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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1910

1,565 stories in Sydney's papers · page 11 of 79

The Floods

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 25 January 1910 · page 6

THE appalling floods in the north and north-west of New south Wales have caused enormous losses in stock. There are…

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The Flood Relief Funds. a "Stock Journal" Fund

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 25 January 1910 · page 8

The rivers are up. and the floods have been feartully destructive. About Gannedah and other places there are hundreds of poor selectors who have…

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The Floods. Walgett an Island. Town Still Safe. Immense Area Covered. Great Inland Sea. (From Our Special Reporter.) Walgett

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 January 1910 · page 7

Notwithstanding the fact that both the Barwon and Namoi Rivers continue to rise and spread, Walgett is still just beyond the reach of the flood. The town is now a tiny island…

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Sensational Incidents. Hemmed in by Flood Waters. Two Dats and Nights in a Tree. Children Tied to Branches

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 January 1910 · page 7

"It was a sight never to be forgotten. We sat on the roof of our benefactor's house, with the flood waters rushing past us with angry murmurs. The house cleaved them in two…

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Flood Disasters Relief. a Public Appeal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 January 1910 · page 7

The executive committee of the New South Wales public disaster relief fund met in the town clerk's room yesterday. Mr. J. Russell French being in the chair…

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The Flood Areas

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 January 1910 · page 6

The news from the flooded portions of the State continues to be of an alarming character. If the first sudden on-coming of the floods, unexpected and unheralded,…

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Floods in France. All Quarters Affected. Paris Streets Submerged. Widespread Destruction. London, Jan. 23

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 January 1910 · page 7

Several streets in Paris are flooded, and residents along the quays are using boats. Inundations at the electric power stations caused a partial interruption of the…

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Waiting at Walgett. Both Rivers Rising. Water Approaching the Post-office. Two Townships Flooded. Walgett

The Star · Tuesday 25 January 1910 · page 5

The Barwon River has risen to a height of 42ft., and the Namol is now 52ft. Both rivers are still rising. The water is steadily advancing upon…

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Floods of the Sixties. Some Memorable Disasters

The Star · Tuesday 25 January 1910 · page 7

The floods by which the north-west of the State has been so grievously stricken have naturally recalled previous calamities of the kind. Of all the disasters that overtake this…

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After the Flood. Gunnedah to Narrabri. How the Settlers Suffered. Gunnedah

The Star · Tuesday 25 January 1910 · page 4

The weather has been dry and hot since the flood-waters threatened wholesale destruction. Many of the washed-out people who sought refuge in the town are…

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The Floods. Walgett Still Waiting. Water Round the Town. Hundreds of Square Miles Inundated. Country Like an Inland Sea

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 25 January 1910 · page 7

WALGETT, Monday.--This afternoon the water is lapping round the town as though greedy for further destruction. At daybreak it could be scene that the flood had made…

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Flood Disasters Relief. Public Appeal

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 25 January 1910 · page 8

The executive committee of the New South Wales Public Disaster Relief Fund met in the Town Clerk's room at the Town-hall yesterday, Mr. J. Russell French in the chair…

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Underground Railways Flooded. Rivers Still Rising. Relief Vote of £80,000 Asked For

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 25 January 1910 · page 7

LONDON, Monday.--The River Seine is 12ft. above the normal level, and is still rising, owing to the snow and heavy rains. Parisians are alarmed at the flooding of…

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Floods in France. Paris Streets Under Water. Tramway Services Blocked. Enormous Damage Wrought

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 25 January 1910 · page 7

LONDON, Sunday Afternoon.--Several streets in Paris are flooded, and the residents along the quays are using boats. The inundation of the electric power…

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Severe Wind Storm. Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 January 1910 · page 10

A report from Newnes received on Monday states that a terrific windstorn swept the valley on Thursday afternoon. Trees were blown doovn in all directions and some camps…

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Coal From Calcutta. [?]Uito Arrives To-day. a Gale Off Cape Moreton. What the Charter Party Says

Evening News · Wednesday 26 January 1910 · page 6

The steamer Quito, with the first cargo of coal on board from India, consigned to the N.S.W. Government, through Mr. John White, jun., of Sydney, entered Sydney Heads this…

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The Coal Crisis. the Quits Arrives. Gales and Heavy Seas. How the Calcutta Coal Is Loaded Ten Baskets for a Penny

The Star · Wednesday 26 January 1910 · page 4

The much-talked-of steamship Quito, currying coal for the New South Wales Government, arrived in port this morning from Calcutta…

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The Floods. Rivers at Walgett Still Rising. Miles of Country Submerged

Evening News · Wednesday 26 January 1910 · page 2

WALGETT, Wednesday Morning.—The Barwon is 43ft and the Namol 23ft 6in, and both are still rising. The former is 2ft and the latter lft 6in below the '90 flood…

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Floods Relief Concert

Evening News · Wednesday 26 January 1910 · page 5

Mr. H. N. Southwell, who is managing the concert which will be held, next saturday night in the Sydney Town Hall, in aid of the sufferers by the floods, announce that the…

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Dredging at Tingha. Damage by Floods. Tingha

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 January 1910 · page 13

Dredging operations have received a severe setback by the recent floods. In August last a great deal of injury was done to the tin industry by a heavy flood, and operations…

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