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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1925

1,471 stories in Sydney's papers · page 7 of 74

Rain Is State Wide Deluge at Parkes Further Falls Expected

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 5 February 1925 · page 3

Heavy rain benefited practically the whole of New South Wales yesterday. At Parkes the downpour assumed…

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FLOODS. North Queensland. Railway Damaged. BRISBANE

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

Following torrential downpours of rain floods have occurred in the north. Railway lines have hecn damaged, and trains seriously…

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Bridge Washed Away Railways in Danger Floods in North Brisbane

The Sun · Thursday 5 February 1925 · page 9

Never in the history of the Northern Queensland railways has there been such complete disorganisation of services as exists to-day. To north…

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Heavy Floods Trains Held Up Queensland Fears Brisbane

The Labor Daily · Thursday 5 February 1925 · page 5

Heavy rains prevail in North Queensland, the rivers still rising, and communications interfered with…

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Floods at Parkes Parkes

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 5 February 1925 · page 3

The heaviest rainstorm in Parkes for many years was experienced this afternoon, when 265 points fell in 45 minutes. Many business places were flooded, and…

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Severe Storm Houses Flooded Damage at Adelaide Adelaide

Evening News · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 7

[?] accompanied by heavy rain occurred here this morning. It was the worst storm for 20 years…

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Any Port in a Storm

The Land · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 12

The "Daily Telegraph" writes in prophetic vein: "Gossips are one more busy with the name of Mr. W. M. Hughes. The striking…

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Furious Storm Stranded Submarine Crews' Sufferings

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 7

The coasts of England and Ireland were swept by a storm of great violence last week, and much haves was wrought on sea and I[?]. In the…

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The Queensland Floods Flour Supplies Run Short Railway Communication Interrupted Brisbane

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 7

Flour is being rationed in the small settlements along the Burdekin and Haughton .Rivers as a result of floods…

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Man Injured in Rainstorm Flood Waters Damage Bathurst Cathedral Invaded Bathurst

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 7

A man was injured and considerable damage was done in various parts of the town in the course of a heavy rainstorm which…

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General News Storm at Parkes Flood in Main Streets

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 February 1925 · page 2

PARKES.--The storm which occurred at Parkes yesterday, when 254 points were received in 45 minutes, resembled in some respects the cloud- burst which…

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Tremendous Loss Adelaide Storm £200,000 Estimate Adelaide

The Sun · Saturday 7 February 1925 · page 5

It is estimated that £200,000 will not cover the damage done by the storm yesterday. Big city emporiums were…

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How to be Safe in a Storm. Danger of the Lightning Flash

The World's News · Saturday 7 February 1925 · page 5

Some interesting experiments carried out by the General Electric Company (Eng.) have shown that during a severe thunderstorm it is 15 times safer to lie flat on the ground…

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Cloud Burst. Adelaide Deluged. Buildings Flooded. [?]DELAIDE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 February 1925 · page 18

The worst storm in the history of Adelaide swept over the city about mid-day to-day. About 10 o'clock this morning a sharp shower fe[?]l, and was followed by intermittent but…

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Adelaide Swamped by Two Cloud -Bursts Five Inches of Rain in Three Hours Greatest Flood in the City's History Adelaide

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 February 1925 · page 1

Adelaide to- day experienced the worst thunderstorm in its history, five inches of rain falling between 11.45 a.m. and 2 p.m. The previous worst storm was in…

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£200,000 DAMAGE Adelaide Swept by Floods Terrific Storm Adelaide

The Sun · Sunday 8 February 1925 · page 2

It is estimated that damage to the extent of £200,000 was done in Adelaide by the terrific rainstorm which passed over the city yesterday…

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Severe Storm Several Narrow Escapes ADELAIDE

The Sun · Sunday 8 February 1925 · page 2

According to advices received in Adelaide to- night, a severe thunderstorm, accompanied by heavy rain, swept over Mt. Gambler at [?] o'clock…

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Terrific Rain Adelaide's Mighty, Storm ADELAIDE

Sunday Times · Sunday 8 February 1925 · page 3

Scarcely a business establishment in the city escaped inundation as a result of yesterday's rainstorm, when the heaviest fall since 1837 was…

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Sunshine and Dissension Club's Affairs Storm Brewing

The Labor Daily · Monday 9 February 1925 · page 5

INQUIRIES into the affair of the Sunshine Club of Australia show an amazing lack of business principles, and of cohesion…

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More Rain State Benefits Rough Seas a Cyclone Is Coming

The Labor Daily · Monday 9 February 1925 · page 1

A topical disturbance which is now, operating over the eastern States of the contained caused rain to fall at several places during the week-end…

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