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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1929

1,949 stories in Sydney's papers · page 21 of 98

Widespread Rains. Floods Recur in Many Districts

The Land · Friday 22 February 1929 · page 16

After a long spoil of extremely dry to droughty conditions, covering practically the whole of the State, the complete change in the weather, which began on February 5 with appreciable falls of rain, principally in the Coastal districts, has been since maintained, rain…

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New York Buried Under Terrific Fall of Snow Worst for Years Five Liners Held Up at Sea Thaw Floods Homes in London New York

Evening News · Friday 22 February 1929 · page 1

NEW YORK to-day was buried under the heaviest fall of snow the city hat experienced for several years, and which promises ultimately to break all records…

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Man Electrocuted in Flooded House Melbourne

Evening News · Friday 22 February 1929 · page 10

TOURING the storm late night. the house of Arthur E. Douglas 23, of Bailarat-road. Brunswick, was flooded. Douglas secured an electric light "flex"…

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Streets Flooded Boorowa Downpour Boorowa

Evening News · Friday 22 February 1929 · page 5

NEARLY [?] of rain fell in 40 minutes as the result of a [?] afternoon The main street as [?] the water [?] ever the…

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Flood Havoc Dorrigo Line Closed Grafton

Evening News · Friday 22 February 1929 · page 5

RAILWAY Communication [?] the Dorrigo Plateau is cut off on the heavy rains washing away big [?] of line on the gleureach end…

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Drowned in the Floods

The Hebrew Standard of Australasia · Friday 22 February 1929 · page 6

Aaron Steiger, aged 34, and Leon Orlow, 40, both natives of Poland, and residing at Moore Park, Sydney, came to Sydney about two years ago, when they…

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Flood Aftermath. Sturdy Hastings Farmers. Serious Plight. Port Macquarie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 February 1929 · page 14

The Mayor (Alderman Elliot) met 30 Maria River farmers to-day at Mr. J. Hack's residence, Marla River, and discussed flood [?] Twenty-six farmers there have lost an…

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Flood Damage to Roads Appeal for Assistance Cessnock

The Labor Daily · Friday 22 February 1929 · page 8

To enable repairs to be carried out to roads damaged by floods. Kearsley Council will appeal to the Minister for Local Government for financial…

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Not Responsible for Floods Railways Dept. Traveller in Defence

The Labor Daily · Friday 22 February 1929 · page 4

Having noticed in the Press a complaint that the Railway Department charged travellers for their meals while the North Coast mail was held…

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Electrocuted During Storm Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Saturday 23 February 1929 · page 1

Early this morning Arthur Douglas. 23, an ironmoulder, got out of bed to fix the electric light, which had gone out during a storm. His sister,…

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Rain Continues. Queensland Cyclone. Fall of Eleven Inches. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 February 1929 · page 18

The Weather Bureau reported this morning that the existence of a cyclone was confirmed by this morning's reports. It was centred approximately east from Broadsound at 9…

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Heather Belle is Safe Night at Sea in Heavy Gale

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 23 February 1929 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Friday -- The auxiliary ketch, Heather Belle, for which three aeroplanes searched the coastline yesterday, has been…

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Missing Launch. Safe at Port Stephens. Ran Before Gale. Tea Gardens

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 February 1929 · page 18

While the search was proceeding for the launch, Heather Belle, on the North Coast on Wednesday and Thursday, the craft was lying alongside a letty at Nelson's Bay. Port…

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Smoked Tea Heather Belle's Crew Ever Burning Lamp Running Before Storm Nelson Bay

The Sun · Saturday 23 February 1929 · page 3

As the Heather Belle lay snugly at anchor at Nelson Bay on Thursday three 'planes soared overhead on their way to…

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Taree Circuit Overwhelmed With Disastrous Flood

The Methodist · Saturday 23 February 1929 · page 8

The awful plague of hail, which broke the windows of the Taree Church, smashed thousands of panes in the town, and destroyed the fruit, maize and tomato crops, and the season was lost. Most folk…

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£10,000 Flood Damage Settlers Abandon Homes

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 23 February 1929 · page 4

BRISBANE, Friday. -- More than £10,000 damage has been done by floods in the Upper Burnett district. Hundreds of acres of cotton and maize…

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Tossed in the Cloud-Mountains of a Big Storm

The Sun · Sunday 24 February 1929 · page 19

Captain Les Holden, one of our leading fliers, here tells of the way a thunderstorm can play with a 'plane. He should know something about it…

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Yachting. Took the Mug a Second Time The South Coast Gales Made a Lively Lady Out of Utiekah, and Gave Her Speed the Breeze Was Too Much for E.O.J.

Truth · Sunday 24 February 1929 · page 5

HAROLD Nossiter put up a remarkable performance in yesterday's big yacht race under the Royal PrHince Alfred Club to win the Rawhiti Cup for the second consecutive season. The former yawl showed excellent speed, and it…

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"Times" Magazine Turns a Floodlight on the Week

Sunday Times · Sunday 24 February 1929 · page 22

WHERE OBREGON DIED.—Domes of the Convent of El Carmen, San Angel, Mexico, where President Obregon was shot by the assassin Toral last year. —By courtesy of the Mexican Consul, Mr. Carlos Zalapa…

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Ready to Fly Danger of Rhine Floods London

The Sun · Sunday 24 February 1929 · page 1

Serious floods on the Rhine are feared as a result of the thaw, says the "Daily Mail's" Strasbourg correspondent. There is great alarm among…

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