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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1906

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The Island Storm. Society and Paumotu Groups Swept. Widespread Devastation. Great Loss of Life. a We-inspiring Spectacle

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 15 March 1906 · page 5

AUCKLAND, Wednesday.--Although the accounts cabled from San Francisco of the damage to the Society and Paumotu Groups by the hurricane and tidal wave were greatly…

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Queensland Floods. Unprecedented Interior Rainfall. Great Destruction of Rabbit Fences. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 March 1906 · page 7

The flood waters at Blackall started to fall last night. A large amount of damage was done but no fatalities are reported. Mr. John Cordner, manager of Mount…

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The Queensland Floods

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 15 March 1906 · page 6

BRISBANE, Wednesday.--Mr. John Cordner, manager of the Mount Margaret station, arrived at Thargomindah last night, and reported that during his 25 years' residence in the district he…

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Thunderstorm in the City. Gales and Rough Seas

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 16 March 1906 · page 6

At an early hour yesterday morning a severe thunderstorm broke over the city and suburbs, accompanied by a heavy downpour of rain and strong squalls. The wind had been light from…

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Big Fire at Woonona. Flames Subdued by Heavy Rain

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 16 March 1906 · page 6

BULLI, Thursday.--Early this morning a disastrous fire broke out in James Davidson's store, Woonona, and had a complete hold of the building when the first alarm was given. The…

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Le Cyclone de Tahiti

Le Courrier Australien · Friday 16 March 1906 · page 4

Un correspondent, malheureusemeat anonyme, ce qui ne noun permet pas de reproduire sa lettre in extenso, nous fait remarquer…

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Floods in Queensland

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 16 March 1906 · page 14

The continued heavy rains in Queensland have resulted in floods which in some instances, have done extensive damage. At Longreach rain fell…

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More Rainfall. Thunderstorm in the City. Heavy Downpours Predicted

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 March 1906 · page 7

A thunderstorm with heavy rain passed over Sydney between 7.10 and 8 a.m. yesterday. The heaviest downpour occurred between 7.30 and 7.40 a.m., when 20 points fell in 7½ minutes…

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Queensland Floods. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 March 1906 · page 7

During the floods in the Winton district, many residents had narrow escapes, having to take refuge on high ground and the collings of buildings…

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Ri[?]ts in a Church. Wild S[?]mes in Paris. Building Carried by Storm

The World's News · Saturday 17 March 1906 · page 11

As the cable briefly stated, the enforcement of the new law for the separation of Church and State in France led to wild scenes of violence. In Paris, in the church of St. Clotilda,…

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Fatal Floods. London, Monday, 4.40 a.m

The Australian Star · Tuesday 20 March 1906 · page 7

Extensive land slides and floods at Rio Janeiro have resulted in seventy persons being killed and injured…

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The Mutterings of the Storm

The Farmer and Settler · Wednesday 21 March 1906 · page 6

The "peculiarities" of land agents and their methods, as exposed by the Lands Commission, and the evolution of the political land agent as a recognised…

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Cyclone in the South Seas

The Australian Star · Thursday 22 March 1906 · page 7

The Sydney Observatory reports having received a cable from Norfolk Island stating that a cyclonic disturbance has occurred between New Caledonia and Norfolk Island. A…

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Heavy Gale at Norfolk Island. Number of Buildings Unroofed

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 22 March 1906 · page 5

NORFOLK ISLAND, Wednesday.--Exceptionally heavy weather from the cast was experienced yesterday and last night, doing considerable damage to buildings, both in the town,…

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Cyclonic Storm. Dangerous Seas Running. Shipping Warned

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 March 1906 · page 7

"There are indications of a very steep cyclonic storm over the Tasman Sea, centrally situated between New Caledonia and Norfolk Island, and at 9 a.m. at the latter…

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Cyclonic Storm. High Seas on the Coast

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 22 March 1906 · page 6

Information received at the Observatory shows that a cyclonic storm, with a very deep vortex, is operating between Norfolk Island and New Caledonia. At the former place a…

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Gale at Norfolk Island. Extensive Damage to Buildings. Norfolk Island

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 March 1906 · page 7

A strong wind blow yesterday from the east, culminating at night in a howling gale with terrille rain-squalls and a phenomenally low glass…

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Far Western Damage by Floods

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 March 1906 · page 7

It is reported that during the recent floods at Thargomindah the Maroo Hotel and buildings at Ten[?]am station were washed away, also a portion of Tobermorey homestead. It…

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Cyclonic Storm. Passing Away to the Eastward. Heavy Seas on the Coast. Shipping Delayed

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 23 March 1906 · page 7

Big seas were sweeping nearly all along the 600 miles o£ the New South Wales coast line yesterday, and afforded ample evidence of the severity of the cyclonic storm which has been…

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The Cyclonic Storm. Further Particulars From the Islands. Wind Velocity of 90 Miles an Hour. Turbulent Seas Running

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 March 1906 · page 5

From additional particulars respecting the violent cyclone in the Tasman Sea received at the Observatory yesterday it appears that on the 19th instant, at 3 p.m., the barometer…

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