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…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →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;…
Continued on Trove, page 32 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →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,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →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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