floods in the Windsor District

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 June 1925 · page 16

THE SOUTH CREEK BRIDGE ON THE RIGHT IS ALMOST SUBMERGED. LANDING PASSENGERS. RESCUING AN IGUANA…

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Forbes District. Flood Imminent. a Wall of Water. (From Our Special Repkesextative.) Forbes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 June 1925 · page 13

A stranger arriving at Forbes to-day would never imagine that a serious flood was imminent. It is true that all the lagoons on both sides of the town are full, but that…

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The Floods. Position Easier. Rivers Subsiding. Anxiety at Forbes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 June 1925 · page 13

The "Weather Bureau reported yesterday that the flood situation was easier, and that the waters were falling in the upper reaches…

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Swept Away by Flood. Parkes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 June 1925 · page 14

Two men, with a horse and Bulky, were swept over the weir at Billabong Crook. One man swam out, but the other was unable to swim, and he was carried down stream till…

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Forbes an Island Threatened Lachlan Floods Arrive Rafts for Sheep Sixty Families at Windsor Go Back to Homes

The Sun · Wednesday 24 June 1925 · page 9

The flood waters of the Lachlan have poured in on Forbes. The town is now an island, but as there had been early warnings, no danger to life, and a minimum danger to properly, is expected…

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Flood of Sovereigns What U.S. Fleet Will Spend in Sydney No Gold for Notes 10,000 Men Expect £50,000 "Good Time" on Day Ashore

The Sun · Wednesday 24 June 1925 · page 1

The sailors of the American Fleet threaten to paint Sydney, not red, but yellow--yellow with new golden sovereigns. The flagship of the section of the fleet to visit Sydney is bringing 1,200,000 gold dollars, which will be changed here into…

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Toll of the Flood Huge Loss of Property Scenes of Desolation at Windsor Forecasts Now More Favorable

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 24 June 1925 · page 1

TORN BETWEEN HOPE, as the flood waters show signs of receding, and a terrible fear, when ominous clouds bank up again, and tense warnings are issued by the authorities, country people are having an unenviable time…

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Hawkesbury Valley Floods Recede Fears Entertained in Other Centres General Position Easier

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 24 June 1925 · page 9

Though the flood position generally is easier anxiety is felt in the Bogan River towns and at Forbes. The water in the Hawkesbury Valley is receding. The damage round Windsor amounts to between [?]30,000…

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Bogan River Towns Fear Serious Floods River Rises Rapidly Trangie

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 24 June 1925 · page 9

Serious floods are threatening the towns along the Bogan River. Dandaloo, 26 miles from Trangie, is already suffering serious damage, and…

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Floods Recede in Hawkesbury Valley Windsor

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 24 June 1925 · page 9

The flood waters in the Hawkesbury Valley began to fall early this morning, and by 4 o'clock this afternoon had receded about 2ft…

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After the Storm Clearing Showers

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 25 June 1925 · page 7

The weather was cloudy generally yesterday over New South Wales. Rain fell fairly generally on parts of the north-western plains, including Moree,…

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