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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1903

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Further Thunderstorms. Rain in the Country. Good Fall at White Cliffs. Some High Temperatures

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 9 March 1903 · page 7

Rain was reported yesterday by only five stations, and the amounts registered during Saturday were insignificant. Yesterday Eden, Gabo Island, and Green Capo advised misty…

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A Terrible Storm

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 10 March 1903 · page 8

A message from Brisbane says:— "The Commissioner of Police has received details of a serious accident which took place near Booroondarra station,…

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The Rotokino From the Islands.—a Violent Gale Encountered

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 March 1903 · page 6

The Union Steamship Company's steamer Rotokino, which has temporarily taken the place of the Manapouri in the island trade, arrived at Sydney at 7 o'clock on Sunday evening from Samoa, Tonga, and Fiji. The Rotokino left…

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Overtaken by a Storm. Goldfields' Auctioneer's Death

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 March 1903 · page 6

PERTH, Monday.--The body of George T. Rose, auctioneer, of Menzies, was found near Jessup's Well on Friday last. Mr. Rose left Menzies early on Monday…

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Cyclone in Northern Queensland. Great Damage in Townsville. Disturbance Working Southward. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 March 1903 · page 4

The Telegraph Department received the following message tins morning from Townsville:—"Blowing a hurricane here since about midnight; fear Bowen must have had a cyclonic visitation, as all our lines…

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Telegraphic and Cable News Fearful Cyclone at Townsville. Buildings Wrecked. Position of Shipping. Brisbane

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 10 March 1903 · page 4

Townsville and Bowen have been visited by another of those cyclonic storms which periodically visit North Queensland, wrecking houses and devastating the…

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Cyclone at Townsville. Cabs Overturned in the Streets. Roofing Blown Away. Telegraph Lines Down. Heavy Losses Feared

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 March 1903 · page 5

BRISBANE, Monday.--Townville and Bowen have been visited by another of those cyclonic storms which periodically visit North Queensland, wrecking houses and devastating the…

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Violent Southerly Change. Wind Reaches a Velocity of 63½ Miles. Gale on the Coast. Further Useful Rain

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 March 1903 · page 7

A violent change occurred in the meteorological conditions at Sydney yesterday morning, the hot northerly winds of the past few days giving place to a southerly gale. The storm came up in a…

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Storm Velocities

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 March 1903 · page 7

At a meeting of the Royal Meteorological Society, London, some months ago, Mr. C. Harding read a paper on "The Gale of December 21-22, 1894, over the British Isles." In the course of…

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Disastrous Cyclone at Townsville

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 11 March 1903 · page 17

BRISBANE, Tuesday Afternoon.—Townsville is absolutely isolated. One message was squeezed through, notifying that a terrible cyclone had partly devastated the town yesterday…

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Disastrous Cyclone in Northern Queensland. TOWNSVILLE

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 11 March 1903 · page 625

At midnight on Sunday the wind suddenly shifted from the north to north-west. At 10 a.m. yesterday the wind increased and the barometer fell rapidly, and at 11 it was blowing a gale, which increased…

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Second Edition the Cyclone. Experience of the Peregrine. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 March 1903 · page 7

Captain Pain, of the steamer Per[?]grine, which arrived at Brisbane this afternoon, states that the Peregrine left Townsville on Saturday afternoon, and Mackay at 11 o'clock on Sunday morning, when a…

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The "Sigma" Gale. Thrilling Experiences. Damage to Shipping. Desolated Township

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 March 1903 · page 7

It this disturbance has exceeded in violence the cyclone, of 1896--which is popularly known by its meteorological associations as the "Sigma gale"--it must have established something near…

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The Cyclone in Queensland. Awful Experiences. Widespread Destruction. Ten Persons Killed

Evening News · Wednesday 11 March 1903 · page 4

BRISBANE. Wednesday Morning.—The telegraph lines which were blown down by the recent cyclone on the North Coast have now been partially restored, and…

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The Queensland Cyclone. Great Damage in Townsville. Mane Buildings Demolished. Five Hospital Patients Killed

Evening News · Wednesday 11 March 1903 · page 3

BRISBANE, Tuesday Afternoon.—Towns[?]e is absolutely isolated. One message was squeezed through, notifying that a terrible cyclone had partly devastated the town yesterday…

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Cyclone at T0wnsville. Terrible Disaster. Hospital Patients Killed. Great Damage Done. "Leonta" and "Sigma." Townsville

The Australian Star · Wednesday 11 March 1903 · page 3

A terrible cyclone, with disastrous results to both life and property, occurred here on Monday. In addition to a number of deaths, many persons were injured…

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Second Edition. the Townsville Cyclone. Summary of the Damage Wrought. Telegraphic Communication Restored. an Appeal for Assistance

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 March 1903 · page 6

BRISBANE, Wednesday Morning.--Telegraphic communication with Townsville is now restored, although only urgent business is being got through, and it is not expected that full…

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Interview with a Northern Visitor. Probable Course of the Storm. Where the Damage Lies

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 March 1903 · page 7

A resident of Townsville who has been on a visit to Sydney for several weeks, commenting on the cyclone and its effects on the North Queensland city, is of the opinion that the…

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Disastrous Cyclone. in Northern Queensland. Great Damage in Townsvillr Heartrending Scenes. Collapse of a Hospital Wared. Several Typhoid Patients Killed. Many Persons Injured. Townsville

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 March 1903 · page 6

A disastrous cyclone, resulting in several deaths, occurred here yesterday morning. There was much destruction of property, and many persons were injured…

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Great Disaster in Queensland. Cyclone at Townsville. an Unprecedented Calamity. Widespread Destruction. Serious Loss of Life. Collapse of a Hospital Ward. Several Patients Killed Others Injured. Churches, Hotels, and Schools Severely Damaged. Steamer Barratta Missing

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 March 1903 · page 7

BRISBANE, Tuesday.--The cyclone which visited Townsville was fearful. One of the wards at the hospital collapsed, killing six patients and injuring several…

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