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Floods & storms, 1907

683 stories in Sydney's papers · page 22 of 35

Floods in Western Australia. Railway Traffic Suspended. Perth (W.a.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 August 1907 · page 13

Mr. George Smith, general manager of the Midland Railway Company, is now at Moora directing operations for the restoration of traffic on the company's line between…

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New Publie Works. Tenders Accepted. Ashfield Storm Water Chanel

Evening News · Tuesday 6 August 1907 · page 4

Tenders were this morning accepted for the following public works:— General repairs to public school buildings at Hamilton, G. Taylor, Hamilton, £491…

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Floods in Western Australia. Two Families Isolated. Boats to the Rescue. Perth (W.a.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 August 1907 · page 7

A vlistor from Moora, on the Midland railway line, states that for several miles the country is simply submerged, and two families—Cooks and M'Namaras—have been now…

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Floods in the West. Two Families Isolated

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 6 August 1907 · page 7

PERTH, Monday.--Tempestuous weather still prevails, with heavy rain squalls and high seas. The R.M.S. Omrah was due from Adelaide at 6 p.m., but at 8 o'clock had not been…

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Skip in a Gale

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 7 August 1907 · page 57

The ship Macdiarmid, which arrived at Auckland, N.Z., in distress last week, sustained damage estimated at £2000 during a gale oh July 15, while ou a voyage from Newcastle to…

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Mail Steamers in a Gale. Tee Omrah and India

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 7 August 1907 · page 9

PERTH, Tuesday.--The R.M.S. Omrah reached Fremantle at 1 p.m., having taken 45 hours from Breaksea. After passing Breaksea on Sunday, she encountered a terrific gale,…

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A Gale on the Harbor Hulk Adrift in Johnstone's Bay. Difficulties of Mooring

Evening News · Wednesday 7 August 1907 · page 7

The pleasant weather conditions existing in Sydney early this morning were altered shortly before noon, when a north-west breeze came away, blowing fairly fresh. Becoming equally…

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Western Australian Floods. Famiiles Still Cut Off. Exciting Journey Through Water-covered Country. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 August 1907 · page 9

Flood waters on the Midland railway line having fallen considerably by Monday last, communication with many of the settlers who had been cut off became possible, and many…

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The Storm

The Catholic Press · Thursday 8 August 1907 · page 30

The voice of God is in the blast. His power is in the sky: Denunciations dark and dread, With rapid wing, sweep by,…

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Yesterday's Gale. Damage North Sydney

Evening News · Thursday 8 August 1907 · page 2

At a quarter-past 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon, a very strong wind blew over the Crow's Nest area, North Sydney, from the nor'-nor'- west, reminiscent to a slight extent of the…

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Gale at Albany the Worst for Years a Sydney Man Drowned. Melbourne

The Australian Star · Thursday 8 August 1907 · page 7

A telegram from Perth states that a te[?]rible gale blew at Albany on Monday, the storm being the most severe experienced there for several years…

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Cyclone on the Manning. Buildings Blown Down. Taree

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 August 1907 · page 6

A terrific windstorm, accompanied by thunder and vivid lightning, passed over Taree and district about 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Trees were uprooted and broken off, and sheets…

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A Terrific Gale. Steamer Seriously Damaged. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 August 1907 · page 13

The Swedish steamer Bia put into Fremantle this morning in a damaged condition. Captain Bengston reports that the Bia is on her way from Port Pirie to Antwerp with a…

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Storm-tossed Steamers. Vessels Damaged. Stock Lost Overboard

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 August 1907 · page 14

PERTH, Friday. -- Albany telegrams stated that the steamer Breconshire, from Port Pirie, sustained considerable damage during a storm. Her hand-steering gear was struck by a sea…

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The Mystery of Glenmohr (Copyright.) PART 1. CHAPTER 1. After the Storm

Balmain Observer and Western Suburbs Advertiser · Saturday 10 August 1907 · page 7

When the natives of those beautiful islands in the north of Scotland have become more familiar with the picturesque beauties of their own…

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Gales in the West. Himalaya in a Storm. Big Sea Wrecks Upper Bridge

Evening News · Wednesday 14 August 1907 · page 7

FREMANTLE, Wednesday:—The R.M.S.Himalayas, bound to London, arrived here 33 hours late. She met a succession of gales from Adelaide untill the climax was reached on Saturday…

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Storm Warnings

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 14 August 1907 · page 10

The Acting Government Meteorologist of South Australia (Mr. R. F. Gri[?]ths) has intimated to the Adelaide Marine Board that when the Federal Metcorological Department establishment is complete, it is…

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Violent Dust-storms. Boisterous Westerlies

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 14 August 1907 · page 15

Violent dust-storms, the result of boisterous north-west and westerly winds, prevailed over the State yesterday. In Sydney the full force of the westerlies was felt, the…

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The Monaro in a Gale. Heavy Loss of Sheep. Perth (W.a.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 14 August 1907 · page 10

The steamer Monaro reached Fremantle from the eastern States, via Albany, at 5 o'clock this morning. She left Adelaide on July 31, therefore the voyage occupied over…

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Collier in a Gale

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 August 1907 · page 8

The cargo steamer Largo Law (sister ship to the Invertay), under time charter to the Union Company, encountered a heavy gale on the voyage from Newcastle with 6500 tons of coal to Wellington. On…

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