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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1903

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A Disagreeable Day. Westerly Gale in the City

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 14 September 1903 · page 6

Saturday was the hottest day be far experionced this season. Mr. Russell stated that the weather was extremely warm for this the of the year. The maximum temperature at the Observatory…

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Fierce Gales. On the British Coasts. Delays to Business. London

The Australian Star · Monday 14 September 1903 · page 6

'There has been a series of fierce gales on the British coasts, which are strewn with wreckage. Many fatalities have occurred in connection…

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Wild Weather in Britain. Coasts Strewn with Wreckage. Record Storm in the South. Many Casualties Reported

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 14 September 1903 · page 5

LONDON, Friday Afternoon.--As the result of a fierce gale, the coast of Great Britain is strewn with wreckage, and many fatalities are reported…

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A Disastrous Storm. Whole of Great Britain Affected. Many Fatalities and Much Damage. London, Sept. 11

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 September 1903 · page 7

A [?]erce gale has been raging in Great Britain. The coast is strown with wreckage, and there have been many fatalities. Havoc has been played with the crops…

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Shipping Disaster. the Steamer Croki. Strikes on Seal Rocks. the Vessel Beached. ENGlNE-ROOM and Stoke-hold Flooded. Passengers and Crew Landed Safely

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 14 September 1903 · page 5

The Seal Rocks--a line of dangers lying southeast from the lighthouse of Sugar Loaf Point, which sent the steamer Catterthun to the bottom with many lives some years ago, and…

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NO. 2 Jury Court. (Before Mr. Justice [?]ring and jury of four.) Alleged Damage by Flood Water. Cato v Municipal Council of Sydney

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 September 1903 · page 7

Mr. Blacket and Mr. Curlewis, instructed by Mr. P. E. Tighe, appeared for the plaintiff; and Mr. R. E. O'Conner, K.C., and Mr. Edmunds, instructed by M. P. S. Dawson, for the defend[?]t…

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A Flooded Shop. Claim for Damages

The Australian Star · Tuesday 15 September 1903 · page 6

Mr. Justice Pring and a jury were again occupied yesterday in No. 2 Jury Court with the hearing of the suit in which Henry Cox Cato, of George-street West,…

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A Disastrous Storm

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 16 September 1903 · page 723

A fierce gale has been raging in Great Britain. The coast is strewn with wreckage, and there have been many fatalities. Havoc has been played with the crops. Generally…

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Storms in England. (By Cable from Our London Correspondent.)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 16 September 1903 · page 55

A fierce gale has been raging in Groat Britain. The coast was strewn with wreckage, and there have been many fatalities. The storm was one of the worst for years. Every…

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Heavy Rain at Broken-hill. Creeks Running and Streets Flooded

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 17 September 1903 · page 5

BROKEN-HILL, Wednesday.--Broken-hill was greatly cheered this afternoon by glorious rain, I that set in about half-past 2 o'clock. The weather conditions prior to that were…

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Heavy Rain at the Barrier. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 September 1903 · page 7

Early his morning rain commenced to fall, but did not last long, only half an hour or so. This was followed by a duststorm, which made matters very unpleasnt until after 2 p.m., when clouds came up from…

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Gales on the Coast

Evening News · Thursday 17 September 1903 · page 5

A few days since it was predicted in Sydney that bad weather was coming along, and that the New South Wales coast. Would be swept by big seas, accompanied by strong, gales. This…

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Storm at Cootamundra

Evening News · Thursday 17 September 1903 · page 5

COOTAMUNDRA, Thursday.—A storm occurred last night, accompanied by rain. Tents on the show ground were blown down, and pavilion exhibits partly destroyed. There was no…

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The Commonwealth Parliament. Gossip From the Lobbies Calm After the Storm

Evening News · Thursday 17 September 1903 · page 6

After the tempest blasts of last week, matters are tranquil in the House of Representatives. The Senate is not sitting, and "all is peace along the Potomac." Consequently, there…

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Gale Moderating

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 18 September 1903 · page 5

At a late hour last evening our South Head correspondent wired that the weather had moderated considerably, and that the wind had gone round to the westward. The steamer Kakapo…

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Storms in the Country

Evening News · Friday 18 September 1903 · page 3

CARCOAR, Friday.—During the early part of the week the days were fine and clear, but the nights were frosty. On Wednesday night it blew a hurricane of both wind and rain, which…

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Gales on the Coast. Shipping Hampered

Evening News · Friday 18 September 1903 · page 3

The easterly gale which prevailed in the metropolis on Thursday, varying occasionally towards north-east, reached its maximum velocity at 6.15 p.m., when it blew at the rate of 48…

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Gales on the Coast. Vessels Sheltering

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 September 1903 · page 5

Exceptionally rough weather prevailed at sea yesterday. Throughout the day a strong gale continued to rage with unabated fury, and mountainous seas were ruiintng. Early in the morning the wind was…

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The Steamer Ruth. Delayed by the Gale

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 18 September 1903 · page 6

Inquiries were made in shipping circles yesterday for the steamer Ruth, which left Newcastle early in the morning for Sydney, en route to South Africa. The vessel was expected to…

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Easterly Gale. Rough Sea at the Heads

The Australian Star · Friday 18 September 1903 · page 6

A strong easterly gale is raging along the coast, and making the conditions for shipping boisterous. South Head reported yesterday afternoon that a very heavy sea was running…

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