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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1903

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Sunday's Storm

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 7 January 1903 · page 2

The storm visited the district on Sunday with unusual severity. Vivid and almost incessant lightning accompanied by continuous rumblings and loud explosions of thunder…

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Gales in Victoria. Shipping Detained. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 January 1903 · page 7

The berce gales which arose on Sunday night caused serious detention to shipping, mill continued to rage without abatement throughout Monday and to-day. The wind, which blow from the…

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A Cyclone at Liverpool. Great Destruction of Property

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 7 January 1903 · page 2

A cyclone storm struck Liverpool on Sunday afternoon, comingfrom the west; and for a time the wind was terribly strong lashing the rain into spray unroofing several…

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Gale on the Coast. Duststoiuis in the West. Scattered Showers.--snow at Kiandra

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 7 January 1903 · page 7

A heavy gale reached this State yesterday from Victoria, and by 8 p.m. it had spread as far north as Barranjoey. Mr. Russell stated that the storm first affected the southern part of Riverina,…

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A Remarkable Dust Storm. Trains Blocked for Hours. Accumulations of Sand on the Line

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 7 January 1903 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--The train between Kerang and Swan-hill was delayed for Ave hours by deposits of sand on the line, caused by thick clouds of dust, which swept over the…

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Heat and Thunderstorms

Evening News · Wednesday 7 January 1903 · page 3

It was generally fine and warm on Monday, but there was a marked difference in the temperatures when compared with those of the previous three days. The "hot" area was confined to the…

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In the Storm

The Australian Star · Thursday 8 January 1903 · page 7

The Italian barque Nicola d. Abundo, which arrived yesterday morning from Marseilles, felt the full effects of yesterday's storm. She was in the storm, which overtook her while…

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The R.m.s. Oruba in the Gales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 January 1903 · page 8

The R.M.S. Oruba, which left Sydney on Saturday last for London encountered the full force of the weaterly gale, which blew on Sunday ninght. For a period of five hours the vessel was put upon [?] very best behaviour,…

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The United States. Mr. Roosevelt and the Colored Question. Another Anti-negro Storm

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 January 1903 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.--President Roosevelt has raised a storm in the south of the United States by appointing a negro to the position of collector at the port of Charlestown…

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Negro Officials in the United States. the President Raises a Storm. London, Jan. 7

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 January 1903 · page 7

President Roosevelt has raised a storm in the Southern States by appointing a negro to be collector at the Port of Charleston, Southern Carolina…

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The Paroo in the Gales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 January 1903 · page 6

The A.U.S.N. Company's steamship Paroe, which arrived from Fremantle, via Adelaide and Melbourne, at 6 o'clock last evening, encountered the full force of the gales which recently raged on the [?]t…

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Disastrous Floods. London, Jan. 8

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 January 1903 · page 5

A thaw caused disastrous floods in Austria. There have been many fatalities…

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Floods in Austria

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 9 January 1903 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.--A thaw has caused floods in Austria, with the result that many fatalities have occurred…

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Bringelly Terrific Cyclone. From Our Correspondent

Nepean Times · Saturday 10 January 1903 · page 6

One of the most terrible storms ever known in the district occurred on Sunday afternoon last. The day had been very sultry and hot, and late in the afternoon…

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Werombi Cyclone Strikes the District. Immense Damage Done. From Our Correspondent

Nepean Times · Saturday 10 January 1903 · page 2

On Sunday afternoon last, the atmospheric condition was hot and oppressive, and the gloomy sky gave indications of a coming storm. The notes of thunder loudly pealed,…

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Trains Blocked by Dust Storms

Sunday Times · Sunday 11 January 1903 · page 8

The train between Kerang and Swan Hill (Vic.), was delayed for five hours by deposits of sand on the line, caused by thick clouds of dust, which swept over the…

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A Terrific Cyclone Predicted. on the Coast of West Australia

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 13 January 1903 · page 5

PERTH (W.A.), Monday.--The Government Astronomer, Mr. Cooke, interviewed, says that as a result of the heavy rains which have been recorded in the north-west, he expects a good…

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Thunderstorms in the Country. 169 Points of Rain at Tabulam

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 13 January 1903 · page 6

Thunderstorms were reported yesterday morning to the Government Astronomer from the north and north-eastern parts of the State. During tho 48 hours ended 9 a.m., Tabulam had 169…

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Terrific Cyclone Predicted

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 14 January 1903 · page 1

PERTH (W.A.), Monday—The Government Astronomer, Mr. Cooke, anticipates a severe cyclone on the north-west coast. He adds :—"If It it happens to move straight upon one of…

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The City of Hankow in a Cyclone

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 14 January 1903 · page 8

The City of Hankow, bq., which arrived here yesterday after a passage of 78 days from Eureka, with a cargo of timber, encountered a terrific cyclone on Dec. 8, when in latitude 16[?] For three days the vessel was have to and…

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