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Floods & storms, 1908

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From the Antarctic. Snow, Rain, and Wind. Gales Off the Coast

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 24 June 1908 · page 10

The cold snap continued yesterday. The fall in temperature is due to an Antarctic, depression, which has, brought up rough seas, heavy gales, rain, and snow. Snow is reported north and…

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Terrific Gale at Wollongong. Four Coal-hoppers Blown Off the Line

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 24 June 1908 · page 10

WOLLONGONG, Tuesday.--A terrific westerly windstorm passed over last night. The roofs of sheds and outhouses were dislodged, fences blown down, and other damage done…

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Boisterous Weather. Strong Westerly Gales. Snow Over a Large Area. Rough Seas Making

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 June 1908 · page 10

Yesterday was a typical midwinter day. The strong westerly winds from beyond the snow-capped mountains were keen, and the temperatures generally were extremely low…

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Floods in China. London, June 22

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 June 1908 · page 9

[?] have been great inundations at [?] the commercial captial of the [?] of Kwangsi, on the S[?]-kiang [?] and neighbouring villages…

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Great Floods in China. Many Deaths From Exposure

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 24 June 1908 · page 9

LONDON, Monday.. Afternoon. -- There have been great floods at Wu Chan, in Southern China, and in the neighboring villages. The inhabitants were compelled to…

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Winter Blasts Victoria. Floods and Heavy Snow

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 24 June 1908 · page 10

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--The weather was decidedly-wintry again to-day, and further heavy rain fell. There is still every prospect of [?] The total rainfall in the Yan Yean watershed…

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The Storm

The Catholic Press · Thursday 25 June 1908 · page 32

The storm fiend has his armies loosed, And o'er the sky are whirled, In sombre leaden-grey arrayed, Masses of cloud unfurled;…

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Terrific Gale at Bulli

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 25 June 1908 · page 4

BULLI, Wednesday.--The westerly gale which has been raging along the coast for the past few days continued and blew with terrific force last night. Several houses were damaged…

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Gale on the South Coast. Some Narrow Escapes. Clifton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 June 1908 · page 8

A butcher driving a cart from Scarborough to Clifton yesterday morning about 7 o'clock, when the gale was particularly strong, had a very narrow escape. The roof of a shed was lifted bodily off,…

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SHIPPING. Marloo in a Gale

The Australian Star · Friday 26 June 1908 · page 6

Captain D. Kerr brought the Adelaide Co.'s Marloo into port from Queensland during the night with 35 passengers. When off Smoky Cape a moderate south-west gale, with a…

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Schooner in a Gale. Loss of Sails

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 26 June 1908 · page 8

JERSEYVILLE, Thursday.--The schooner Nugarea, from the Solomon Islands, bound to Sydney put into Trial Bay during Wednesday night. She lost most of her sails during a…

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Cold Snap Continues. Severe Frosts and Snow. Gales and High Seas

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 June 1908 · page 8

Intense cold was experienced during the early hours of yesterday morning practically throughout the State. The temperatures at no fewer than 64 of the official recording…

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The Tambo in a Gale. a Furious Tempest. Island News

Evening News · Friday 26 June 1908 · page 6

The island mall steamer Tambo, from the New Hebrides and other island ports, entered Sydney Heads this morning, and on being granted pratique proceeded to a berth in Darling…

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Floods at Shepparton. Drayman's Narrow Escape

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 26 June 1908 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--In consequence of the recent rains the Goulbura River has risen rapidly. The Shepparton rifle range, which has been submerged previously, was flooded to-day…

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Return of the Tambo. Heavy Gale Encountered. News From the Islands

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 27 June 1908 · page 11

The full force of the recent gale was experienced by the island steamer Tambo, which arrived yesterday morning from the New Hebrides. The Tambo met the gale after leaving…

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The Gundagai Flood

Evening News · Monday 29 June 1908 · page 2

Friday was the anniversary of the disastrous Gundagal flood of June 26, 1852, when 71 buildings out of 78 were swept away, and 89 persons perished out of a total population of 250…

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Flood in China. "Millions" Homeless

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 29 June 1908 · page 6

A cable message was received by Mr. Tong Chai Chih, editor of the "Tung Wah Times," on Saturday, informing him of serious floods in Kwangtung, China…

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Millions Homeless. Floods in Canton Province. Villages Swept Away. Prompt Action by Sydney Chinese

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 29 June 1908 · page 8

The "Tung Wah Times" newspaper (the official organ of the Chinese Empire Reform Association in New South Wales) received the following cablegram on Friday night from the…

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Gale in West Australia

Evening News · Tuesday 30 June 1908 · page 5

FREMANTLE, Tuesday.—The gale at Fremantle, and on the coast, is still raging. It is exceedingly wild, with violent wind and rain squalls from the west-south west, Mr…

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Floods in South Australia. Mails Delayed

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 30 June 1908 · page 7

ADELAIDE, Monday.--The Deputy-P.M.G. has received a telegram from the postmaster at Hergott stating that the Birdsville mail-- which should have arrived on Saturday--was…

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