Pitt Street Shops Flooded Swirled Round Customers
Storm water swept through six shops in Pitt Street, near Circular Quay, yesterday afternoon. The choking of a drain lower down…
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More Rain! Timcke's Forecast Cyclone on Move
THE Acting State Meteorologist Mr. Timeke, say that Sydney weather during the next 24 hours should main showery and unsettled…
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Severe cyclone now centred about 200 miles east of Sydney. Rough to high seas, strong winds and gales between south-west and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cyclone Goes East But More Showers To-day
The worst of the storm is over--but not all. Cold weather, more showers, and fresh, squally west to south winds are…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gale-buffeted Steamer-- American Baseballers Here-- Train and 'Plane Race
RIVAL SPEEDSTERS.--The Imperial Airways pilot (left), with the driver and fireman of the Flying Scotsman, before the race to Scotland. CHEMICAL extinguishers were promptly…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Samoan Governor and Australian Wife Thought Cyclone "A Bit of a Westerly"
The Sierra brought a woman back to Australia yesterday who left the land of her birth when she was four months old…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →N'cle Downpour Menaced by Floods Newcastle
EXCEPTIONALLY heavy rain has fallen here since 2 o'clock to-day and low-lying areas are flooded. Residents of Tudor-street, Hamilton…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Floods in the Hawkesbury District As a Result of the Recent Torrential Rains
THE SCENE AT THE WINDSOR BRIDGE. BETWEEN CLARENDON AND WINDSOR, AS VIEWED FROM THE RAILWAY TRAIN…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →In Flood Old Man Drowned 15 Inches of Water
Presumably unable to rise after he had stumbled and fallen, an aged and feeble man was drowned last night in…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Flood Scenes CATTAl Creek Overflows
An unusual view is offered motorists this week-end at Catta[?] Creek. Due to the cyclonic rains, the creek has risen 14 feet, and overflowed on…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Windsor Road Flooded River Near Bridge Level Windsor
The river is now stationary at just under 19 feet. A rise to 21 fet would put it over the bridge. The water has overflowed the road…
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HEAVY rain and a cold swetpins southerly preva[?]d over the city yesterday. Hurrying people crowed the sheltered [?] Justin's…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Floods in 24 Hours If Heavy Rain Hunter Rising Coalfields in Danger Cessnock
IF the heavy tain continues, Maitland and the Coalfields districts will probably suffer disastrous floods…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Violent Storm. Newcastle
Heavy rain, enduring since dawn to-day, has placed Newcastle in danger of serious floods. Already streets in many suburbs are under water, and it is feared that a continuance…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Battle Against Gale Italian Liner With Immigrants
Looking none the worse for a severe buffeting when she ran into a cyclonic storm off Cape Leeuwin, the Italian liner, Principe di Udine arrived…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Cyclone Doesn't Want to Leave Us, and Is Coming Back Chances of Fine Week-end Have Vanished "Wet and Cold" is Timcke's Forecast Four Inches of Rain
Sydney has had over four inches "of rain during the week, but more is coming. The cyclone has doubled on its tracks, and is headed for the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Floods Threatened. In the North. Newcastle Suburbs Inundated. Hunter River Still Rising. One Fatality Recorded
Flood rains have fallen in the Hunter watershed, and the river is slowly reaching overflow level. Some suburban streets of Newcastle are under water. A man was washed away by flood waters in the Windsor district…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Caught in Flood. Old Man's Death. Windsor
The flood waters at Windsor on Thursday night caused the death of Mr. George Roberts, aged 79, an old resident of the Windsor district. Mr. Roberts, who is a widower, lives…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Hunter Receding No Danger of Flood
WEST MAITLAND, Saturday. The Hunter River has fallen 6 Inches, and is now at 26ft. A large area of land in the Louth Park district is…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Flood Coming Fast Wyong
A fall of 308 points has been recorded already, with conditions uncertain. There is a good rise of the river at the head, and it is coming down fast, but…
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