Dust Haze Over Sydney. Followed by Rain-storm
Evening News · Monday 27 April 1903 · page 4
A dull, yellow haze through which the sun shone like a fireball, enveloped Sydney and the coastal district in the immediate vicinity on Sunday. There Was practically no wind, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Remarkable Storm. at Cootamundra. Terrifying Experiences. Man Buildings Wrecked
Evening News · Monday 27 April 1903 · page 4
COOTAMUNDRA, Monday Morning.—This town, which suffered so severely from the flood of Thursday, was the scene of still another disaster early on Saturday morning, before it had…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Disaster at Cootamundra. Town Struck by a Mysterious Force. Residents Narrowly Escape Death. Many Buildings Wrecked. What Was It? Meteor, Fireball, or Cyclone Statements of Eye-witnesses
The Daily Telegraph · Monday 27 April 1903 · page 5
Cootarmundra, the scene of the recent flood, again claims prominence, this time as the centre of a mysterious electrical or atmospheric disturbance, which carried disaster in its train…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Cootamundra Floods. Destruction of Property. Alarming Experiences. the Residents Panic Stricken. Mysterious Electrical Disturbances. Inexplicable Aerial Roarings. Natural Pyrotechnics. a Weird Scene. ' Destructive Fire Ball. Two Hotels Wrecked
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 April 1903 · page 7
One of the most extraordinary meteorological visitations that have been experienced in any part of this State fell to the lot of Coothmmundra on Thursday evening. A cyclone of a remarkable character…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →FLOODS. Excitement at Coota-mundra
The Australian Star · Monday 27 April 1903 · page 3
The following account of the unprecedented, flood at Cootamundra is taken from the Cootamundra "Liberal":--Never before in the history of Cootamundra…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tumut Flooded. Tumut
The Australian Star · Monday 27 April 1903 · page 6
Up to midday the rain record since Thursday totals 420 points. Last night the lightning 'flashed, and it simply poured for a couple of hours, flooding some of the streets…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Coach Delayed by a Flooded Creek
The Daily Telegraph · Monday 27 April 1903 · page 7
WILCANNIA, Saturday.--Despite frequent threatening no rain fell here worth mentioning, though places all around were more or less favored. The White Cliffs coach, due this…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Floods in South Australia
The Daily Telegraph · Monday 27 April 1903 · page 7
ADELAIDE, Friday.--Splendid rains have again been recorded, the most favored districts being the southern and central areas, the west coast, and the far interior. Mr. Bruce reports that the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Floods at Wellington
The Daily Telegraph · Monday 27 April 1903 · page 7
WELLINGTON, Saturday.--The weather continued showery last night. There was a very heavy downpour early this morning, registering in all about 1½ inches. The eastern portion of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Floods Near Gundagai. Narrow Escape of Two Trains
The Daily Telegraph · Monday 27 April 1903 · page 6
GUNDAGAI, Saturday.--Later particulars of the heavy fall of rain show that belts of low clouds caused exceptional falls in parts of the district, some places having received about five inches. A…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sunday Night's Storm. Mission Tent Wrecked at Balmain
The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 28 April 1903 · page 7
The huge marquee of the United Tent Mission', which is being conducted by the Revs. David O'Donnell and W. Scurr, at Balmain, was wreek-ed by the cyclonic storm which broke over…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Damage by Storm at Cootamundra. Action by the Government
The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 April 1903 · page 6
The following telegrams explain the action taken by the Government towards repairing damage and relieving distress caused by the reecut storm at Cootamundra:—…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Country Reports. Abercrombie River in Flood
The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 28 April 1903 · page 7
TRUNKEY GREEK, Monday.--Since Wednesday 347 points of rain have fallen, and rain is still threatening. There was a light fall of snow yesterday. The Abercrombie River is in flood,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Storms of Life
Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 29 April 1903 · page 9
And the same day, when the oven was come, He saith unto them, Let us pass over unto the other side. And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat Into the ship, so that it was now full. And He…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Cootamundra Storm. Floods and Fireballs
The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 29 April 1903 · page 3
One of the most extraordinary meteorological visitations that have been experienced in any part of this State foil to the lot of Cootamnundra on Thursday evening. A cyclone of a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Storms and Floods at Cootamundra. Extraordinary Occurrences. (See illustrations on page 27.)
Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 29 April 1903 · page 14
Phenomenal rain fell at Cootamundra on Thursday. The town was flooded, the water rising 2ft above the level of the 1885 flood. Stores, hotels, and offices…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Lost in a Snow Storm
Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 29 April 1903 · page 7
Four youths, whose ages ranged from 22 years down to 13 years, had a trying experience in a snow storm in Central Otago, New Zealand, at the end of March. They set out from St…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Ministers at Alexandria. the State Premier Scornful and Facetious. "A Tornado and Cyclone of Abuse." the Opposition Manifesto. Sir John See Unveils a Tablet
The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 29 April 1903 · page 7
Sir John See and Mr. Perry visited Alexandria at the invitation of the Local School Board yesterday, and unveiled a tablet commemorative of additions to the public school…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Cootamundra Storm. Explanation by Mr. Weagge. Cootamundra
The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 April 1903 · page 5
Mr. C. L. Wragge's lecture last night was largely attended. He referred to last week's phenomenal visitation, and declared that the fire-ball was not a solid body or a meteor but very likely [?] slide off the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Townsville Cyclone
The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 May 1903 · page 8
The Treasurer, Mr. T. B. Cribb, was interviewed at Townsville yesterday by a deputation which requested that "the Government should contribute financial relief to the Grammar School, the…
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