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Floods & storms, 1910

1,565 stories in Sydney's papers · page 49 of 79

Fifty Miles an Hour. Gales on the Coast: Bough to the Southward

Evening News · Thursday 30 June 1910 · page 6

A change in the weather conditions along the New South Wales coast was reported this morning, and from the various signal stations to the southward had weather was the order of…

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A Strong Gale. Wind Reaches 50 Miles Per Hour. Rough Seas

The Star · Thursday 30 June 1910 · page 4

This morning at 9 o'clock the wind on the coast reached the velocity of a strong gale at Jervis Bay -- that Is 50 miles per hour. It was from the south, and tho blow was a…

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The Floods Relief Fund

Evening News · Thursday 30 June 1910 · page 9

Questions were asked by Mr. G. A. Jones, in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, as to the disbursement of the Floods' Relief Fund, and whether a balance-sheet had been, or was…

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The Flood Relief Fund

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 30 June 1910 · page 6

Mr. G. A. Jones asked the Premier in the Legislative Assembly last night if the whole amount subscribed to the Lord Mayor's Flood Relief Fund had been disbursed, and if a…

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Gale at Freemantle. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 July 1910 · page 8

The stormy weather is still prevailing on the coast, though Hie wind abaled SIIRMIV- at Fremantle yesterday. The II.M.S. Malwa, which reached Gap,c Roads from Hie east lit 8 o'clock on Monday night, and was…

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Gales in Western Australia. Shipping Damaged. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 July 1910 · page 7

The steamer Kooringa, and the tugboat Uradila, which arrived at Fremantle last night after experiencing the full force of the western gale along the coast, were but little the…

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Lost in a Gale. the Steamer Quilpue. London, June 29

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 July 1910 · page 7

The Pacific Steam Navigation Company's Quilpue, 3669 tons is consideied to have, been lost in a gale of[?] the south-west coast, of America…

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Flooded Lands at Barren Jack

Evening News · Friday 1 July 1910 · page 3

When the Barren Jack dam is completed and filled a large area of country will be covered by water. In the New South Wales Legislative Assembly on Thursday Mr. Nielsen asked…

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General News Flood Relief Fund

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 1 July 1910 · page 6

In the Legislative Assembly an Wednesday night, Mr. S. A. Jones asked the Premier if the whole amount subscribed to the Lord Mayor's Flood…

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Bad Times in the Gale. Ashes As Ballast. Angola's Sensational Voyage. Fremantle

The Sun · Saturday 2 July 1910 · page 9

It now appears that the steamer Angola, which put into harbor yesterday, had a rougher time than was first reported. She was in ballast, and her appearance bore…

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Overdue Salamis Arrives. Terrific Gales Encountered Passengers Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 4 July 1910 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Sunday.--The Aberdeen White Star liner Salamis, four days overdue from Capetown, with over 200 passengers aboard, reached port on Saturday evening…

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A Coach Capsized. Floods in Canterbury

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 4 July 1910 · page 7

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Sunday.--The easterly rain has caused the melting of the snow on the hills north of Canterbury. The rivers are all in high flood…

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Disastrous Floods. Cygnet River Overflows. Widespread Damage Reported

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 July 1910 · page 9

ADELAIDE, Tuesday.--Never before in the history of any living resident on Kangaroo Island has such a flood occurred on the Cygnet River as that now reported…

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"Delayed by Gales

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 7 July 1910 · page 7

FREMANTLE, Wednesday.--The R.M.S. Or- muz. which arrived and left Fremantle to-day, was 21 hours late, owing to having encountered heavy westerly gates in the bight…

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A Midnight Storm. in the Kanimbla Valley

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 July 1910 · page 7

Early morning light streams into the valleys and gorges of the Kanimbla. It penetrates every crevice exposed to its rays, on walls of cliff and through rent of boulder;…

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Parisians Alarmed. Possibility of Another Flood. Paris

The Sun · Saturday 9 July 1910 · page 10

Parisians are becoming alarmed at the prospect of another flood. Rain bus fallen daily for the past six weeks, and the possibility of another inundation is…

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France Again Flooded Paris Alarmed. London, Saturday Morning

Sunday Times · Sunday 10 July 1910 · page 7

The River Seine is rising, and the Marne is overflowing its banks. The inhabitants of Chalons and Troyes have hastily abandoned their…

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In a Violent Storm. Ship Inveravon From London. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 July 1910 · page 7

The sailing ship Inveravon, which arrived in Hobson's Bay to-day, had some sensational experiences on her voyage from London to Melbourne. Leaving London on…

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More Floods in France. Alarming Rise of the Seine

Evening News · Monday 11 July 1910 · page 6

LONDON, Sunday Evening.—There has been a further alarming rise of the Seine. [An earlier cable said:—"The Seine is rising and the Marne has overflowed, its banks. The…

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Floods in France. Two Towns Abandoned. Alarm in Paris. London, July 9

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 July 1910 · page 7

Floods again threaten Northern France. The Seine is rising and the Marne has overflowed its banks. The inhabitants of Chalons-sur-Marne and Troyes, on the…

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