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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1909

929 stories in Sydney's papers · page 10 of 47

Flood Waters at Yass

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 25 February 1909 · page 9

VASS. Wednesday.--[?] to 6 p.m. 120 points of rain were [?] at Yass post-office. The final water caused by the rain are over O Bri. n s Swamp bridge and in from [?] is piled in beaps from of the bank…

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Sultry Condition's in the City. Thunderstorm in the Evening

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 25 February 1909 · page 9

Very suitry and enervating weather obtained in the city during yesterday. The temperature reached 52.7 degrees (the maximum) at about 2 p.m. At 9 a.m. it wan 76.8, and at 3 p.m. 79.7,…

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During a Storm

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 26 February 1909 · page 8

FORBES, Thursday.--The back of Hosie's new brick store at Eugowra was blown down by the storm yesterday. Robert Harey (53), was standing over a cellar when the floor collapsed, and…

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Cyclonic Storms. Men Seriously Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 February 1909 · page 8

EUGOWRA.—The violent cyclonic storm which passed over the town on Wednesday did great damage to several buildings, the greatest sufferer being Mr. G. A. Hosie, whose new brick store was severely damaged. The…

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Melba at Fremantle. "A Deluge of Welcomes." the Diva's Pleasant Anticipations

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 26 February 1909 · page 8

FREMANTLE, Thursday.-- Madame Melba was greeted with a deluge of felicitous telegrams when the R.M.S. Orontes arrived this morning. Sir John Forrest drove down to Victoria Quay…

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Prepare for Floods

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 26 February 1909 · page 13

J. A. Giddons, Melbourne, writes:— Kindly permit me, through your columns, to warn residents of New South Wales and Queensland, especially…

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Correspondence FLOODS. To the Editor of the Nepean Times

Nepean Times · Saturday 27 February 1909 · page 6

Sir,—Kindly permit me, through your columns, to warn residents of New South Wales and Queensland, especially those residing on river…

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Floods and Ice in Germany

Sunday Times · Sunday 28 February 1909 · page 12

Fifty thousand acres of country in the valleys of the Elbe and the Havel, North Germany, were inundated, and eighty towns and villages under water as the result of floods. Ice-breakers and…

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Fleeing From Floods Houses Submerged in Scotland and Ireland-bread and Letters Delivered on Pitchforks. London, January 21

Sunday Times · Sunday 28 February 1909 · page 12

Floods which are said to be the worst experienced for more than 50 years have followed the heavy snowfall of the weekend in Scotland and the North of Ireland…

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Thunder and Lightning. Saturday's Storm in the City. Light to Heavy Rain Inland

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 1 March 1909 · page 8

Drenching showers fell in tho city and suburbs as a result of thunderstorms on Saturday and Sunday. Towards sundown on Saturday dark- looking clouds were carried by a gentle…

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Terrific Storm at Milton

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 1 March 1909 · page 8

MILTON, Saturday.--The heaviest rainstorm ever known in this district broke over the town last night. It had been showery all day, and the storm commenced at 9, and simply poured with rain until midnight. It was…

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Saturday's Storm. Rain in the City and Suburbs

Evening News · Monday 1 March 1909 · page 2

A thunderstorm, accompanied by heavy rain, broke over the city and suburbs on Saturday evening. The lightning was brilliant. Both at Sydney and Parramatta the thunder was…

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Terrific Storm. Camps Washed Away. Water Twelve Feet Deep

Evening News · Monday 1 March 1909 · page 5

NARRABRI, Monday.—Reports are just to hand of a terrific storm in Nandewar Mountains. 20 miles from here. The storm burst with sudden fury, over six inches of rain…

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Six Inches an Hour. Terrific Storm at Narrabri Narrabrt

The Australian Star · Monday 1 March 1909 · page 1

A terrific storm occurred in the mountains just outside the town on Saturday night. Six inches of rain fell in an hour. Immense trees were torn up by the roots, as if they…

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Troops Drenched. Seven Hundred Soldiers in a Thunderstorm. Training Manoeuvres at Belmore

Evening News · Monday 1 March 1909 · page 4

Between 600 and 700 troops had an unpleasant experience at Belmore on Saturday. A small complete force left Sydney early in the afternoon to carry out some manoeuvre in…

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Thunderstorms in the Country. Light to Heavy Rain. Gale on the Coast

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 2 March 1909 · page 6

Light to heavy ruin, with thunderstorms, has been recorded over the southern half of the State, on the western plains, and on the north coast…

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Storm Near Goulburn. Railway Washaways. Cooma Train Delayed

Evening News · Tuesday 2 March 1909 · page 5

GOULBURN, Tuesday.—A very severe storm occurred on Monday night between 6 and 7, chiefly on the west and south of the city. The lightning and thunder was continuous and…

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Coping with Storm Water. Safety Appliances in the City

Evening News · Tuesday 2 March 1909 · page 4

The Acting Town Clerk (Mr. Layton), when seen this morning by an "Evening News" reporter regarding the measures taken by the City Council to prevent persons being drowned…

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Big Flood Near Narrabri

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 2 March 1909 · page 3

Yesterday afternoon word came from Narrabri that a terrible storm occurred at Nandewar Mountain, 20 miles out. The water in parts was 10 to 12 feet…

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Cyclone at Monteagle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 March 1909 · page 10

YOUNG.—On Monday a cyclone occurred at Monteagle, causing great damage to property. The Roman Catholic Church was almost destroyed. MOREE.—An isolated storm gave about 5in at…

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