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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1903

987 stories in Sydney's papers · page 33 of 50

Heavy Rain. Three Inches in 24 Hours. Harvest Prospects. London

The Australian Star · Thursday 30 July 1903 · page 4

Over three inches of rain fell in London during the last 24 hours. Great damage was done in the Thames valley, and the prospects of the English…

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Mails Delayed. Heavy Rain and Snow

Evening News · Friday 31 July 1903 · page 5

BEGA, Friday.—Rain continued all day yesterday, and it was showery last night. An additional 91 points fell, making 428 points for the past week. Tathra, in two days, had 190 points…

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Heavy Rain in Britain. Harvest Prospects Affected. Gloomy Outlook in Scotland

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 31 July 1903 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday Afternoon.--During 24 hours the rainfall in London has totalled 3in. Great damage has been done in the Thames Valley, which was also flooded early in June…

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A Heavy Gale. a Barquentine in Danger

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 31 July 1903 · page 5

A heavy gale drove the barquentine Kate Tatham, loaded with cool from Newcastle to Napier, into close proximity of The Kidnappers. She flew signals of distress, and assistance was sent from Napier. The…

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The Fiona. Slowed Down in a Gale, Terrific Weather

The Australian Star · Friday 31 July 1903 · page 5

The Colonial Sugar Refining Co.'s steamer Fiona, in charge of Captain Gair, reached Sydney from Auckland after one of the roughest trips ever experienced, and her officers…

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Heavy Storm. Torpedo Boat Disabled. Returned to Holyhead London

The Australian Star · Friday 31 July 1903 · page 4

The British torpedo boat. No. 68, has returned to Holyhead, after being disabled in a storm off the coast…

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FLOODS. Throughout Great Britain. Military Camp Swamped. London

The Australian Star · Friday 31 July 1903 · page 4

Grleyous reports come from all parts of Great Britain of the damage done by heavy rains. At Aldershot 1800 tents belonging to the…

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Mails Delayed. Heavy Rain and Snow

Evening News · Saturday 1 August 1903 · page 6

BEGA, Friday.—Rain continued all day yesterday, and it was showery last night. An additional 91 points fell, making 428 points for the past week. Tathra, in two days, had 190 points…

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Heavy Rain. Good Falls in the South

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 1 August 1903 · page 11

Rain of a heavy character has been reported along the coast, principally in the south, where 2½in. fell at one station. The southern highlands came in for some heavy showers,…

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Heavy Rain in Sydney. NEARLY 2 Inches Last Night

Evening News · Saturday 1 August 1903 · page 4

The showers of yesterday culminated in heavy rain in the city during the night. At about 11 p.m. up to midnight, the downpour was occupationally heavy, and the street gutters ran…

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Beware of Telephones in Storms

The World's News · Saturday 1 August 1903 · page 3

People who use telephones are warned to cut off connection at once should a thunderstorm become evident in the "ringer-up's" locality. During a recent thunderstorm in London the…

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Gale on the Coast. Shipping Sheltering

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 1 August 1903 · page 11

A heavy south-west gale was reported along the coast yesterday, and many coasters were compelled to sock shelter. "Stand off" signals were flying at Kiama and Wollongong. At the…

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South-west Gale. Raging Along the Coast

The Australian Star · Saturday 1 August 1903 · page 8

Thursday's southerly blow has developed into a hard south-west gale. Along the coast a heavy sea is running. It has not reached Sydney Heads, but along the coast,…

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In the Gale. The St. Louis and Leura Arrive

The Australian Star · Saturday 1 August 1903 · page 8

The French steamer St. Louis arrived from Noumea at midday yesterday, and berthed at Darling Harbour. Her passage across from Noumea was…

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London Flooded

Sunday Times · Sunday 2 August 1903 · page 8

A high tide in the River Thames, in conjunction with a rush of waters occasioned by a heavy rainfall, caused serious floods in London. The premises of several Sunday newspapers were…

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The English Floods. Millions of Bricks Destroyed. Kent Makers Suffer Heavily. London

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 2 August 1903 · page 1

The heavy rain which has recently fallen destroyed 4,000,000 bricks, which were drying in Kentish brickyards…

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Heavy Rain and Floods in the City and Suburbs Four and A, Half Inches Since

Evening News · Monday 3 August 1903 · page 4

Heavy rain fell almost continuously yesterday in Sydney, with the result that the streets were deluged. In places where temporary obstruction occurred in the drainage, the water…

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Gale on the Coast. Shipping Delayed

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 3 August 1903 · page 6

The stormy conditions which set in along ins coast on Friday night continued throughout Saturday and Sunday. A heavy south to west gale was raging on both days. The North Coast…

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The French Mail in a Storm

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 3 August 1903 · page 6

The French mail steamer Armand Behic, which was due here on Saturday from Noumea, put in an appearance yesterday morning, 20 hours late, having been delayed by a heavy gale. The…

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The Rain. Heavy Falls on the Coast Low-lying Lands Flooded

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 3 August 1903 · page 6

A heavy rain storm swept over the city on Saturday and yesterday, deluging the streets and flooding low-iying grounds in the suburbs. It was the heaviest rain experienced for some time,…

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