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Illawarra · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1900

5 stories in Illawarra's papers

The Rain and Floods

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 29 May 1900 · page 3

THE flood deposited an accumulation of loge in the Pioneer creek, which had to be removed with a team of bullocks on Saturday. The footbridge at this spot was…

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A Nervous Long Storm

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 12 September 1900 · page 4

IF you ever watched a dentist draw a nerve out of a tooth, you will remember how much it looked like a little snip of wet, white cotton thread. How can so…

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The Recent Rain. a Great Downpour. Record Flood at Jamberoo

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 20 November 1900 · page 2

THOSE who several days ago were bewailing the want of rain and the indications of another dry summer have had their wishes fulfilled in regard to a downpour of…

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Heavy Thunderstorm

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 1 December 1900 · page 2

Yesterday was an extremely close and muggy day. About half-past three the air was considerably cooled by a thunderstorm accompanied by heavy rain. The lightning…

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A Wilcannia Dust-Storm. What It Is Like

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Thursday 20 December 1900 · page 2

THE following is a copy of a letter dated December 13, received from the postmaster at Wilcannia:— "That dust-storm yesterday was a typical…

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