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Floods & storms, 1908

988 stories in Sydney's papers · page 7 of 50

Sailing. Racing in a Gale

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 17 February 1908 · page 5

The strong southerly breeze which sprang up at midday on Saturday upset calculations as regards the racing and in two cases caused an alteration of the course. Despite the gale, however, the racing was free from…

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Lost Liner Found Month's Battle with Storms in the Atlantic 440 Persons in Peril

The Australian Star · Monday 17 February 1908 · page 1

Tossed and battered by storms in the Atlantic for a whole month, the missing Canadian Pacific liner Mount Royal reached Queenstown under her own steam on January…

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Cyclone at Barcaldine. Many Buildings Unroofed

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 19 February 1908 · page 12

BRISBANE, Tuesday.--A telegram from Barcaldine states that a cyclone struck the town on Sunday evening and caused much damage to buildings in Oak-street. The wind, which…

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Great Floods at Pittsburg. Many Thousands Idle, Extensive Damage

Evening News · Wednesday 19 February 1908 · page 6

LONDON, Tuesday Evening.—S"Floods at Pitteburg, Peansylvanla, have temporarily rendered 20,000 workers idle.Many persons fled from the rising waters to…

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Cope's Creek Flooded. Dredge Under Water. Tingha

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 February 1908 · page 8

Yesterday afternoon a very heavy storm passed across Cope's Creek about seven miles above Tingha. In a few minutes creeks and gullies were running over the banks. Mr. J…

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Floods in Pitsburg 20,000 Workers Idle Thousands of Founds Damage. London, Tuesday, 2.45 p.m

The Australian Star · Wednesday 19 February 1908 · page 1

Serious floods are reported from Pittsburg (U.S). As a result of the inundation 20,000 workers have temporarily been thrown out of…

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King High and Mighty's Competition. Prize Paper. the Big Macleay Flood

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 19 February 1908 · page 34

This is a description of a flood I can just remember seeing when I was a very small girl; so of course I will have to describe it to you from details which have been told me. I have…

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Thunderstorms in the Country. Light to Heavy Rain

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 20 February 1908 · page 4

Light to heavy rains, the result of thunderstorms, have been recorded at scattered places, chiefly in the north-east and south-east. Yesterday morning's records were to the effect that…

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Heavy Rain at Penrith Penrith

The Australian Star · Thursday 20 February 1908 · page 1

A very heavy thunderstorm broke over the town yesterday afternoon. The day had been very sultry, and about 5 p.m. the storm, which had worked up from the south-west…

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Storm at Nowra. a Ball of Blue Flame

Evening News · Thursday 20 February 1908 · page 8

Daring a thunderstorm at Nowra a telegraph pole near the Commercial Bank was struck by lightning. The current travelled visibly along the wires up Junction-street, to the post office,…

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Severe Thunderstorms. Scattered Rains. More Useful Falls

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 February 1908 · page 7

Thunderstorms were again reported yesterday from various parts of the State—from the southern, north-eastern, and western districts. In some instances they were exceptionally…

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Braidwood Streets Flooded. Braidwood

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 February 1908 · page 7

A terr[?] storm passed over the town yesterday afternoon, 2 inches of rain falling within 40 minutes. The streets were flooded, the channels being unable to cany off the water. A total of 350 points of rain [?]…

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Floods in America. Twenty Thousand Workers Idle. Damage Estimated at £400,000. LONDON, Feb. l8

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 February 1908 · page 7

Floods in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, (U.S.A.), have rendered temporarily idle 20,000 workers. Many people had to take refuge in the…

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Floods at Pittsburg. Twenty Thousand Men Idle

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 20 February 1908 · page 7

LONDON, Tuesday Afternoon.-- Floods at Pittsburg,Pennsylvania, have rendered 20,000 men temporarily idle. When the flood waters came down many people were…

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Gale on the Coast

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 21 February 1908 · page 8

The wind increased on the coast yesterday morning, and Jervis Bay advised a south-south-east gale, with rough sea…

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A Result of the Storm. Goulburn

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 February 1908 · page 10

In the storm at Mummell on Tuesday six inches of rain fell in an hour. Great damage was done. Ploughed ground was carried into the river. Fences were levelled and roads badly damaged. Torkeys…

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This Afternoon's Shipping South-easterly Gale

The Australian Star · Saturday 22 February 1908 · page 13

A strong south-easterly gale is blowing along the coast to-day, and many coastal steamers are in difficulties. The collier Waliarah, bound from Sydney to Catherine…

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In the Snow Country. Disillusionment and Reenchantment. Bett's Camp "Blowhards." a Summer Storm

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 February 1908 · page 5

Small wonder exists in the minds of those who travel in our snow country at the failure of New South Wales poets and artists—with a few notable exceptions—to become inspired…

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Heavy Rain Oh the Barrier Broken Hill, Saturday Night

Sunday Times · Sunday 23 February 1908 · page 7

A sudden thunderstorm this afternoon gave Broken Hill 70 points of rain in half an hour. The streets were flooded for a time and tram, traffic blocked…

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South-easterly Gale Heavy Weather on the Coast

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 23 February 1908 · page 3

"There is a strong south-easterly gale, with rain squalls and a heavy sea still running," reported South Head last night. From early yesterday morning howling wind and…

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