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Floods & storms, 1908

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Floods in Queensland. Rivers Rising, Mail Coaches Blocked. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 March 1908 · page 7

The St. George River has risen 8ft, and is still rising. At 10 o'clock yesterday morning it was rising at the rate of a foot an hour. At Surat it is 31ft, and still rising…

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Heavy Rain at Clermont. Railway Line Flooded

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 March 1908 · page 5

BRISBANE, Monday. -- The Railway Departent has been informed of a heavy rainfall at Clermont on Sunday. The water is over the railway in many places,…

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The Wimmera in a Gale

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 March 1908 · page 8

AUCKLAND, Monday. -- The day ofter leaving Sydney the steamer Wimmera met a heavy gale, which continued to Auckland. The decks were constantly flooded,and one…

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Cyclone in Victoria. Houses and Shops Wrecked. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 March 1908 · page 8

Be[?]ah was visited by a cyclone yesterday afternoon. Houses, shops, and fences were wrecked. The storm was accompanied by immense volumes of dust, followed by heavy…

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Cyclone in Victoria. Considerable Damage Wrought. Three Churches Suffer

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 March 1908 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Monday. -- A cyclone occurred at Beulah at 4 o'clock this afternoon. Huge volumes of dust were followed by heavy rain, and an intensely strong wind. Considerable…

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The Wimmera in a Gale. Deck Fittings Damaged. Auckland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 March 1908 · page 8

The Wimmera arrived from Sydney this afternoon after a stormy voyage. Large seas broke on board almost from the time of clearing Port Jackson, doing damage to the dock…

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Floods in Queensland. Trains at a Standstill. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 March 1908 · page 8

The Railway Commissioner has received information that heavy rain has fallen all along the line from Richmond to Cloncurry. Trains are blocked at Connell's Creek and…

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A Reminder of the Deluge Mr. M'gowen Paints a Picture

The Australian Star · Wednesday 11 March 1908 · page 4

One was reminded of the Deluge when Mr. M'Gowen, speaking in favour of Mr. Keele, drew a fearful picture of what would result if the Barren Jack reservoir, now in course…

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Monday, March 9. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, D.s.m.) Drunkenness

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 11 March 1908 · page 3

William Ryan was charged with, drunkenness and disorderly conduct on Liverpool-road. He pleaded guilty, and was fined 5s. or 24 hours…

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Floods in Queensland. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 March 1908 · page 10

The water has subsided at Connor's creek, on the Cloncurry side of Richmond, and railway communication has been restored. The water has also left the line beyond Rom[?]…

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Queensland Floods. More Washaways. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 March 1908 · page 9

Further heavy rains fell on Sunday on the line to Cloncurry, causing a washaway at Green Crook. The water is also 4ft over the rails at the Gilbert River, and is rising…

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Cut Off by Floods. a Train Held Up. Oodnadatta's Plight

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 March 1908 · page 9

ADELAIDE. Tuesday.--A train which should have reached Oodnadatta last Wednesday to take stock from Mr. S. Kidman's Eringa Station, did not arrive until after eight o'clock last…

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Floods in Queensland Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 March 1908 · page 10

Advices received from Einasicigh state that heavy rains have fallen between there and Almaden, doing extensive damage to the Etheridge railway extension. Much [?] the…

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Passing Thunderstorm. Sharp Shower in the City. Scattered Falls Inland

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 13 March 1908 · page 4

Shortly after 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon a thunderstorm approached the city from the north-west, but was only of short duration. For a time steady rain fell, 35 points being…

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More Heavy Rain. North Coast Drenched Again. Nine Inches at Tweed Heads

Evening News · Saturday 14 March 1908 · page 5

Commonwealth Weather, Bureau Forecasts.—New South Wales.—Rain over north-east quarter, spreading generally over the State east of the Darling; thunder; squally and…

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Cyclone Reported. on the Queensland Coast

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 14 March 1908 · page 9

A report was received by the Weather Bureau at the Sydney Observatory yesterday, stating that a cyclone was operating on the Queensland coast north of the tropics. There was a…

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Parramatta Police Court. Wednesday March 11. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, D.S.M.)

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 14 March 1908 · page 5

Henry Geddes, for drunkenness, was filled 1s, with 3s 6d costs of Court, or 48 hours' imprisonment with hard labour. Henry Dawson (who said that he had…

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Parramatta Small Debts Court Wednesday, March 11. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, D.S.M.)

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 14 March 1908 · page 8

E. Green v.Jas, Monaghan.—Amount claimed £5 5s 7d, goods sold and delivered. The defendant admitted owing the money, and consented to a verdict. Costs…

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Soldiers' Battle with Schoolboys. Detachments of Infantry to Quell a Revolt. Military Storm the Building. Paris, February 5

Sunday Times · Sunday 15 March 1908 · page 12

The pupils of the Arts and Crafts School at Chalone-sur-Marne mutinied to-day and bombarded a force of gendarmes who tried to arrest them…

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Floods in Brisbane River Rising Rapidly BRISBANE

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 15 March 1908 · page 1

All sports fixtures, the swimming races, and the military and naval display are off on account of, the wet weather. There is every prospect of a big flood. The…

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