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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1900

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Arrival in Paris. Demonstrative Reception. "A Flood of Talk."

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 26 November 1900 · page 5

LONDON; Sunday.--Mr. Kruger has arrived in Paris, where he had a most demonstrative reception. The Boer envoy, Mr. A. Fischer,…

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Cyclone at Murrumburrah. Many Buildings Damaged

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 1 December 1900 · page 9

MURRUMBURRAH, Friday. -- At midday today one of the most destructive storms ever experienced occurred here, and several buildings were more or less wrecked. The balcony of…

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Thunder and Wind Storms. Heat in the Country

Evening News · Saturday 1 December 1900 · page 6

The weather in Sydney yesterday was oppressively hot and sultry, but just before noon a tight breeze from the east had the effect of somewhat tempering the atmosphere. The maximum…

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Severe Storm. Damage to Property. HARDEN

The Australian Star · Saturday 1 December 1900 · page 6

A heavy storm has just passed over and unroofed some houses at Murrumburrah. It is reported that several persons have been badly hurt by Hying debris. Half an inch of rain…

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Tuckian Flood Escape Scheme Bill

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 1 December 1900 · page 11

The debate on the second reading of the T[?]ckian Flood Escape Bill was resumed yesterday morning. Mr. BRUNKER said that the proposal was an…

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Hot and Sultry Conditions. Heavy Thunderstorm in the City. a Violent Squall

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 1 December 1900 · page 9

Hot and sultry conditions prevailed at Sydney yesterday, the temperature reaching a maximum of 83.1 degrees, an increase of live degrees on the highest reading of the previous day…

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Illuminating the Domain and Hype Park. a Flood of [?]

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 December 1900 · page 7

A glance at the plan prepared by Mr. Vernon, Government Architect, for the illumination of the Domain, with a view of producing a flood of light in which the public may promenade on the soft grass…

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Cyclone at Murrumburrah

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 4 December 1900 · page 2

About noon on Friday last destructive cyclone swept over the town of Murrumburrah. Several buildings were very much damaged…

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Floods in Rome. Narrow Escape of the King

Evening News · Tuesday 4 December 1900 · page 5

LONDON, December 3, 2.15 p.m.-Serious floods have occurred in the valley of the Tiber, Italy. In crossing a bridge over the flooded river in Rome, the King had a narrow escape from a…

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The Tiber in Flood. Narrow Escape of King Victor. LONDON, December 3. 2.15 p.m

The Australian Star · Tuesday 4 December 1900 · page 4

The Tiber, in Italy, is badly flooded, in consequence of recent heavy rains. King Victor, while crossing the bridge at Rome, narrowly escaped being overwhelmed…

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Tuckian Flood Escape

The Australian Star · Tuesday 4 December 1900 · page 7

The motion for the third reading of the Tuckian Flood Escape Scheme Bill, submitted in the Legislative Assembly last night by Mr. O'Sulilvan, was taken advantage of by…

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Australians at Pekin. Along the Pei-ho Trail. Surrounded by Boxers. an Ominous Outlook. in the Winter. the Calm Before the Storm. More British Flags Required. Camped at the Legation. (Telegraphed From Thursday Island.)

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 5 December 1900 · page 7

LAURA TEMPLE, PEKIN, November 3.--They are going to police the Shanghai slums," said John Norton, little less than three months back, when, in a vigorous speech, he dealt with…

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The Weather. Some of the Items in this Issue appeared in our Latest Edition yesterday.) Thunderstorms and Rain

Evening News · Wednesday 5 December 1900 · page 6

Trying, and at many places severe, conditions prevailed during Monday and Tuesday, and in many places thunderstorms occurred, with some hall. A disastrous windstorm is reported…

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Heavy Rain in the City

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 December 1900 · page 7

At 1.15 a.m. to-day a heavy thunder shower [?]e[?] in the city. For several minutes the rain came down in torrents. CASSILIS, Wednesday…

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Cyclone at Cootamundra. Extensive Damage Caused

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 December 1900 · page 5

The Government Astronomer received the following telegram from Cootamundra last evening, with reference to the tornado which recently passed over the district:--"The storm was one…

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The Narrabri Storm. Narrabri

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 December 1900 · page 7

The Mayor has been authorised by the Premier to spend £1000 in flood relief to poor persons rendered homeless by the storm. The Mayor has asked Subinspector Day to co-operate with him in ascertaining…

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The Tiber Floods. Collapse of the Embankment

Evening News · Thursday 6 December 1900 · page 5

LONDON, December 5, 1.54 p.m.—Owing to the floods in the valley of the Tiber, a length of 1000ft of the great embankment has collapsed. (The Tiber, the chief river of Central Italy, is…

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The Tiber Flood. London, December 5, 1.55 p.m

The Australian Star · Thursday 6 December 1900 · page 4

In consequence of the big flood in the Tiber much damage has been done to the great Tiber Embahkment, 1600ft. of which has collapsed…

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The Narrabri Cyclone. Relief to the Sufferers

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 7 December 1900 · page 4

NARRABRI, Thursday.--The Mayor has completed a list of the most urgent and necessitous cases requiring relief for damages sustained by the recent cyclone out of the grant of £1000…

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Tiber Flood. London, Dec. 5

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 December 1900 · page 5

The floods in the Tiber caused 1000ft. of the Great Embankment to collapse…

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