Swept by a Cyclone
The 'Chronicler' states that a cyclone has swept the province of Contania, Sicily, mid destroyed 3000 houses. At Secordia, in the same province, 60 people were entombed and…
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Floods & storms, 1909
78 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 4 of 4
A Disastrous Cyclone. Sydney
A cyclone passed over Grafton last evening, and did considerable damage. Huge hailstones played havoe with galvanised iron roofs. The iron was completely…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cyclonic Storm at Grafton
A cyclonic storm passed aver Grafton yesterday. Many handstones seven inched by five, did considerable damage to the building, galvanised iron roofs all suffering severely…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Effects of the Gales
Galas have been blowing in many parts of New South Wales during the last three days, and has caused telegraphic business generally to be delayed in several districts. The lions were…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sunday's Wind Storm
The heat of the middle of last week was followed by a gale on Sunday afternoon that raised clouds of dust which quickly cleared the streets and invaded houses and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Violent Storm
A VIOLENT storm of wind, accompanied by driving rain, passed over the district on Sunday afternoon. The wind blew with considerable force, reaching a velocity of about 40 miles an…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Heavy Storm at Wyalong
A PRIVATE message received in Sydney on Saturday staled that a disastrous hurricane swept over the town of Wyalong, causing a great amount of damage. A wind storm struck…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Terrible Storm
A terrific thunderstorm look place near Barcaldine (Queensland). Hail[?]tones tell half the size of hon eggs. Out of a flock of 2700 travelling sheep, which were caught in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Floods and Snow. London, Monday night
Boats are being used in the streets of Canterbury and Folkestone. The country around beweg is in flood. There are also serious floods in Essex…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Floods in Asia Minor
Heavy rains have fallen at A[?] (Asia Minor), and 500 houses have been destroyed. The damage is estimated at several hundred thousand pounds…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Storms in Victoria
There have been severe storms in Victoria. The public hall and free library at Hopetoun were blown down, and other damage done…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Heavy Rain
A succession of thunderstorms passed over Dubbo after 11 a.m. to-day (Friday). The thunder was loud and frequenr and the lighting brilliant, but the worst feature…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →More Storms
SINCE last issue the days have been hot, with winds and dust, but the nights have been fairly cool, until Thursday night, when conditions were somewhat sultry. Friday opened with a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Snow Storms and Gales in Great Britain
Snow-Storms, followed by heavy gales are being experienced throughout Great Britian. Steamers report terrible weather between Las Palmas and England, and waves 60 feet high…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Heavy Floods in Denmark
Some towns in Denmark are without light or water, owing to the damage done by heavy floods. Only throe out of 200 small craft floating in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Heavy Rain at Sydney
Nearly two inches of rain have fallen in Sydney during the last twenty-four hours, and there has been a good fall over the catchment area. Boisterous conditions prevail along the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cablegrams. Heavy Storms in England. London
Heavy wind, snow and gites are being experienced in the United Kingdom. The thawing of the enow is causing groat floods. The Devon and Severn valleys are full…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Man Killed in a Storm
Five inches of rain have fallen at Ka[?]oomba, and between three and five inches at Sydney. During the height of the gale at Enfield, several houses wwre unroofed, and a man named…
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