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Floods & storms, 1908

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Heavy Rain in Places

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 3 December 1908 · page 4

Thunderstorms accompanied in some instances by heavy rain have occurred in the north-east quadrant of the State. Light to moderate rain also occurred on the Blue…

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

The Australian Star · Thursday 3 December 1908 · page 8

Iseult put her arm around her as she rose. "You're a dear old thing," she said affectionately. "And I promise you that I will not let Mr. Rothermay do anything so…

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The Weather Thunderstorms in the Country

The Australian Star · Thursday 3 December 1908 · page 5

More thunderstorms have occurred in the country, chiefly in the S.E. quarter, and at a few places in the N.E. and far west. The rainfall in the far west, however, was only…

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Storms in the Cooma District

Evening News · Friday 4 December 1908 · page 4

Scattered thunderstorms occurred in Cooma and the surrounding districts yesterday, afternoon. The rain in Cooma was light, but a very heavy storm near Umeralla Siding caused the…

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Storms Around Cooma. Railway Line Damaged. Cooma

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 December 1908 · page 10

Scattered thunderstorms occurred in Cooma and surrounding districts yesterday afternoon. There was only a light fall in Cooma, but heavy storms a few miles south and north, causing the creeks to rise…

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

The Australian Star · Friday 4 December 1908 · page 8

Surely,"he said, "we cannot say that sate rules us, because we now and men see at to knuckle under to her whims? It one sees sorrow ahead, and has the power to…

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Lost at Sea Ship Mount Stewart in a Storm Apprentice Washed Overboard

The Australian Star · Friday 4 December 1908 · page 6

Captain Green, of the firm of Messrs, Banks and Green, marine surveyors, of Sydney, has received a letter from Captain Henderson, of the ship Mount Stewart, which…

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More Thunderstorms. Showers in the City

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 4 December 1908 · page 5

Further thunderstorms have resulted in some heavy rain over the State. Crookwell had 143 points, Bendemeer 65, Bemboka 79, Temora 48, Bungendere 30, Taralga 33, Dubbo 31, Byron Bay…

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

The Australian Star · Saturday 5 December 1908 · page 12

On the morrow the scientist appeared to have returned to his normal state of mind. If he had any memory of what hod passed on the previous day, he did not allude to it…

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German Emperor and England. Interview That Caused a Storm. Frank Statement of World Policy

The World's News · Saturday 5 December 1908 · page 19

NOTHING of recent years has caused a more world-wide stir than did the publication in the London "Daily Telegraph" of a personal interview with the…

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Flood at Norfolk Island. South Australian at Anchor. Norfolk Island

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 December 1908 · page 13

The disabled steamer South Australian is still at anchor off the town. The wind has been blowing hard from ESE for the last few days, with almost incessant…

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

The Australian Star · Monday 7 December 1908 · page 8

It is more than good of you!" Keriston said again. Then he looked down at her hands' that were lying listless in her lap…

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Violent Storm at Hopetown. Much Damage and Many Narrow Escapes

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 8 December 1908 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Monday.--A violent storm occurred at Hopetown to-day. Haystacks were razed to the ground and in the town sheets or iron were blown and twisted about like brown…

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

The Australian Star · Tuesday 8 December 1908 · page 8

A great horror enveloped Keriston as night deepened. For the first time the awful loneliness of Cattle Storm struck terror into him…

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Storms and Heat. Muggy Day in the City. Welcome Southerly Change. Gale on the Coast

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 9 December 1908 · page 10

Close and muggy conditions culminated at 12.30 p.m. yesterday in a thunderstorm of a nondescript character, and a smart shower. Shortly after the thunderstorm passed over the wind…

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Storm at Toowoomba

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 9 December 1908 · page 10

BRISBANE, Tuesday.--A telegram from Toowoomba states that, to-day was one of the hottest this summer. A storm broke at 6 o'clock, and lasted an hour, during which over an inch…

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Storm at Murrumburrah

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 9 December 1908 · page 10

MURRUMBURRAH, Tuesday.--Following an intensely hot day a storm from the south struck the town last night. The wind reached the force of a tornado, and stables, out-houses, and…

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Cyclone in Victoria. Telegraph Poles Twisted and Broken

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 9 December 1908 · page 11

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--A cyclone of unusual violence passed over Queenseliff last evening. The wind broke down a number of telegraph poles, and badly twisted many of…

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Lawn Tennis. Australasian Championships. Matches in a Gale

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 December 1908 · page 11

The Australasian championship matches were resumed on the Sydney Cricket Ground courts under sultry weather conditions. The attendance was moderate. The first…

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Lawn Tennis Australasian Championships Play in a Gale Management Committee

The Australian Star · Wednesday 9 December 1908 · page 2

Play, in the Australasian championships was continued yesterday afternoon at the Sydney Cricket Ground. The early part of the day was hot and muggy, without any…

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