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Illawarra · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1911

9 stories in Illawarra's papers

Flooded Out

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 13 January 1911 · page 4

The residents in the boarding house occupied by Mr. Franklin, in the vicinity of the Unanderra cokeworks, had an unpleasant experience last…

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Cyclonic Storm. Heaviest for Years. Wind-swept and Rainsoaked District. Mailman Compelled to Swim Creeks. Residents Compelled to Leave Their Homes. Building Blown Down Low-Lying Portions Covered with Water. Tramline Washed Away. Resident's' Sensational Experience

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 13 January 1911 · page 4

The cyclonic storm which originated at Carpentaria, and had been working down the coast since Monday last, broke over the district on Wednesday…

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Cyclonic Storm

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 14 January 1911 · page 2

GALES and rough seas on the coast and very heavy and continuous rains almost generally, were the prevailing conditions over the State on Thursday last,…

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The Late Storm

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 17 January 1911 · page 2

Further information regarding the damage done by the late storm shows it was very wide-spread. Nearly every coal mine in the district has…

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The Late Storm

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 27 January 1911 · page 4

Now that the flood waters have gone off the lands of Illawarra and finer weather conditions are coming along, it is possible to form an idea…

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In a Storm Off Chili. a New South Wales Lad's Fight for Life

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 3 February 1911 · page 3

Mr. Eric Cox—son of Mrs. J. Cox, of Grafton, has been having another exciting time. As we stated early in the year, although still little more than a…

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Severe Electric Storm. Alarming Lightning at Shellharbor

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 15 March 1911 · page 2

Shellharbor was on Thursday last visited by an electric storm of great severity. The lightning in the early part of the morning was…

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Monday's Storm

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 18 March 1911 · page 2

During the thunder storm on Monday evening last the corrugated iron roof of the milking shed at Mayor Honey's residence at…

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Severe Storm at Balgownie

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 22 August 1911 · page 2

Our correspondent writes:—One of the heaviest storms that was ever experienced here occurred on Friday night. In less than half an hour the ground was white with hail…

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