Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Floods & storms, all years

Illawarra · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1910

11 stories in Illawarra's papers

Storm in a Tea Cup

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 7 January 1910 · page 7

A day previous to the departure of the newly-formed gun section for the Kitchener camp dissatisfaction arose among some of the members us to the…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

That Rain Storm

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 18 January 1910 · page 2

On Saturday last some excitement was caused by the publication of a wire received by the police to the effect that a heavy cyclone…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Floods in the North

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 19 January 1910 · page 2

OWING to the recent heavy rains floods have occurred in the north and north-western parts of the State. The Namoi and Gwydir…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

The Floods

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 25 January 1910 · page 2

The widespread character of the disastrous floods on the Namoi and Barwon is inconceivable. One cannot imagine a man in a boat being out of…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Our Cable Service. [Latest News.] Johnson Jeffries Fight. Strike Ordered in Philadelphia. Devastating Floods. Awful Railway Tragedy

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 4 March 1910 · page 4

The prices fixed for the Johnson Jeffries fight are £25 to £2. Ordinary receipts are anticipated to reach sixty thousand pounds…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

The Weather. Gale Coming

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 8 March 1910 · page 2

There was a heavy sea running on the coast yesterday, making it difficult for shipping to lie at the wharves. At Wollongang no stoppage took…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Terrific Storm

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 19 April 1910 · page 2

Yesterday afternoon, after an exceptionally hot morning, a great bank of clouds were noticeable coming up from the south, and before long rain…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

The Gale. Extensive Damage to Property. Phenomenal, Rainfall. Low-lying Lands Submerged. Mountainous Seas, Good Man Injured at Lighthouse. Wishing Craft Break Away

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 19 July 1910 · page 2

The gale which blew throughout Sunday night, and yesterday in pronounced to be one of the fiercest experienced in this district for ninny years…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Rain and Wind Storm

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 20 July 1910 · page 2

A heavy rain storm, accompanied by almost it gale of wind, passed over Kiama and district on Saturday evening last, and has continued over since, with the result…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Shoalhaven River in Flood

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 23 July 1910 · page 2

On Monday and Tuesday last the lower Shoalhaven valley experienced a remarkable flooding. Heavy rain commenced to fall on Monday afternoon, and within a…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Heavy Rain

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 13 December 1910 · page 2

A welcome deluge of rain began at a late hour on Sunday night, and has continued ever si[?] with scarcely a break, The reading up to 9 a.m…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →