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Mid North Coast · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1905

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The Gale

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 2 September 1905 · page 5

On Monday the wind set in from the west, and the good effects of the previous day's rain had, by the evening, been considerably minimised…

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Last Week's Gale

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 7 September 1905 · page 3

THE heavy gale which raged along the coast last week proved very disastrous to shipping. Several coastal steamers had a very rough time, amongst them being the…

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This Week's Gale

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 9 September 1905 · page 4

The heavy gale which prevailed on Wednesday and Thursday was almost a counterpart of the one of the previous week. On Wednesday the Taree…

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Original postry. a Ship in a Storm

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 16 September 1905 · page 8

Pit[?]'d and [?]'d like a thing of naught, The angry waves she bravely fought; Her [?]less crew all queke with fear, The trembling helmsman scarce can steer…

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Local and General Hail Storm

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 7 October 1905 · page 4

At Gangat on Tuesday afternoon an exceptionally heavy hailstorm was experienced. It veered up from Belbourie, and lasted for some…

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Disastrous Storm at Shanghai. Great Loss of Life

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 7 October 1905 · page 3

Officers of the E. and A. mail steamer Eestern, which arrived in Sydney on Friday night last, from the East, report that upwards of 20,000 lives…

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Gales on the Coast

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 28 October 1905 · page 4

Stormy conditions were general along the coast all this week. The wind was from the south-west and raged with all the force of a gale…

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The Jap in the Gale

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 2 November 1905 · page 6

THE new schooner [?], which [?]iled for the Manning River 10 days ago, had an exciting experience. From an account in the Star, it appears that the Jap sailed from Sydney…

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Heavy Storm at Bellingen

Macleay Argus · Saturday 25 November 1905 · page 10

Writing anent the rain that fell on the Bellinger at the beginning of the week, the Northern Courier states :--At Bellingen on Sunday morning the…

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Destructive Storm in the Hunter District. Buildings Damaged

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 25 November 1905 · page 4

THE gale which raged in the Lower Hunter district, between Singleton and Raymond Terrace, on Friday afternoon, 17th inst., wan the most destructive that has been experienced in the district for over 30 years…

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Terrific Storm at Taree

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 23 December 1905 · page 4

A terrifioly violent storm passed over the district last Friday afternoon, and damage' has been reported' from various parts as a result. In Taree…

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