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Floods & storms, 1910

1,565 stories in Sydney's papers · page 23 of 79

The Cumberland Argus AND Fruitgrowers' Advocate, with Which Are Incorporated The Cumberland Mercury, River Times, Weekly Advance, Cumberland Free Press and Ryde Electorate Press. Parramatta, February 9, 1910. Current News. Heavy Loser by Floods

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 9 February 1910 · page 2

Mr. J. S. O'Donnell, a well known Maitland stock dealer and sportsman, lost heavily by the northern floods. At Mildongowrie a mob of 500 bullocks, valued…

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Flood Relief

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 9 February 1910 · page 2

Last Monday, John Norton forwarded from Nyngan cheques for the following donations in aid of the destitute victims of the disastrous floods in the…

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Flood Waters at Little Coogee

Evening News · Thursday 10 February 1910 · page 7

At the last meeting of the Randwick Council a communication was received from Mr. David Storey, M.L.A., stating that he had been invited by the Little Coogee Progress Association…

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Floods in Yorkshire. SERiOUS Outlook for Farmers

Evening News · Thursday 10 February 1910 · page 4

LONDON, Wednesday Evening.—The outloak for the farmers of North Yorkshire is serious as miles of land in the valley of the Derweni are inundated…

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The Floods. at Wee Waa. Wee Waa

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 February 1910 · page 8

A silver tea and coffe[?] service has been procured by the refugees of the flood at Mr. Lane's, and is to be presented to Mr. Lane and his wife as a mark of appreciation, the…

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Flooded Country. Yorkshire Farmers' Serious Outlook. London, Wednesday, 4.40 p.m

The Star · Thursday 10 February 1910 · page 1

The outlook for the farmers in North Yorkshire is very serious owing to the flooded stale of the country. Miles of land in the Derwent Valley are inundated…

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The Recent Floods

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 10 February 1910 · page 9

TAMWORTH. Wednesday.--The Flood Relief Committee has about £300 in hand. They have relieved all the most urgent cases, and the sectional committees are still doing good work…

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Flood at Bourke

Evening News · Friday 11 February 1910 · page 7

The Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Garvin, received a telegram this morning from Sub-Inspector Miller, at Bourke, informing him that the flood there was expected to reach its…

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Floods in Northern Territory. New Tinfield. Port Darwin

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 February 1910 · page 7

Mr. Jaensch, of Katherine, reports that the country between Katherine and Pine Creek is flooded. He stated that experimental farming operations at Katherine were proceeding…

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Floods Disaster Relief. Labour Council's Support

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 February 1910 · page 7

The Labour Council last night discussed a request from the Floods Relief Committee. for its support. Mr. Duncan (Clerks) moved that the…

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Swiss Lakes Threatening. Geneva Fears a Flood

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 February 1910 · page 7

The lakes of Switzerland are at their highest level. An inundation is feared at Geneva…

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Floods in Europe. French Rivers Rising. Some Paris Streets Under Water London, Feb. 10

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 February 1910 · page 7

A recrudescence of the floods in France is threatened. The Seine is rising a foot daily. The Government has ordered an…

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The Floods. Appeal Endorsed by Labor Council

The Star · Friday 11 February 1910 · page 7

The question of relieving the sufferers by the recent floods in the north west considered last night by the Labor Council which agreed that although there were no…

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The Floods in Europe. Seine Rising Steadily. Danger in Belgium and Switzerland

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 11 February 1910 · page 7

LONDON, Thursday.--The flood-waters of the Seine are still rising in Paris, at the rate of about a foot daily. The Government has ordered the…

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The Recent Floods

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 11 February 1910 · page 6

The New South Wales Police and State Military Bands will give a combined performance in the Outer Domain next Friday evening, assisted by the Newtown Model Pipe Band and the Bugle Band of the Senior Cadets…

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Thunderstorm Near Tarago. Oallen Dam Washed Away

Evening News · Saturday 12 February 1910 · page 5

On Thursday a phenomenal thunder storm was experienced on the Upper Shoalhaven in the neighborhoods of Oallen, Welcome Reef, and Timberlight, three inches of rain in a little over…

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French Floods Relief Fund

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 February 1910 · page 14

The hon. treasurer of the French Flood Relief Fund (M. Paul Chauleur, 2 Bond-street) begs to acknowledge with many thanks the receipt of the following subscriptions:…

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Floods Relief Fund

The Star · Saturday 12 February 1910 · page 1

The executive committee of the New South Wales Public Disaster Relief Fund beg to acknowledge with thanks the receipt of the following contributions towards alleviating…

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The Recent Floods. Some of the Damage

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 12 February 1910 · page 14

MOREE, Friday.—At a meeting of the Boomi Shire, Shire Engineer Wright submitted several reports. The flood had not done very much injury to the various road improvements…

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Motor Car Blocked by Dust Storm

Sunday Times · Sunday 13 February 1910 · page 10

While on a motor car trip from Sydney to Mt. Kosciusko recently, Mr. Hugh D. Mcintosh had a rather unusual experience hi a dust storm near the Umeralla River, between Bredbo and Cooma…

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