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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1909

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Rain, Hail, and Snow. Wintry Blasts. Gales at Many Places

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 August 1909 · page 6

Another disturbance made itself felt over the State yesterday. Bleak westerly winds, accompanied on the highlands and slopes with rain, sleet, and show, were the prevailing conditions…

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Gale at Newcastle. Roofs and Windows Damaged. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 August 1909 · page 8

With the exception of Saturday last, a boisterous westerly wind has been raging in Newcastle for over a week. On Saturday the wind dropped, but only to recommence with added force on Sunday…

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Westerly Gales. Velocity of 52 Mi[?]es in the City. More Rain Inland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 August 1909 · page 8

Severe westerly gales raged throughout yesterday along the coastline, and several violent gusts were experienced in the city. The mean hourly velocities recorded by the Weather…

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Floods in Manchuria. One Thousand Drowned

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 August 1909 · page 7

Disastrous floods have occurred in Manchuria. One thousand people were drowned at Kirin…

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Flood Feared at Moama

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 August 1909 · page 8

MOAMA.—Heavy rain fell here on Sunday night, and on Monday it was showery. The river is rising and there are fears of another flood…

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Floods in Manchuria. Awful Loss of Life. a Thousand Drowned at Kirin

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 August 1909 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday Afternoon.--Disastrous floods have occurred in Manchuria, accompanied with great loss of life. At Kirin 1000 persons were drowned…

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More Floods Probable

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 August 1909 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Monday.--Messages from the country state that the rivers are rising, and a some cases further floods are feared. The Goulburn at Seymour is considerably swollen,…

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Beaten by a Gale

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 4 August 1909 · page 9

LONDON, Tuesday.--Count Zeppelin attempted to reach Cologne, yesterday, but a strong wind and a defective motor forced him to return to his base at Frankfort…

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Tug in a Gale. a Trying Experience. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 August 1909 · page 9

The tug Irresistible, owned by Messrs. J. and A. Brown, of Newcastle, returned to port this evening after having struggled unsuccessfully for two days to tow a vessel against the…

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Gale in the Tasman Sea. Ulimaroa Has a Rough Trip

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 4 August 1909 · page 14

The steamer Ulimaroa, of Huddart, Parker, and Co.'s line, which arrived yesterday from New Zealand, reports a rough trip across the Tasman Sea. After leaving Wellington heavy…

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Newcastle. a Tug in a Gale Experience of the Irresistible

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 4 August 1909 · page 11

Grave fears were entertained in Newcastle yesterday for the safety of Messrs. J. and A. Brown's tug Irresistible. Before daylight on Monday the tug went out on her usual cruise in…

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The Little Laureate's Corner. a Small Girl's Verses. the Storm

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 4 August 1909 · page 16

The lightning flashes, The thunder, crashes, The little birds fly home; The rain pours down…

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The Spanish Storm. Is the Fury Exhausted? a Lull at Barcelona. "Catalonian Movement" Ended

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 4 August 1909 · page 9

LONDON, Tuesday.--A "Times" correspondent has had an interview with Senor Maura, Premier of Spain, in the course of which that gentleman asserts that the…

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The Long Tow. Champion with Leicester Castle. Sighted by the Bantu. Terrific Gales Encountered. Auckland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 August 1909 · page 9

When the tug Champion left Auckland with the ship Leicester Castle in tow for Sydney, her master expected that he would make Sydney in 10 days' time. The Champion and her charge…

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Floods Feared in Victoria

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 5 August 1909 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--Some of the northern districts, which, a few weeks ago, suffered so severely from floods, are again in danger of being inundated, consequent on the recent heavy rains. The state of…

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Snow and Floods. Weather in Victoria

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 August 1909 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--Snow has fallen to a depth of from 3ft. to 4ft. in the Traralgon district. Many cattle have been buried in the drifts, and great difficulty has been experienced…

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The Agulhas Current. Gales Off the Cape

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 August 1909 · page 13

An enormous body of warm water running to the south-west, and known as the Agulhas current, strikes the coast of South Africa, and attains considerable velocity over that part…

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Mr. Wellman's Ill-luck. Airship Shed Destroyed in a Storm

Evening News · Saturday 7 August 1909 · page 10

Ill-luck continues to dog Mr. Walter Well mar's airship dash to the North Pole. Recently news reached him that his great balloon shed on Dane's Island, Spitzbergen, had been…

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Champion's Great Tow From Auckland to Sydney. Two Weeks at Sea. Big Ship Dragged Through Heavy Sea. Tugboat's Fight Against Continuous Gales. Progressed One Mile in Two Days

Evening News · Saturday 7 August 1909 · page 5

The Sydney-owned tug Champion entered Sydney Harbor this morning with the ship Leicester Castle in tow from Auckland, having accomplished a great feat. The distance covered…

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Railway Washaways. Floods in Western Australia. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 August 1909 · page 14

Further particulars of the washaways on the Cue line show that the damage was most serious near Wurarga, where three-quarters of a mile of earthworks was washed away…

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