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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1908

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Effects of the Gale. Anxious Time for Vessels. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 August 1908 · page 8

Every vessel that has reached Port Hunter to-day reports exceptionally rough experiences off the coast during the past two days. The German ship Calliope, which was reported off Sydney yesterday morning, g[?]t…

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Barque Josepha Saved Tug Champion to the Rescue Vessel Towed to Newcastle What Happened in the Gale

The Australian Star · Thursday 6 August 1908 · page 1

The German barque Josepha has arrived at Newcastle in tow of the tug Champion. The Josepha is the dismasted vessel which was in distress off Seal Rocks yesterday, and…

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In the Storm. Great Seas on the Coast. More Bad Weather Coming. Fleet Weather-bound

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 August 1908 · page 8

Heavy seas were still reported from coastal stations yesterday. The barbound fleet is still a fairly formidable one while there are yet a number of vessels sheltering. Nelson's Bay…

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Late Gable News. Received Today. The Zeppelin Airship. After Successful Trips. Destroyed by Explosion. During a Thunderstorm

Evening News · Thursday 6 August 1908 · page 4

LONDON, "Wednesday Evening.-Count Zeppelin's airship started from Friedrichshafen, on Lake Constance, yesterday morning passed over Basle, Strasburg, Darmstadt, and Mayence, and…

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Airship Exploded Count Zeppelin's Invention Destroyed Result of a Thunderstorm London, Wednesday, 5.25 p.m

The Australian Star · Thursday 6 August 1908 · page 1

Count Zeppelin's new airship has come to grief. It has been exploded by a thunderstorm and completely destroyed…

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The Storm-Swept Coast. South-easterly Gales Continue. Vessels Sheltering and Bar-bound

Evening News · Friday 7 August 1908 · page 4

The weather on the New South Wales coast this morning was still stormy, and shipping was again interferred with. A report from South Solitary Island stated…

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Maheno in the Gale

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 7 August 1908 · page 8

WELLINGTON (N.Z.) Thursday.-- A heavy gale has been raging along the coast, and incomin vessels report turbulent experiences. The steamer maheno, from Sydney, had a rough…

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Marrickville Park Storm-water Drain Wanted

The Australian Star · Friday 7 August 1908 · page 6

A deputation, introduced by Mr. M'Coy, M.L.A., and accompanied by Mr. J. J. Cohen, M.L.A., waited upon Mr. Lee (Minister for Works) yesterday, relative to a…

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The Storm at Bulli. Whale Washed Up on the Beach

Evening News · Friday 7 August 1908 · page 5

BULLI, Friday.-The weather is still unsettled, and heavy showers fell throughput yesterday. During the recent storm a small whale was washed on the Woonona Beach. The storm…

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The Storm- and After. Still Heavy Seas. the Barbound Fleet

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 7 August 1908 · page 8

Coastal advicer received ysterday were ot the effect that, although th wind was not nearly so storong, there was a nasty sea running. A number. of the coasting vessels that had been…

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Those Sleepers a Storm in a Teacup the Clashing of Departments

The Australian Star · Friday 7 August 1908 · page 1

When investigated the trouble about the South African railway sleepers seems to [?]e very much like a "storm in a teacup." The facts, as disclosed by last night's debate in…

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Zeppelin Airship. Destroyed in a Storm. Eire After an Explosion. a Record Twelve-hour Cruise

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 7 August 1908 · page 7

LONDON, Wednesday Afternoon,--Count Zeppelin's airship exploded during a thunderstorm, and was destroyed. The airship was, at the time of the…

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The Eleventh Day. Still More Rain. Phenomenal Fall at Byron Bay. Storm in the Far West

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 August 1908 · page 10

Rain has now descended upon the city for 11 days in succession, and the end is not yet in view. The additional quantity measured at the Observatory during the 24 hours ended at…

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Count Zeppelin's Voyage. Dramatic Interruption. Aerial Leviathan's End. Exploded in a Thunderstorm. London, Aug 5, 2.55 p.m

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 August 1908 · page 7

Count Zeppelin started from Friedrichshafeu, Wurtemberg, on the east shore of Lake Constance, yesterday morning, in his great new airship, passed Bale, Strasburg,…

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How the Disaster Occurred. During a Violent Thunderstorm Sympathy with the Aeronaut

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 7 August 1908 · page 7

LONDON, Thursday.--While the Zeppelin airship was moored, and being repaired, at Echterdingen yesterday afternoon, she was suddnely stuck by a violent thuderstorm,…

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In a Storm

The Australian Star · Saturday 8 August 1908 · page 7

Upon a great ships tilted deck, I stand, an undiscerned speck; And, where the vast wave-whitened sea Leaps, at the moon enormously…

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Arrivals After the Storm

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 8 August 1908 · page 10

NEWCASTLE, Friday.--The Chllian barque Royal Sovereign, in command of Captain Galecho, arrived in port last night, after, a voyage of 84 days out from Tal Tal (Chile). The…

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Big Fleet Idle Because of the Gales Dangerous River Bars

The Australian Star · Saturday 8 August 1908 · page 13

Heavy gales and rough seas on the coast, and the dangerous condition of the northern rivers, bars have completely upset the operations of the big fleet, of coasting steamers…

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The River Bars No Soundings Taken Gales and Rough Seas Continue

The Australian Star · Saturday 8 August 1908 · page 13

The northern river bars, which are generally bad, are now more dangerous than ever, but exactly in what condition they are cannot be ascertained until the rough seas…

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Serious Storm in the Alps. Much Damage Done

The World's News · Saturday 8 August 1908 · page 3

A violent storm occurred last month in the valleys of Germanasca and Chisone, in the Alps, with heavy rain. Torrents of water from the two valleys joined into one huge stream, and…

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