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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1909

929 stories in Sydney's papers · page 45 of 47

Struck the Rocks. Narrow Escape of the Eden. Strikes Cape St. George. Bow Badly Smashed. Forepeak Flooded. Saved by the Bulkhead

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 20 December 1909 · page 7

The Illawarra S.N. Company's, well-known coastal steamer Eden arrived in port last evening with her bow badly smashed and bearing other unmistakable marks of a serious collision…

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A Storm in the City

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 22 December 1909 · page 45

An hour ago the sky was clear and blue; But now the hollow-sounding roof repeats The shower's refrain in swift staccato beats With undertones of thunder pealing through…

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Intense Heat Inland. Up to 113 Degrees Recorded. Gales and Rough Seas

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

During the past two or three days great heat has been experienced not only in this State but also in Queensland and over parts of Victoria. At Parramatta yesterday the maximum…

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A Heavy Gale at the Heads

The Star · Thursday 23 December 1909 · page 4

The blow from the southward that set in last night had this' morning developed into a gale, and the conditions on the coast today arc boisterous…

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Southerly Change. Drop in Temperatures. Forty Degrees in Three Hours. Gales and Thunderstorms

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

Oppressive conditions again ruled in the city and suburbs yesterday morning, but were followed at midday by a cool southerly change, which resulted in a remarkable fall in the…

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The Storm (For the "Freeman.")

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 23 December 1909 · page 27

When the storm is raging loudly And the clouds are scudding fast, When, the storm, fiend writhes in anger With a cold and cutting blast;…

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Three Inches of Rain. Extraordinary Fall in Temperature. Gales Along the Coast. Wind Velocity of 57 Miles

The Star · Thursday 23 December 1909 · page 5

The rains of last night and today, how -over inconvenient they may have been to the town- dweller, have been a god-sond to man on the land. Up to [?] o'clock this…

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A Welcome Change. Thunderstorm in the City. Heat Wave in the Country

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 23 December 1909 · page 4

Yesterday broke hot and oppressive, the thermometer recording 68 degrees as early as 5 o'clock. From this out the mercury continued to crawl up the tube, until at 10.45 a.m. the…

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Progress of the Storm

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 24 December 1909 · page 6

After the severest part of the southerly on Wednesday night the wind cased and blew steadily at from 15 to 20 miles per hour, but the heavy showers continued until 8 o'clock…

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Fires in Storms. Christmas Guests' Adventure

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 24 December 1909 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.--The Kyle's of Bute Hydro, at Rothesay, has been destroyed by fire, owing to the fusing of an electric wire. There were 50 guests in the Hydro at the…

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Storms in Britain. Rain, Floods, and Wrecks. Passenger Steamer Missing. Seven Other Vessels Lost or Damaged

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 24 December 1909 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.--Heavy wind, with falls of snow and violent gales, have taken place in the United Kingdom during the past few days…

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Gales in Britain. Passenger Steamer Missing. Wrecks on the Coast. London, Dec. 23

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 December 1909 · page 5

Heavy winds and gales, with snow, were the weather conditions on Tuesday, and these were followed yesterday by a rapid thaw, with torrential rains and floods in…

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Yesterday's Storm. Man Killed at Enfield. Many Narrow Escapes

The Star · Friday 24 December 1909 · page 4

The howling wind of yesterday wrought havoc in the suburbs, and extensive damage was done to places exposed to the full force of the blast…

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Gales and Rain. Strongest Southerly Since January. 64 Miles an Hour Recorded. Downpours of Four Inches

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 December 1909 · page 6

The most severe southerly gale since last January was experienced yesterday right along the coastline, and not only considerably hampered the movements of shipping but also…

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Wild Day Afloat. Storm in the Harbor. Vessels Drag Their Anchors

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 24 December 1909 · page 6

The full force of the storm was felt on the harbor, and an old resident of Neutral Bay remarked that it was many years since he remembered such a hard blow. The squalls lashed…

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The Gale and the Wires

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 25 December 1909 · page 8

The Deputy-Postmastcr-General states that as a consequence of the southerly gale on Thursday the telegraph lines were considerably knocked about by the sudden heavy squalls. Linemen…

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The Komura in the Gale

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 December 1909 · page 10

Despite the fact that the steamer Komura, of M'Ilwraith, W[?]Eacharn and Co.'s fleet, was in light trim, and received the full force of the terrific gale that swept across the harbour on Thursday, she did not drag…

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Barque in Heavy Weather. Solgran Damaged in Gales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 December 1909 · page 10

The locally-owned barque Solgran, laden with a cargo of timber from New Zealand, arrived here yesterday in a damaged condition, the result of exceptionally severe…

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Casualties. Killed in a Storm

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 December 1909 · page 10

Charles Scharff, an employee at S[?]vester's butchering establishment in Roberts-road, Enfield, was struck on the head on Thursday by a piece of timber, which blew off a shed,…

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Gales in Britain. the Rostrevor Safe. London, Dec. 23

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 December 1909 · page 9

The steamer Rostrevor, owned by the London and North-Western Railway, which had been missing in the Irish Sea during the recent gale, has arrived in port…

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