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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1910

1,565 stories in Sydney's papers · page 24 of 79

Floods in France

Sunday Times · Sunday 13 February 1910 · page 12

The French Government will ask Parliament for further £800,000 to relieve the sufferers. Among the suggested preventives of floods in Paris is the construction of an overflow canal from…

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Flood Relief Entertainment

Sunday Times · Sunday 13 February 1910 · page 2

On Friday next, 18th inst., a grand musical entertainment .will be given in the Domain in aid of the Flood Relief Fund. In addition to the massed Police…

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Floods in France. Seine Rising Again. London, Saturday Morning

Sunday Times · Sunday 13 February 1910 · page 7

The Seine at Pont Royal has risen to 21 feet. The work of fighting the flood has been resumed in eastern Paris…

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Darling, Barwon, and Namoi in Flood

Sunday Times · Sunday 13 February 1910 · page 7

Yesterday morning Mr. Thomas Garvin, Inspector-General of Police, received the following telegram from the officer in charge at Bourke—…

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The Seine Rising. Another Flood Threatened in Paris. LONDON, Saturday, 6.30 a.m

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 13 February 1910 · page 1

Paris is threatened with another inundation. The Seine has risen to 21ft. at Port Royal, and the work of fighting the flood has been…

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The Brewarrina Cyclone

Evening News · Monday 14 February 1910 · page 3

The Aborigines' Protection Board has been informed that the cyclone which recently swept over Brewarrina did damage estimated at between £30 and £40 to the buildings at the…

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Light to Heavy Rain. Good Falls in the North-east

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 14 February 1910 · page 10

Light to heavy rain, accompanied by thunderstorms, has been recorded over the north-eastern half of the State, and light to moderate rain on the south coast. The heaviest falls were in…

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Storm at Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 February 1910 · page 8

LITHGOW.—A heavy storm passed over on Thursday night. The water overflowed the street gutters, and in some cases damaged business premises and private residences. The duration of storm was half an hour, and…

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Severe Storm at Lochinvar. Lochinvar

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 February 1910 · page 7

About 2 p.m. on Friday a violent thunderstorm, accompanied by hail of enormous size, broke over the town. The ha[?] was very large, some pieces measuring 3½ inches in…

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The Floods in Paris. OVER 14,000 Houses Affected. Government Assistance

Evening News · Monday 14 February 1910 · page 6

LONDON, Sunday Evening.—Of 85,000 houses in Paris 14,100 were affected by the floods. The work of fighting the flood has been resumed in the eastern suburbs…

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French Floods Relief Fund

Evening News · Monday 14 February 1910 · page 9

The fund started in Sydney last week for the relief of the unfortunate victims of the disastrous floods in France has already reached £200, and it is expected that before the list is closed…

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The Floods. Damage at Manilla. Manilla

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 February 1910 · page 7

At the shire meeting this morning, the engineer presented a report on the damage to the roads owing to the late [?]od. Some of the thoroughfares were described as…

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The Seine Rising. Flood-fighting Resumed. London, Feb. 12

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 February 1910 · page 7

The Seine at Pont Royal, Paris, is 21ft. The work of fighting the flood has been resumed in Eastern Paris…

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The French Floods. Relief for the Sufferers. London, Sunday, 4 p.m

The Star · Monday 14 February 1910 · page 1

The Bank of France will advance £4,000,000 to enable the Government to make grants to the sufferers by the late floods. The loan will be free of interest, and…

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Paris Floods Relief Fund

The Star · Monday 14 February 1910 · page 5

The fund started in Sydney for the relief of the victims of the floods in Parts will probably head the list amongst the amounts raised by the commonwealth States. The…

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Damage by the Flood. in the Moree District. Moree

The Star · Monday 14 February 1910 · page 2

The damage caused by the recent floods to roads and streets in the More municipality and the two adjoining shires of Boomi and Boolaroo, has been officially estimated at over…

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Severe Storm at Lochinvar. Lochinvar

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 February 1910 · page 8

About 2 p.m. on Friday a violent thunder-storm, accompanied by hail of enormous size, broke over the town. The hail was very large, some pieces measuring 3½ inches in…

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Severe Storm at Gosforth. West Maitland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 February 1910 · page 6

Accounts of the terrific hailstorm which occurred in parts of the district on Friday afternoon show that there was a great deal of destruction. The most severe effects were…

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After the Floods

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 15 February 1910 · page 4

Travellers returned to the city from the floodswept country report the roads as being in a state bordering on desperate. The blinding is washed…

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Flood Relief Find

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 15 February 1910 · page 3

Last Week we paid over to the Lord Mayor the sum of [?] as previously acknowledged in the "Journal." We received the following note from…

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