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Floods & storms, 1897

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The Gale at the Heads

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 1 June 1897 · page 6

Our South Head correspondent telegraphed last evening:--"The wind is easier, but it is blowing with the force of a gale, the sea being rough, with very heavy rain squalls seaward. The Manly boats appear to be…

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Coasters Ashore. a Meaty Easterly Gale

Evening News · Tuesday 1 June 1897 · page 6

The following telegram from Forster was posted at the Merchants' Exchange this' morning: "The coasters Ability Favorite Bell Bird and the ketch or fishing smack Osprey were all blown ashore last…

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The Weather. Heavy Rains in the Country. Floods at Sutton Forest. Washaways Near Katoomba. Storm at Newcastle

Evening News · Tuesday 1 June 1897 · page 5

The heavy rain of this morning referred to in our weather reports on page 6, continued almost ince[?]anely in Sydney right into the afternoon, and up to 2 p.m. 150 points had been recorded at the Sydney…

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Several Ketches Ashore. No Lives Lost. The Gale. Along the Coast

The Australian Star · Tuesday 1 June 1897 · page 5

The most Intensely disagreeable time experienced for years, about sums up the weather along the coast last night and this morning. A hard easterly…

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Special Edition. the Cyclone. Great Damage to Property. the Effects at Balmain. Greenwich Houses Wrecked

Evening News · Tuesday 1 June 1897 · page 5

The cyclone passed over Balmain about a quarter past 10, and blew with terrific force for more than 20 minutes, howling and shrieking in a manner that filled the residents with consternation, and leaving…

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Terrible Cyclone. Great Damage to Property. From Woolwich to Ashfield a Fire Tower Destroyed One Man Badly Hurt

Evening News · Tuesday 1 June 1897 · page 6

A terrible cyclonic storm passed over some of the western suburbs at about 10 o'clock this morning. It came from the north, by way of Greenwich and Woolwich, and the sound of the…

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Newcastle News. Heavy Gale. A House Unroofed. The Adderley Flotation Deleyed-Coal Distributor Trial-- Water and Sowerage Board. NEWCASTLE

The Australian Star · Tuesday 1 June 1897 · page 6

The weather here yesterday and today has been very wet. During last night and the eary hours this morning there were several heavy rain [?]…

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The Weather. Heavy Dowhpours Six Inches in Sydney. Extent in the Country. Fears of a Flood. Damage to the Railways. Rough on the Coast. a Threatened Wasmaway. Western Trains Belayed

Evening News · Tuesday 1 June 1897 · page 6

Mr. Russell, the Government Astronomer, said yesterday afternoon that there was a probability of more heavy rain in Sydney to-day. There was no doubt about it, for the rain fell in torrents in the…

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Heavy Rain at Parramatta

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 2 June 1897 · page 6

The heaviest rainfall for eight years visited the Parramatta district on Monday and Tuesday, the fall in 24 hours being over 5in. The dam at the Parramatta waterworks was running over,…

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The Cyclone. More Details. How the Ruins Look. Traces of the Storm

Evening News · Wednesday 2 June 1897 · page 2

That portion of Suburban Sydney devastated by the cyclone of yesterday presents a woeful aspect when viewed this morning. Everywhere are to be seen traces of the fury exercised by the wind…

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Heavy Gale and Rain at Kiama

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 2 June 1897 · page 6

KIAMA, Tuesday. -- During May 632 points of rain fell. To-day a heavy north-easterly gale, with very heavy sea and rain, has been experienced all day. The sea is breaking clean over…

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The Gale on the Coast. Vessels Sheltering

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 2 June 1897 · page 6

The reports to hand yesterday concerning the coastal vessels sheltering were of a very meagre description. A fleet of ketches and schooners, including the Empress of India, Jane. Lady…

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The Scene This Morning. In the Track of the Storm. The Flooded Suburb. Wreck and Ruin-- An Early Morning Picture

The Australian Star · Wednesday 2 June 1897 · page 5

Early morn in the suburbs of Sydney where the destructive tornado of yesterday left its ugly trail of unroofed buildings, demolished dwellings and wrecked…

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The Cyclone. (Some of the Following Items Appeared in our Late Editions of Yesterday.) the Effect at Ashfield

Evening News · Wednesday 2 June 1897 · page 5

Considerable damage was dens at Ashfield. The Town Hall had slates and ridging blown off and windows blown in. Albert Parade caught the foil violence of the gale. The whole of the verandahs of Bolson's…

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The Weather. Extent of the Rainfall Seven and A-half Inches in Sydney. Floods in the Country. Damage to the Railways

Evening News · Wednesday 2 June 1897 · page 2

Yesterday's rain ceased towards evening, and from then till this morning only a few drops fell According to the Observatory officials the rainfall in Sydney from 9 a.m. yesterday amounted to 2…

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Floods at Marrickville Residents in Danger. the Water Police Sent Out

Evening News · Wednesday 2 June 1897 · page 5

Marrickville, by reason of its low-lying situation, is particularly liable to floods. An anxious time was spent by the residents yesterday when the rain showed no signs of abating. In the, morning a sheet of water…

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Marrickville Flooded. The Police Out in Boats. Rescuing the Inhabitants

The Australian Star · Wednesday 2 June 1897 · page 6

The heavy rains of last night and this morning have caused a terrible flood in the suburb of Marrickville. At 10 o'clock this morning the water…

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Tornado, Floods, and Wrecks. Great Damage to Property. Heavy Continued Rainfall. Dry Weather in the West. the Drought Still Unbroken. Seven Inches of Rain in Sydney. Floods at Tramvale

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 2 June 1897 · page 5

Yesterday morning broke with the weather at Sydney and along the coast exceedingly dirty, and heavy rain falling almost continuously. From daybreak thick black clouds hung over the city…

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In the Country. Floods and Washaways. Mails Delayed at Kangaroo Valley

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 2 June 1897 · page 6

KANGAROO VALLEY, Tuesday. -- It has been raining heavily since yesterday evening. The Kangaroo River is in flood, and there is no mail from Sydney as yet. The Bundanoon Creek is…

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Great Fall at Nowra. Fears of a Flood

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 2 June 1897 · page 6

NOWRA, Tuesday. -- The heaviest rain experienced here for years fell last night and to-day. Slight rain began to fall on Saturday, and it continued showery until 2 this morning,…

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