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Floods & storms, 1907

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Fire on a Steamer. the Colonial Puts Into Fremantle. Holds to Be, Flooded. Perth (W.a.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 July 1907 · page 18

Shortly after midnight the look-out man at Rottnest sighted a steamer heading for Fremantle and flying signals of distress. As the vessel came near it was noticed smoke…

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Town Swept Away by Flood. Vienna, May 27

Sunday Times · Sunday 7 July 1907 · page 12

The town of Rudolfsgnad has been destroyed by the bursting of a dam near the Junction of the Theiss and the Danube in Southern Hungary…

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Gales Add Snow. [?]Oisterous Conditions

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 July 1907 · page 8

Severe weather prevailed in this State during the last two days. A south-west gale, with rough seas and squa[?]s of hail and sleet, raged on the coast. There were some heavy falls of snow on the highlands in the…

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Storms and Surprises Opera Under Difficulties Mr. Musgrove's Misfortunes Triumph of a Chorus Girl

The Australian Star · Monday 8 July 1907 · page 5

The patrons of grand opera had a night of Storms and surprises at the Theatre Royal on Saturday. There were two Incomplete performances, and by a curious combination…

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Orotava in a Gale

Evening News · Tuesday 9 July 1907 · page 5

FREMANTLE, Tuesday.—The Orient Company's mail steamer Oratava did not arrive from Adelaide till 12.30 this morning. Captain Jenks reports fearful weather from Adelaide. Between…

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After the Storm. What Members of the Company Think. Should a Singer Receive a Double Fee?

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 9 July 1907 · page 8

After the unexpected scenes of Saturday night, the atmosphere at the Theater Royal was again fairly calm--it was serenity itself inside the theatre, where a numerous audience…

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Ville De La Ciotat in a Storm. Two Stewards Injured. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 July 1907 · page 7

The F.M.S. Ville de la Clotat, which arrived from Marseilles to-day, ran into a heavy monsoon in the Arabian Sea. One tremendous sea swept the decks, and two…

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Japan and America. "The Passing Storm."

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 12 July 1907 · page 7

LONDON, Thursday.--Interviewed in New York, Admiral Yamamoto,referring to the present strained relations between Japan and the United States, said lie thought…

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The Monowai in a Gale. Steering Gear Breaks Down. Wellington

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 July 1907 · page 7

The voyage of the Monowal was exceptionally rough, the decks being awash almost all the way across. A passenger states that It was not safe to go on deck at all. Heavy…

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America and Japan. a Passing Storm. London, July 11

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 July 1907 · page 7

Admiral Yamamoto, a member of the Supreme Military Council of Japan, now on a tour thiough America, in the course of an interview at New York, said he…

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Storm-beaten Ship Returns. Short of Provisions

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 13 July 1907 · page 14

Some surprise was occasioned in shipping circles yesterday morning when the ship Nixie arrived off the port. The Nixie is a ship of 1553 tons, and she called off Sydney Heads on June…

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Tailoring Trouble. "A Storm in a Teacup,"

Evening News · Saturday 13 July 1907 · page 5

"The threatened strike of a number of cutters and trimmers in certain Sydney clothing factories was a principal topic of conversation among Sydney warehousemen this morning…

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The "Drink Storm."

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 18 July 1907 · page 13

The newest extension of the "brain-storm" is the "drink-Aorn." The "drink-storm can actually be predicated, so regular is its appearance. It seems (says "American…

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"The Big Wind." Ireland's Historic Storm. Some Graphic Remembrances

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 18 July 1907 · page 5

The year of "The Big Wind" is to this day a notable historical mark in the memory of many old people in Ireland. If we mistake not, the so-called "big wind" was the…

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Remarkable Occurrence. Mail Coach Destroyed by Fire. During a Heavy Thunderstorm

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 18 July 1907 · page 7

BOURKE, Wednesday.-- A report was received here this morning to the effect that the coach which left Bourke for Wilcannia last night was destroyed by fire at Yanda station, 25 miles from…

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Gale on the Coast. Scattered Showers

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 19 July 1907 · page 6

A south-west to south gale was reported at Jervis Bay yesterday, and in the city boisterous south-south-west winds prevailed. The highest velocity recorded at the Sydney…

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End of the Storm Sale

Evening News · Friday 19 July 1907 · page 8

storm sale, which has been raging at [?] M'Cathie's, Limited, in Pitt-street, for some little, time, is drawing to a close. However, there are still many bargains to be had…

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Rainstorm at Perth. Houses Flooded. Perth (W.a.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 July 1907 · page 7

Very heavy rain fell at Fremantle early this morning, and later in the day, and at times many of the streets in the town were almost entirely under water…

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Southerly Gales. Cyclone to the Eastward. To-day's Weather Prospects

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 July 1907 · page 16

Squally conditions prevailed on the New South Wales coast yesterday. There was a moderate southerly and south-west gale raging on the greater part of the seaboard,…

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Gale at Norfolk Island

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 20 July 1907 · page 20

A cable was received from Norfolk Island by the Meteorological Department of the Sydney Observatory this afternoon, stating that an easterly gale, with high seas, was raging there. The…

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