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Floods & storms, 1902

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Returning From the Coronation: Arrival of the R.M.S. AORANGI, Flood's Wharf, Sydney, October 15, 1902

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 22 October 1902 · page 1055

R.M.S. AORANGI COMING UP TO WHARF. SIR EDMUND BARTON AND PARTY ON BOARD THE R.M.S. AORANGI…

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Further Thunderstorms Expected

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 22 October 1902 · page 6

"Fine and warm to hot weather, followed by thunderstorms and showers, first affecting the west, with squally northerly winds, changing to cool southerly in a day or two," is the forecast…

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Storm at Rockdale

Evening News · Friday 24 October 1902 · page 5

About midday on Thursday Rockdale was visit­ed by the full force of the storm that passed over the city. The wind blew with hurricane force, and the rain fell in torrents. In a short space…

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Thunderstorms and Rain. Light Falls in the West

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 24 October 1902 · page 7

Light rain, principally the result of thunderstorms, was reported yesterday from south-western and western districts, and last evening Mr. Russell stated that more thunderstorms would be experienced over the State…

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Gales on the Coast. More Thunderstorms and Rain

Evening News · Saturday 25 October 1902 · page 4

The weather throughout a great part of the State continues very unsettled. Thunderstorms, with patchy rain, heavy in parts, have been experienced during the past twenty-four hours in…

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Violent Storms and Heavy Rains

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 25 October 1902 · page 9

The thunderstorm which produced such a welcome rain in the northern districts passed yesterday to Gippsland, and the eastern districts, where good falls also occurred. At…

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The Storm at Glenorie

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 25 October 1902 · page 4

A heavy thunder and lighting storm passed over here on Saturday night (writes our our correspondent), but no rain fell. Another exceptionally heavy storm passed over at 1 p.m. on…

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Thunderstorms and Rain. Pambula Has Over Two Inches. Other Useful Falls. Gale on the Coast

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 25 October 1902 · page 10

An a result of thunderstorms, rain was reported over a large area of the State yesterday, but, with few exceptions, the falls were light. The heaviest was at Pambula, where 205 points…

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The Grasp of Guilt, or Murder Will Out. Chapter Xxv.—calm After Storm

Evening News · Saturday 25 October 1902 · page 7

With the confession and death of Mrs. Bedowe[?] the mystery of Tremewan's murder came to an end. In the most handsome manner Inspector Tait acknowledged to Mr…

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How Thunderstorms Affect Foods and Ourselves

The World's News · Saturday 25 October 1902 · page 21

During serious electrical disturbances in the atmosphere it is well known that beer may become "hard," milk may go sour, and meat may frequently "turn."…

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Country Reports. Ants Preparing for a Flood

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 25 October 1902 · page 10

GUNDAGAI, Friday.--Reports regarding last night's storm show that (he wind in parts of the district blew a veritable tornado, the like of which was never previously experienced here…

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On the Coast Rough Experiences in the Gale

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 27 October 1902 · page 6

The gale which set in on Friday night blew itself out on Saturday, and vessels which had been sheltering along the coast resumed their voyages yesterday. The steamers Sydney and…

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A Woman's Tragedy; Or. the Detective's Task. a Thrilling Narrative. Contents. Chapter. I. a Woman's Face Ii. His Tragedy. Iii. the Story Told a New. Iv a Hopeless Task. V. Pony Jack's Bet. Vi. Mac Becomes Interesting. Vii. Watching Macintyre. Viii. the Girl for Pony Jack. Ix. Sidney Starr. X. Pony Jack's Master. Xi. in Box No. 10. Xii. at the Racecourse. Xiii. the End Op the Race. Xiv. Who did It.? Xv. Mike's Waterloo.xvi Complications. Xvil Very Much Mixed. Xviii Storm Clouds. Xix Exit Mike. Xx at the Quiet Hour. Xxi. the Inquest Xxii. Flight Elayed. Xxiii. the Deacon Unmasks. Xx1v. the Girl From Paris. Xxv. the Interview at Miss Green's. Xxvi. Concealed Weapons. Xxvii. a Surrender. Xxviii. Pleasant Surprises. Xix. a Gathering Storm. Xxx. Mac's Plans. Xxxi. Letters From East and West. Xxxii. the Crisis in Sight. Xxxiii Farcical Interlude. Xxxiv. an Old Letter. Xxxv. the Tempest Breaks. Xxxvi Pony Jack's Speech. Xxxvii. Face to Face. Xxxvii. Exit Sidney Starr. Xxxix. Justice Meted Out. Xl. Happy Times. Chapter I.—a Woman's Face

Evening News · Monday 27 October 1902 · page 7

It was in the early seventies when the Blackhills and Deadwood wooed adventure westward, and the Union Pacific was the only railway route to the then new El…

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The Weather. Remarkable Dust-storms in the Far West

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 October 1902 · page 5

Exceptionally severe dust storms were experienced over a large area in the interior of the State yesterday afternoon. Wanaaring in the far north-west, many miles beyond Bourke, reported that at 5 p.m…

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A Stormy Experience. the River Hunter Beset by Gales. Deck Cargo Jettisoned

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 29 October 1902 · page 8

When the barquentine River Hunter, a smart coasting steel vessel of 284 tons, anchored in Neutral Bay yesterday morning, after a voyage of 14 days from Kaipara, she had the…

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"Flood-Tide." (Angus and Robertson, Sydney aud Melbourne.)

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 29 October 1902 · page 1094

This is a simple tale of simple folk whose knowledge of the great world beyond their rude American fishing village is chronically inaccurate, Contrary to general usage, it begins with a marriage, where…

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Drowned During a Flood

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 29 October 1902 · page 7

The body of an old man named Forbes, about CO, was found in a watercourse about three miles from Quorn to-day, Deceased was travel- ting through the ranges near Port Augusta to…

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Dust-storm at Cobar

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 31 October 1902 · page 8

A subscriber, writing from Cobar under date October 24, says:—"We have just been enjoying a 115-hour duststorm."…

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The Weather. (Some of the Items in this Issue appeared in our Latest Edition yesterday.) Heavy Rain in Sydney

Evening News · Friday 31 October 1902 · page 6

Heavy rain fell at intervals in Sydney on Wednesday night and yesterday, 195 points being recorded at the Observatory up to 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon…

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The Rain. Heavy Fall in the City. Another Storm Approaching

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 31 October 1902 · page 6

Heavy rain fell in Sydney yesterday, deluging the streets of the city, and flooding low-lying land in the suburbs. The rain did not extend far beyond the coast, but the welcome news was…

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