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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1902

736 stories in Sydney's papers · page 6 of 37

Heavy Gale on the Continent. Traffic Suspended. LONDON, February 3

The Australian Star · Tuesday 4 February 1902 · page 4

For three days a violent north- easterly gale has raged over Eur[?]e The gale was especially severe in the English Channel and suspended traffic…

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Severe Gales in Europe. Traffic in the Channel Stopped. a Packet Adrift for 60 Hours

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 4 February 1902 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.--A violent north-easterly gale raged for three days in Europe. In the British Channel the storm was specially severe, causing the suspension of traffic and…

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A Violent Gale in Europe. Several Wrecks in the English Channel. London, Feb. 3

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 February 1902 · page 5

For three days a violent north-easterly gale has raged over Europe. The gale was especially severe in the English Channel and suspended traffic…

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Adventurous German Aeronauts. Caught in a Gale of Wind. Captain Sigsfeld Killed. London, Feb. 3

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 February 1902 · page 5

Captain Sigsfeld and Dr. Lincke, German military aeronauts, ascending in a balloon from Berlin, were carried in a violent storm to Antwerp in five hours…

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A Military Balloon. Caught in a Storm. Captain Sigsfeld Killed. LONDON, February 3

The Australian Star · Tuesday 4 February 1902 · page 4

Captain Sigsfeld and Dr. Lincke, German military aeronauts, ascending in a balloon from Berlin, were carried in a violent storm to Antwerp in five hours…

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Storms in America. Trains Blocked by Snow. Telegraph Lines Interrupted. LONDON, February 3, 2.25 p,m

The Australian Star · Tuesday 4 February 1902 · page 4

A storm has dislocated the railways and telegraph lines between the Great Lakes right through to the Atlantic. Snow blocked the railway trains in New…

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Latest Cales (Received This Morning.) Disastrous Storm. a Barque Founders. All Hands Lost. The Orizaba Delayed. LONDON, February. 3, 2.25 p,m

The Australian Star · Tuesday 4 February 1902 · page 4

The storm off the English coast is creating great damage. Seventy steamers are weather-bound off the mouth of the Thames. A German barque foundered off Scilly…

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Marrickville Storm-water

The Australian Star · Wednesday 5 February 1902 · page 5

The Marrickville Council, introduced by Mr. M'Coy, M.L.A., waited as a deputation on the Minister for Works today to ask that Cook's drain, by which the stormwater from…

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Gales and Snow Storms. Traffic in the English Channel Stopped. Seventy Steamers Weatherbound. German Barque Founders. with All Hands

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 5 February 1902 · page 7

LONDON, Monday Afternoon.--Owing to the severity of the gales, 70 steamers are weather-bound at the month of the Thames. A German barque has foundered with all…

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Storms in America. Railways Blocked by Snow. Telegraph Lines Down

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 5 February 1902 · page 7

LONDON, Monday Afternoon.--A furious storm has occurred in the United States. The railway and telegraph services between the Great Lakes and the Atlantic are…

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Gales in the Northern Hemisphere. a Wreck in the English Channel. Steamers Weatherbound. London, Feb. 3

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 February 1902 · page 7

Further reports have been received of the gales which swept over Europe for three days. The Marie Henriette, which was drifting for over 60 hours, has arrived at Ostend and…

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The Channel Storm. a Barque Foundered. British Coast Fatalities. LONDON, February 4

The Australian Star · Wednesday 5 February 1902 · page 4

'A' French barque foundered oft Ushant. Twenty-one of the crew were drowned. it is feared that 50 people have been drowned on the British coast as the result of the…

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Latest Cables. (Received This Morning.) Storms in Europe. Record Snowfall. Fatal Avalanches. Snowbound Trains. LONDON, February 4, 2.26 p.m

The Australian Star · Wednesday 5 February 1902 · page 5

The biggest snowfall reported for a quarter of a century has taken place at Venice. Trains in Switzerland and Spain are snowbound…

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Gales and Snow Storms. Record Snowfall. Several Fatal Avalanches. Trains Snowbound

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 February 1902 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday Afternoon.--At Venice there has been the biggest snowfall on record during the past quarter century. Trains in Switzerland and in Spain are…

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The Marrickville Storm Water Channel

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 February 1902 · page 4

Mr. R. W. W. M'Coy, M.L.A. for Marrick[?] ville, introduced yesterday to the Hon. E. W. O'Sullivan, Minister for Public Works, s deputation from the municipal council of…

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Bursting of a Water- Pipe. Flood at Redfern. A Flaw in the Main

The Australian Star · Friday 7 February 1902 · page 5

Shortly after daylight this morning a large water-pipe in Cleveland-street, at the corner of Elizabeth-street, burst, and the water was flung high in a strong fountain over the…

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After the Storm

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 8 February 1902 · page 8

All traces of the storm of the previous evening had disappeared yesterday, the day being bright and cool. The maximum temperature in the shade Yesterday was 71.1 degrees, as compared…

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Accident to a Water Valve. Flooding the Streets

Evening News · Saturday 8 February 1902 · page 6

In connection with the work which the Water and Sewerage Board is carrying out of laying a 24-inch pipe along Elizabeth-street to supply the business, parts of the city with high level water,…

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Great Gales in Europe and America

Sunday Times · Sunday 9 February 1902 · page 8

A violent north-easterly gale has raged over Europe for three days. The gale was especially severe in the English Channel. The Ostend packet Marie Henrietta was…

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Severe Wind and Rain Storms

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 11 February 1902 · page 6

Severe storms and heavy rains are reported from the north-west. At Roeburne a willy-willy swept through the town. The Government residency and policequarters were among the places…

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