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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1903

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Heavy Storm at Barcaldine. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 November 1903 · page 8

A terrific thunderstorm occurred at Barcaldine this afternoon. Rain, accompanied with hail, fell in torrents, the water entering buildings from all quarters. According to the official gauge 2¼ inches fell in 25…

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Morley's Masterpiece. "The Life of Gladstone." Taken the World by Storm

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 22 November 1903 · page 4

It Is reported that the sum Mr. John Morley received from the publishers for his "Life of Gladstone," which has taken the reading world by storm, was £10,000…

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Low-level Sewers. Work at the Pumping Stations. Effect of the Storm Water. an Unsatisfactory Position

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 23 November 1903 · page 3

In Saturday's issue it was mentioned that at a meeting of the general purposes committee of the City Council, the Lord Mayor had been confronted by Alderman Watkins with the following…

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Gale on the Queensland Coast. Steamer Allinga Weatherbound

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 25 November 1903 · page 6

BRISBANE, Tuesday.-- Tho steamer Allinga arrived at Brisbane shortly before midnight, 38 hours overdue from Cairns. Captain R. A. Berg reports that the Allinga…

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Flood in India. Breaking of a Tank. Two Hundred People Perish. London, Nov. 24

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 November 1903 · page 9

Floods have occurred in Madras through the Parlar River overflowing its banks in consequence of a breach having formed in a tank in Mysore. Half of the…

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Floods in India. Half a Town Destroyed. Two Hundred Lives Lost

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 25 November 1903 · page 7

LONDON, Tuesday.-- Floods have occurred in the Palar River Valley, in Southern India, owing to the bursting of a river tank in Mysore. Half of the town of Vaniyambadi was ruined,…

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Stranded in a Storm

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 26 November 1903 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday. -- The Norwegian steamer Victoria stranded at Stavanger, on the west coast of Norway, during a storm, and 16 of her crew and two passengers were drowned…

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Floods at St. Petersburg. Boats and Rafts in the Streets

Evening News · Thursday 26 November 1903 · page 4

LONDON, November 25, 6.40 p.m.-There are great floods at St. Petersburg. Wheeled traffic is suspended, and boats and rafts are being used in the streets…

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Under Water. St. Petersburg Flooded. Boats in the Streets. London

The Australian Star · Thursday 26 November 1903 · page 4

St. Petersburg is inundated. Exceptionally heavy floods have occurred, and the city is under water to such an extent that vehicular-traffic is completely…

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Floods at St. Petersburg. London, Nov. 25

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 November 1903 · page 7

There are great floods at St. Petersburg. Wheeled traffic is suspended, and boats and rafts are being used in the streets. Nov. 26…

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Heat Wave. a Trying Day in the City. 95.1 Degrees Recorded. Thunderstorm Expected

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 27 November 1903 · page 7

The heat wave which has been over the western district during the past few days extended to the city yesterday, a scorching north-west bronze causing a rise in the temperature of…

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Floods in St. Petersburg. Great Public Inconvenience

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 27 November 1903 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday Afternoon.--Great floods at St. Petersburg have caused the suspension of wheeled traffic. Boats and rafts are being used to carry people about in the streets…

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Heavy Rain and Floods. in Victoria and South Australia. Many Districts Inundated. Damage to Crops and Property

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 28 November 1903 · page 11

MELBOURNE, Friday-- A heavy monsoonal rain is sweeping through the State. On Wednesday and Thursday there was a considerable fall in the western area, and to-day the storm…

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Storm at the Barrier. Broken Hill Water Supply. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 November 1903 · page 11

The past two or three days have been almost unbearable owing to intense heat accompanied by boisterous wind, light showers, and flerce intermittent duststorms. A change came at 4 o'clock this morning in the form of an…

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Broken-hill Water Supply. Augmented by a Storm. Present Contents of the Reservoir

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 28 November 1903 · page 11

BROKEN-HILL, Friday.--A monsoonal disturbance, which has threatened. Broken hill for the past two days, readied here about 4 o'clock this morning, in the shape of a severe…

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The Weather. Another Hot Day. Thunderstorms in the Far West

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 November 1903 · page 11

Sultry weather conditions were again experienced yesterday throughout the State. The maximum temperature at Sydney was 2 degrees below that of the preceding day, but owing to the humid atmosphere the conditions were…

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Record Flood at Jamestown

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 28 November 1903 · page 11

ADELAIDE, Friday.--Heavy thunderstorms are reported this morning throughout the north, from Hergott, southward, accompanied generally by copious rains. This morning 36 stations…

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Edith's Sister. a Romance in a Storm

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 29 November 1903 · page 5

"Aren't you going to answer my question?.Won't you take me with you?" Clifford Vane turned with surprise as he heard the voice. A girl with deep brown…

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Heavy Rain in Victoria. Damage to Crops

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 30 November 1903 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Sunday.-- Further heavy rains fell on Saturday and to-day over a large area of the State. In some parts of Gippsland three and a half inches fell. The rain extended…

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Storm at Broken Hill. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 30 November 1903 · page 8

A storm burst over the town between 11 and 12 o'clock last night, rain falling so heavily for a short time that the gutters were quickly running bankers, and the roads in some places were knee-deep under…

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