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Floods & storms, 1904

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Paderewski. His Crowded Hour of Triumph. the Flood Tide of Sweeping Success

The Australian Star · Friday 5 August 1904 · page 4

"The welcome we offer you is alike for the artist who commands every power of the trained hand and for the musician whose consummate knowledge and profoundest…

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The Westralia in a Gale

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 August 1904 · page 10

Captain Rainey, of the steamer Westralia which arrived last night from New Zealand, reports that after leaving Auckland on the 1st inst. a strong nest to south-westerly gale was…

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Remarkable Weather in England. Many Cases of Sunstroke. Thunderstorms and Floods

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 August 1904 · page 9

LONDON, Friday. -- Numerous cases of sunstroke have occurred in London, where the temperature yesterday reached a maximum of 91 degrees Fahr in the shade…

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Protestant Cause in Balmain. Flood-Tide of Enthusiasm

Watchman · Saturday 6 August 1904 · page 5

"Nothing like it ever seen in Balmain before," was the remark of a prominent Orangeman on Sunday, when the local Town Hall was simply packed. The occasion was the annual religious service held…

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Heat, Storks, and Floods

Evening News · Saturday 6 August 1904 · page 4

LONDON, August 5.—There have been numerous cases of sunstroke in London, where 91 in the shade was registered yesterday. There have been destructive thunderstorms…

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Candidate's Remarkable Experience. Hemmed in by Flood Waters for Ten Days. Nothing to Eat But Oats. His Companion Believed to Have Been Drowned

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 August 1904 · page 9

DENILIQUIN, Friday. -- Mr. John Lewis, of Moama, Liberal and Reform candidate for the Deniliquin electorate, who was yesterday reported to have been lost, was found by a search…

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5000 Miles. by the Illaroo. in a Terrific Storm

Evening News · Wednesday 10 August 1904 · page 4

Since the steamer Illaroo, in charge of Captain J. Johnson, has been taken off the coast, and placed in the island trade, she has accomplished some smart work. This morning the…

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The Morning Gallops. Abundance Gallops Brilliantly. Riding in the Teeth of a Gale

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 August 1904 · page 10

Training operations at Randwick yesterday morning were carried out under most uncomfortable atmospheric conditions. A bitterly cold half gale blew up from the south-west,…

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The Latest News. the Naval Battle. Russians Battered and Scattered According to Togo's Report. International Complications Feared As a Result of Chifu Incident. Ships Will Not Take Cargoes for Japan. Gathering at Tsing-tao. a Possible Storm Centre German and British Activity. London, August 12

Sunday Times · Sunday 14 August 1904 · page 5

The German armored cruiser Fuerst Bismarck has hurriedly left Chifu for Tsiugtao, at the entrance to Kiaochau Bay…

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Heavy Rain on the Coast. Good Falls on the Mountains, Scattered. Showers on the Western Slopes

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 16 August 1904 · page 7

The reports received for tho 48 hours ended 9 a.m. yesterday showed that at several places on the coast heavy falls of rain were experienced, while on the tablelands and at a few scattered stations on the western slopes there…

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Parramatta and District. Storm Water Channel

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 17 August 1904 · page 4

The Chief Secretary's Department has at length approved of the agreement entered into between the Parramatta and Granville councils, to construct a stormwater channel for the…

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Thunderstorm Hints

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 17 August 1904 · page 446

Excellent authorities agree that in a thunderstorm the middle of a room is much the saiest place in a house. A carpeted floor, or one covered by a thick rug, is better to stand on than bare wood. It is well…

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Severe Storm at Blackheath

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 18 August 1904 · page 4

A report received at the Observatory yesterday from Blackheath stated that a remarkable storm occurred there on Monday afternoon. It came up with a westerly gale, accompanied by…

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The Japanese Demand. for the Surrender of Port Arthur. How It Was Met by the Russians. Stoessel's Storm of Invective. Admiral Withoeft's Last Signal. London, Friday, 2.30 p.m

The Australian Star · Saturday 20 August 1904 · page 6

Further details have come to hand regarding the demand made by the Japanese for the surrender of the Port Arthur garrison. It trail spires that Major Yamaoka, met the…

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Life in London and Thereabout. (Chronicled by Henry W. LUCY.) Calm After Storm in the Commons—Big Ships —Law Officers of the Crown—A Musty Murder—Mr. Gladstone at Fault—Journalist and Premier, WESTMINSTER, July 15

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 August 1904 · page 7

As frequently happens in the House of Commons, a fierce flare-up has been followed by a period of almost absolute stagnation. Strangers who watched from the gallery the…

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Heavy Rain on the Coast. Warmer and Unsettled Weather Expected. Thunderstorms Probable

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 23 August 1904 · page 7

The unsettled showery conditions that prevailed over south-western slopes for several days last week passed over the highlands to the south coast on Saturday night, bur., with the exception of 25 points at Jervis Bay, the…

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Astracana Dismasted Damaged in a Gale. Cargo Jettisoned

Evening News · Friday 26 August 1904 · page 5

AUCKLAND, Friday.—The ship. Astracana, loaded with 2470 tons of wheat, from Geelong for Algoa Bay, put in here, this morning in a partly dismasted state. Following on extremely rough…

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Storms Off the New Zealand Coast

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 27 August 1904 · page 8

Heavy westerly gales on the New Zealand coast recently made things extremely lively for sailing, vessels. Two Newcastle barques -- the Hirotha and Kathleen Hilda -- were out in the…

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The Magnet Barque, in Trouble. Cargo Shifted in a Gale. Hobart

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 August 1904 · page 9

The barque Magnet, which sailed on the 22nd inst from Dover for Delagoa Bay, put back to Hobart on Thursday through stress of weather experienced when 30 miles to the…

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Another Rain Storm Approaching

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 30 August 1904 · page 7

Mr. Hunt. Acting Meteorologist, said last night that in many parts of the areas the falls reported should prove to be most opportune and beneficial, though the amounts would have been…

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