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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1910

1,565 stories in Sydney's papers · page 27 of 79

After the Floods. Damage in Namoi Shire. NARRABRI,Thursday

The Star · Thursday 24 February 1910 · page 2

At a meeting of the Namol Shire Council yesterday an estimate of the damage caused by the late flood was put own as follows:-- Narrabri to Wee Waa, £522,Wee Waa to…

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Severe Thunderstorm in South Australia. Fifteen Chains of Railway Washed Away

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 24 February 1910 · page 8

ADELAIDE, Wednesday.--There was a severe thunderstorm in the Oodla Wirra district all this afternoon, with heavy rain. Fifteen chains of the railway line were washed away between…

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The Norfolk Island Gale. Rough Seas on the Coast

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 25 February 1910 · page 7

The easterly gale which was reported from Norfolk Island has resulted in rough seas on the north coast. Several of the coastal steamers are sheltering at the various ports owing…

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Great Gales. Wind Velocity of 100 Miles. Sydney Holds a Record

Evening News · Friday 25 February 1910 · page 4

Mr. Wilson, officer-in-charge of the Commonwealth Weather Bureau, was seen by an "Evening News" reporter concerning the gale in Great Britain, reported in our cable messages…

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The Flood Relief Fund

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 25 February 1910 · page 4

We have now paid in all the cash received for the Flood Relief Fund and are grateful to all our readers. We didn't deduct anything for "exchange,"…

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Scattered Thunderstorms. Heavy Downpours in the West

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 February 1910 · page 7

Thunderstorms, accompanied by light to heavy ruins, have passed over portions of the western districts, along the course of the Murrumbidgee, over the southern tablelands,…

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Floods in South Australia. Broken Hill Isolated. Central Mine Closes Down. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 February 1910 · page 8

The washaways on the railway line between Oodlawirra and Terowie, on the line between Adelaide and Broken Hill, have so dislocated traffic that Broken Hill has become almost…

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Scattered Thunderstorms. Bring Useful Rains

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 25 February 1910 · page 4

Light to heavy rains, the result of thunderstorms, have fallen at places in western districts, along the Murrumbidgee, on the southern tablelands, and north coast…

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Bush Fires and Floods. South Australian Visitations. Farmer Hangs Himself During Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 25 February 1910 · page 9

ADELAIDE, Thursday.--Bush fires are raging near Mount Gambler and Narracoorte, the first being the work of an incendiary. To-day lightning caused a fire on the…

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A Record Flood

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 25 February 1910 · page 9

The biggest flood since 1889 was experienced at Oodlawirra, on the Broken-hill line. Yesterday afternoon, shortly before 4 o'clock, the floodwaters appeared, and until 7 p.m. a sea of…

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Flying in a Gale. M. Paulhan's Fine Flight

The World's News · Saturday 26 February 1910 · page 18

"I'll go twice as far some day," declared M. Paulhan, stepping out of his aeroplane and nonchalantly lighting & cigar on the afternoon of the conclusion of bis flight in a…

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Atlantic Storm. Lusitania Struck by a Huge Wave

The World's News · Saturday 26 February 1910 · page 3

The fierce storm which swept the eastern half of the United States about the middle of January, and left New York with a snowfall of 16in., has had its counterpart out in the…

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Flood in York-street Business Premises Damaged a Faulty Cistern

Evening News · Saturday 26 February 1910 · page 8

When the building occupied by Messrs. Forsyth, Son, and Company, leather merchants, of 86 York-street, City, was opened shortly after 8 o'clock this morning, it was found to be…

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Flood Relief Fund. Distributing the Money

Evening News · Saturday 26 February 1910 · page 5

Over £6000 has been raised in public subscriptions for the relief of sufferers by the recent floods in the northern districts. A large number of claims have been received, and these…

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After the Floods. Namoi Shire Deficit. Narrabri

The Star · Saturday 26 February 1910 · page 10

The Namoi Shire estimates, presented today, put the expenditure for the expenditure for the year 1910 at £18,260. The estimated revenue is £11,247, which leaves a deficit of £7013, due to the…

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Lusitania in a Storm. Tidal Wave Washes Her Decks

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 27 February 1910 · page 16

The Lusitania arrived at New York on January 16, twenty-six hours late, with her bridge wheel-house and chart-room wrecked by a huge tidal wave, shipped on January…

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York-street Building Flooded

Sunday Times · Sunday 27 February 1910 · page 7

Owing to a leak in a cistern the building occupied by Messrs. Forsyth, Son, and Co., Messrs. A. G. Thompson and Son, and Mr. F. H. Read, of York-street, City,…

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Flood Relief

Sunday Times · Sunday 27 February 1910 · page 7

Several claims for relief in connection with the recent floods have been dealt with during theo past week. Altogether about £6000 were, received by the…

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A Faulty Cistern. Floods a Warehouse

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 27 February 1910 · page 7

Owing to a faulty cistern on the second floor of the building No. 36 York-street, occupied by Mr. F. H. Road, umbrella manufacturer, the first and ground floors were…

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The Weather. Storm at Bathurst

Evening News · Monday 28 February 1910 · page 3

Commonwealth Weather Bureau Forecast.—Generally warm and sultry; rain in the north-east, and occasional thunder in other parts; northerly winds…

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