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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1909

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Unready Australia. a Great Storm Brewing. Britishers for the Commonwealth

Watchman · Thursday 16 September 1909 · page 4

The Rev. R. L. Gwynne, honorary agent to the Kent Colonisation Association, with which he has been actively connected for the past 17 years, and whose headquarters…

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Cyclonic Storm at Grafton

Evening News · Friday 17 September 1909 · page 2

A cyclonic storm which passed over Grafton Thursday, afternoon did considerable damage to buildings. The storm travelled in a narrow Crack, and was accompanied by rain…

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Storm in the North-east. Showers in the City

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 17 September 1909 · page 4

Showery, unsettled conditions prevailed in the city last night, and up to 9 p.m., six points had been registered. Cloudy and unsettled conditions ruled over the State also, during…

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Cyclone at Grafton. School Building Unroofed. Iron Torn Like Paper. Huge Hailstones

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 17 September 1909 · page 7

GRAFTON, Thursday.--This afternoon a cyclonic storm passed, ever the city, and did a large amount of damage to buildings. The storm travelled in an extremely narrow track…

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Latest Edition. "Evening News" Office, 4.45 P.M. [A Portion of This Afternoon's News Will, Be Found of Page 5 of This Issue.] Heavy Rain. Over Two Inches at Many Places

Evening News · Friday 17 September 1909 · page 7

Commonwealth Weather Bureau Forecast.—Pine west of mountains; still cloudy and unsettled over coastal districts, with more rain, and equally southerly winds, but becoming…

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Stage, Song, and Show. Big Houses at Her Majesty's. Last Nights of "The Flood Tide." To-morrow Night's Performances

The Star · Friday 17 September 1909 · page 8

Her Majesty's: "The King of Cadonia." Royal: "The Flood Tide." Criterion: "Cinderella." Tivoli: Vaudeville…

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Floods in Bathurst District. Farms Inundated

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 17 September 1909 · page 4

BATHURST, Thursday.--As a result of heavy rain which fell to-day, the Macquarie River and Vale Creek came down in swollen streams. To-night the latter burst over Its banks at…

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A Big Storm

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 18 September 1909 · page 4

Parramatta was wondering this week which place received the full force of a storm which seemed to break in the north-cast. This is partly answered by…

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The Grafton Cyclone. Damage Wrought by the Hail

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 18 September 1909 · page 13

GRAFTON, Friday. -- The weather throughout last night, following on the cyclone, was very boisterous. Frequent thunderstorms were accompanied by hall, and particularly, severe…

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Storm in a Circus Tent. Action at Law

The Star · Saturday 18 September 1909 · page 2

In the Banco Court yesterday, before the Acting Chief Justice and, a jury of four, Rosana Teresa Lehmann (by her next best friend) claimed £2000, as compensation for…

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The Rain Storm. Over Three Inches on the North Coast. Heavy Fall in the City

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 18 September 1909 · page 14

A monsoonal low pressure, which had been gradually assuming definite Character, extended southwards from Queensland yesterday until it covered almost the whole of the Eastern…

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Flood at Singleton. an Exciting Adventure

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 18 September 1909 · page 11

SINGLETON, Friday. -- Heavy, rain fell for several hours last night, following a thunderstorm, and the flats were flooded. This morning Singleton received 283 points, Bulga 330, Jerry's…

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Flooded Creek. Traveller's Narrow Escape. Singleton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 September 1909 · page 7

During the heavy rainstorm of Thursday night Mr. Frederick William Hansen, an inspector in the service of the State Children's Relief Department, was driving to…

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The Trawler's Accident. Caught in a Gale

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 22 September 1909 · page 10

MELBOURNE, Tuesday. -- Details regarding the accident to the Federal trawler, which necessitated the repairs which the, vessel is at present, undergoing, were made public to-day…

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Tuesday's Thunderstorm

Evening News · Wednesday 22 September 1909 · page 8

A sharp thunderstorm visited Sydney on Tuesday afternoon, breaking suddenly from tie south-west and working to the westward and to the eastward. Heavy rain fell, and the…

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Severe Thunderstorm. Passes Over the City. Further Rains in the South

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 September 1909 · page 9

Yesterday afternoon a thunderstorm of exceptional severity passed over the city, but was not of long duration. The storm first made its appearance from the south-went, and…

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Rain and Thunderstorms. Over the S.e. Quarter of the State

The Star · Wednesday 22 September 1909 · page 5

Showery conditions prevailed at Rockley and Orange and in the south-east corner of the State this morning, and it was raining at Kosciusko and Nimitybelle. On the central…

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Heavy Thunderstorms. Sharp Squall in the City. 37 Points of Rain Recorded

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 22 September 1909 · page 10

A heavy thunderstorm burst over the city at 2.30p.m. yesterday, accompanied by rather severe lightning, and loud peals of thunder. The thunderstorms commenced to the south-west of…

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Further Rains. the Result of Thunderstorms. Snow on the Highlands

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 September 1909 · page 8

During Tuesday afternoon and night furher rains, associated in most instances with thunder, passed over the south-eastern quarter of the State. The distribution was very unequal, and the heaviest falls were:—…

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Sedition in India. an Australian's Experience "Black Men Spit at White Men." the Dark Cloud Before the Storm? Fremantle

The Star · Friday 24 September 1909 · page 4

Among the passengers for Sydney by the British-India steamer Sangola, which arrived here on Thursday from Calcutta, is Mr. W. Rayfield, who has been, well-known…

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