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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1910

1,565 stories in Sydney's papers · page 63 of 79

Victorian Floods. Waters Receding

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 15 September 1910 · page 9

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--The floodwaters in the Horsham district reached their highest level this morning, and there is a stretch of water for a distance of two miles…

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A Violent Cyclone. Italian Warships Damaged. London, Sept. 14

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 September 1910 · page 7

A cyclone which occurred in the Gulf of Taranto caused several Italian warships to drag their anchors, and some of them came into collision, resulting in damage to the…

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The Horsham Flood. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 September 1910 · page 6

The flood at Horsham has subsided, but the country is so thoroughly soaked that any further rain may mean disaster. The backing-up of the waters at Mitre Luke threatens to…

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Wimmera Floods Rising. Railway Traffic Closed

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 16 September 1910 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--The flood waters have advanced so rapidly in the Goroke (Western Wimmera) district, that it has been decided to close the railway between Mitre Lake…

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Sighs of Storms

Evening News · Saturday 17 September 1910 · page 11

Smoke will often beat down just as soon as it comes out out of the chimney when the weather is about to be stormy. Nearly everybody knows it is easier to swim in salt water than…

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Flying in a Gale

Sunday Times · Sunday 18 September 1910 · page 19

Twenty one airman representing, seven nationalities competed for £12,000 in prizes in the Lanark international meeting last month. The feature of the first…

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Flood at Barren Jack

Evening News · Monday 19 September 1910 · page 5

YASS, Monday.—The plant connected with the construction of the Barren Jack dam is under water, caused by a rise in the Murrumbidgee owing to heavy rain in the district…

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Gales in New Zealand. Wellington (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 September 1910 · page 7

A heavy north-westerly gale on Saturday night and Sunday did considerable damage to the city and considerably incommoded shipping…

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Floods in Victoria. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 September 1910 · page 9

The [?] [?]ers in the Natimuk district are still [?] and the railway line for about a quarter of a milke is under water. Goroke and Gunbo[?] are both cut off from railway…

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Indus Breaks Its Banks. Disastrous Flood in the Punjab. Two Hundred Reported Drowned London

The Sun · Wednesday 21 September 1910 · page 5

A disastrous flood is reported from the Punjab, in India. Three-fourths of Der[?] Ghazi, Khan, a town of over 30,000 inhabitants, near the western…

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Storm of Opposition. to British Land Tax Proposals. London

The Sun · Thursday 22 September 1910 · page 1

Mr. Asquith is at present in Scotland, and is not expected to return until the middle of October. In the absence of tho Prime Minister it…

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Airship's Narrow Escape. Caught in Thunderstorm. London, Sept. 20

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 September 1910 · page 9

A Clement-Bayard airship, while manoeuvring between Rouen and Compiegne, France, was caught in a thunderstorm, and the gasbag narrowly escaped ignition…

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Flood in India. Appeal for Relief. London, Sept 21

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 September 1910 · page 9

The British Commissioner at Mooltan (India) has made an appeal for the relief of 3000 natives who are absolutely homeless, and 12,000 who are temporarily…

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Floods in India. Assistance for Sufferers

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 22 September 1910 · page 7

LONDON, Wednesday.--The river Indus has overflowed its banks in the Punjab, and swallowed up three-quarters of Dera Ghazi Khan…

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Victorian Floods. Supplies Running Short at Mitre Lake

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 23 September 1910 · page 9

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--Goroke has been isolated for some days past through the flood Water being over the line. At Mitre Lake supplies are running short, and…

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Victorian Floods. Transplanting a Railway Line

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 27 September 1910 · page 9

MELBOURNE, Monday.--The officers of the Public "Works Department, who were sent to Mitre Swamp, where the Western Wimmera railway line is flooded, have commenced drastic…

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Wireless in the Storm. Last Night's Experience

The Sun · Wednesday 28 September 1910 · page 4

As the thunder died away, and only a few fitful lightning flashes appeared now and again, the wireless man filled his pipe and told about it…

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Tram Derailments. Caused by Last Night's Storm. Live Wire Difficulty Surmounted

Evening News · Wednesday 28 September 1910 · page 7

A series of tram derailments occurred in the suburbs on Tuesday night, owing to debris washed down by the storm lodging in the loops and crossovers on the tram lines…

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After the Storm. Departure of Rev. Sidney Marston. Letter to His Congregation

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 30 September 1910 · page 4

Rev. Sidney Marston, acting-rector of St. James's Anglican Church, who has been appointed by Earl Beauchamp to the parish of Madresfield, publishes a farewell letter in his…

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Floods in Victoria. Washaways at Powlett. Suspension of Traffic

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 30 September 1910 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--The rain waters which have washed down the, Bass River for two days gathered strength yesterday, and, augmented by the torrential downpour late in…

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