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Floods & storms, 1906

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Boisterous Weather. Violent Gales and Rough Seas. Dangerous Conditions in the South

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 June 1906 · page 10

Strong gales, rough to very high seas, florce squalls, and heavy driving showers are being experienced between Fowler's Bay and Gabo Island, and similar conditions (Mr. Hunt says)…

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A Big Storm. Blowing 69 Miles Per Hour. Tasmanian Disturbance

The Australian Star · Wednesday 27 June 1906 · page 6

The Observatory advised yesterday afternoon that the centre of a disturbance was then south of Tasmania, where the barometer read as low as 28.94…

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Antarctic Disturbance Violent Gales Raging. Terrific Squall in the City. Velocity Up to 64.3 Miles an Hour. Heavy Weather in the Tasman Sea

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 27 June 1906 · page 12

Sydney yesterday afternoon had the first outburst, as a result of the Antarctic disturbance now raging off the coast. It came along in the shape of a violent squall from the west…

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Floods Hinder Mining Operations. Launceston

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 June 1906 · page 11

An examination of the Liberator group [?]f mines has warranted Mr. C. G. Moore, an English expert, in recommending development working…

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The Stannary Hills Mine. Effects of Drought, Floods, and Sickness. Staunch Board of Directors. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 June 1906 · page 11

A meeting of the Stannary Hills Mining and Tramway Company was held to-day. The chairman of directors. Mr. W. Herbert Phillips, in moving the adoption of the report and…

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Heavy Rains in Tasmania. Floods in Many Districts. Damage on Mt. Lyell Line. Traffic Wholly Suspended. Queenstown

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 June 1906 · page 10

The weather since Sunday night has been terribly wet, and yesterday and to-day surface work at all mines has been practically suspended. Further particulars relative to…

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The Era in the Gales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 June 1906 · page 10

The steamer Era, of the Howard Smith Company's fleet, which arrived at Sydney last night from Port Pirie, encountered the storm which has been raging to the southward. Captain J. W. Roberts reports…

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Storms in South Australia. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 June 1906 · page 10

The weather during the last few days has been wild and tempestuous, with heavy north-west gales and fierce driving squalls. Yesterday heavy thunderstorms and firece lightning…

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Chapter Xxx. After the Storm

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 June 1906 · page 4

The death of Colonel Bremenhof caused a pr[?]found sensation, and the most varied and contradictory reports were circulated about it…

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R.M.S. Ormuz in a Gale. Fremantle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 June 1906 · page 8

The R.M.S. Ormuz, which reached Fremantle early on Tuesday morning, had an extremely rough voyage from Adelaide. Heavy weather increased to a whole gale near Cape Leeuwin,…

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Storm Passing Away. Rough Weather in the Tasman Sea

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 28 June 1906 · page 10

The Antarctic disturbance which operated so violently in Bass Straits on Tuesday, has Passed away to the Tasman Sea. Its contre is now located about midway between Tasmania and…

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The Storm. Operating Over the Tasman Sea. Violent Conditions Ruling

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 June 1906 · page 10

Very severe conditions are now ruling over the Tasman Sea as a result of the passing of the Antarctic storm from the mainland of Australia. The tempest, Mr. Hunt says, is…

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Tasmanian Floods. Launceston

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 June 1906 · page 10

Reports from all the mining districts show that the exceptionally heavy rainfall caused considerable floods, but the damage is not extensive. The interruption to work and injury…

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Gales on the Coast. Low Temperatures

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 29 June 1906 · page 10

Strong westerly gales were raging along the southern part of the New South Wales coast-line last evening, accompanied at intervals by exceptionally severe squalls. In the…

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Westerly Gale in Sydney. Gusts Up to 52.5 Miles an Hour

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 29 June 1906 · page 8

The wind blew with violence from the westward in the city yesterday, the accompanying florce squalls stirring up the dust and exploring every nook and corner. On the harbor the blasts…

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A Fatal Storm

The Australian Star · Saturday 30 June 1906 · page 8

During the storm on Tuesday night an old-age pensioner named Annie Hughes, aged 83 who resided at Petersham, was blown to the ground, and, striking her head on a stone,…

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Westerly Gales. Snow on the Mountains

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 30 June 1906 · page 14

Throughout yesterday a strong westerly gale raged in the city and along the coast, the greatest velocity registered by the wind-gauge at the Observatory being 46.8 miles. Mr. Hunt,…

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Westerly Gales. Scattered Showers. Snow on the Highlands

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 30 June 1906 · page 20

Westerly gales were again the rule along the coast yesterday, and reports from the country show that the same boisterous conditions continue. The velocity of the strongest gusts at…

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The Ringarooma Flood. Damage to a Tin Mine

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 30 June 1906 · page 18

"Discharging all unnecessary hands. Please wire draft. Preparing to run down boxes. Important letter posted." These were the terms of a telegram received in Melbourne by the…

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The Murray in Flood

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 30 June 1906 · page 14

TOCUMWAL, Friday. -- The rise in the river reported from Albury and Yarrawonga this morning is causing some anxiety to the residents of Tocumwal and the settlers down the…

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