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Floods & storms, 1910

1,565 stories in Sydney's papers · page 32 of 79

Barque in a Cyclone

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 March 1910 · page 10

The barque Pharos arrived in port yesterday from Antofagasta after a passage of 96 days, and anchored in Double Bay. Captain Franklin reported a rough passage. Leaving on December 8, the ship encountered…

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On Her Beam Ends. Barque Caught in a Cyclone

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 18 March 1910 · page 10

The barque Pharos, which arrived in the harbor yesterday morning from Antofogasta, had a sensational experience in a cyclone while crossing the South Pacific…

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Flood in the Clarence

Evening News · Friday 18 March 1910 · page 7

ULMARRA, Friday.—The continuous rains during the past week have caused great apprehension on the part of old residents, who liken the commons to those prevailing prior to…

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Paris Floods' Pictures

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 March 1910 · page 11

A magnificant programme of animated pictures will be shown in the presence of his Excellency the Governor-General to-morrow night, at the Town Hall, in aid of the sufferers by the disastrous Paris floods…

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Flood Waters Subsiding. Block at Warialda. Transhipping Passengers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 March 1910 · page 10

Yesterday's reports to the Railway Department indicated that the flood waters were subsiding in the north-west. The trains were got through between Moree and Inverell by…

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Floods Feared. Apprehension at Ulmarra. Ulmarra

The Star · Friday 18 March 1910 · page 5

The continuous rains which have fallen during the past week have caused considerable apprehension on the part of old residents, who liken the conditions to those…

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North-west Floods. 37 Feet at Boggabilla

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 18 March 1910 · page 8

MOREE, Thursday.--The river was 12[?]ft. at Bundarra last night, and falling. This morning it was 7ft., and still falling. The weather is fine but cloudy…

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Paris Floods Pictures at the Town-hall

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 18 March 1910 · page 8

An interesting programme of moving pictures shown to-morrow night at the Town-hall, in aid of the suffers by the disastrous Paris flood. Besides scenes of the inundations in Paris and suburbs, the programme…

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Floods in the Country. a Creek Three Miles Wide

Evening News · Saturday 19 March 1910 · page 5

The postmaster at Moree reports that the Boggabilla malls, due at 1 p. m. last Wednesday, arrived at 6. P-m. yesterday (Friday), the…

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Paris Floods Pictures

Evening News · Saturday 19 March 1910 · page 8

To-night at the Sydney Town Hall will be given in she presence of his Excellency the Governor-General a cinematographic display of moving pictures representing various phases of…

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The Paris Floods

The Star · Saturday 19 March 1910 · page 15

THE QUARTER LATED EXTEMPORISED TRESTLE-BRIDGES AS FOOTPATHS. RESCUING DWELLERS BY BOAT IN THE QUA[?]DES GRANDS AUGUSTINS…

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North-west Floods. Mails Delayed

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 19 March 1910 · page 15

Regarding the heavy rains in the northwestern districts, advice has been received that the Inverell-Glen Innes coach, which was blocked by the flooded creek at Swan Vale on…

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Queensland Floods. The Position Serious BRISBANE, Saturday Night

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 20 March 1910 · page 7

Owing to the floods between Rockhampton and Gladstone no mail train win reach Brisbane to-morrow, but a train will be run from Gladstone to Brisbane. The mail…

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True Love Letters. Storms of Passion. and Then Calmness

Evening News · Monday 21 March 1910 · page 4

No murder or scandal or Apache story has been recently Exciting the boulevards in Paris, but a literary love mystery. Who told us that Paris was no longer sentimental or romantic,…

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The Paris Floods

Evening News · Monday 21 March 1910 · page 8
Also in The Daily Telegraph

The cinematographic exhibition. which took place in the Sydney Town Hall on Saturday night, in aid of the sufferers the recent floods in Paris, was a gratifying success. The…

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Mails Delayed by Flood. Heavy Roads and Flooded Creek

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 March 1910 · page 5

The postmaster at Moree reports that Boggabilla mails, due at 1 p.m. last Wednesday, arrived at 6 p.m. Friday, the delay being caused by flooded creeks…

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Floods in Queensland. Brisbane Threatened. Bhisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 March 1910 · page 9

The Commissioner for Railways has been advised that the flood waters ivashed away several portions of the line on the Bajool diats between Rockhampton and Gladstone…

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French Floods Relief Fund

The Star · Monday 21 March 1910 · page 1

At the Town Hall on Saturday night a moving picture entertainment' was given in aid of the Paris Floods' Relief Fund. The pictures were by Pathe Freres, and…

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Floods in Queensland. Considerable Damage

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 21 March 1910 · page 8

BRISBANE, Saturday.--The Deputy-Postmaster-General reports that floods have caused interruptions on the telegraph lines in the west and north, and in consequence of the swollen…

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