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Floods & storms, 1908

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The Rose of the Wilderness. Iii---storm of the Wilderness

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 27 April 1908 · page 3

Tho night of Lila's going, away, my father came to kiss me. Usually he said, speaking his English gently, like one who has learned it by reading the Bible to himself, 'Good-night,…

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Five Hundred Killed Tornadoes' Terrible Toll Great Storms in America Immense Area Affected London, Sunday, 2 p.m

The Australian Star · Monday 27 April 1908 · page 1

Great loss of life and property has attended a series of tornadoes by which a very large area of country has been swept in the United States…

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Heavy Rain in South Australia Mails Delayed. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 April 1908 · page 7

The Deputy Postmaster-General received the following telegram from the postmaster at Hergott:—"The Birdsville mail, due on Saturday, has not yet arrived. It is reported that…

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A Cold Snap. Gales and Rough Seas

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 April 1908 · page 7

During the past five days an energetic anticyclone, with its centre situated on the southern shores of the continent, has influenced strong SW to SE winds across the eastern…

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The Weather. Heavy Rain in the North

Evening News · Wednesday 29 April 1908 · page 5

Commonwealth Weather Bureau forecasts:— New South Wales.—Cloudy over the eastern districts, with scattered showers, chiefly in the north-east; fogs on the high lands; mostly…

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The Weather Unsettled Conditions on the Coast Heavy Rain at Byron Bay

The Australian Star · Wednesday 29 April 1908 · page 5

When seen this morning by a "Star" representative Mr. Wilson, the divisional me[?] stated that there had been [?] light to heavy rain on the co[?] especially…

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The Darling in Flood

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 29 April 1908 · page 1108

The Darling is in flood, and joy fills the hearts of the river shippers, who look forward to a profitable resumption of the systematic navigation as soon as the subsidence of the…

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The Licensing Bill[?] Second Reading in the Commons the Brewers Storm. Government Undaunted. London, April 29

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 April 1908 · page 7

Mr. H. H. Asquith, the Prime Minister, moved the second reading of the Licensing Bill in the House of Commons yesterday. He admitted that the Act of 1904…

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Floods in South Australia. a Man Drowned. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 April 1908 · page 8

A telegram was received from Hergott to-day which states that the Birdsville mail arrived to-day three days late. The maildriver reports heavy rain from beyond Mirra Mitta…

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Pearling Fleet in a Storm. Great Loss of Life Further Accidents

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 1 May 1908 · page 8

PERTH, Thursday.--The latest news from Broome states that a large number of white men engaged in the pearling industry have reported themselves safe, though many had exciting…

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Floods in South Australia

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 1 May 1908 · page 8

Very heavy rains are reported from several districts in the north of South Australia. Rivers are in flood, and the mails delayed several days…

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Moscow Inundated One-fifth of the City Flooded Damage £3,000,000 LONDON, Thursday, 3.5 p.m

The Australian Star · Friday 1 May 1908 · page 1

Moscow has been overtaken by a great disaster. One-fifth of the historic city has been inundated for several days, and damage has…

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Thames Valley in Flood. Towns Isolated

Evening News · Saturday 2 May 1908 · page 8

LONDON, Friday Evening.—Floods in the thames Valley have almost isolated Eton, Maidenhead, and other places. A heat wave has succeeded the wintry weather…

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Floods in Moscow. Damage Estimated at Three Millions

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 2 May 1908 · page 13

LONDON, Thursday Afternoon.--A fifth of the town of Moscow has been inundated for several days. There are 50,000 sufferers by reason, of the floods, and the damage is…

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Deluge at Moscow

Sunday Times · Sunday 3 May 1908 · page 12

One-fifth of Moscow has been inundated for several days. It is estimated there are 50,000 sufferers, and that the damage amounts to £3,000,000…

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Severe Storms

Sunday Times · Sunday 3 May 1908 · page 12

A great snowstorm swept over the United Kingdom on Saturday. Sacral inches of snow fell in the southern counties. Great damage was dene to the fruit trees…

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Heat and Floods. Weather Vagaries in England. London. Friday Afternon

Sunday Times · Sunday 3 May 1908 · page 7

Floods have almost isolated Maidenhead and Eton. At other places a heat wave is succeeding the wintry weather…

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The Thames in Flood. Heat Wave After the Storm

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 4 May 1908 · page 7

LONDON, Friday Afternoon.—Floods in the Thames Valley have almost isolated Eton, Maidenhead, and other places A heat wave has succeeded the wintry…

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Storm-tossed Vessels. Schooner Norna Arrives

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 May 1908 · page 7

The little pearling fore-and-aft schooner Norna, belonging to Mr. Herbert Bowden, of this city, and employed poarlfishing in Torres Straits, arrived at…

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Storm at Lithgow. Shed Blown Down. Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 May 1908 · page 6

The large shed at the ironworks for holding stock which was nearing completion, on was blown down this morning by a very strong wind. The shed measured 40ft by 150ft. It had galvanised…

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