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Floods & storms, 1909

929 stories in Sydney's papers · page 13 of 47

Storm in Teacup. No Speech Ever Intended. Incident Funny to Mr. London

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 2 April 1909 · page 8

The paragraph didn't prevent my speaking," said Mr. London last night. "I never was going to speak at the meeting. The first thing I knew about it was what I read this morning…

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The Coming Storm

The World's News · Saturday 3 April 1909 · page 3

Sir H. von Herkomer, who was the guest of the Authors' Club, related how he once saw the reproduction of a picture advertised for sale. The original was the work of a well-known…

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High-class Journalism Floods of Divorce News

The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People · Saturday 3 April 1909 · page 1

During the week the daily papers have been in clover for interesting social items for their readers—the Divorce Court being open…

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Heavy Floods in Tasmania. Stock Drowned and Apples Ruined

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 5 April 1909 · page 7

HOBART. Sunday.— Heavy floods are reported from the Huon district, scores of sheep and cattle being washed away, und thousands of bushels of apples rendered worthless…

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Devastated Islands. Cyclone and Tidal Wave. the New Hebrides Suffers

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 6 April 1909 · page 8

NOUMEA, Monday.--The French mail steamer Pacifique arrived last evening from Sydney. She [?] at sen on the 3rd mst. with the steamer Saint Louis, en route from Vila to…

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Floods in Tasmania. Extensive Damage. Hobart

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 April 1909 · page 7

Serious floods occurred in the Huon River, doing damage to the fruit sheds, cultivated lands, and orchards to the extent of £5000. Some of the settlers had to leave their homes…

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The Huon Floods. Waters Abating. Damage Estimated at £3000

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 6 April 1909 · page 8

HOBART, Monday.--The flood waters at Huon are abating, but considerable damage has been done to the fruit and trees, some orchardists believing that £3000 will not cover the total…

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Bad Weather Predicted. Gales, Rough Seas, and Rain

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 April 1909 · page 7

Although fine weather conditions are expected to continue to-day, a change is rapidly approaching from the westward, and heavy rains will probably be experienced over the…

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Maori Damaged in Gales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 April 1909 · page 14

The Union Company's steamer Maori had an unusually rough trip from Wellington to Auckland last week, and arrived three hours late. A terriflie sea struck the ship and broke clean over her. Her saloons and…

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Wakatu-storm Collision

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 April 1909 · page 14

The inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the collision between the Canterbury Steamship Company's Storm and Levin and Co.'s Wakatu was held at Lyttelton last week…

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President Taft's Inauguration. Washington Cut Off by Storms. News by Wireless

The World's News · Saturday 10 April 1909 · page 3

SOON after the Meteorological Department issued Its prediction of "fair and warm" weather for the inauguration ceremonies on March 4, rain began to fall heavily in…

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The Island Cyclone. Devastation in the New Hebrides. News by the St. Louis

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 April 1909 · page 8

Further particulars were received yesterday, of the devastating cyclone which swept over the New Hebrides recently. The French steamer St. Louis reached the harbor late in the…

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In the Grip of a Gale. Barque's Thrilling Experiences. Buffeted for 14 Days

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 April 1909 · page 9

MELBOURNE, Friday. -- The experiences of the barque Blenheim, on the voyage from Devenport (Tasmania) to Melbourne, are seldom met with on a trip of thousands of miles. The…

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Motor Boats in a Gale. While Racing to Newcastle and Back. a Trying Time

Evening News · Saturday 10 April 1909 · page 2

Under the auspices of the Motor Boat Club of New South Wales, the longest race in Australia for motor boats was decided on Friday. The course was from Sydney to Newcastle and…

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Motor-gar Caught in Flood-waters

The World's News · Saturday 10 April 1909 · page 1

Incessant rains, such as those experienced in various parts of Europe, are frequently responsible for peculiar accidents. Quite might easily have become tragle but for the recently the Rivers Marta and Mignone, in Italy, were flooded, the waters covering an extensive area of country in Corneto Targuinia. It was this unexpected overflow that was responsible for a motoring incident, which, from being somewhat humorous,…

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Pharos, Barque, in Terrific Gales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 April 1909 · page 8

The British barque Pharos, which arrived at Hobart last week from London, had an exceptionally rough time, but came through scatheless The Pharos left London on December 1, and when she got into the Bay…

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Storms in West Australia. Much Damage Done

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 13 April 1909 · page 7

PERTH (W.A.), Monday.--News has been brought to Carnarvon by a steamer of severe storms on the north-west coast on the 6th inst. At Onslow houses were unroofed and a quantity…

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Cyclone at Onslow. Damage to Property. Fears for Luggers. an Exciting Experience. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 April 1909 · page 7

Owing to an interruption in the telegraph line between Onslow and Carnarvon, information has just been received of another severe storm at the former port on April 6…

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Tragedy of a Storm. New Building Collapses. Two Men Killed; Twelve Injured

Evening News · Wednesday 14 April 1909 · page 4

Two men were killed outright and a dozen others more or lees seriously injured, as the result of a catastrophe in Geelong, Victoria, on Tuesday afternoon…

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Disaster at Geelong. Wooden Structure Collapses. Effect of Sudden Storm. Two Men Killed, Twelve Others Injured. Several Serious Cases

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 14 April 1909 · page 9

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--The most disastrous accident which has ever ocurred at Geelong happened this afternoon at North Geelong, where a large number of men have been employed in…

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