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New England · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1904

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Violent Gales. SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 July 1904 · page 5

VIOLENT gales raged on Friday night and Saturday, the wind reaching a velocity of 60 miles an hour…

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Latest Wires Sydney, Tuesday. Rain and Floods

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 13 July 1904 · page 5

Heavy seas continue along the coast, with further rains over the State. Floods are general. Telegraphic communication is inter-…

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The Snow Storm

Guyra Argus · Thursday 14 July 1904 · page 6

From an early hour on Saturday morning snow commenced to fall, but, the ground being wet, it thawed immediately it fell. About 3 in the…

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Heavy Floods. A Shipwreck

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 15 July 1904 · page 2

The heavy rains at the end of last week were responsiable for heavy floods in the Hunter, Hawkesbury and Nepean Rivers, and great damage was done,…

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Floods on the Hunter

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 15 July 1904 · page 2

Since last issue heavy rain has continued in various parts of the State, and the Hunter and Hawkeskury are in flood. The country surrounding Maitland was inundated, and the "Mercury"…

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Rain and Floods. Sydney

Bundarra and Tingha Advocate · Saturday 16 July 1904 · page 2

HEAVY seas continue along the coast, with farther rains over the State. Floods are general. Telegraphic communication is interrupted…

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The Recent Floods. SYDNEY

Bundarra and Tingha Advocate · Saturday 16 July 1904 · page 2

THE floods in the Hunter and Hawkesbury districts have subsided. Much damage was occasioned. The weather has now moderated…

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The Recent Storm

The Uralla News · Friday 23 September 1904 · page 2

An interesting circumstance in connection with the cyclone which swept through this district on Monday night is related to ub by Mr. P. O'Connor, over whose Fairview…

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Short Story. a Storm. I.

Guyra Argus · Thursday 29 September 1904 · page 11

INTO the dark wet night he disappeared, and never once turned his head to give a last look at the white, angry, little face pressed against the window pane…

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The Weather. Floods Predicted

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 12 October 1904 · page 4

Copious general rains are predicted, with floods in parts of the State…

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Thunderstorm in Sydney

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 19 October 1904 · page 5

A terrific thunderstorm passed over, the city last night, all the low lying parts being deluged in a few minutos…

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Destructive Gale

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 4 November 1904 · page 5

Considerable damage was effected by a gale yesterday at Hazelbrook. A church was blown down, and in other places many houses were unroofed. The amount of the…

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Cyclone at Maclean

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 5 November 1904 · page 4

A terrific cyclone occurred at Maclean yesterday. Buildings were unroofed, and in [?] cases blown down. Trees were levelled in all…

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Cyclone at Maclean

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 8 November 1904 · page 2

ON Thursday Maclean was visited by a cyclone, of great force. Buildings were unroofed, and in some instance were blown down, while large trees were levelled to the ground in all directions Seven…

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Storm at Stonehenge

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 11 November 1904 · page 4

THE hailstorm experienced at Stonehenge on Tuesday night had most devastating effects At 7 o'clock the storm, which had been brewing for an hour previously, burst…

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Wind Storm

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 15 November 1904 · page 2

GLEN INNES was visited by a wind a storm of cylonic velocity on Sunday evening. It raged for about 15 minutes, and effected a fair amount of damage in the way of…

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Crumbs. VIOLENT storm

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 15 November 1904 · page 2

ON Sunday night. BAD for shearing. SPORTS well attended. STOCK sales next Saturday…

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Cyclone in the South

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 19 November 1904 · page 5

A terrific cyclone swept over many southern districts yesterday. Many buildings were wrecked, and miles of trees were levelled. Railway and…

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Grilled by Lightning Result of a Storm

The Inverell Times · Saturday 19 November 1904 · page 3

A terrific rain and thunderstorm raced in New York on the night of Sept. 15, till early the next morning. Wind blew furiously at the rate of about eighty miles…

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Grilled by Lightning Result of a Storm

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 26 November 1904 · page 6

A terrific rain and thunderstorm raged in New York on the night of Sept. 15, till early the next morning. Wind blew furiously at the rate of about eighty miles…

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