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Floods & storms, 1910

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Heavy Rain at Adelaide. Shipping Operations Interrupted

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 27 May 1910 · page 8

ADELAIDE, Thursday,--The heavy and continuous rain yesterday and to-day hampered shipping operations at Port Adelaide considerably…

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Flood Sufferers' Claims

Evening News · Friday 27 May 1910 · page 11

At the weekly meeting of the Public Disaster Fund executive, held at the Town Hall, several fresh claims from sufferers by the floods in the northern parts of N.S.W. were received. These were referred to the…

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Flood Tide for Queensland

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 27 May 1910 · page 6

BRISBANE, Thursday.--The British India steamer Perthshire which left London on April 24, has aboard 348 immigrants for Queensland, 131 nominated and 110 assisted,…

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The Rain Storm. Light to Moderate Falls

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 28 May 1910 · page 10

The rain storm which was over South Australia and Victoria on Thursday reached this State during the night, light to moderate falls [?] recorded south of a joining…

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Indignation Meeting the St. Marys Sanitary Service. Storms and Breezes

Nepean Times · Saturday 28 May 1910 · page 8

A largely-attended meeting was held in the Protestant Hall, St Marys, last Wednesday night, convened for the purpose of protesting against the…

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A Storm-swept Barque. Perilous Voyage From London. Lifeboat and Sails Lost

The Star · Tuesday 31 May 1910 · page 6

When the British barque Marian Woodside was posted as 138 days out to-day from London, it was feared that she had encountered a good deal of very light weather…

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With a List to Port. Barque Marion Woodside Arrives. Four Days on Beam Ends. Cabins Flooded Out. Sails Blown Away and a Boat Lost

Evening News · Tuesday 31 May 1910 · page 3

With a slight list to port the barque Marian Woodside, which started out from London 138 days ago, arrived at Sydney this morning, and took up an anchorage in Rose Bay. she…

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Storm Waters at Redfern. Householders Flooded Out

Evening News · Wednesday 1 June 1910 · page 4

When rains of more than usual intensity fall on the low-lying portions of redfern the residents are sometimes seriously inconvenienced by having their places flooded out. Cases of…

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Storm Tossed Barque. Marian Woodside From London. Perilous Experiences

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 June 1910 · page 11

Beset by terrific gales in the Bay of Biscay, the barque Marian Woodside had a perilous time on her voyage from London to Sydney. The vessel arrived yesterday morning with…

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To-day's Cables. World's Latest News. Terrific Cyclone. Mozambique Destroyed. an Awful Visitation. Thousands of People Killed. Ships Piled Up on the Rocks. Other Vessels Driven Out to Sea. London

The Star · Wednesday 1 June 1910 · page 1

The city of Mozambique, an important seaport on the East Coast of Africa, has been destroyed, by a cyclone of prodigious violence…

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General Bain. Deluge on North Coast. Nine Inches at Mullumbimby

Evening News · Thursday 2 June 1910 · page 5

Commonwealth Weather Bureau Forecast.-More rain over the northern districts, and persistent on the coast and highland areas; occasional heavy falls; fine in the central and…

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Easterly Gale on the North Coast. Rough Seas

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 2 June 1910 · page 5

An east-north-east to east-south-east gale was raging on the north coast last evening, the pilot at Richmond River reporting "heavy sea on bar," and Clarence Heads "sea rough." The…

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Mission Yacht's Trip From Sydney to Suva. Long Passage in Howling Gales

Evening News · Thursday 2 June 1910 · page 6

The Methodist yacht George Brown, which left Sydney on April 19 for Suva, Fiji, en route to Tonga and other islands of the Pacific where the Methodist stations are located, had a very…

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Storm-swept Coast. Violent Gales Raging. Shipping Hampered

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 3 June 1910 · page 8

Violent gales swept the New South Wales coastline throughout yesterday. On the North Coast, reports showed that an easterly gale was raging, and the conditions at the different bar…

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Rough Weather on the Coast. Hail and Gales

Evening News · Friday 3 June 1910 · page 5

Boisterous weather prevailed on the New South Wales coast this morning. Reports from the principal stations are as follow:-Gabo Island.-Strong southerly gale, fierce…

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The George Brown. Methodist Mission Yacht. in Howling Gale

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 3 June 1910 · page 7

The George Brown Methodist Mission yacht, which left Sydney on April 19 tor Suva, Fiji, on route to Tonga and other islands of the Paclllc whore the Methodist stations are…

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To-day's Cables. World's Latest News. the Mozambique Cyclone. Reports of the Devastation Confirmed. Bodies of Victims Washed Ashore. Government Offices Demolished. Lisbon, Thursday, 5 a.m

The Star · Friday 3 June 1910 · page 1

Advices now received from Portuguese East Africa confirm the earlier reports of the devastation of Mozambique by a cyclone of terrific violence…

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Floods at Lismore. Lismore

The Star · Friday 3 June 1910 · page 5

The Richmond River is in flood, and the wharves here are under water. There are prospects of further heavy rain…

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Steamers in Storms. Guthrie in a Gale. Exciting Experiences

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 4 June 1910 · page 13

BRISBANE, Friday.--The steamer Guthrie arrived at Pinkenba this morning after a very tempestuous experience. In order to cover possible damage to cargo, a protest was noted…

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Gales on the Coast

Evening News · Saturday 4 June 1910 · page 8

Boisterous weather was still ruling on the New South Wales coast this morning. Reports from the principal stations were as follow:-Gabo Island: Moderate southerly gale, fierce…

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