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Murray · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1908

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Heat After Snow. Floods in England. London, May 1

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 May 1908 · page 43

The severe and unseasonable weather which prevailed over the United Kingdom last week has been succeeded by an extreme change of the exactly opposite…

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The Hazard of the Storm

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 May 1908 · page 9

Maxwell Densison glanced across the room at his wife. She had been writing, but now the pen was placed aside and she was gazing away from the paper, her…

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"Through the Vortex of a Cyclone."

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 3 June 1908 · page 1

Mr. Hope Hodgson describes in the November "Cornhill" a strange seafaring experience. This is termed "Through the Vortex of a Cyclone."…

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Gale in New Zealand. Three Deaths

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 6 June 1908 · page 2

A terrific gale swept over the North Island of New Zealand to-day. A number of construction camps on the main railway line…

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Cyclone in New Zealand. Tree Falls Across a House. All the Inmates Killed

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 6 June 1908 · page 5

A curious but shocking fatality is reported from Otabune, in the North Island of New Zealand, a town on the main trunk line of railway. Last…

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Terrific Gale in New Zealand

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 June 1908 · page 33

A cable message from Auckland on Friday was as follows:—The camps on the North Island main trunk railway construction works were wrecked last night by a…

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Storms In London. Famous Chestnut Avenue Damaged. London, June 6

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 June 1908 · page 42

The famous avenue of chestnut trees, which runs across Pushey-park, near Hampton Court, from the maze to Toddington, suffered much damage during a heavy…

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Storm at Fremantle. a Small Steamer Stranded

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 16 June 1908 · page 3

After a week of fine weather at Fremantle, W.A., rain squalls arrived on Saturday afternoon, and have been succeeded by a storm which has done…

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Storm at Fremantle. Wind Blowing at 95 Miles an Hour. the Britainnia's Rough Passage. Fremantle

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 17 June 1908 · page 5

The tremendous hurricane which has been in force along the south-west coast of Western Australia, as still raging. At Fremantle this morning…

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Cablegrams. Storm Near Japan. Fifty Fishing Boats Wrecked. 350 Sailor Drowned. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 18 June 1908 · page 2

A terrible storm has occurred of the coast in Japan. The seas [?] to a great height, wrecking 50 fishing boats off Kogashima…

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Great Floods in China. Refugees on the House-tops. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 24 June 1908 · page 2

Exceptionally heavy rains in the province of Kwang-Si, in China, have been followed by great Inundations, consequent on the West river overflowing its banks…

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The Thunderstorm

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 July 1908 · page 13

"Glenfern," Mangain, 19th June, 1908. My Dear Uncle Jeff,-I am writing to let you know the good news. We have had rain, and everything looks very bright and green…

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The Olympic Games. Olympiad Declared Open. Heavy Rain Spoils Display. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 15 July 1908 · page 4

The formal opening of the Olympiad at Shepherd's Bush took place yesterday in pouring rain. The proceedings were inaugurated by…

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Great Storm in Sydney

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 July 1908 · page 32

One of the most swore thunder and hail storms experienced in the metropolitan districts for some years past occurred on Thursday evening, and resulted in extensive…

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Cablegrams. Floods in Asia Minor. a City Engulphed. 2000 Persons Perish. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 21 July 1908 · page 2

A terrible flood has occurred at Tolcat, in Asia Minor, involving tremendous loss of life, and though only meagre details have as yet come to hand, it would…

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Flood Disaster. Two Thousand Deaths. London, July 19

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 July 1908 · page 42

The town of Tokat in Asia Minor, has been visited by a severe flood, which occurred so suddenly that the inhabitants were completely taken by surprise…

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Heavy Rain in Sydney. Sydney

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 July 1908 · page 21

The steady rain which set in at Sydney on Monday morning continued throughout the day, and up to 9 o'clock on Tuesday night 7 inches had been registered for the…

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Rough Weather on the Coast. Several Vessels Suffer, South East Gale Racing. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 4 August 1908 · page 2

A was blowing a south east gain to-day along the coat and very rough seas provalled. The highest [?] ofthe wind was [?] miles an hour…

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Heavy Gales on the Coast. Shipping Greatly Impeded. Newcastle Service Suspended. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 5 August 1908 · page 5

The heavy gales are still raging off the Now South Wales coast, and the movements of the shipping are greatly impeded. The German steamer Roon remained…

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Cyclone in Sydney. Wind Blows 67 Miles Per Hour

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 August 1908 · page 19

A severe cyclonic storm, with its centre situated between Sydney and Newcastle, and covering the area bounded by Brisbane on the north, Mount Hope in the west, and Gabo…

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