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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1905

702 stories in Sydney's papers · page 12 of 36

The Rains in the Inteeior. More Heavy Falls. the Storm Reaches the Seaboard

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 April 1905 · page 8

The rainstorm which made its appearance from the Far West on Sunday night still continues over a very large area in the interior, and many more heavy falls are reported. The weather chart issued from the…

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Flood-water Damage. Claims on the Board

Evening News · Thursday 27 April 1905 · page 5

The Water and Sewerage Board, to-day, considered several claims for damages to stock and property—alleged to have been caused by the recent floods…

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Rains in the Interior. Some More Heavy Downpours. the Storm Leaves the West

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 28 April 1905 · page 6

The rain disturbance, which since Sunday last has resulted in copious falls in the interior, practically ceased to operate in the far-western districts during Wednesday night, but continued over the country…

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Gale on the Coast

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 29 April 1905 · page 11

Boisterous conditions prevail along the coast. At Jervis Bay a moderate south-south-east gale was raging. Conditions point to further bad weather on the coast…

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Peculiar Storm. Phenomenal Fall of Rain

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 29 April 1905 · page 4

The storm, whoso dark clouds threatened on Thursday morning a heavy downpour in Parramatta, broke over Smithfield, Goughtown, Merrylands, Prospect…

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Big Storm in England. Ship Lost in Sight of Aid. Thrilling Spectacle

The World's News · Saturday 29 April 1905 · page 3

One of the most violent south-westerly gales ever remembered ravaged Great Britain during Tuesday night, March 14, and Wednesday, March 15. Great havoc was wrought ashore, and on the…

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Floods in the Wentworth District. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 29 April 1905 · page 12

The late heavy rains caused floods in many places between Broken Hill and Wentworth, consequently the Wentworth mail, which should have arrived here on Wednesday at noon, did not reach its destination until…

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The Bible As a Storm-centre. the Difference Between Truth and Historical Accuracy

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 1 May 1905 · page 6

Preaching at last night's service at St. Clement's Church of England, Mosman, the Rev. E. Stanley Wilkinson, the rector, made an interesting reference to the controversy in…

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A Leaky Ship. Storm-tossed and Tempest Driven. "Everyone Was Lucky."

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 3 May 1905 · page 9

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--The ship Henry Villard, which put into port yesterday in distress, sprang a leak almost immediately after leaving New York, on January 8, bound for…

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Swimming. Keran's Manager. the Storm Blows Over. Mitchell Gets the Job

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 3 May 1905 · page 5

After more than a week of wrangling, the trouble as to whether Mr. Hill or Mr. Mitchell is the proper person to go to England with Barney Keron has been…

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Remarkable Rain Storm. Terrrific Downpours Int the Western Suburbs. (Nearly Five Inches at Marrickville. Only Half an Inch in the City

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 May 1905 · page 6

A storm of a remarkable character passed over the city and suburbs during the early hours of jcitonhy morning. The peculiar feature of the rain was its unequal distribution, the regulations in every suburb…

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Thick Weather on the Coast. Shipping Movements Hampered. Gales in the South

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 May 1905 · page 10

The thick weather which has enveloped the coastline during the past few days has had Its effects on shipping. Shipmasters have found it difficult to pick up the different points…

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Twelfth Hospital Saturday. 2600 Fair (And Damp) Collectors Storm the Metropolitan Area. £4098 Collected

Sunday Times · Sunday 7 May 1905 · page 3

With each succeeding year the Hospital Saturday organisation grows more perfect, with the result that the ground is better covered, a larger army of ladies is…

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An Eventful Voyage. Storms and Mutiny. Suicide of an Officer

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 May 1905 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Sunday.--On Saturday evening, the large ship Combermere, from New York, bound for Hongkong, accepted towage at the Heads, and came up to Melbourne. When the…

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Gale Stops Circus Performance

Evening News · Tuesday 9 May 1905 · page 5

When the full force of last night's gale swept over Sydney, the performance at Fitzgerald's Circus, in Belmore Park, Was in progress. The enormous, tent at once began to strain, and…

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Circus in a Gale. Panic Narrowly Averted. the Performance Abandoned

The Australian Star · Tuesday 9 May 1905 · page 5

Fitzgerald's circus tents received the full force of last night's cyclonic burst, and for a space the utmost consternation prevailed amongst a large section of the spectators…

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Chased by the Police. a Wade Through Storm Water

The Australian Star · Tuesday 9 May 1905 · page 7

On the 29th ult., about 11 p.m., a parcel containing a shirt and collar was placed among some plants on a window sill of the residence of Richard Watson, in…

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Last Night's Storm. a Blow at 53 Miles an Hour

Evening News · Tuesday 9 May 1905 · page 4

What sailors would call "a gale of wind," blew over the city last night, accompanied by vivid lightning and a sharp downpour of rain. There were indications during the day of a change, as…

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License for Flood Gates. Condobolin

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 May 1905 · page 9

The Land Board this morning finished an eight-days' sitting. An important case under the Water Rights Act was dealt with. The New Zealand Land Association, Limited,…

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City Flood Areas

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 10 May 1905 · page 6

Until the next phenomenal rainstorm the last has probably been heard of the flooding or low- lying lands in the city. The City Council works committee yesterday recommended the…

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