Heavy Rain in Sydney. Sydney
In ten days, 1566 points of rain have fallen in Sydney…
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Floods & storms, 1908
153 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 6 of 8
Rain and Gale. Fresh in the Richmond. Low-lying Country Submerged
During the past three days heavy rains have been reported from all parts of the district, and some exceptional falls recorded. At Lismore a steady downpour…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A Leaking Collier. Effect of Recent Gales. Terrible Experience of the Crew. Pubping Continuously for 12 Days. Sydney
The American ship Henry Failing, which left Newcastle on July 26, coal laden for Frisco, was towed into Port Jackson to-day in a battered condition…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Floods Expected. Sydney
Heavy rains have fallen on the northwestern slopes, anti another flood is not unlikely. The Namol River is rising rapidly and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Floods in China
The editor or the "Tang Wah Times" (Mr. Tong-Chal-Chih) has received a cable from the directors of the Tung Wah Hospital, at Hongkong, stating that the floods…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Drowned in a Drain. Washed Down Flooded Gutter. Sydney
Margaret Brown, aged 69, slipped while stepping across a flooded gutter in Balmain, and the force of the water carried her off her feet and swept her into an…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Terrible Fatality. Boykilled by Lightning. Sheltered Under Tree From Storm. Glen Innes
A terrible fatality has occurred at Dun[?], 16 miles from town. Matthew Bree, aged 12, was killed by lightning. The lad was returning home…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gate on Alley's Hill Flood Reserve
Sir,-At the last meeting of the Gundurimba Shire Council a letter was read from F. M'Intosh, J. G. Bagots, and three others, objecting to the trustees of the Alley's Hill Flood Refuge…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Disabled. Hawea. Eperiences, of Survivors. Forty Hours in a Gale. Sydney
Chief Officer Irwin, Third Engineer Ritson, and [?] an able seaman, belonging to the disabled steamer [?] who reached South Solitary Island in an open…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Maypole Colliery Disaster Death Roll. Mine Flooded. London
Twenty-eight bodies have now been recovered from the Maypole Colliery. The revised death roll shows 76. The pit has been flooded and thus…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Floods in America. Great Loss of Life. London
Disastrous floods have occurred in North and South Carolina. Whole districts are inundated, and the operations of the cotton mills have been…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tasmanian Mine Flooded. Sydney
The Florence mine, at Zeejhan, Tasmania, has been flooded by an inrush of water through an underground reservoir being tapred…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Canal Bursts. City and Farms Flooded. London
The canal at Augusta, Georgin, U.S.A., burst its banks and flooded the city to a depth of from six to twelve feet. The rush of the waters carried away…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Floods Subsiding. Numbers Drowned. London
Fourteen persons have perished in the Augusta district. The damage[?] is estimated at £500,000 sterling. The flood waters are subsiding…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Result of Carelessness. Water Tap Left Turned on Floods Warehouse. Sydney
The carelessness of an employee of Messrs [?]erwood and Bartlett. York-steet, in leaving a water tap turned on all night was responsible for damage to goods to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Storms in England
Great gales are raging in England, and much damage has been done…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gales in England. London
A series of great gales in England have done much damage to shipping aad telegraphs…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cyclonic Storm.. Telegraph Wires Blown Down. Sydney
Owing to a serious cyclonic storm which broke over the Rivorina district last night the telegraph wires, especially those working from Sydney through to Adelaide…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Storms in English Channel Many Wrecks. Stranded Steadmer. Thrilling Rescue of Women and Children. London. Wednesday Afternoon
Heavy storms have occurred in the Engish Channel, and many wrecks are reported. There was an exciting rescue of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Telegraphic News. Floodss at Narraberi. Sydney
The Namoi River overflowed its banks al Narrabri, and is still rising. The lucerne fields are under water in various directions, and the water is now within a…
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