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Floods & storms, 1906

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The Gera in a Gale

Evening News · Friday 26 October 1906 · page 5

FREMANTLE, Friday.—The German mail steamer Gera arrived here last evening from Adelaide. Captain Prosch reports fearful weather. After leaving Adelaide, the wind…

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Widespread Cyclone

Sunday Times · Sunday 28 October 1906 · page 12

A cyclone wrought appalling destruction in San Salvador and swept over Central America. Great loss of life occurred. The San…

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Terror in a Storm

Sunday Times · Sunday 28 October 1906 · page 5

One of the most violent storms ever known broke over New York on September 12. The rain Hooded the tramways and traffic was impossible for more than an…

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The Weather. Southerly Gale. Bain and Heat

Evening News · Tuesday 30 October 1906 · page 5

Sydney Observatory Forecast.-Cool, squally, southerly winds throughout, patches of rough seas, weather unsettled generally, with, show-ers and thunder, over southern half of the State…

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Eight Hundred Lives Lost. Japanese Fishermen in a Storm

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 30 October 1906 · page 7

LONDON, Monday.--It transpires that out of the 1210 Japanese fishermen who were caught in the recent storm In the vicinity of Goto Islands, in the Channel of Korea, on…

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A Southerly Gale

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 31 October 1906 · page 10

Our South Head correspondent reported at midnight that a severe southerly gale was raging, and that very heavy seas were running outside. Rain was falling, and the…

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Along the Coast. Gale in the North

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 31 October 1906 · page 10

The strong squalls experienced at Sydney yesterday were felt along the greater portion of the seaboard. Early in the morning a strong southerly was blowing on the extreme South Coast,…

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A Page of Grave and Gay. Terrific Storm at Grafton

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 31 October 1906 · page 1127

The photograph of the damaged grandstand on this page was taken immediately after the terrific electrical storm which recently visited Grafton. The…

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A Dubbo Dust-storm. (By MARGARET I. HOLIDAY.)

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 3 November 1906 · page 6

For long days the sun swung low from a brazen sky, holding all Nature with a mortgage grip. Everywhere was the same heat-blistered expanse of earth, with face mapped with tiny…

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Storm in the Riviera. Great Damage. a Tidal Wave at Hyeres

Evening News · Saturday 3 November 1906 · page 4

LONDON, Friday, 2.55 p.m.—A terrific storm has occurred in the Riviera. The promenades at Nice and Cannes were destroyed. Mr. James Gordon Bennett's…

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The Riviera a Terrific Storm Devastation at Cannes and Nice London, Friday, 2.25 p.m

The Australian Star · Saturday 3 November 1906 · page 1

The Riviera has been visited by a terrific storm, from which great devastation resulted. The promenades at Nice and Cannes were completely destroyed…

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A Terrific Storm London, Friday. 2.25 p.m

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 4 November 1906 · page 1

The Riviera has been, visited by a terrific storm, from which great devastation resulted. The promenades at Nice and Cannes were completely destroyed…

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Storm in the Riviera Fashionable Resorts Destroyed. London, Friday Afternoon

Sunday Times · Sunday 4 November 1906 · page 5

A terrific storm broke over the Riviera yesterday and did immense damage. The promenades at Nice and Cannes…

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The Storm Over the Riviera

Evening News · Monday 5 November 1906 · page 3

The storm wrecked 19 miles of promenades along the Riviera coast. THe damage is estimated at £1,000,000. In the height of the storm a number of…

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Wintry Blasts. Violent Westerly Gales. Heavy Squalls at Sydney. Just Up to 59.8 Miles

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 5 November 1906 · page 7

A howling westerly gale raged in the city yesterday, the accompanying squalls raising clouds of dust and making matters decidedly unpleasant. The storm was the outcome of an…

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Storm in the Riviera. Damage at Nice and Cannes. Shipping Suffers Severely

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 5 November 1906 · page 7

LONDON, Friday Afternoon.--A terrific storm has occurred in the Riviera, districts of south-eastern France and north-western Italy. The promenades at Nice and Cannes…

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To-day's Commercial. Australian New Wheat. Mark-lane Values. Fruit Crops Damaged by Storm

Evening News · Monday 5 November 1906 · page 5

The Sydney wheat market is quiet. at a fractional decline for old grain, in view of the near approach of the N.S.W. harvest. and the large stocks still held in the country. making…

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Westerly Gales. Severe Blows in the City. a Velocity of Nearly 60 Miles. Capsizes on the Harbour. Many Narrow Escapes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 November 1906 · page 8

Throughout yesterday a heavy westerly gale raged in the city, reaching during the afternoon a velocity of nearly 60 miles an hour. Numerous capsizes occurred in the harbour,…

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A Terrific Storm. Over the Riviera. Destruction Among Shipping. Damage One Million Sterling. London, Nov. 2

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 November 1906 · page 7

A terrific storm has occurred over the Riviera. The promenades at Nice and Cannes were destroyed…

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Farthest North. Peary's Last Expedition. Terrible Privations. Storms Destroy Communication. London, Nov. 4

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 November 1906 · page 7

Commander Peary in his Arctic expedition, in which he reached 87deg 6min, wintered north of Grant Island, and sledged northward in February, reaching…

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