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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1910

1,565 stories in Sydney's papers · page 16 of 79

Storm and Flood

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 31 January 1910 · page 6

Cyclone and monsoon and Antarctic disturbance, with all the brethren of that [?]lk, seem to have fairly broken loose, and to be at present rioting furiously with no…

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Damage at Bourke. Heavy Rain Follows. Bourke

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 31 January 1910 · page 7

A terrific wind storm occurred last night. Besides doing slight damage to buildings a large one in Oxley-street, known as Robinson's factory, was blown down. Later in the…

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Brewarrina Cyclone. Government Granting Assistance

Evening News · Monday 31 January 1910 · page 5

Mr. Median, M.L.A., visited the Acting Premier this afternoon, and brought under Mr. Lee's notice a telegram which had been sent to him by the Mayor of Brewarrina, setting…

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Gale in the Channel. Destroyer Eden Wrecked

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 31 January 1910 · page 7

LONDON, Friday Afternoon.--There has been a great tempest in the English Channel. The destroyer Eden broke from her moorings, and was stranded at Dover and…

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Heavy Coastal Rains. Gales and Rough Seas. the Conditions Moderating

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 31 January 1910 · page 8

Heavy seas continued to run right along the coast of this State on Saturday but yesterday afternoon the conditions began to moderate. Strong southerly winds, reaching…

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Storms in England. Heavy Falls of Snow. Traffic Interrupted

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 31 January 1910 · page 7

LONDON, Friday Afternoon.--There has been a tremendous downfall of snow at Preston, Lancashire, and trains were interrupted and tram traffic suspended…

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Violent Storms on Saturday. Rain and Hail. London, Jan. 30

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 31 January 1910 · page 7

The Hydrometic Office of Paris states that the Seine is sinking slowly and steadily. There was, however, violent rain and hail…

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The Brewarrina Cyclone. Iron Telegraph Poles Bent Double. the River Rising

The Star · Monday 31 January 1910 · page 5

The latest reports received by the railway authorities show that on the section from Narrabri West to Walgett and Collarendabrl the line has been re-opened as far as Wee…

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Weather on the Coast. This Mornings Reports. Steadier Changsha in the Gale

Evening News · Monday 31 January 1910 · page 5

Commonwealth Weather Bureau Forecast.— Rain area contracting to the north and north-east, and becoming finer generally in the west; warm, oppressive east to north-east winds…

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Terrific Cyclone. Brewarrina Swept. Over £10,000 Damage. Buildings Demolished. Telegraph Lines Down

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 31 January 1910 · page 7

The Deputy Postmaster-General received the following wire from the postmaster at Brewarrina at noon yesterday:- "Terrific cyclone from the south struck…

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Cyclonic Storm. Havoc at Brewarrina. the Town Almost Wrecked. People's Teerifying Experience

Evening News · Monday 31 January 1910 · page 6

One of the most terrific and devastating cyclones ever experienced in New South Wales swept over the town of Brewarrina, in the Far West, on Friday eight, and left the place an…

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Terrific Cyclone. Brewarrina Devastated. Hail, Rain, and Wind. Hailstones Kill Animals. Damages Estimated at £15,000

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 31 January 1910 · page 7

BREWARRINA, Sunday.--Brewarrina district was visited on Friday night by the most terrific cyclone that has ever been experienced in these parts…

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Storm Near Nyngan. Five Miles of Fence Blown Down. Iron Poles Bent Like Lead

Evening News · Monday 31 January 1910 · page 5

A telegram received this morning by the New South Wales Railway Department states that a very heavy storm was experienced at about 8 o'clock on Friday night at Glenariff, near…

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Effects of the Floods. Damage in Moree. Privations of Poorer Classes

Evening News · Monday 31 January 1910 · page 5

MOREE, Monday.—Even an approximate estimate cannot yet be made of be losses of stock occasioned by the recent floods in the More district, but judging from individual instances…

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Commercial. Flood Damage to Wheat. N.s.w. and France

Evening News · Monday 31 January 1910 · page 3

Buyers are offering equal to 4s 3d per bushel (Sydney) for N.S.W. wheat of the newly fixed f.a.q. standard of 62lb to the Imperial bus[?]el, but without obtaining supplies. Holders ask 4s 3 1/2d to 4s 4d…

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Across the Flood Country. How the Trains Are Getting Through

Evening News · Monday 31 January 1910 · page 3

The Railway Department is still making good progress with the work ol restoring traffic where the lines were washed away by the floods. It is hoped that on the Werris Creek…

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Late Cable News. Received To-day. The Floods in Paris. 80,000 Homeless and Foooless. the City Isolated. Immense Damage. the Relief Funds

Evening News · Monday 31 January 1910 · page 4

LONDON, Sunday Evening.—Telegraphic and telephonic, communication between London and Paris has practically ceased. Seven thousand people who were imprisoned…

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Flood Relief Concert

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 31 January 1910 · page 4

The patronage accorded the concert in aid of the sufferers by the floods in the north-west of the State on Saturday night was discouraging to the promoters. The programme alone was attractive enough to fill the…

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The Floods. Repairing Railway Lines. Rapid Temporary Work. Searching for Lost Bullocks. How the Town Fared. (From Our Special Reporter.) Wee Waa

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 31 January 1910 · page 8

When the Water Police with their boats proceeded to Walgott on Thursday week last the flood was making its way along the winding course of the Namoi, and the party had…

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Calamity in France. Repeated Floods. Communication Cut Off. Terrible Distress in Paris. City's Centre Submerged. London, Jan. 28

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 31 January 1910 · page 7

The Seine to-day overflowed the parapets of the Quai Conference, invading the Champs Elysees and the Esplanade des Invalides…

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