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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1901

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The Storms in England. London, Dec. 16

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 December 1901 · page 9

Owing to the wreekage of the telegraph lines many of the provincial towns in England are still isolated as regards telegraph communication…

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Train Blocked by a Storm. Sheds Blown Down at Singleton

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 18 December 1901 · page 9

SINGLETON, Tuesday.--A wind storm of unusual violence passed over the town between 6 and 7 o'clock to-night, doing much damage by unroofing many outhouses and blowing down trees…

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Intense Heat and Storms in Queensland. a Dynamo Fused by Lightning. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 December 1901 · page 10

Extremely hot weather has been experienced during the past few days, especially in the interior parts of the State. The weather in Brisbane yesterday and to-day was very hot, the thermometer…

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Storm on the Darling Downs. Severe Lightning. a Station Manager Killed. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 December 1901 · page 9

A very severe storm was experienced over the greater part of the 'Darling Downs to-day. From Warwick to Nobby the storm was very heavy, the wind reaching almost a hurricane. On both sides of the…

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Cyclone at Singleton. Singleton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 December 1901 · page 7

A cyclone swept over Singleton at 7 p.m. yesterday, doing an immense amount of damage to various buildings and the fruit crops. A portion of the roof was torn off the railway station and goods shed,…

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Terrific Storm. Large Railway Shed Demolished. Narrow Escapes

Evening News · Thursday 19 December 1901 · page 6

SINGLETON, Wednesday.— A fearful storm of a most destructive nature passed over the southern end of the town last night, at about a quarter to 7 o'clock. The day had been most…

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Cyclone at Singleton Many Narrow Escapes. Railway Line Damaged. Buildings Blown to Atoms. SINGLETON

The Australian Star · Thursday 19 December 1901 · page 6

A cyclone passed over the town last night, doing great damage. The railway cleaning shed was utterly demolished, and two cleaners and one fireman had a narrow escape. The…

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Floods in Pennsylvania

Evening News · Thursday 19 December 1901 · page 5
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LONDON, December 18.— Great floods have occurred in the State of Pennsylvania (U.S.). doing damage to the amount of 4,000,000dol (£800,000). At Pittsburg the damage was…

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Floods in Pennsylvania. Immense Damage to Property. London, Dec. l8

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 December 1901 · page 7

Great floods have occurred in Pennsylvania, doing damage to the amount of 4,000,000dol. (£800,000). At Pittsburg the damage was 1,000,000dol. (£200,000)…

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Disastrous Floods. London, December 18

The Australian Star · Thursday 19 December 1901 · page 4

Great floods have occurred in Pennsylvania, doing damage to the amount of 4,000 000dol. (£800,000). At Pittsburg the damage was 1,000,000dol. (£200,000)…

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Storms in England. London, Dec. 18

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 December 1901 · page 5

Snow is 15ft. deep in some parts of Derbyshire. The railways are blocked…

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General Cable News. the Storms in England

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 20 December 1901 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday Afternoon.--The Derbyshire railways are blocked owing to snowdrifts 15ft. deep on the lines. The Australian Postmaster-General has…

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Storm on the Darling Downs. a Station Manager Killed

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 20 December 1901 · page 3

A message from Brisbane is that a very severe storm was experienced over the greater part of the Darling Downs on Tuesday. From Warwick to Nobby…

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General Cable News. the British Storms

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 21 December 1901 · page 9

LONDON, Thursday Afternoon. -- The railways in the north of England and in Scotland are greatly disorganised by snowfalls. One of yesterday's cable-messages was to the…

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The Big Gales. on the British Coast. Lifeboat Disaster. Nine Lives Lost. 44 Fatherless Children

The World's News · Saturday 21 December 1901 · page 21

Few lifeboat crews round the Britiab Isles have become more famous for daring heroism, and few have had a more splendid record of life-saving than that of the little village of…

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Hunter River Flood Mitigation

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 21 December 1901 · page 13

A new phase of flood prevention, or mitigating the effects of floods, was elicited at the inquiry into the expediency of constructing works in the Hunter River district by the Public Works…

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Mitigation of Floods in the Hunter

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 21 December 1901 · page 58

Writes our correspondent:—The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works visited Singleton recently, for the purpose of taking evidence in regard to the proposifl to give effect…

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The Cruel Cat. Ancient and Modern. Dear Old Instrument of Torture. a Flooding Lesson

Truth · Sunday 22 December 1901 · page 5

A RECENT determination on the part of the Bench, frustrated by the Cabinet however, to have a convicted person flogged with the cat o'-nine tails, while it brings back some…

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Caught in the Storm

The Australian Star · Monday 23 December 1901 · page 5

Two ladies and a gentleman who left Elizabeth Bay in a rowing boat between 9 and 10 o'clock last night, and were caught in the storm that raged about 10 o'clock, were found…

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