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Floods & storms, 1904

832 stories in Sydney's papers · page 27 of 42

The Recent Storm

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 15 July 1904 · page 9

The stormy weather experienced at the end of last work did considerable damage to property in Parramatta and owners are busily angered repairs. The streets and footpaths have also been badly cut up, but…

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Gale on the South Coast

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 15 July 1904 · page 4

A strong westerly gale was, experienced along a considerable portion of the South Coast yesterday. At 3 p.m. Bombala reported a heavy gale, increasing in force, and veering from west to…

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A Gale on the Coast

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 July 1904 · page 6

Our correspondent at South Head telegraphed at midnight last night that a west-north-west gale was blowing with considerable violence. At an earlier hour in the evening Bombala and other coastal stations in…

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Storm in South Australia. Shipping Interfered With

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 15 July 1904 · page 6

ADELAIDE, Thursday.--To-day has been one of the stormiest experienced in Adelaide for many. years! Heavy storms, wind, hall, and rain swept across the plains, and…

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Storm and Rain in South Australia. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 July 1904 · page 6

A thunderstorm swept over Adclaide this morning, accompanied by a strong wind and lightning. A number of gum trees were laid low in the park lands. Further general rain has fallen over the State; splendid…

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Hunter Flood Receding. West Maitland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 July 1904 · page 6

The river is falling slowly, reaching the 18ft level to-day. The flood waters on farms and grazing lands have receded six miles in the last 12 hours. Coal and passenger traffic was resumed on the East…

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The Hawkesbury Flood. Windsor

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 July 1904 · page 6

The flood waters are receding very slowly. The water is still over the bridge at the river…

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The Storm

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 16 July 1904 · page 11
Also in The Mosman Mail

The George's River reached its highest altitude about 3 a.m. on Sunday morning, when the water was within a couple of feet of the decking of the bridge. A…

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Storm Warnings

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 July 1904 · page 11

Mr. H. J. Herbert suggests the establishment of a system of storm warning such as exists in the United States and Great Britain. by which shipping would be enabled to note…

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After the Storm

Evening News · Saturday 16 July 1904 · page 6
Also in The Daily Telegraph

BOWRAL, Friday.—At the council meeting, last night, the clerk reported that he thought a low estimate of the damage done by the recent heavy rains and flood at Bowral would be £150. In…

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Storm Warnings. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 16 July 1904 · page 18

Sir, -- Had we a system of storm warnings, such as exists in the United States and Great Britain, shipping would be enabled to note dangerous probabilities after leaving port. The…

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A Startling Call, in the Storm

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 16 July 1904 · page 4

During the height of the storm on Saturday night, the police at Parramatta station received a call from a Parramatta townsman to the effect that burglars…

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Storm Signals. (To the Editor of the "Australian Star.")

The Australian Star · Saturday 16 July 1904 · page 8

Sir, -- Had we a system of storm wa[?]ning, such as exists in the United States and Great Britain shipping would be enabled to note advices of dangerous probabilities after…

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The Fruit Industry. Grapes Out of Season. Complaints Against Fumigation Charges. Effects of the Gale

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 16 July 1904 · page 13

The news published in Wednesday's "Daily Telegraph" from the Director of the New South Wales Department of Agriculture, in reference to successful experiments at the Wagga…

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The Flood. Exceptional Rainfall. High Winds. Damage to Property. Some Narrow Escape[?]

Nepean Times · Saturday 16 July 1904 · page 3

Little did we think on Friday night of last week when the rain fell gently down that we were in for such ft terrific downpour as we experienced during the two following days. Up…

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Terrific Thunderstorm

Evening News · Saturday 16 July 1904 · page 4

TARAGO, Saturday.—The Braidwood mail coach on Thursday night encountered a terrific thunderstorm, accompanied by a high wind, rain, and hail, which continued for ten miles…

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The Hawkesbury Flood

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 16 July 1904 · page 10

RICHMOND, Friday. -- The river is still 5ft. over the bridge. The contractor for the new bridge has suffered a loss of at least £500. One concrete cylinder snapped off, and toppled…

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Excuse for the Thunderstorm

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 16 July 1904 · page 4

Few of us realise, says a writer in "The Treasury," how subtle and complex a thing the weather is, and how beautifully adjusted all the interacting forces of…

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