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Floods & storms, 1904

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The Thames. Flood Waters Reach a High Level. LONDON

The Australian Star · Saturday 6 February 1904 · page 6

The flood caused lit the Valley of the Thames as a result of many successive, days' rain proved to be the highest that tods occurred since,1894…

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Storm and Flood in Melbourne. Suburbs Under Water. Melbourne, Sunday Morning

Sunday Times · Sunday 7 February 1904 · page 5

It rained incessantly all this afternoon and evening, accompanied by a heavy wind, which caused damage to yachts in the Bay, blew down a number of advertising…

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Thames Flood. Highest Since 94. LONDON, February 5

Sunday Times · Sunday 7 February 1904 · page 5

The flood in the Thames is the highest since 1894. The river is eight feet above normal level. At Datchet, near Windsor, thousands…

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The Thames in Flood. London

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 7 February 1904 · page 1

The flood caused in the valley of the Thames as a result of many successive days rain proved to be the highest that has occurred since 1894…

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Cyclonic Disturbance. Westerly Gale in the City. Dust-storms in the Country

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 February 1904 · page 6

A violent change in the meteorological conditions over the Slate look place on Saturday, the northerly winds which have been prevailing for the past week being superseded by a strong…

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Severe Storm

Evening News · Monday 8 February 1904 · page 3

The weather in Victoria has been remarkably stormy, and between Friday night and Sunday 3½in of rain fell. A fierce gale blew along the coast, threatening shipping, and in some…

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Dust Storm

Evening News · Monday 8 February 1904 · page 5

CAMPBELLTOWN. Monday.—An exceptionally had duststorm was experienced there on Saturday, a thick haze of dust surrounding the town for the greater part of the day. The wind also blew…

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The English Cricketers. Match Against Victoria Postponed. Owing to Heavy Rain

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 February 1904 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Saturday.--The cricket match between the English cricketers and Victoria was postponed until Monday on account of rain. After the heat of yesterday a strong…

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CRICKET. England v. Victoria. the Match Postponed. Owing to Heavy Rain. MELBOURNE

The Australian Star · Monday 8 February 1904 · page 6

Heavy rain fell in Melbourne during this morning, and it soon became apparent that the cricket match between England and Victoria would probably have to be postponed…

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Storm in Melbourne. Damage by Wind and Rain. a Wild Night on the Bay. Two Lives Lost

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 February 1904 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Sunday.--One of the heaviest storms that has been experienced in Melbourne occurred on Saturday, and lasted until some time after daybreak this morning. On Friday…

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Heavy Storm in Melbourne. Wind and Rain Rage Wildly the Bay at Its Worst. [By Telegraph.] MELBOURNE

The Australian Star · Monday 8 February 1904 · page 5

Melbourne was subjected to a very heavy storm: in fact one of the heaviest for years, on Saturday, which prevailed till after day break yesterday morning…

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Violent Storm in Victoria. Heavy Fall of Rain. Schooner Orbost Wrecked. Yachts Sunk at Their Moorings. Sayonara's Yacht Hand Drowned. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 February 1904 · page 7

Between Friday night and to-day at noon nearly 3½in of rain have fallen in Melbourne. The weather has been remarkably stormy. On Saturday night a fierce gale prevailed all…

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The Flood in the Thames Valley. London, Feb. 5

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 February 1904 · page 7

The flood in the Thames Valley is the highest since the year 1894, and the river is 8ft above the normal level. At Datchet (two miles from Windsor)…

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The Thames in Flood. Thousands of Acres Submerged

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 February 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Friday Afternoon.--The flood in the Thames, as a result of the recent heavy rains, is the highest since 1894. The river is 8ft. above normal level at…

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Steamer Age in the Gale

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 9 February 1904 · page 6

When the R.M.S. Moldavia, which arrived at Port Melbourne this morning, was passing the Steamer Age on her way to Sydney on Sunday afternoon in Bass Straits, it was noticed that…

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Perils of the Sea. The Anglian's Rough Trip. Ships in the Gale

The Australian Star · Tuesday 9 February 1904 · page 5

The Huddart-Parker steamer Anglian, in this morning from Hobart, had a boisterous passage. She encountered the big gale which passed over Port Phillip on Saturday…

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Violent Storm in Victoria. Heavy Fall of Rain. Schooner Orbost Wrecked. Yachts Sunk at Their Moorings. Sayonara's Yacht Hand Drowned. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 February 1904 · page 8

Between Friday night and to-day at noon nearly 3½in of rain have fallen in Melbourne. The weather has been remarkably stormy. On Saturday night a fierce gale prevailed all…

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The Weather. Thunderstorms in Sydney

Evening News · Tuesday 9 February 1904 · page 5

With the exception of a few showers on the North Coast, all the rain yesterday was south from Sydney, where hardly any of the records totalled half an inch…

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A Violent Storm. Thunder, Hail, and Lightning. Heavy Rain Squalls. Rough Experiences by Steamers. Remarkable Accident to the Age

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 February 1904 · page 12

The cyclone which resulted in such extreme weather in Melbourne on Saturday and Sunday gave Sydney a short but sharp sample of its severity early yesterday morning, when a violent stor[?]…

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Other Steamers in the Gale

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 10 February 1904 · page 9

The steamers from the south yesterday report having met the full force of the gale, which swept over Victoria. The Anglian, from Hobart, had a very rough trip, a strong…

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