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Floods & storms, 1925

1,471 stories in Sydney's papers · page 66 of 74

Ashore in Gale Steamer From Australia London, Friday Night

The Sun · Saturday 31 October 1925 · page 1

The German steel screw steamer, Hamburg (5872 tons), bound from Australia to Cork, has gone ashore at Kingston (near Dublin) in a gale…

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To "Clean Up the Reds" Shipping Hold-up Bowen Is the Storm Centre Bowen

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 31 October 1925 · page 11

Excitement is running high over the coaling of the steamer Port Hardy, and it is reported that farmers from the Lower…

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Storm Centre at Bowen Brisbane

Evening News · Monday 2 November 1925 · page 8

Police continue to pour Into [?] where & climax in the situation has been created by the farmers threats to load sugar Into the Port Hardy. A…

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Storms in Queensland. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 November 1925 · page 12

Light to heavy rain, associated with thunderstorms, was recorded fairly generally during the week-end in the South Coast division, south from Bundaberg, and on the Darling…

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Properties Flooded In Tenterfield Storm TENTERFIELD

Evening News · Tuesday 3 November 1925 · page 4

A terrific thunderstorm swept over Tenderfield and district yesterday afternoon, when 212 points of rain fell in the town, and as much as four…

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Big Storm 5½ Inches in Hour Wingham

The Sun · Tuesday 3 November 1925 · page 7

A big storm did considerable damage in localities to the west and north-west of Wingham. At Warrawillah 5½ inches of rain fell in less…

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Nationalist Agitators Bavin's Insolence Rail. Bill Storm Lang Hits Home

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 3 November 1925 · page 5

MR. BAVIN'S APPEAL to the Legislative Council to destroy the Government's Bill intended to validate the action taken regarding…

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Country News. Storm Damage. Wingham

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 November 1925 · page 16

A storm did considerable damage in localities to the west and north-west of Wingham. At Warrawillam five and a half inches of rain fell in less than an hour, accompanied by…

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Small Wagers Flood of Transactions "Wasted Five Months" Melbourne

The Sun · Wednesday 4 November 1925 · page 9

One bookmaker was paying out on the Cup till seven minutes to six. Questioned this morning, the bookmaker said that his trouble was the…

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Many Swept to Death Disaster In Wales Burst Dam Floods Countryside London, November 3

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 4 November 1925 · page 1

Many people, including a woman and nine children, are missing as a result of a terrible disaster in North "Wales last night,…

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Berengaria in a Gale

Evening News · Thursday 5 November 1925 · page 1

The huge liner Berengaria, which according to "News" cables to-day, was issued about like a cork in a storm in the Atlantic…

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His Worst Gale Passengers Injured London

The Sun · Thursday 5 November 1925 · page 1

Fifty of the passengers on the Cunard litter Berengaria (52,226 tons) were cut and bruised when they reached Cherbourg, as the result of being thrown…

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Tossed About Like Cork Mammoth Liner in Terrific Gale London, Wednesday Evening

Evening News · Thursday 5 November 1925 · page 10

THE story of a terrific Atlantic gale, in which the huge Cunsrder Berengaria, 52,225 tons, was tossed about like a cork, was told…

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The Flood of Had Debts Sutherland's Way Garnering Money

Evening News · Thursday 5 November 1925 · page 5

FINDING itself with [?] of rotes totaling £11,000. Sutherland Shire Council [?] a special officer to collect the money…

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Swirling Flood. Terrible Scenes. The North Wales Disaster. Death and Desolation London, Nov. 3

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 November 1925 · page 9

The latest estimate of the loss of life at Dolgarrog, in Wales, through the bursting of a dam, is that 16 people are dead. Dolgarrog spent a night of unprecedented…

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Atlantic Gale. Berengaria Suffers. London, Nov. 4

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 November 1925 · page 11

The story of a terrific gale, in which the huge Cunard liner Berengaria was tossed like a cork, was told on the vessel's arrival at Southampton from New York,…

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Coastal Rain Storm Over Tasman Sea

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 November 1925 · page 7

Rain fell last night at most places along the coast south of Sydney, while far north of Point Stephens cloudy and overcast conditions prevailed. Heavy…

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Terrific Gale Waves 50 Feet High Passengers Injured London, November 4

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 November 1925 · page 1

The story of a terrific Atlantic gale, in which the huge Cunarder Borengaria was tossed like a cork, was told on the arrival of the…

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Remarkable Hail Storm. Large Area of Wheat Destroyed. Severe Loss to Farmers

The Land · Friday 6 November 1925 · page 16

Information from West Australia states that at the end of last week a severe hailstorm completely destroyed 3000 acres of crop in the…

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Storms in N.Z. Hail, Snow and Gales Wellington (N.z.)

The Sun · Saturday 7 November 1925 · page 3

Most unseasonable weather is being experienced. After weeks of warm weather, Dunedin experienced a very cold snap yesterday. There were…

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