Vessel in Peril. Storm-beaten Ship. Henry Failing Makes Port in Distress
The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 8 August 1908 · page 9
An American ship--the Henry Falling was towed into Port Jackson yesterday storm stained and bearing other traces of a severe battle with the elements off the coast. The…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Second Edition. Position of the Fleet. Up to Schedule Time. in Heavy Sea After. a Gale
The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 8 August 1908 · page 8
MELBOURNE, Saturday Morning.--Reuter's Agency has received the following communication by wireless telegraphy from the American fleet:--…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Storm-Swept Coast. This Morning's Condition. Vessels Still Sheltering and Bar-bound
Evening News · Saturday 8 August 1908 · page 8
Stormy weather still prevailed along the New South Wales coast this morning, and shipping was again hampered. The sea had moderated a little, but still quite a number of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fears of a Flood. Land Under Water
Evening News · Saturday 8 August 1908 · page 5
CORAKI. Saturday.-Grave fears of a flood are entertained here, nearly 9in of rain having fallen, for the last three days. There is no sign of a break yet. All creeks are running…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Floods in the Alps, at their worst
The World's News · Saturday 8 August 1908 · page 3
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Continued on Trove, page 3 →Old Woman's Shocking Death. Drowned in the Street by Storm Water
Sunday Times · Sunday 9 August 1908 · page 7
Mrs. Margaret Brown, aged 69. wife of an engine-fitter named William Brown, who resides at 105 Phillip-street, Balmain, met with a tragic death yesterday after-…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Storm-beaten Ships The Steamship Komura Missing Three Days Overdue Steamer Lord Stanley Delayed Dangerous River Bars Fleet of Coasters "Held Up"
The Sunday Sun · Sunday 9 August 1908 · page 1
A whole week of gales has resulted in serious disasters to shipping, and exasperating delays amongst the coastal vessels. It has blown with hurricane strength from the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Floods at Lismore Delay to Shipping. LISMORE
The Sunday Sun · Sunday 9 August 1908 · page 15
The weather is clearing. The river rose 19ft at Lismore, submerging wharves and sheds. A strong current is running. In some places the river broke over the banks, and…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Cooks' River in Flood Extensive Area Submerged Considerable Damage Done Chinese Vacate Their Holdings
The Sunday Sun · Sunday 9 August 1908 · page 1
As a result of the recent heavy rain Cook's River is in flood, and an extensive area in the vicinity of Canterbury,. Campsie, and Croydon Park,has been submerged. Some of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Further Heavy Rain. Sydney Record--1605 Points
The Daily Telegraph · Monday 10 August 1908 · page 9
The rain which fell in Sydney during Saturday and Sunday appeared to be the last flicker of the recent wet incursion. The heaviest downpour occurred at 6.30 p.m. on Saturday, when 12…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Steamer Komura Safe. Towed Into Newcastle. Three Propeller Blades Stripped. Experiences in the Gale
The Daily Telegraph · Monday 10 August 1908 · page 8
NEWCASTLE,..Sunday,-The overdue steamer Komura, from Brisbane, about which considerable anxiety was being manifested, arrived safely in Port Hunter to-night, in tow,of the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A Sudden Deluge Cloud-burst in Hungary a Factory's Inundation 100 Workmen Buried in the Ruins London, Sunday, 2.p.m
The Australian Star · Monday 10 August 1908 · page 1
A disastrous cloud burst is reported from Szeged, in Hungary. A factory that apparently, received the full force of the sudden downpour was destroyed,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Storm-Swept Coast. "Standoff" Signals Flying. a Fleet of Vessels Bar-bound. Others Sheltering
Evening News · Monday 10 August 1908 · page 4
Cloudy, dull, hazy, and fine were the conditions of the weather on the N.S.W. coast this morning. The sea had moderated, but still there was a fleet of vessels bar bound, others…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Flood in Cook's River. Large Area Under Water
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 August 1908 · page 5
Cook's River is in flood, as a result of the heavy rains, and large areas about Canterbury, Croydon Park, and Campsie are under water, several roads and even bridges having…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Floods at Cook's River. Market Gardeners Suffer
The Daily Telegraph · Monday 10 August 1908 · page 9
Extensive damage has been caused in the Campsie, Canterbury, and Croydon Park districts, through Cook's River flooding in the last few days. The water at the present time is…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Heavy Rain in the Kogarah District
Evening News · Tuesday 11 August 1908 · page 2
Alderman C. H. Halstead, Mayor of Kogarah, writes:—Under the above heading, a report appeared in your issue of Wednesday, which is incorrect, and likely to have a prejudicial…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shipping Hove to in a Gale the Lord Stanley Arrives
The Australian Star · Tuesday 11 August 1908 · page 5
Nearly five days out from Byron Bay, the steamer Lord Stanley arrived during the night and auckored in the harbor. The whereabouts of the his cargo steamer since she left Byron Buy on T[?]day last…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Effects of the Storm. Bar Harbors Dangerous. Fleet of Coasters Detained
The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 11 August 1908 · page 9
Advices from coastal stations yesterday, showed that a large fleet was barbound, as a result of the dangerous state of the river entrances--the outcome of the recent storm…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Thunderstorm in The- City. Share Squall and Heavy Rain
The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 12 August 1908 · page 11
The much appreciated boon of fine weather at Sydney following the past fortnight's severe. rainstorm was broken yesterday, between 3 and 4.p.m. by a short but sharp thunderstorm,…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Sydney Water Supply. Prospect Rising. Result of Heavy Rain
Evening News · Wednesday 12 August 1908 · page 6
A highly satisfactory report regarding the Sydney water supply was given at this morning's meeting of the Water and Sewerage Board…
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