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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1925

1,471 stories in Sydney's papers · page 44 of 74

Rosehill Off Storm at Racecourse Meeting on

Evening News · Friday 26 June 1925 · page 2

RACING DATES are all upside down nowadays. Experienced followers of the turf are puzzling their memories to recall a period when…

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Adrift in Gale New Zealand Steamer Defective Crank Shaft Auckland

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 26 June 1925 · page 1

While driving against a heavy northerly gale shortly after midnight, the Union steamer Flora, bound for Raratonga, was disabled owing to a defect…

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Disabled Steamer. Drifts in a Storm. Anchorage Reached. AUCKLAND

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 June 1925 · page 11

The steamer Flora, which left yesterday afternoon for Raratonga, wirelessed at 1 a.m. that the engine bad broken down, and that the vessel was drifting four miles west of…

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Warm Weather in Winter Mr. Mares Tells Why Last Night's Storm

Evening News · Friday 26 June 1925 · page 9

Storms, accompanied by loud claps of thunder and vivid lightning ar not confined to summer days…

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City Is in Darkness Terrific Storm Electric Light Cut Off Two Men Injured

The Labor Daily · Friday 26 June 1925 · page 5

OWING to a dislocation of the electricity supply yesterday afternoon, the city and suburbs were for many hours plunged in…

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On Bowlers Themes Flooded Greens Indoor Talk and Outdoor Sport Figures That End in Smoke: Melbourne's Imagination Runs Riot: Personal Notes

Arrow · Friday 26 June 1925 · page 14

WELL, Melbourne's got nothing, on Sydney this Winter, for we almost forget what it's like to do anything bar play rummie, solo, dominoes, and buy…

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Flooded

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 26 June 1925 · page 7

During Sunday and Monday last, owing to the heavy rain, the water in tile lower vineyards at Chipping Norton Soldiers' Settlement again covered the grape stakes…

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Flood of Cabs

Evening News · Friday 26 June 1925 · page 1

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Flood Wrack Farmers' Plight the Rail Chiefs Are Blamed Appeal to Govt. Richmond

Evening News · Friday 26 June 1925 · page 10

NOW that the floods have practically subsided some idea of the damage caused can be estimated practically every farmer whose…

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Thunderstorm in City

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 June 1925 · page 12

A sharp thunderstorm occurred in the city at about half-past four o'clock yesterday afternoon, and was accompanied, by light hall. There were several vivid flashes of lightning,…

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The Floods. Lachlan Falling. Havoc in Hawkesbury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 June 1925 · page 12

The flood which enveloped the town of Forbes has subsided. Portions Inundated on Wednesday were comparatively dry yesterdny…

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The Floods in the Forbes District

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 June 1925 · page 14

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Greek Tragedy for Sydney Forbes Feels Force of Flood

The Sun · Friday 26 June 1925 · page 16

MR. D. WENTWORTH, great grandson of the explorer, as Medea, with the dagger. YOUNG AUSTRALIA LEAGUE BOYS being entertanied by the Lord Mayor of Liverpool, and…

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Flood Damage Police Preparing Estimates

The Sun · Friday 26 June 1925 · page 7

The Chief Secretary (Mr. Lazzarini) and the Minister for Justice (Mr. McKell) have instructed local police and petty sessions officers to…

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A Week to Go Then Fleet Leaves for Australia Flood of Invitations Honolulu

The Sun · Friday 26 June 1925 · page 10

The Fleet is practically ready to start for Australia. All stores have been shipped, and necessary, repairs done. (From Frank Marlen, Special Representative of "The Sun," with the U.S. Fleet)…

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"It's an Ill Wind--" Flood Helped Sand Co. Farmers Desperate Government Loans Sought RICHMOND

The Sun · Friday 26 June 1925 · page 7

Now that the flood waters have receded to a great extent, some estimate of the damage can be formed. Nearly every farmer complains that…

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More Rain But Not Serious Floods Falling Government Action

The Labor Daily · Friday 26 June 1925 · page 1

MORE rain, but only of a light character, is expected over the flooded areas of the State to-day. Mr. Mares said last night that the…

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Maroubra Has Its Flood

The Labor Daily · Friday 26 June 1925 · page 1

There is no drainage in Cooper Street, Maroubra. The recent rains have made things very unpleasant in this neighborhood…

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The Floods at Forbes Woman Rescued Safety First for Piano Forbes

The Labor Daily · Friday 26 June 1925 · page 5

FORBES is still cut off by flood waters and all business is suspended owing to the store hands being unable to make deliveries out of the business out…

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Courageous Rescue the Camden Floods Two Men in a Boat Camden

The Labor Daily · Friday 26 June 1925 · page 6

It transpires that the rescue of Messrs Peters and Thorn from the hearse which was swept away when attempting to cross the…

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