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Floods & storms, 1908

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Two Thousand Perish Great Flood in Asia Minor a City Inundated London, Sunday, 2 p.m

The Australian Star · Monday 20 July 1908 · page 1

Tokat. in Asia Minor, has been the scene of a great flood. No fewer than 2000 persons perished, including 300 convicts and others in prisons,…

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Flood in Asia Minor. Great Loss of Life. London, July 19

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 July 1908 · page 7

Two thousand persons perished in a flood at Tokat, Asia Minor, including 300 in prisons, and 500 army recruits, who had assembled in the courtyard of…

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Disastrous Floods. Appalling Loss of Life. Gaol and Parade Ground Flooded

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 21 July 1908 · page 7

LONDON, Sunday Afternoon.--Disastrous floods have occurred at Tokat in Asia Minor. Two thousand persons have perished, including 300 in prisons, and 500 army recruits…

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Westerly Gale in Sydney

Evening News · Wednesday 22 July 1908 · page 6

Squally conditions prevailed in Sydney on Tuesday night; but the wind did not reach any very great velocity till this morning. At about a quarter to 7 a westerly gale swept…

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Record Floods. South China Inundated. Thousands Drowned and Homeless

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 22 July 1908 · page 10

THURSDAY ISLAND, Tuesday. -- The record floods for three decades have inundated the vast valleys of South China, drowned thousands of people, and rendered homeless many thousands…

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Return of Winter. Snow, Frosts, Gales, and Fogs

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 July 1908 · page 8

The delightful spring conditions experienced for a couple of days have been succeeded by keen westerly winds, low temperatures, and snowfalls on the highlands, with promises…

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The Storm Centre. Running in the Cars. Lively Scenes in George-street. the Police Powerless. Mob Assists Law-beakers. Fusillade of Eggs and Fruit

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 July 1908 · page 13

As the men left the Masonic Hall, their first precaution was to remove their numbers and badges from their caps. They then walked down Goulburn-street towards…

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Flood in the Murray Expected. Albury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 July 1908 · page 11

The Murray has been steadlly rising during the past week. and this morning it is 8ft above summer level. Reports from upper reaches of the river indicate a further rise…

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Gale Scatters Bank Notes

Sunday Times · Sunday 26 July 1908 · page 5

A gale of extraordinary violence raged recently at Buffalo, U.S.A., wrecking the officers' quarters of the military state camp. The most serious mishap was the…

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Among the Men. the Fore-front of the Storm

Sunday Times · Sunday 26 July 1908 · page 7

"This is only the beginning of the trouble," said a tramway man yesterday, when questioned regarding the prospects of the strike spreading to other unions…

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Great Flood in Asia

Sunday Times · Sunday 26 July 1908 · page 12

Two thousand persons perished in a flood at Tokat, Asia Minor, including 300 in prisons, and 500 army recruits, who had assembled in the courtyard of Government House…

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The Tram Strike. This Morning's Developments. Heavy Rain in the City. Thousands Walk to Business in the Wet

Evening News · Monday 27 July 1908 · page 4

It was cold and miserable, with heavy rain falling, in Sydney this morning. Business people found the absence of trams a greater inconvenience this morning than…

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Swiss Tunnel Flooded. Twenty-five Workmen Lost. London, July 25

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 July 1908 · page 7

A deplorable accident has happened at Loetschberg, Switzerland, in the course of constructing a tunnel. After blasting operations had been completed in the tunnel…

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The Rain Storm. Heavy Falls on the Coast. an Anti-cyclone Over the Entire Continent

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 28 July 1908 · page 9

A big rain storm covers the coastal districts and reports received at the Observatory yesterday morning, showed that some heavy rain had been recorded…

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Gales on the Coast. Shipping Sheltering

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 28 July 1908 · page 9

"Wind now east-south-east, strong gale, thick rain squalls, rough sea, reported the South Head signalmaster at noon yesterday. Other stations also advised fresh to strong gales, which…

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Coastal Rains. Sydney Records Two and a Half Inches. Heaviest Fall for 16 Months. Gales and Rough Seas

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 July 1908 · page 11

Incessant rain fell in the city and suburbs yesterday, upwards of 2½in being recorded at the Observatory. Showery conditions set in soon after day break, but by 9 a.m. only 13…

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A Southerly Gale. Stormy Night at Sea. Tremendous Seas and Heavy Rain

Evening News · Wednesday 29 July 1908 · page 8

A southerly gale raged throughout Tuesday fright, and rain poured in torrents. Tremen­dous seas were breaking on the cliffs at Syd­ney. Heads, and several people journeyed down…

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Gales and Rough Seas

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 July 1908 · page 12

Strong south-easterly winds, reaching at times the force of a gale, were experienced along the coast yesterday, and heavy seas wore running both to the north and south of…

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In the Gale Barque's Sensational Experience Cabins And. Decks Flooded

The Australian Star · Wednesday 29 July 1908 · page 7

The barque Kassa, in yesterday from Port Huon (Tas.), had a sensational expertence at sea. She was over taken by a terrific E.S.E. gala off Montague inland, which raised…

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Gale on the Coast. Shipping Held Up

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 29 July 1908 · page 11

A south-south-cast gale was blowing at Jervis Bay last night the weather being squally and the sea rough. The conditions were also rough at other stations, and as a result shipping was…

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