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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1910

1,565 stories in Sydney's papers · page 36 of 79

The Queensland Floods. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 April 1910 · page 16

The general traffic manager has received a telegram stating that the water was receding very slowly, and that passengers and mails would be sent the same as yesterday…

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Floods Disaster Relief Fund

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 2 April 1910 · page 11

The executive committee of the N.S.W. Public Disaster Relief Fund beg to acknowledge with thanks the receipt of the following contributions towards alleviating the distress occasioned by the recent floods in the north and…

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Cyclone in New Zealand

Sunday Times · Sunday 3 April 1910 · page 12

A howling south-easterly gale has swept over the Dominion, accompanied by Heavy rain squalls. The rivers were flooded in all directions, and telegraphic communication destroyed. Snipping had a…

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A Changed Horizon a Novel Chapter Viii.—out of the Storm

Sunday Times · Sunday 3 April 1910 · page 22

He looked at her as a lover can; She looked at him as one who awakes. The past was asleep and her life began. —"The Statue and the Bust."…

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Late Queensland News. Brisbane, Saturday Night. Flood Waters

Sunday Times · Sunday 3 April 1910 · page 7

Flood waters still interfere with the railway truffle, between Brisbane and Rockhampton, but it is hoped that ordinary traffic will be resumed on Monday…

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"Lizzie" and the Flood

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 3 April 1910 · page 15

Mr. Pett Ridge tells a new servant story. He was at the Cripples' Home at Alton the other day. lunching with Sir William Treloar. There was a heavy downpour [?]…

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Southerly Storm in Sydney

Evening News · Monday 4 April 1910 · page 2

In Sydney on Saturday evening the weather was of a southerly, squally nature, and at times the wind reached a velocity of over 40 miles an hour. Beginning at 5 o'clock when…

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Southerly Change. Gale on the Coast

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 4 April 1910 · page 9

Boisterous southerlies prevailed on the on Saturday and yesterday. The wind in places reached the force of a gale, accompanied by rough seas. Several vessels had to make for…

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The Country. Moree Flood Fund

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 4 April 1910 · page 4

MOREE, Saturday.--The Moree flood relief fund was formally wound up yesterday The sum of [?]337 14s 1d was received, and [?]328 disbursed [?] the committee. A final meeting in the…

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Cyclone in New Caledonia

Evening News · Tuesday 5 April 1910 · page 2

Particulars of the damage caused by the hurricane which swept New Caledonia recently were brought to Sydney on Monday night by; the P.M.S. Ville de la Ciotat. It was on…

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Noumea Cyclone. Scenes of Great Devastation. Extensive Damage on All Hands. Ville De La Ciotat Damaged

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 April 1910 · page 12

The French mail steamer Ville de la Ciotat, which was in port at Noumea during the recent disastrous cyclone, and received damage in collision with the French barque…

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In the Flood Country

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 5 April 1910 · page 8

R.H. writes from Collarenebri:— "I am wondering if many adults have joined your League. I think it is a great thing, that will, in time,…

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An Island Cyclone. Devastations at Noumea. Shipping Sunk in the Harbor

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 April 1910 · page 7

A cyclone of extraordinary force swept over Noumea (New Caledonia) on Easter Sunday night. A vast amount of damage was done to houses and shipping, but no lives seem to have…

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A Storm Swept State. Disastrous Hurricane in Missouri. New York, Tuesday, 3 p.m

The Star · Wednesday 6 April 1910 · page 1

The State of Missouri was swept by a hurricane last night that did damage to the extent of £20,000. The town of Macon Buffered most, the…

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The Floods Relief Fund

Evening News · Wednesday 6 April 1910 · page 6

As the Floods Relief Fund is lingering painfully by odd pounds and shillings to its end, would it not be as well to wind up matters at once, end close all subscription lists—if…

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The Queensland Floods. Heavy Losses of Stock Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 April 1910 · page 8

Charleville advices to hand show that there have been serious losses of stock in places, especially on Ward River. It is reported that Byrgenna selections lost a number of valuable…

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The Queensland Floods. Repairing South-western Line. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 April 1910 · page 10

The traffic manager of Toowoomba has wired from Mitchell that the district engineer stated if all went well he expected to have the line ready for the western mall train leaving…

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Paris Under Water, Some Historic Floods in the Seine

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 7 April 1910 · page 40

If it is desired to make comparative observations, over a long period regarding floods in the Seine, notably during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, it is necessary to…

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Fight in a Flood. Lightweights Box and Paddle. How Summers Defeated Mehegan

Evening News · Thursday 7 April 1910 · page 2

Twelve thousand persons or more bad more excitement than they bargained for at Rush-cutters' Bay Stadium on Wednesday night. They saw and enjoyed about 12 rounds of a…

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The Floods Relief Fund. Distribution of Sums to Sufferers. Hundreds of Claims for Help

Evening News · Friday 8 April 1910 · page 5

The Lord Mayor stated this afternoon that about £5300 had been received in response to the appeal for funds to assist sufferers by the floods of a few months ago in the northern…

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