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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1903

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Warships in the Gale. the Helpless Resolution. Battleship Collingwood Leaky

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 March 1903 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.--H.M.S. Resolution steamed from Holyhead to Plymouth in the teeth of the gale. Her rudder, weighing 12 tons, was…

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Telegraphic and Cable News Gales on the British Coast. the Ladstock. London

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 3 March 1903 · page 4

The barque Ladstock for Brisbane, sustained considerable damage, but got safely into Queenstown. The barque Ladstock, under the…

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The Weather. (Some of the Items in this Issue appeared in our Latest Edition yesterday.) Heavy Rain on the North Coast

Evening News · Tuesday 3 March 1903 · page 6

During the past 48 boors splendid rains have fallen on the North Coast, while farther inland in those parts there were some steady showers. At Byron Bay the thunderstorm was…

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The Gales in Great Britain. Further Reports 0F Damage. Battered Steamers Seek Refuge. Hurricanes in the Atlantic. London, March 1

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 March 1903 · page 5

The ga[?]es in Great Britain have moderated, though the tale of losses is still incomplete. At the Isle of Man great damage was done. Houses and churches were w[?]eeled,…

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Wild Weather in Britain. the Gale Abating. Great Damage at the Isle of Man. Houses. and Churches Wrecked

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 March 1903 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday Afternoon.--The gale on the coast of Britain has moderated, though the tale of losses is still incomplete. Great damage was caused upon the isle of…

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Floods in Pennsylvania

Evening News · Tuesday 3 March 1903 · page 5

LONDON March 2, 2.55 p.m.—Floods have occurred in Pennsylvania, submerging 56 miles of country, aud rendered 40,000 people idle…

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FLOODS. Mines Inundated. 40,000 Men Idle. London

The Australian Star · Tuesday 3 March 1903 · page 4

Disastrous floods have occurred throughout Pennsylvania. Besides doing great damage to farms and buildings, 56 mines have been submerged…

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A Terrible Thunderstorm. One Man Killed and Eight Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 March 1903 · page 4

BRISBANE, Monday.--The Commissioner of Police has received details of a serious accident which took place near Booroondarra station, 50 miles from Capella, on the 16th February…

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High Temperatures. No Hope of Moxsoonal Rains. Thunderstorms in the North

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 March 1903 · page 6

"While the high temperatures continue in the country, there is very little chance of good rain tailing," said Mr. Russell last evening. It was, he added, very unusual for mossoonal…

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Heavy Gales in Great Britain

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 4 March 1903 · page 529

Heavy gales have occurred throughout Great Britain. Several vessels bare been wrecked. The barque Fingal, 2485 tons, bound for Australia, dragged her anchors and was stranded and submerged…

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The Recent British Gales. Australian Vessels. London

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 4 March 1903 · page 5

During the gale on Sunday night a barque, flying signals of distress, was seen to strike on the Brisons (two pinnacle rocks about four miles from the Land's…

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STORMS. Barque in Distress. Coming to Australia. London

The Australian Star · Wednesday 4 March 1903 · page 4

Heavy storms have taken place off the American coasts. The American barque Thomas Peenrigh, bound from Puget Sound to Australia,…

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Disastrous Gales in Great Britain. (By Cable From Our London Correspondent.)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 4 March 1903 · page 8

Heavy gales have occurred throughout Great Britain. The bargue Fingal, 2485 tons, bound for Australia, dragged her andhors, and was stranded and submerged at the North Wall,…

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The Great Gales. the Wreck on the Brisons. Other Vessels in Danger. Telegraphic Interruption

Evening News · Wednesday 4 March 1903 · page 5

LONDON, March 3.—The barque which was signalling in distress on Sunday off Cornwall was seen at 10 o'clock that night to strike on the Brisons, near Land's End…

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The Gale on the British Coast. Twenty-five Lives Lost. Thirty-three Vessels Wrecked. a Dominion Liner Ashore

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 4 March 1903 · page 7

LONDON, Monthly Afternoon.--So far as is known, 25 lives were lost in the great gale on the British coast. Thirty-three vessels were wrecked, and the…

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Special Cables. From the "Herald's" London Correspondents. Gales in Europe. Thirty-three Wrecks on the British Coasts. Many Deaths. the Liner Merion Ashore. Telegraphic Interruption. London, March 2

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 March 1903 · page 7

The gales in Great Britain caused the deaths of 25 persons. The vessels wrecked number 33. The damage to churches, factories, and…

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Turf Topics & Tips V.R.C Autumn Meeting. Chantress Wins, the Newmarket Handicap—Abundance Easily Wins the St. Leger—Sweet Nell Accounts for the Sires' Produce Stakes—Wakeful Prevails—Canterbury Park Items—Selections for Moorefield. Great Scot Wins the Australian Cur. a Reversal of Form—Emir Beats Czarovitch—Heavy Rain at Flemington—Freedom the Steeplechase Winner

Referee · Wednesday 4 March 1903 · page 1

MOOREFIELD. On Saturday next the attraction for racegoers will be at 'Moorefield, where the usual six-event programme will be carried out. A…

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The United States. Floods in Pennsylvania. London, March 2

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 March 1903 · page 7

Heavy floods have occurred in Pennsylvania, and 56 miles of the country is submerged. Forty thousand persons have been thrown out of work…

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Floods in Pennsylvania. Fifty-six Miles Submerged. Forty Thousand Persons Rendered Idle

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 4 March 1903 · page 7

LONDON, Monday Afternoon. -- Disastrous floods have occurred in Pennsylvania, United States of America. An area of country embracing 56 square miles…

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The Heat in the Country. Squally Weather and Thunderstorms Probable

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 4 March 1903 · page 7

High temperatures were again pretty general over the State yesterday, and Mr. Russell, when seen last evening, could hold out little hope of any immediate change. The heat wave, he said,…

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