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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1901

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Floods Rabbits and Snakes

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 5 November 1901 · page 6

ALBURY, Monday.--The Murray flood is now receding very quickly. Upper Murray residents report that the flood was the highest for 12 years, and also that thousands of acres of…

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A Gale at the Waterworks

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 6 November 1901 · page 2

The waves run " mountains high " on the Prospect dam lust week; indeed Mr. Jacob says that he does not remember having ever before witnessed a tempest so long continued in its…

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A Storm at the Waterworks

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 November 1901 · page 12

In regard to the gale that raged in the district last week, it is reported that the water at Prospect reservon was lashed into a fury by the winds, and such a tempest was never witnessed there before. The…

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Caught in a Dust Storm. Fall Down a Shaft. a Timely Rescue

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 November 1901 · page 7

BROKEN-HILL, Tuesday.--A young man named Kilmartin had a sensational experience a few miles out of town. Going to Yancowinnna, he was overtaken by a blinding dust storm, about…

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Country Reports. Severe Storm at Bathurst

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 7 November 1901 · page 9

BATHURST, Wednesday.--One of the fiercest storms of rain and wind that has been experienced in Bathurst for some time broke over the city about dusk yesterday afternoon. For a short time the rain came down in…

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Queensland. Heavy Rain at Childers. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 November 1901 · page 5

A severe thunderstorm occurred at Childers last night. An inch of rain was registered. A tornado was experienced at North Isis, where the dwellings were damaged. Roofs were blown off and trees…

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Federal Notes. The Disheartened Opposition Calm Succeeds the Storm

The Australian Star · Friday 8 November 1901 · page 5

The excitement which characterised Federal politics during the censure debate died out suddenly when the division was taken, and the proceedings this week have been…

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Waves in a Storm

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 9 November 1901 · page 38

Writing on "The Size of Ocean Waves" in "Knowledge," Mr. Vaughan Cornish makes the fellowing Observations: "Taking 28df as the average height of the waves in a violent storm…

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The Fruit Crop. Serious Damage by Storms

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 9 November 1901 · page 1163

The gales of Saturday and Monday in last week done more harm in some of the exposed parts, of the Cumberland districts than was at. first thought. From Glenorie comes the…

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Fell Down a Shaft in a Dust Storm

Sunday Times · Sunday 10 November 1901 · page 8

A young man named Kilmartin had a sensational experience a few miles out from Broken Hill. Going to Yancowinna he was over taken in a blinding dust storm, about…

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Tuckian Flood Scheme

The Australian Star · Wednesday 13 November 1901 · page 3

The second reading of the Lucknow Flood Escape Scheme Bill was moved in the Legislative Assembly last night by Mr. O'Sullivan, who explained that the estimated cost of the…

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Tuckian Flood Works. Bill Passed Through Committee

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 13 November 1901 · page 8

Mr. O'SULLlVAN moved the second reading of the Tuckian Flood Escape Scheme Bill. The proposal was recommended by the last public Works Committee and passed through the…

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Gales in Great Britain. Phenomenal Rainfall. Whole Districts Inundated. Numerous Wrecks. London, Nov. 13

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 November 1901 · page 7

A great gale prevailed over most of the United Kingdom yesterday. Phenomenal rainfall was registered over Scotland, Ireland, and the North of England…

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News by Cable. [Copyright.] Gales in Great Britain. Phenomenal Rainfall. Numerous Wrecks. Loss of Life

Evening News · Thursday 14 November 1901 · page 5

LONDON, November 13—A great gale prevailed over most of the United Kingdom yesterday. Phenomenal rainfall was registered over…

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A Great Gale. Over the United Kingdom. Loss of Life and Shipping. LONDON, November 13

The Australian Star · Thursday 14 November 1901 · page 4

A great gale prevailed over most of the United Kingdom yesterday. Phenomenal rainfall was registered over Scotland, Ireland, and the north of England…

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The Tumut Flood. Widespread Damage. TUMUT

The Australian Star · Thursday 14 November 1901 · page 5

The flood in the Tumut River recently has in many cases been destructive to crops on the low lying flats, as well as loose soil being washed away to the death of the plough…

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Appalling Storms. Loss of Life and Property. MELBOURNE

The Australian Star · Friday 15 November 1901 · page 5

The disastrous storm which passed over Melbourne about 6 o'clock last evening caused not only considerable damage, but loss of life. The afternoon was temperately warm…

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Storms and Cyclones in Victoria and Riverina Great Damage and Loss of Life

Evening News · Friday 15 November 1901 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Friday Morning.—A very heavy Storm of a tropical character broke over Melbourne last evening. Hailstones of an ordinary kind began to fall at first, but rapidly increased…

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Disastrous Weather. a Terrific Gale. Hundreds of Lives Lost. British Coast Strewn with Wreckage

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 15 November 1901 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday Afternoon.--The heavy gale reported yesterday still continues in the north of England. A French ship has been wrecked on the…

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Cyclone in the Riverina. Tremendous Rainstorms. Widespread Destruction. Buildings Unroofed. Damage at Finley. Finley

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 November 1901 · page 5

A storm of cyclonic force passed over the town at 3 o'clock this afternoon. The day had been close and muggy, with a strong N.W. wind. About the nour stated the wind veered sharply to the S.W. from the…

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