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South Coast · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1902

12 stories in South Coast's papers

The Narrabri Cyclone

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 11 January 1902 · page 6

The promptitude of Mr See in ordering that the sufferers by the recent cyclone at the public expense is generally commended. At the…

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Recurring Floods

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 5 March 1902 · page 4

In these parching drought days, it is pleasant to contemplate the recurrence even of floods within the not distant future. And such a changed climatic state of things is…

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Police V. Arthur Gales

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 21 March 1902 · page 3

Arthur Gales, coachdriver for James AvereII, was charged on information laid by the police, (hat on tho 8th March last he convoyed five passengers in a coach…

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Floods Predicted

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 June 1902 · page 4

A sew weather prophet, Oronza Presa, has come forward in Sydney, who fore casts that in June (this month) between the 14th and 23rd, there will be…

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The Flood of Sixty-seven

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 16 August 1902 · page 3

The flood of 1867 is recorded as one of the most destructive of the several big floods that have visited Shoalhaven. After "teeming" rain for seven days,…

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A Destructive Flood

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 23 August 1902 · page 2

The district was in flood on June 24, 1867,—a more destructive flood than that of April. The back land , farms at Bomaderry, Bolong, Numba,…

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The Weather. a Terrific Thunderstorm in Berry. Trees Struck by Lightning

The Berry Register and Kangaroo Valley and South Coast Farmer · Saturday 25 October 1902 · page 2

As referred to in our su[?]leader of last issue that we had cause to rejoice at the splendid falls of rain in this district, it is our pleasing duty to chronicle another…

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Old Shoalhaven Days. Xi. a Great Flood

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 1 November 1902 · page 4

"Shoalhaven has been visited by a flood so terrible as to be unparalleled, in the records of our colony," wrote the chronicler on 5th May, 1870. On this occasion it is…

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Old Shoalhaven Days. Xii. a Great Flood

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 8 November 1902 · page 4

In leaving the distrcesing and harrowing spectacle at Terara, we took a turn towards Bolong, and, crossing Society's Ferry, commenced our enquiries. Both…

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Old Shoalhaven Days. [Re-written From the "Shoalhaven News."] Xiii. a Great Flood

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 15 November 1902 · page 4

The most mournful part of our duty in regard to the "70, flood is to record the loss of five valuable lives. The matter is rendered doubly distressing when, we…

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Old Shoalhaven Days. [Re-written From the "Shoalhaven News".] Xiv. Another Flood

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 22 November 1902 · page 4

Before the inhabitants had an opportunity of clearing away the debris and again putting their homes in something like tenantable condition after the…

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Flood Relief

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 29 November 1902 · page 2

The Floods Relief Committee, consisting of the magistrates, the Rev. W. Davis Rev. Father Cunninghame and Mr. H. Moss, met at the Nowra Courthouse on June, 30, 1870, to consider…

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