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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1901

570 stories in Sydney's papers · page 16 of 29

China. the Yellow River in Flood

Evening News · Saturday 24 August 1901 · page 4

LONDON, August 23.—A flood has made breaches in both banks of the Yellow River (Hwang-ho), in the province of Shantung, causing immense destruction…

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China. the Yellow River in Flood. London, Aug. 23

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 24 August 1901 · page 9

A flood has made breaches in both banks of the Yellow River (Hwang-ho) in the Shantung province, and has caused immense destruction of property…

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Floods in China. the Yellow River Overflows. Great Damage Done

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 24 August 1901 · page 9

LONDON, Friday.--The Yellow River (Hwang-ho) has again overflowed. Both banks have been breached in the province of Shantung…

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The Granville Town Hall Flooded

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 24 August 1901 · page 2

The heavy rain of this week, as it poured down upon the roof of the older portion of the Town Hall building, unhappily found an entrance into the north-east corner, so…

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China Cable News. Thousands Drowned in the Floods. Hundreds of Miles Inundated. Much Loss of Crops and Property. Peace Protocol Still Unsigned. Shanghai, August 23

Sunday Times · Sunday 25 August 1901 · page 7

Latest particulars to hand show that the floods have occurred over a wide area of China. In Manchuria, to the North, hundreds…

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A Record Rain. All Over the State. Forecast of Floods

The Australian Star · Tuesday 27 August 1901 · page 6

The sun yesterday struggled through the leaden sky which has clouded the land for the past week. Patches of ominous- looking clouds were scattered here and there against…

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New South Wales Team in New Zealand. The Ocean Trip—Reception at Wellington—The Gale—The First Match. WELLINGTON, Friday. August 16

Referee · Wednesday 28 August 1901 · page 8

THE town arrived hero in the Talune after what the ship's company regarded as a moderate passage. With very few exceptions the members of the team were very…

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New South Wales Team in New Zealand. The Ocean Trip—Reception at Wellington—The Gale—The First Match. WELLINGTON, Friday, August 16

Referee · Wednesday 28 August 1901 · page 8

THE team arrived here in the Talune after what the ship's company regarded as a moderate passage. With very few exceptions the members of the team were very…

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Gwydir in Flood. a Bridge Carried Away

Evening News · Wednesday 28 August 1901 · page 6

One effect of the heavy rains which have been experienced inland has been to flood the River Gwydir, between Inverell and Moree, and it has affected the construction of the railway now in…

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The Yangtse in Flood

Evening News · Wednesday 28 August 1901 · page 5

LONDON, August 27.—Floods have occurred in the Yangtsze Valley, and have caused much loss of life and destruction of property. Intense distress among the inhabitants of the inundated…

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Special Cables. From the "Herald's" London Correspondents. China. the Yangtsze in Flood. Intense Distress Foreshadowed. London, Aug. 27

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 August 1901 · page 7

Floods have occurred on the Yangtszekiang, and have caused much loss of the and destruction of property. Intense distress of the inhabitants of the affected districts is…

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Damage by Floods

The Australian Star · Wednesday 28 August 1901 · page 6

One effect of the heavy rains which have been experienced inland has been to flood the River Gwydir, between Inverell and Moree, and it has affected the construction of the…

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Floods in China. Distress in the Yang-tse Valley. Terrible Havoc Wrought

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 28 August 1901 · page 7

LONDON, Tuesday.--Terrible havoc has been wrought by heavy of[?]ods in the valley of the Yang-tse-Kiang. There has been great loss of life and…

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Floods in the West

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 29 August 1901 · page 5

Mr. Russell last night received the following reports:— Wilcannia, Wednesday.—Creeks throughout the back country are in heavy flood…

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Floods at Moree

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 29 August 1901 · page 6

MOREE, Wednesday.--The height of the river is causing excitement in the town. The Mehi is higher than it has been for nine or ten years, and most of the townspeople are not looking at…

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The Gwydir in Flood

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 29 August 1901 · page 6

BINGARA, Wednesday.--Magnificent rains have fallen here. The total register since Sunday [?] 161 points. The Gwydir River rose nearly 18ft. above summer level, being the highest record…

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Creeks in Flood at White Cliffs. Rumored Loss of Life

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 29 August 1901 · page 6

WHITE CLIFFS, Wednesday.--All the creeks between here. Mount Browne, and Broken-hill are in flood. The Tihooburra mail, due here on Sunday night, has not yet arrived, while the…

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Floods in the Country

Evening News · Friday 30 August 1901 · page 6

MOREE, Thursday.—The temporary railway bridge at Ezzy's Crossing over the Gwydir River, on the Moree to Inverell railway, has been washed away by the weight of water and timber. This…

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Deowned in the Flood. a Hill-end Fatality

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 31 August 1901 · page 9

HILL-END, Friday.--A colored man named John Carter, a minor is supposed to have been drowned on Monday last while crossing Lewis Ponds Creek, near its junction with the Macquarie,…

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Weather to Order. How Farmers Fight Hail-storms

Sunday Times · Sunday 1 September 1901 · page 5

Singularly in advance of their times, the Styriahs have been regulating their weather since the beginning of the eighteenth century, setting an example of enterprise and…

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