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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1910

1,565 stories in Sydney's papers · page 65 of 79

Cyclone in Cuba. London

The Sun · Saturday 15 October 1910 · page 10

A great eycl[?]one has swept through the eastern and [?] districts of Cuba. No loss of the is reported so far but considerable damage is bellowed to have been…

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Storms in England. Wrecks and Loss of Life

Evening News · Saturday 15 October 1910 · page 10

LONDON, Friday.—In the recent storm the steamer Cranford, 2293 tons, was lost off Hartlepool. Her crew numbering 20, was drowned. Six bodies bare been washed ashore…

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The British Storms. a Whole Crew Lost. London, Oct. 14, 1 p.m

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 October 1910 · page 14

In the recent storm the steamer Cranford, 2293 tons, was lost off Hartlepool. Her crew, numbering 20, was drowned. Six bodies have been washed ashore…

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Terrific Hurricane. Sweeping the British Coast. Great Loss of Life. and Many Shipping Disasters. Heaviest Storm for Ten Years, London

The Sun · Saturday 15 October 1910 · page 10

The British coast is now being swept by the greatest h[?]rieane that has been experience for ten years. The st[?]rm has been responsible for…

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Cyclone in Cuba. London

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 16 October 1910 · page 1

A great cyclone has swept through the eastern and central. districts of Cuba. No loss of life is reported so far, but considerable damage is believed to have been…

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Property Market. Yesterday's Land Gales. Pockley Estate, North Sydney

Sunday Times · Sunday 16 October 1910 · page 2

Raine and Home report having sold, on the ground, yesterday afternoon, 13 lots of the po[?]kley Estate, North Sydney, at prices ranging from £7/10/ to £16/2/6. Total sales, £4715…

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V.r.c. Carnival. Heavy Rain This Morning. Training Track Gallops. the Favorites at Work. From Martindale

Evening News · Tuesday 18 October 1910 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—After a close, sultry day, rain commenced to fall at out midnight, and continued right up to 6 o'clock this morning, when it cleared off, and trainers were able…

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A Cyclone of Dissipation Consumptive's Last Days. Twenty Thousand Dollars Spent in Six Months

The Sun · Tuesday 18 October 1910 · page 2

A message from Phoenix, Arizona, states:-- Mrs. Marguerite Falcone, 21 years old, died here in abject poverty after living as glittering a life as even the old days of the…

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Cyclone at Cuba. Many People Drowned

Evening News · Wednesday 19 October 1910 · page 10

VANCOUVER, Tuesday.—Cuba is in the grip of a great storm. The wares surmount the sea walls of Havana, and water is flooding the houses. A panic followed the report that a…

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Storm in Caribbean. Havana Flooded. People Panic-stricken. Vancouver, Oct. 18

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 October 1910 · page 11

Cuba is in the grip of a great storm. The waves surmount the sea walls of Havana, and water is flooding the bouses. A panic followed the report that a tidal…

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Wind Storm at Outtrim. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 October 1910 · page 14

A terrific wind storm struck Outtrim last night just as the people were leaving a concert at the public hall. Several women and children were actually blown down in the…

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West India Hurricane. Storm-swept Cuba

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 19 October 1910 · page 9

VANCOUVER, Tuesday.--A great storm has swept over Cuba. At Havana the waves were driven over the sea walls, with the result that many…

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A Blot on Civic Administration. a City Flood Area

Evening News · Wednesday 19 October 1910 · page 16

The matter of re-modelling Systrum-lane, Sydney, from Macarthur-street to Mary Ann-street (Denison Ward), has been under the consideration of the civic authorities for some…

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The Country. Damaged by Frost and Storm

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 20 October 1910 · page 3

HARGRAVES, Wednesday.--During last week the weather was very changeable. Snow, hall, and sleet fell during the first three days, and the severest frosts of the year occurred. The…

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Devastating Storms. in Cuba and Florida. Many Shipping Disasters. New York

The Sun · Thursday 20 October 1910 · page 1

The hurricane that has been devastating the coastal districts in Florida struck Savannah to-day. All the wires are down, and with…

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A Graphic and Stirring Word Picture of the Terrible cyclone in Fiji

The Catholic Press · Thursday 20 October 1910 · page 18

We conclude from our hist issue Bishop Vidal's pastoral describing the Fiji hurricane: Lomary…

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Gale on the Coast. Scattered Showers

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 21 October 1910 · page 7

A fresh southerly gale was raging on the south ' coast yesterday morning. In the city squally and unsettled conditions prevalied. Scattered showers have fallen along tho seaboard and at…

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Heavy Rain in Sydney. Over Two Inches Since Last Night. Good Showers in the South

Evening News · Friday 21 October 1910 · page 6

Nearly three inches of rain fell, chiefly during southerly squalls, at Sydney last night and this morning. The showers were the heaviest which have fallen over the metropolis since the…

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After the Misfortune. an Incident of the July Gale. the Unneighborly Neighbor

The Sun · Friday 21 October 1910 · page 1

The flying roof incident at Mosman was mentioned in the District Court this morning, when Judge Backhouse delivered his reserved decision in the suit of Lamb v…

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The July Gale. Action for Damage to Property. Dislodged Roof at Mosman. Judge Backhouse's Decision

Evening News · Friday 21 October 1910 · page 7

Judge Backhouse delivered his reserved decision in the Sydney District Court, this morning, in the case in which Horace George Lamb, land and estate agent, Bradley's Head, Mosman…

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