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Floods & storms, 1906

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Mission Steamer John Williams. Sheltering From a Gale

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 28 December 1906 · page 5

BRISBANE, Thursday.--The missionary steamer John Williams, from the islands, en route to Sydney, was sighted by the look-out at South Passage, Moreton Bay, to-day, sheltering…

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Newcastle. Barque Helios, From Peru. Gales and Waterspouts. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 28 December 1906 · page 6

During part of the voyage from the West Coast the German barque Helios, commanded by Captain Bodmann, which arrived here yesterday, encountered gales. The Holios sailed…

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Great Snow Storms Amazing Scenes in London Traffic Dislocated London, Thursday, 3.10 p.m

The Australian Star · Friday 28 December 1906 · page 1

Europe has been visited by heavy, snowstorms. There was a great snowstorm in Britain yesterday…

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Flood of Whisky. Ten People Injured and One Killed. Carts Caught in Deluge

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 29 December 1906 · page 16

The Loch Katrine Distillery, on the south side, of Glasgow, was the scene of an extraordinary incident on the morning of November 20. A "wash-charger"-- a huge vessel containing…

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Storm Costs £1,000,000. Riviera in Ruins

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 29 December 1906 · page 12

The tale of the damage done by the great storm on the Riviera is a fearful one The storm was the most disastrous experienced for a quarter of a century says a Paris…

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The Cable Service. Lines Interrupted by Heavy Thunderstorms

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 30 December 1906 · page 1

Up to the time of going to press the usual budget of late cable news had not come to hand. The heavy snowstorms that have been…

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The Weather in Europe. Violent Storm. Raging at Gibbaltar

Evening News · Monday 31 December 1906 · page 4

LONDON, Sunday, 3 p.m.—A violent storm is raging in the Straits of Gibraltar…

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Terrible Storms Many Trains Buried in Fearful Snowdrifts London, Saturday, 6.30 a.m

The Australian Star · Monday 31 December 1906 · page 1

Fearful weather continues throughout England and Scotland. The snowdrifts in Scotland are from 10 to 15 feet deep…

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Great Storms. British Telegraphs Down. Several Trains Snowed Up. Japanese Liner Wrecked. London, Dec. 28

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 31 December 1906 · page 7

The snowstorms have been of almost [?]exampled severity. Several trains were snowed up between Carlisle and Edinburgh. The passengers of one train were…

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Violent Storm Racing in the Straits of Gibraltar London, Sunday, 2 p.m

The Australian Star · Monday 31 December 1906 · page 1

A violent storm is raging in the Straits of Gibraltar…

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The Murray Waters. the River in Flood. Navigation, Irrigation, Inundation. the Mildura Example

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 31 December 1906 · page 7

As the Parliaments of New South Wales, Victoria, and South Australia are about to attempt legislation upon the question of the inland waters of Australia, it may be of…

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