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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1908

988 stories in Sydney's papers · page 46 of 50

Sunday's Storm. Heavy Lightning at North Sydney. Light Rain in the City. Downpours in the Country

Evening News · Monday 23 November 1908 · page 6

As far as Sydney is concerned, Sunday's weather conditions, although a storm burst over the metropolis, were at no time extraordinary. Mr. S. Wilson, chief officer in…

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Monsoonal Rains. Beneficial Falls Inland. Thunderstorm in the City

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 23 November 1908 · page 8

A thunderstorm passed over the city between 12.30 p.m. and 2 p.m. yesterday, and was accompanied by rather vivid lighting and one or two steady showers. At 3 p.m. nine points of…

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Shops Flooded and Stock Damaged

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 23 November 1908 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Sunday.-- A thunderstorm swept over Ballarat at about 4 o'clock on Saturday afternoon and 106 points of rain were registered within half-an-hour. This was…

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Storm at Mittagong. Damage to Crops

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 November 1908 · page 8

MITTAGONG.—A terrific storm passed over Mittagong at 2.30, lasting one hour. It was accompanied by heavy thunder, lightning and thick destructive hail. The whole district was covered with a white mantle, and…

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"The Sec­­­­­ret of Castle Storm" [All Rights Reserved.] Chapter Viii -- (Continued)

The Australian Star · Tuesday 24 November 1908 · page 8

"I dare not wait an hour," Dungar said, as he walked with faltering steps to the furnace with a retort. Any moment I may find a clue to my experiment. An hour lost…

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Thunderstorm at Clifton. Tree Struck by Lightning

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 24 November 1908 · page 7

CLIFTON, Monday.--During a heavy thunderstorm yesterday afternoon a large tree on the mountain side was struck by lightning, and the shattered pieces were hurled over the adjacent…

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"The Secret of Castle Storm" [All Rights Reserved.] Chapter Ix

The Australian Star · Wednesday 25 November 1908 · page 8

After a prolonged search, Miss Imar found her country house. It was a charming old-fashioned house standing in a great pine forest on the…

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The Weather More Thunderstorms Recorded

The Australian Star · Wednesday 25 November 1908 · page 6

Thunderstorms and rain have been recorded on the highlands, and coastal districts. The heaviest fall was an inch (100 points), at Coulburn. Light showers have also…

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"The Secret of Castle Storm" [All Rights Reserved] Chapter X.

The Australian Star · Thursday 26 November 1908 · page 8

Keriston Rothermay was taking his second holiday--a holiday which he had genuinely earned. For four weeks he had been busily…

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"The Secret of Castle Storm" [All Rights Reserved.] Chapter Xi

The Australian Star · Friday 27 November 1908 · page 8

On' his return to Stormy. Island, Keriston found Dungar even, more haggard and dispirited than before. When he went up to the turret, he found Dungar -sitting out in…

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Painful Driving Accident. During a Heavy Storm. Wee Waa

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 November 1908 · page 8

Mrs. Hall, of Cuttabri wine shop, was driving with her son, aged 11, to where her husband was tending some sheep, about 10 milos from home, yesterday. When nine miles…

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Thunderstorm at Albury. Railway Booking Office Ignited

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 27 November 1908 · page 7

ALBURY, Thursday.--A severe thunderstorm occurred here this afternoon. The lightning was very vivid. The ceiling at the booking office at the…

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"The Secret of Castle Storm" [All Rights Reserved.] Chapter Xii

The Australian Star · Saturday 28 November 1908 · page 12

'A' furious ringing of the bell outside the room made Keriston leap out of bed. Rapidly glancing at the clock on his dressing-room table, he saw, that it was two…

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Caught in a Storm. Animals Swept Overboard. a Sacrifice to Allah

The World's News · Saturday 28 November 1908 · page 3

The steamer Helios, running between Black Sea ports and Constantinople with passengers and mixed cargo, was, on a recent trip, overtaken by a violent storm. The seas were…

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Thunderstorms in the Country. Good Rains

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 28 November 1908 · page 11

Thunderstorms have resulted in good rains east of a line joining Bourke and Deniliquin, with the exception of the coastal districts north from Sydney…

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Flood Horrors of Hyderabad Missionary Describes Scenes of Ruin Hundreds of People Buried Alive

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 29 November 1908 · page 8

The Rev. E. T. Leslie, M.A., writing from Secunderabad on October 1 to the Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society in London, reveals some of the horrors which followed the…

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Heavy Rain at Norfolk Island

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 30 November 1908 · page 8

NORFOLK ISLAND, Sunday.---Heavy and continuous rain has fallen here nearly all the week, Between 6 and 7 inches were measured…

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"The Secret of Castle Storm" [All Rights Reserved.] Chapter XIII:--(Continued.)

The Australian Star · Monday 30 November 1908 · page 8

You think it impossible that anything dead should be brought back to life?"enquired Dungar presently. "scarcely know" stammered Keriston…

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"The Secret of Castle Storm" [All Rights Reserved.] Chapter XIV.--(Continued.)

The Australian Star · Tuesday 1 December 1908 · page 8

"There was some little dispute about the account," explained the manager. "The fact was, sir, Mr. Rothermay had not paid his account for some months, and we were…

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"The Secret of Castle Storm"' [All Rights Reserved.] Chapter Xv

The Australian Star · Wednesday 2 December 1908 · page 8

Keriston rose early. Never had he risen so early, on Christmas morn He had spent a restless night and he had dreamed troublous dreams about…

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