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Floods & storms, 1907

683 stories in Sydney's papers · page 32 of 35

Severe Thunderstorm at Katoomba

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 December 1907 · page 5

KATOOMBA, Monday.--Art exceptionally severe thunderstorm, accompanied by very heavy rain and vivid lightning, occurred yesterday.' Rain fell in torrents for the space of about half an hour, during which nearly half…

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Nature's Weather Forecast Mr. Bray Predicts a Storm

The Australian Star · Thursday 12 December 1907 · page 5

A storm is pending. So says Mr. James S. Bray, and from the success with which he has forecasted several disturbances of late, he may fairly be credited with knowing…

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Floods and Hurricanes. Chinese Provinces Devastated. the Opium Evil

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 December 1907 · page 8

PORT DARWIN, Wednesday.--Eastern files by the steamer Eastern from Hongkong report that the suppression of opium smoking in Canton is making headway. Fifty-two smokers, who have…

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Heavy Storm at Palmerston. Port Darwin

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 December 1907 · page 8

There was a heavy storm at Palmerston this morning. Nearly 2 inches of rain fell…

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Heavy Rain in England. Great Damage by Floods

Evening News · Saturday 14 December 1907 · page 8

LONDON, Friday Evening.—Many parts of England are flooded, and great damage has been done by heavy rains…

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Dan O'Connor Storms the Platforms

The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People · Saturday 14 December 1907 · page 4

Dan o'Connor will the cataract of his eloquence at the Victoria Hall Manly, on Tuesday night, when he will describe his…

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Night in the Kanimbla Valley Storm Scene

Nepean Times · Saturday 14 December 1907 · page 2

The early monring light streams into the valley, and gorges of the Kanimbla, penetrating every crevice exposed to it's rays, on walls of cliff,…

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Floods in England London, Friday, 3.10 p.m

The Australian Star · Saturday 14 December 1907 · page 1

Heavy, rains in England have resulted in floods that have destroyed a large amount of property in different parts of the country. Dr. Morage, of Paris, has reported to the…

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Lamb-like Legislation. the Calm Before a Storm

Sunday Times · Sunday 15 December 1907 · page 7

There is an ominous calm pervading the House of Representatives at the present time. A Member says it is the calm before the storm, his prophecy being that as…

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Floods in England. London, Friday Afternoon

Sunday Times · Sunday 15 December 1907 · page 7

Many parts of England are flooded, and great damage has been done by heavy rains…

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Floods in England London, Friday, 3.10 p.m

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 15 December 1907 · page 1

Heavy rains in England have resulted in floods that have destroyed a large amount of property in different parts of the country…

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Gales and Floods Midwinter Storms in Britain Tragedies of the Tempest [?]Ight Bluejackets Drowned While Starting on Their Christmas Leave London, Sunday, 2 p.m

The Australian Star · Monday 16 December 1907 · page 1

Disastrous gales have raged on the British coast during the past 48 hours. Lloyd's reports thirty wrecks of a minor character…

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Dust Storm and Wind at Barmedman

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 16 December 1907 · page 8

BARMEDMAN, Saturday.--A terrific dust storm passed over the town this afternoon. During the day the temperature rose till at 1 o'clock it registered 107 deg. The wind reached…

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Storms in the Country. Tornado at Molong. Business Suspended

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 16 December 1907 · page 8

MOLONG, Saturday.--A tornado, accompanied by blinding clouds of dust, raged for about an hour this afternoon, business being entirely suspended during its duration…

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Late Cable News. Received This Morning. Weather in Britain. Gales and Floods. Many Wrecks, with Loss of Life. Bluejackets Disowned

Evening News · Monday 16 December 1907 · page 4

LONDON, Sunday Evening.—Severe gales have swept over Great Britain and the English Channel. Lloyd's reports thirty minor wrecks…

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Terrific Storm at Albury Houses Unroofed and Orchards Damaged Albury

The Australian Star · Monday 16 December 1907 · page 5

A terrific storm occurred yesterday. Great damage was done to property, several houses and stables being unroofed. Trees were blown down, and orchards suffered…

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The Weather. Good Rains in the Country. Heat and Thunderstorms

Evening News · Monday 16 December 1907 · page 5

Sydney Observatory Forecast.—More thunder with some hall in eastern and northern districts; winds veering from strong west to south-west. Synopsis for 48 hours ended 9 o'clock this…

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Floods in England. London, Dec. 13

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 December 1907 · page 7

Many ports of England are flooded, and great damage has been done by heavy rains…

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Thunderstorms and Tornadoes Over Southern Districts Telegraph Lines Interrupted

The Australian Star · Monday 16 December 1907 · page 5

Yesterday's thundery conditions, which produced only a miserable thr[?] points of rain in the nolghbourhood of Sydney, brought for nado[?] of wind and torrents of rain in the…

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Snap-shotting a Cyclone

The Australian Star · Tuesday 17 December 1907 · page 7

Mr. Hope Hodgson (writing in the "Corn[?]") describes a strange seafaring experience in "Through the vortex of a Cy[?]lono." He writes:--…

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