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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1910

1,565 stories in Sydney's papers · page 52 of 79

Flood in Centennial Park

Evening News · Tuesday 19 July 1910 · page 8

For a considerable time past the first of the Chain of Ponds on the east side of the Randwick tramline has been dry. Monday's heavy rains filled Nos. 2 and 3 with water, and…

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Floods at Tempe. Houses Inundated. Live Stock Drowning. Further Inundation Feared

Evening News · Tuesday 19 July 1910 · page 5

The storm caused much unpleasantness in many ways to residents in the vicinity of Cook's River, at Tempe, more especially on the southern side, where is situated the small settlement…

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Illawarra Suburbs Flooded

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 July 1910 · page 8

"Nothing like it for 20 years." This was the opinion of an "old salt"—a resident of Sans Souci for a life-time. And the wrecked Sans Souci baths, sunken craft—motors and…

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Flood Boats Ready. Windsor

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 July 1910 · page 8

Rain set in on Sunday afternoon, and continued unceasingly, with no signs of abating, up to 6 p.m. on Monday. Over 5in were registered. Eastern Crook is reported to be a…

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Camden Flooded. Heaviest Rainfall for Six Years. People Removing Their Belongings. the Rush in the Nepean. Camden, Tuesday Afternoon

The Sun · Tuesday 19 July 1910 · page 5

Not for over six years has the Camden district experience such a rainfall as' that which has fallen during the past 36 hours. A continual fall lasted from Sunday night…

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Floods on the Hawkesbury. a Serious Outlook. Windsor

The Sun · Tuesday 19 July 1910 · page 5

Heavy rain set in on Sunday afternoon, and continued without cessation till after 6 o'clock last night. This morning South Creek overflowed, and inundated a large area…

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Marrickville Flooded. the Travelling Roofs. Flying Corrugated Iron

The Sun · Tuesday 19 July 1910 · page 5

The storm struck Marrickville with full force at about 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Fences, verandahs, and roofs were swept aside like so much cardboard, and…

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Record Flood at Tempe

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 19 July 1910 · page 9

It is only a little while ago that there appeared in "The Daily Telegraph" a paragraph with the caption, "Wanstead Wants Water." Apparently Wanstead's wish has been satisfied…

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Gale at Brisbane

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 20 July 1910 · page 12

BRISBANE, Tuesday. -- A strong [?] has been blowing in Brisbane all day, the temperature being exceptionally cold…

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The Storm

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 July 1910 · page 8

It is sometimes rather eruelly said that nature imitates art; but her efforts in storm production seem to be undoubtedly original. We are told by the learned…

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Sydney Storm-wracked

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 20 July 1910 · page 6

After a long spell of peaceful weather a winter storm, tropical in its severity, broke upon the coast district near Sydney on Monday, and, lasting till Tuesday night, left a…

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Effects of the Recent Gale

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 20 July 1910 · page 6

VIEW OF THE DAMAGE AT THE LAVENDER BAY (LADIES') BATHS. The Sydney Ferries' steamer, during the height of the storm on Monday afternoon, was caught by the wind and sagged into these baths. The gale, however, was responsible for the most of the damage, the hurricane blasts causing the roofing to be distributed on the shore over a widearea…

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Velocity of the Wind. Compared with Previous Gales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 July 1910 · page 10

Mr. S. Wilson, the divilsional officer of the Weather Bureau, says the present gale, compared with the strength of the memornble severe blows known as the Maitland and the…

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The Storm. Damage in Parramatta

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 20 July 1910 · page 2

A fine drop of rain fell on Monday, and with Saturday's and Sunday's christening totted up 639 points by 9 o'clock on Tuesday morning, when light showers were…

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Storm at Penrith. Penrith

The Sun · Wednesday 20 July 1910 · page 8

Penrith had its share of the disturbing elements on Monday. Rain fell continuously all day. About 6 p.m. a violent thunderstorm broke over the town and did…

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Southerly Gale Raging. Rough Day Along the Coast

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 20 July 1910 · page 12

With a shift of wind to the southward the gale raged with renewed vigor throughout yesterday, accompanied by blinding rain squalls. The highest velocity of the wind was 57 miles…

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Prophesy and Comparisons. Storm Centre Moves South

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 20 July 1910 · page 12

"The wind on Wednesday," says Mr. Wilson, in charge of the Meteorological Bureau, "should be fresh to strong, blowing from the south and the south-west. And the rain should continue…

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Mission Vessels Experience. Rides Through the Storm

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 20 July 1910 · page 12

Captain Steele, of the London Missionary Society's steam yacht John Williams, describes the gale as the heaviest he has known off the coast. The John Williams reached Sydney late…

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The Gale. Second Boisterous Day. Damage by Wind and Water

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 July 1910 · page 9

The gale of Monday though it moderated during the night blew with renewed fury yesterday morning and was again accompanied by torrential rain. The same force as that of…

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"Done Its Dash." the Gale Blows Itself Out. Restoring Communication

The Sun · Wednesday 20 July 1910 · page 8

The gale, in the homely phraseology of the boy in the street, has "done its dash." Mr. Wilson, in charge of the Meteorological Bureau at Sydney Observatory, this…

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