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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1929

1,949 stories in Sydney's papers · page 57 of 98

Fire, Flood and Gale

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 2 July 1929 · page 6

A view of the Richmond River township of Ballina, looking from East Ballina. A disastrous fire, which broke out during a howling gale, destroyed twelve buildings over the week-end. In common with other North Coast towns. Bailing was also flooded.--Tourist Bureau photo…

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Vessels in Storm

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 2 July 1929 · page 13

The Howard Smith steamer Bombala reached Sydney from Brisbane late yesterday afternoon, 12 hours late. This was the vessel's last trip…

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Two Drowned in Floods? Storm Havoc in the North

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 2 July 1929 · page 5

LISMORE, Monday. -- Floods on the North Coast have claimed two victims -- Roy Ward, of Bangalow, and Jean M'Lean, of North…

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Prepare for Floods Mares' Warning Cyclone Over the Tasman Sea Ships Run Late

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 2 July 1929 · page 5

Flood warnings wars issued by Mr. Mares yesterday to the stationmasters at Casino, Lismore. Grafton, Dorrigo, Nambucca, and…

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The Gale. Damage in the North. Reported Drowning

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 July 1929 · page 11

It is believed that a man was drowned [?] Bangalow at the week-end when the North Coast was swept by gales and flood rains. Further reports of the damage show that…

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Rain, Gales and Fire Ballina's Blackest Week-end in History £40,000 Damage Reported Bangalow Man Missing Ballina

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 2 July 1929 · page 5

LASHING rain, roaring gale, and a destroying fire have combined to-gether in extraordinary manner at Ballina, to create one of the blackest week-ends in the history of the Richmond River. Thousands of pounds' worth of damage was caused throughout the…

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Storm Tossed Overdue Ships Limp in Ulimaroa in Fog Roxen Struggles Slowly on to Port

The Sun · Tuesday 2 July 1929 · page 15

One by one, storm-tossed steamers are reaching Sydney, hours, and even days, behind time and bringing with them stories of the cyclone that swept the North Coast, and of the heavy seas in the Tasman…

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Girl Drowned N. Coast Floods Swept From Culvert Coraki

Evening News · Tuesday 2 July 1929 · page 11

WHEN driving cattle over a loaded [?] at North Codrington last night Mell M Lean [?] was [?] The body was found…

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Lost Life? in Floods Carter Missing His Pony Found Byron Bay

Evening News · Tuesday 2 July 1929 · page 5

ROY WARD, a carter, of Bangalow, is missing. It is feared that he lost hit life in attempting to…

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Houses Flooded. Byron Bay

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 July 1929 · page 11

The most severe rain and wind storm expcrienced for at least 40 years occurred her on Friday and Saturday, when winds, accompanied by rain, raged from the south with…

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Flood's Toll Young Girl Missing Flooded Creeks Impassable Roads Isolate Lismore Lismore

The Sun · Tuesday 2 July 1929 · page 14

The flood in the Richmond River has apparently claimed another victim. It was reported last night from North Codrington, that Jean McLean, aged 16, who had left her home on horseback, to visit a neighboring farm,…

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Roxen Hampered by Cyclone

Evening News · Wednesday 3 July 1929 · page 1

The rail of the steamer Roxen twisted and broken by the force of the cyclone which the vessel battled through off the Queensland coast, considerable, handicapped by the heavy deck cargo of timber…

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Gale Leaves Mark on Ballina

Evening News · Wednesday 3 July 1929 · page 1

A big Moreton Bay fig tree was blown out of the ground bodily in the yard of the Ballina Intermediate High School by the gale that preceded the destructive fire in the town at the week-end…

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Coal Gave Out Steamer in Cyclone Newcastle

Evening News · Wednesday 3 July 1929 · page 5

After a th[?] against mountainous seas, and [?] b[?]ker's almost depleted, the [?] Commandant Des[?] the shel[?] of…

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The Roxen. Through a Cyclone. Times of Peril

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 July 1929 · page 15

Captain G. Drelick, master of the Swedish steamer Roxen, used great quantities of oil to calm the seas when his ship was in danger in a cyclone off the costs of New South Wales…

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Crew of Storm-Battered Roxen Had "Hell of a Time" Oil Saved Ship Isa, the Captain's Pet, Had Rolling Time Fierce Cyclone

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 3 July 1929 · page 3

Talk about Isa rolling rapidly! Isa is the bright little fox terrier, pet of Captain Dreilick, of the Swedish cargo steamer Roxen,…

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Powerless to Help Ship Fighting Cyclone Heard S.O.S.

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 3 July 1929 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday. -- A sea drama bearing a resemblance to those nightmares in which a dreamer is incapable of…

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£30,000 Fire Follows Terrific Storm at Ballina

Evening News · Wednesday 3 July 1929 · page 1

Following a severe storm which look its toll of the district in damage, Balling was swept by a disastrous fire during the weekend. This picture shows the remains of [?] buildings which were burned, with a loss of £30,000…

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Shipping INTELLIGENCE & Weather Many Vessels in Storm Mountainous Seas

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 3 July 1929 · page 17

Several vessels which reached Sydney yesterday encountered mountainous seas during the cyclone which has been raging in the Tasman and on…

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