The Broome Cyclone. Fifty Lives Lost. Damage, £20,000. Captain Gregory's Escape. Perth (W.a.)
The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 December 1908 · page 10
There still remains a lot to be told regarding the recent storm, and a number of luggers are still reported as missing. The Seagull, reported from Condon, has turned up at…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Violent Storm in the City. Remarkable Lightning Display. Severe Thunder Claps. Sharp Downpour
The Daily Telegraph · Friday 18 December 1908 · page 7
One of the severest thunderstorms experienced in Sydney for some considerable time occurred between 6.30 and, 7.40 o'clock last evening. The lightning display was magnificent, almost…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Lightning at Paly. Vicious Thunderstorm. Boy Killed at Bexley. Great Havoc Among Telephones and Lights. Fireballs at Arncliffe and Darlinghurst. Tram Struck at Randwick
Evening News · Friday 18 December 1908 · page 8
The weather conditions have been so oppressive in Sydney during the week that almost everybody was prepared for a big thunderstorm, and it occurred last evening with a…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A Storm Centre
The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 19 December 1908 · page 4
Professor Macmillan Brown, who has returned to Sydney after. a comprehensive tour of the Far East, says that the future history of the world is going to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Thursday's Storm. Fireballs at Darlinghurst and Arncliffe
The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 19 December 1908 · page 15
Yesterday morning it was discovered that Thursday night's storm wrought more damage than was at first expected. A sensation was caused at Darlinghurst by the…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Thunderstorms in the Country
The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 19 December 1908 · page 13
Reports from the country, show that scattered thunderstorms with rain have been recorded, in the north-west, on central western plains, parts of the northern highlands, and on…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Destructive Storm. Church and Post Office Damaged. Brisbane
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 December 1908 · page 7
At Harrisville, a heavy thunderstorm, accompanied by high wind and hall, occurred this afternoon, and did considerable damage to the town and district. The effect was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →News From The Straits. Shipment of Java Maize. a Frightful Thunderstorm
Evening News · Monday 21 December 1908 · page 4
The steamer Guthrie, with Captain John Williams in command, returned to Sydney on Saturday from Singapore and Java, via ports. The vessel made a splendid passage, having…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Estate of John Flood
The Australian Star · Monday 21 December 1908 · page 1
Mr. Coleman, for Mr. J. W. Abigail, applied to the Register in Bankruptcy this morning for the discharge of a sequestration order in the estate of John Flood, formerly of Boggabri (N.S.W.), now of Dalby (Q.). on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gale on the Coast
The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 22 December 1908 · page 7
The full force of the wind was felt in the harbor, and ferry boats had a pretty lively time. Along the coast a gale raged, and somewhat hampered shipping. The coasting steamer,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →North-easterly Gales. Rough Seas Running. Thunderstorm in the City
The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 December 1908 · page 7
At 8 o'clock yesterday morning the wind freshened from the north-east, and started to blow at the rate of 15 miles an hour, steadily increasing in force until 3 p.m., when the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Storm in the City
The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 22 December 1908 · page 7
Lightning appeared to the south of the city at about 7.30 last night, and was followed by rumbling thunder. Light fitful rain commenced at 8.45, but between that time and 9…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Storm at Condobolin. Telegraph Wires Blown Down. Buildings Damaged
Evening News · Tuesday 22 December 1908 · page 7
CONDOBOLIN, Tuesday.—One of the severest dust storms ever experienced here passed over about 6 o'clock yesterday evening, the wind at times blowing a hurricane. Several residences…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →R.m.s. Oruba in a Gale. Bails Carried Away, and Fireman Injured
Evening News · Tuesday 22 December 1908 · page 5
FREMANTLE, Tuesday.—R.M.S. Oruba arrived from Sydney at 2 o'clock this morning, 14 hours behind time. On the run across the Bight the vessel met an eceptionally heavy…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Monday's Big Gale. Strongest for Fourteen Years. Telegraphs and Telephones Affected. Difficult Conditions in the Harbor
Evening News · Tuesday 22 December 1908 · page 6
The stiff north-east gale which blew in and around Sydney on Monday afternoon was the worst known since 1894, when in that year a velocity of 69 miles per hour from the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Storm, and the Botanic Gardens
The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 December 1908 · page 11
Mr. J. M. Maiden, Director of the Botanic Gardens, writes: -- "There are many flowers to be seen, but the weather has been specially trying to vegetable life during the past week…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Gale From the South. Boisterous Night in the City. a Beautiful Cloud Roll
The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 24 December 1908 · page 5
The red light in the Post-office tower heralded a strong southerly gale last evening. The "blow" was advised by stations on the South Coast during the afternoon, and after travelling…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Thunderstorms in the North-east
The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 24 December 1908 · page 8
Thunderstorms have resulted in light to moderate rain in the north-east. Manning Heads had 40 points, Mungindi 32, Quirindi' 17, Port Macquarie 5. Pine Ridge 2, and Blackville 1…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Eastern Storm Centre
The Farmer and Settler · Friday 25 December 1908 · page 13
Professor Macmillan Brown has returned to Sydney after a comprehensive tour of the Far East. The professor says that the future history of…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Heavy Rain Damages Maize Crops
Evening News · Saturday 26 December 1908 · page 5
BELLINGEN. Saturday.—Christmas Day was intensely warm. In the afternoon the heaviest rain storm experienced in this district for years occurred. The wind blew at hurricane force…
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