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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1907

683 stories in Sydney's papers · page 18 of 35

Experiences of the Nixe. Roughly Handled in the Gales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 June 1907 · page 8

The German ship Nixe, which had been expected here for some time past, and was known to have been on the coast, arrived in port in tow last night, and anchored in…

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Storm-beaten. Belated Vessels Arrive. Rough Experiences

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 21 June 1907 · page 5

Shipping arrivals yesterday reported heavy weather off the coast. The island steamer Atua, of the Union S.S. Company's line, encountered a violent south-west gale and high sea on…

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The Storm. Ship in Peril on the Coast. the Ernest Reyer Signals for Assistance. Rescued by a Tug-boat

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 June 1907 · page 8

Some excitement was created in shipping circles yesterday afternoon by the receipt of a message stating that the French ship Ernest Reyer was in peril off Terrigal…

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Disaster in Greece. Flood Drowns One Hundred People. London, June 20

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 June 1907 · page 7

The overflow of a river almost destroyed the town of Trikkala, in Greece. One hundred people perished…

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The Storm

The Australian Star · Saturday 22 June 1907 · page 11

What do they hunt tonight, the hounds of the wind? I think it is joy they hunt, for Joy has fled from my heart…

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Moeraki in a Storm

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 22 June 1907 · page 14

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Friday. -- The steamer Moetraki had a boisterous passage from Sydney, and shipped a considerable quantity of water, causing damage to the deck fittings…

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The Late Storm. Heavy Seas Still Running in the North. Further Rains

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 June 1907 · page 14

Heavy weather conditions still rule along the north coast, and shipping movements are still seriously interfered with. A telegram received last night from the Tweed River…

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A Midnight Sensation Water Main Bursts. Streets Flooded at Redfern. Residents' Narrow Escapes

Evening News · Saturday 22 June 1907 · page 8

One of the 36in mains carrying the water supply to the city burst about a quarter past one o'clock this morning, at the corner of Cleveland and Regent streets, close to the…

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The Redfern Flood. Succour for the Unfortunates. Assessor Given a Free Hand Interviews with Eyewitnesses. (Continued from page 8.)

Evening News · Saturday 22 June 1907 · page 5

Large crowds of persons this afternoon visited the scene of the big flood at Redfern, caused by the bursting of the 36in water main in Cleve land-street. Men were busy in all directions…

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Rivers to Flood a Gold Mine

The World's News · Saturday 22 June 1907 · page 3

Two rivers were diverted into the Homestake Mine in South Dakota, one of the greatest gold-preducing mines in the world, which had been on fire for more than a month. There are…

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Water Main Bursts. Premises Partially Flooded

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 June 1907 · page 13

Shortly before 2 o'clock this morning the 36[?] water main at the corner of Woodburn and Cleveland streets, Redfern, burst. It tore up the roadway for a distance of several…

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"Fireballs" During a Storm

Sunday Times · Sunday 23 June 1907 · page 12

A "fire ball" struck a house occupied by Mr. Poole at Faddington during a severe thunderstorm soon after midnight on Tuesday. Sir. Poole says that he does not wish to go through the same…

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More Rough Seas Southerly Gale on the Coast

The Australian Star · Monday 24 June 1907 · page 5

South Head reported early this morning that a rough sea was again running on the coast. A strong southerly blow, with thick rain, made the conditions boisterous, and no…

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Squally on the Coast. Coasters Delayed. Storm-beaten Vessels Arrive

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 24 June 1907 · page 7

Boisterous conditions continued on the coast on Saturday and yesterday. The wind was equally and rough seas were reported on the bars of the northern rivers. Several coasters…

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Another Storm. Southerly Gales on the Coast. with Violent Rain-squalls. Heavy Seas Running

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 June 1907 · page 8

Just as citizens were about to congratulate themselves upon the prospects of finer weather, after a remarkably long spell of boisterous conditions, the storm yesterday…

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Boisterous Weather Gales and Rain a Low Barometer

The Australian Star · Tuesday 25 June 1907 · page 5

"The bad weather conditions have intensified considerably since yesterday," said Mr. A. Noble, Acting -Federal Meteorologist, when asked this morning by a "Star" man if…

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Calm After the Storm. Hurried Legislation. London, June 23

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 June 1907 · page 7

It is officially announced in France that the disaffected areas are calmer. The French Chamber of Deputies, has hurriedly passed the bill preventing the…

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Gale on the Coast. Squalls with Thick Rain. Heavy Showers in the City

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 25 June 1907 · page 8

"Boisterous conditions with rough seas and occasional rain squalls on the coast," is the latest forecast issued by the Meteorological Department, Sydney Observatory…

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Gale on the Coast Big Coastal Fleet Detained Only Six Inches on the Bellinger Bar Seven Steamers in the Richmond Service

The Australian Star · Tuesday 25 June 1907 · page 5

Very dirty weather prevails at sea. Gales and rain are reported all along the coast. South Head reported at 9 a. m. to -day that a moderate southerly gale, with showery…

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Special City. "Evening News" Office. 4.5 P.m. the Weather. Heavy Coastal Rain. Very Heavy Seas

Evening News · Tuesday 25 June 1907 · page 5

Sydney Observatory Forecast:—South-west to south-east gales; rough to high seas, and rain squalls along the coast, and extending towards Norfolk Island. Showers oh parts of…

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