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Macarthur (Camden & Campbelltown) · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1908

5 stories in Macarthur (Camden & Campbelltown)'s papers

Chapter Xi. the Storm

The Wollondilly Press · Saturday 14 March 1908 · page 2

NOVEMBER, that forerunner of the Australian summer, had brought its usual burden of hot days to the hills. Spring flowers drooped and died…

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Mount Royal Safe. Leaking Boilers. Through Atlantic Storms

The Picton Post · Wednesday 25 March 1908 · page 2

The Canadian Pacific Railway's steamer Mount Royal, for the safety of which considerable anxiety has been felt, steamed into Queenstown Harbor…

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Mount Royal Safe. Leaking Boilers. Through Atlantic Storms

The Picton Post · Wednesday 1 April 1908 · page 6

The Canadian Pacific Railway's steamer Mount Royal, for the safety of which considerable anxiety has been felt, steamed into Queenstown Harbor…

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Yachtsmen in a Storm. Exciting Experiences in a Midnight Race

The Wollondilly Press · Saturday 22 August 1908 · page 7

Seldom have the competitors in the annual midnight yaeht race from Liverpool to the Isle of Man had such an experience as befell them in the dark,…

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Terrific Storm at Mittagong

The Wollondilly Press · Wednesday 25 November 1908 · page 3

A severe sterm of hail and rain struck Mittagong and district on Monday about 2,30 p.m. The visitation lusted for about an hour, and carried devastation in its…

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