Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Floods & storms, all years

Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1908

988 stories in Sydney's papers · page 11 of 50

Newcastle. Water and Sewerage Board. Damage by Floods. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 March 1908 · page 10

The Hunter District Water and Sewerage Board met at their offices to-day, the president, Mr. W. J. Millner, occupying the chair. The engineer reported that the recent heavy…

Continued on Trove, page 10 →

The Hunter Diver [?] Flood

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 4 March 1908 · page 602

THE recent phenomenal rains caused a great flood in the Hunter River. The lowlying flats near Maitland,…

Continued on Trove, page 602 →

King' High-and-Mighty's Competition. a Queensland Flood

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 4 March 1908 · page 35

The Flood of April 1, 1906.—It was Sunday afternoon. It had been a hot, sultry day, and when we saw the black clouds we were glad, because a storm would cool the air We did not want a sorm like we had. At 2 o'clock it…

Continued on Trove, page 35 →

The Week in Pictures From North It South: Floods at Newcastle. N.C.Os. Camp at Moss Vale. Floods at the Coal City

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 4 March 1908 · page 28

With, almost five days' continuous rain throughout the Newcastle district all the low- lying lands in the vicinity of the city were converted into swamps, with, water ranging…

Continued on Trove, page 28 →

Flood in the Lower Hawkesbury

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 4 March 1908 · page 15

Serious floods have occurred in the Lower Hawkesbury. Most of the streams' overflowed their banks, extensive damage resulting to crops and property. The mail service. has…

Continued on Trove, page 15 →

Special Weather Forecast Gales and Floods

The Australian Star · Thursday 5 March 1908 · page 1

The following special weather forecast, was issued to-day by the Divisional Meteorological Officer:-- A cyclone has developed over the central…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

A Cyclone Coming. From Central Australia

Evening News · Thursday 5 March 1908 · page 4

The N.S.W. Meteorological Department supplies the following special forecast, which ?was issued this morning by Mr. H. A. Hunt, the Federal Meteorologist:-…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

The Hawkesbury Storm. Houses and Crops Destroyed. Roofs Lifted and Furniture Damaged. Shelter Under a Tub. Windsor

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 March 1908 · page 7

A drive through the parts of the Hawkesbury district affected by Sunday's storm reveals a sad state of things. The benefits of last month's 11 inches of rain have been greatly…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

The Weather. Floods at Maitlantd

Evening News · Thursday 5 March 1908 · page 5

Commonwealth Weather Bureau Forecasts:—New South. Wales.—Another rainstorm approaching north and west districts; flood rains probable, and gales from, north-east, the…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

A Cyclonic Storm

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 6 March 1908 · page 7

A cyclone which passed over Richmond on Sunday afternoon last did great damage. Houses and sheds were unroofed; trees, fences, and…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

The Inga in a Gale

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 March 1908 · page 8

The Norwegian steamer Inga arrived yesterday from Ho[?]ga with a cargo of lumber and berthed at Sax[?] and Binns' wharf, Blackwattle Bay. The passage was uneventful, fine weather and fresh winds being…

Continued on Trove, page 8 →

Violent Storm at Richmond

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 6 March 1908 · page 6

A violent storm of wind and hail swept over the town of Richmond on Sunday afternoon. The wind was of terrific force and hailstones big as the…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Cyclone Coming. From Central Australia. Due to Arrive To-day

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 March 1908 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--Mr. Hunt, the Federal Meteorologist, says that a cyclone of exceptional violence is at present bearing across Central Australia. It will strike the northern…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

Floods Predicted

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 March 1908 · page 7

Mr. H. A. Hunt, Federal Meteorologist, issued the following special forecast yesterday morning:—"A cyclone has developed over Central Australia from a monsoonal depression…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

The Winter Storm

The Australian Star · Saturday 7 March 1908 · page 8

The wintry west extends his blast, And hall and rain does blaw; Or the stormy north sands driving forth The blinding sleet and snaw:…

Continued on Trove, page 8 →

The Hunger Floods. Great Damage to Bridges

Evening News · Saturday 7 March 1908 · page 5

SINGLETON, Saturday.—At a meeting of the Patrick Plains Shire Council the engineer (Mr. G. V. Doyle) reported that the recent heavy rains, though of incalculable benefit to the…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Floods in Queensland. Phenomenal Rainfalls

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 March 1908 · page 12

BRISBANE, Friday.--The Railway Department has received advices from the Chief Engineer of the Roma district to the effect that heavy, rains have fallen, right out to Cunnamulla,…

Continued on Trove, page 12 →

Organ Recital. a New Storm Fantasia

The Australian Star · Monday 9 March 1908 · page 2

Miss Alice Bryant, who was taught the scheme of "the noisy keys" by Mr. J. Edward Sykes, gave a successful organ recital at the Town Hall on Saturday night. A…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Storm in New Zealand. Vessels Driven Ashore

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 9 March 1908 · page 8

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Sunday.--A very heavy north-easterly gale has swept over Auckland and Waitemata. Harbor snipping bad an exciting experience…

Continued on Trove, page 8 →

In Search of the Pole. Lieutenant Shackleton's Diary. the Storm-tossed Nimrod Through a Maze of Bergs. in Winter Quarters

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 9 March 1908 · page 7

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Saturday.--The exploring ship Nimrod, which arrived off Otago Heads on Friday, reached Lyttelton on Saturday, after a voyage of 14 days from the ice pack. She…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →