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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1903

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Great Storm

The Yass Courier · Friday 6 March 1903 · page 4

Heavy ga’es and wrecks hare occurred or the British Coasts, Incoming steamers report the worst hurricane experienced off the British coast…

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Disastrous Gales. London, March, 1

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 6 March 1903 · page 4

THE heavy gales that have raged in Great Britain during the past day or two are declared to have been the worst…

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Gales in Europe. London, March. 3

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 6 March 1903 · page 2

THE barque which was signaling in distress on Sunday off Cornwall was seen that night to strike Brisons near Land's…

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Floods. London, March 2

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 6 March 1903 · page 4

DISASTROUS floods have occurred throughout Pennsylvania. Besides doing great damage to farms and buildings, 56 mines…

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Gales. London, March, 4

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 10 March 1903 · page 4

THE barque Luna has been wrecked on the Brissons, two rocks near Land's End. Several bodies and pieces of…

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Cyclone at Townsville

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 11 March 1903 · page 4

A TERRIFIC cyclone occurred at Townsville (Q.) on Monday. Sheets of iron were blown about like paper and cabs were overturned in tie streets. Telegraphic communication…

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A Destructive Cyclone

Yass Evening Tribune · Thursday 12 March 1903 · page 2

The city of Townsville in Northern Queenlane has been visited by a terrific cyclone, which has done immense damage. One of the wards at the hospital collapsed,…

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The Cyclone in North Queensland

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 12 March 1903 · page 2

Further message have been received from Northern Queensland showing the serious character of the cyclone which occurred on Monday. Townsville, Bowen, Mackay, and other centres experienced…

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Disastrous Cyclone in Northern Queensland. Heartrending Scenes. Several Typhoid Patients Killed. Townsville

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 12 March 1903 · page 4

A disastrous cyclone, resulting in several deaths, occurred here yesterday morning. There was much destruction of property, and many persons were injured…

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The Queensland Cyclone

The Burrowa News · Friday 13 March 1903 · page 2

Brisbane, Tuesday.—Townville is absolutely isolated. One message was squeesed through, notifying that a terrible cyclone had partly devastated the…

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The Townsville Cyclone

Goulburn Herald · Friday 13 March 1903 · page 3

An appeal to the Bishop of Goulburn has been made by the Bishop of North Queensland and the lay officers of the church council to help them in the distress occasioned by…

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Cyclone at Townsville

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 13 March 1903 · page 3

A TERRI[?]IO cyclone raged at Townsville on Monday. Sheets of iron were blown about like paper, and cabs were overturned in the s[?]eete. Later news states that the cyclone…

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Cyclone in North Queensland

Goulburn Herald · Friday 13 March 1903 · page 3

FURTHER details of the disaster caused by the cyclone at Townsville show that nearly every hotel was damaged. Hundreds of private cottages were wrecked. In addition…

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Disaster at Townsvilla. Terrible Cyclone. .£200,000 DAMAGES

The Yass Courier · Friday 13 March 1903 · page 2

Advices from Tcwnsville (Q.) elated that had been blowing a hurricane there on Monday, and that telegraphic communication with Bowen was interrupted. and it…

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Cyclone at Townsville

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 14 March 1903 · page 4

The cyclone which visited Townsville was fearful. One of the wards at the hospital collapsed, killing six patients and injuring several others. Several hotels were damaged…

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Terrible Cyclone. Townsville Devastated. Hospital Patients Killed. Hundreds Rendered Homeless. Brisbane

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 14 March 1903 · page 4

An unprecedented calamity has overtaken the picturesque city of Townvilie, situated on the slope of Castle Hill, on the shore of Cleveland…

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The Townsville Cyclone

Goulburn Herald · Monday 16 March 1903 · page 2

MESSAGES from private sources from Ayr State that the cyclone did terrible damage there. The losses are estimated at £40,000. It is stated that the township of Brandon was…

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Cyclone at Townsville

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 17 March 1903 · page 2

IT is estimated that the damage done by the recent cyclone to public and private property at Townsville will not be covered by £250,000, Another…

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The Townsville Cyclone

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 18 March 1903 · page 3

TOWNSVILLE reports that farmers in the Pioneer and other districts were about to bag their maize, hoping to make a little money after the drought, but the recent cyclone…

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Floods in Scotland

Goulburn Herald · Friday 20 March 1903 · page 4

THREE days continual downpour of an abnormal character ended on February 9th, many ports of Scotland being visited by floods without precedent within the memory of…

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