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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1907

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Phenomenal Storm. Hail As Big As Fowls' Eggs. Damage to Property. Wind 53 Miles an Hour

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 25 November 1907 · page 7

The weather on Saturday was very hot and muggy, culminating in one of the most severe thunder and hall storms ever experienced in Sydney. During the day small…

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Summer Storms. Sixteen Sheep Killed. Legs Cut Off by Lightning

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 26 November 1907 · page 7

GLEN INNES, Monday.--Last week Mr. F. J. Thomas, M.L.A., had a peculiar experience at his grazing property near Dundee. Sixteen sheep were found dead, in a heap in a paddock…

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Dust Storm at Broken Hill. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 26 November 1907 · page 8

Another terrific dust storm passed over the city from the west this afternoon. For a time the city was in semidarkness…

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The Storm at Campbelltown. Inch of Rain in Half an Hour

Evening News · Tuesday 26 November 1907 · page 5

CAMPBELLTOWN, Tuesday Afternoon.—A terrific storm, accompanied by vivid lightning and thunder passed over the town between 1 and 2 o'clock this afternoon. For half an…

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Storm in Queensland. Prenomenal Rain. Lightning Causes Bush Fires. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 26 November 1907 · page 8

At Pittsworth a terrific storm, accompanied by hall, occurred this afternoon. 194 points of rain fell in three-quarters of an hour. It is feared that much damage has been…

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Terrific Storm. Sweeps Over Sydney This Afternoon. Vivid Lightning, Thunder, and Hail

Evening News · Tuesday 26 November 1907 · page 5

The heavy air of the morning, and the clouds that began piling up in the sky did not make the storm of rain which broke over Sydney at a few minutes past 1 o'clock this afternoon…

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Scattered Thunderstorms. Bring Useful Rains

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 26 November 1907 · page 8

Rain associated with thunder and hail storms has fallen over the Hunter and Manning districts, the Northern Tablelands, and the Northwestern slopes and plains. An isolated fall or…

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The Deluge Two Inches Per Hour

The Australian Star · Wednesday 27 November 1907 · page 7

Speaking to a representative of the "Star," Mr. S. Wilson, Acting-Federal Meteorologist, said that at the Observatory 50 points of rain were registered. 20 points falling in 12…

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Phenomenal Storm. Thunder and Hail. Ship Struck by Lightning. Streets Flooded

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 November 1907 · page 9

Shortly after 1 o'clock yesterday one of the severest thunderstorms of recent years passed over the city. Rain fell in torrents, while blinding lightning and deafening…

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How the Storm Developed. Remarkable Globular Lightning

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 27 November 1907 · page 10

Mr. Wilson, the Acting-Government. Meteorologist when seen yesterday, stated that a few sharp thunder rumbles at 1 p.m. were closely followed by a prenomenally heavy storm, which…

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Yesterday's Storm Assistant Meteorologist's Views a Seasonable Cyclonic Disturbance

The Australian Star · Wednesday 27 November 1907 · page 5

Yesterday's phenomenal storm was one of the chief topics of conversation this morning. On the bout, in the train or tram, it was. "What was the cause of the storm?" And…

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Storm on Sydney Harbour. Assisting a Distressed Crew off Clark Island

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 27 November 1907 · page 1397

This picture was taken at about 6 p.m. on Saturday last. Note the remarkable cloud formation, which heralded a rain and hail storm of exceptional severity…

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The Storm at Ryde. a Disastrous Hour. Houses and Orchards Wrecked. Town Hall Unroofed

Evening News · Wednesday 27 November 1907 · page 6

A storm that lasted hot more than a quarter of an hour or 20 minutes at the outside, swept over the Hyde district on Tuesday afternoon. It commenced shortly before 2 o'clock. Rain…

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Wild Hour in the City. a Cyclonic Storm. Hail and Rain. Wind Close on 70 Miles

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 27 November 1907 · page 10

Sydney was yesterday the centre of another fierce thunder and hall storm. It was cyclonic in character, and burst with all its fury between 1 and 2 o'clock in the afternoon. Vivid…

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Our Water Supply. Thunderstorms of Little Value

Evening News · Wednesday 27 November 1907 · page 5

Mr. Keele, president of the Water and Sewerage Board, at this morning's meeting of the board, said the water in Prospect Reservoir was 9.57ft below level. It…

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Violent Thunderstorm Sweeps Over the City Lightning, Rain, and Hail Wind Blows 70 Miles an Hour

The Australian Star · Wednesday 27 November 1907 · page 7

A violent thunderstorm, accompanied by a deluge of rain, swept over the city between 1 and 2 yesterday afternoon. The sky became overcast, and so dark was it…

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Black Sea Storms. Two, Hundred Lives Lost

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 28 November 1907 · page 7

LONDON, Wednesday. -- Tempestuous weather has prevailed for some days in the Black Sea, with the result that over 200 persons have been drowned…

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Struck by Lightning. Cyclone in a Queensland Town

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 28 November 1907 · page 8

BRISBANE, Tuesday. -- The severest thunderstorm known in the history, of Charleville occurred yesternight. Many private houses were unroofed, and trees were split into matchwood…

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Speaking of Floods

The Catholic Press · Thursday 28 November 1907 · page 38

A veteram listened patiently to the long story of a youthful veteran of the Spanish war. The account of hurdships left him unmoved…

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Wallis Creek Flood Gates

Evening News · Thursday 28 November 1907 · page 2

Mr. Gillies, M.L.A., supported by Messrs. Price and Estell, Ms.L.A., introduced this morning a deputation representative of East and West Maitland Municipal Councils, and…

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