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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1907

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Disastrous Storm at Rodangora. Great Damage to Buildings

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 8 March 1907 · page 6

On Monday night Bodangora was struck was a disaster-bearing storm, and scarcely a place was left undamaged. Several of the largest buildings in the…

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Bodangora Cyclone. Serious Damage on Farms. Estimated at Over £6000. Marvellous Wind Force. Wellington

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 March 1907 · page 4

Additional particulars of the recent cyclone are to hand. All farms in its track were more or less affected, the principal damage being done to haystacks. At Mr. L. Bullock's…

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Cyclone in Wellington District

Sunday Times · Sunday 10 March 1907 · page 12

A cyclone which struck the district on Monday night at 7.45 caine from the north-east—from Geurie—affecting, mainly, Comobella, Bodangora, and Artharville. At Bodangora it was in the…

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Heavy Rain at Maitland

Evening News · Monday 11 March 1907 · page 5

WEST MAITLAND. Monday.—Heavy rain fell throughout Saturday night, 167 points being registered up to 9 o'clock this morning. The downfall was reported to have been greater…

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"Storm in a Teacup"

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 March 1907 · page 8

RICHMOND, Sunday.--At a meeting of the Hawkesbury District Agricultural Association on Wednesday a long discussion took place over the trotting trouble, arising out of the new law. Mr. Brinsley Hall, M.L.A., said…

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A Violent Storm. Bathurst

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 March 1907 · page 5

What was evidently part of the disturbance that was felt at Bodangora passed over Limekilns on Monday evening last, and travelled up Cheshire Creek. Tobin's residence…

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Gale at Marseilles. Mongolia Obliged to Shelter. Passengers Taken Ashore in Tugs

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 March 1907 · page 7

LONDON, Sunday.--A violent mistral--the north-west, wind that blows over the Gulf of Lyons--is raging at Marseilles, rendering the handling of cargo in the harbor…

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The Bodangora Cyclone

The Australian Star · Tuesday 12 March 1907 · page 5

Mr. Thomas Thrower, M.L.A., had an interview to-day with the Acting-Premier, and put before him the plight of a number of people who have suffered seriously from…

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Buffeted by Gales. the Ochtertyre From Glasgow. a Trying Passage

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 March 1907 · page 10

Storms of great fury were met with by the barque Ochtertyre, on her passage from Glasgow, and the vessel was subjected to a deal of rough handling…

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The Bodancora Cyclone

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 13 March 1907 · page 673

A CYCLONE which struck the Wellington district, on Monday, March 4, came from the north-east—from Geurie—affecting, mainly, Comobella, Bodangora, and…

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The Storm at Bodangora

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 13 March 1907 · page 8

Tho Acting Premier, Mr. Ashton, yesterday in formed Mr. Thrower, M.L.A., that he is making a grant of £50 for the relief of distress caused by the cyclone at Bodangora on Tuesday night,…

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The Bodangora Cyclone. Track Cut for 20 Miles. Wellington

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 March 1907 · page 10

The cyclone which devastated parts of the district last week seems to have spent itself near Wunluman, after travelling from between Murrumbidgerie and Geurie, a distance…

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On the Catchment Area Easterly Gale Wanted

The Australian Star · Friday 15 March 1907 · page 5

When asked this morning what effects the rain had had upon the catchment area the president of the Water and Sewerage Board said that so far it had had very little effect…

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Steamer Eastern. Encounters Severe Storm. Thursday Island

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 March 1907 · page 8

The steamer Eastern arrived here last evening, and left this morning. The passengers are:—For Brisbane: Mrs. Maher. For Sydney: Mesdames Henessy and two children, Wall, Lack. Miss Marshall, Messrs…

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Wanted an Easterly Gale. Over the Catchment Area. Clearing Vegetation at Cataract. What Mr. Keele Says

Evening News · Friday 15 March 1907 · page 5

When asked by an "Evening News" representative, this morning, the president of the Water and Sewerage Board, Mr. Keele, said that the rain had been all right from an…

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The General Rains. Copious Falls in the Northwest. Very Light in the South the Storm Passing Away

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 March 1907 · page 7

As a result of the disturbance which made its appearance in this State during Tuesday last, further rains have fallen over the'grenter part of Now South Wales, but the stqrm is…

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Heavy Rain in the City

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 16 March 1907 · page 10

There was no sign yesterday of the rain abating at Sydney. In fact, the showers were steadier and more persistent than since the rainstorm began; either drizzling rain or thick…

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Gale at Newcastle. Show Postponed

Evening News · Saturday 16 March 1907 · page 7

NEWCASTLE, Saturday afternoon.—A strong squally S.E.gale is blowing this afternoon, and a heavy sea is running on the bar. The ketch Galgabba and the schooner Willinga entered the…

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Violent Storms in America. Pittsburg Flooded. Fourteen Deaths. London, March 15

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 March 1907 · page 13

Storms of unprecedented violence are reported from Ohio, Virginia, and Kentucky. The rivers rose rapidly. There have been heavy losses of stock…

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A Southerly Gale Heavy Seas Running on the Coast

The Australian Star · Saturday 16 March 1907 · page 1

South Head reported at 9 o'clock this morning that a moderate gale from the south was blowing, accompanied by heavy rain squalls. The sea is rough, and ships are experiencing…

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