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Floods & storms, 1910

1,565 stories in Sydney's papers · page 66 of 79

A Rough Voyage. Moeraki in a Gale. Hobart

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 October 1910 · page 16

The Union liner Moeraki, which was due [?] Hobart on Thursday from New Zealand, did not reach port until 11.a.m. to-day, 24 hours behind time. The delay was due to…

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DISTRICT. (Before Judge Backhouse.) Blown Across in the Gale

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 22 October 1910 · page 22

Judgment was given in the action instituted by Mrs. Horace George Lamb, Bradley's Head, Mosman, against Miss Edith Phillips, Silex-street Mosman, a claim for damages on…

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Swept Away in a Storm. Barge with Nine Men Breaks Adrift. New York

The Sun · Saturday 22 October 1910 · page 1

During the height of a terrific gale which raged yesterday at Savannah, in Florida, reaching at times a velocity of 90 miles an hour, a barge broke away from the steamer…

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Disastrous Cyclone

Sunday Times · Sunday 23 October 1910 · page 14

A great storm swept over Cuba. The waves surmounted the sea Walls of Havana, and water s[?]oded the houses. A panic followed the report that a tidal wave…

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Heavy Gale and Big Seas

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 23 October 1910 · page 1

A hard gale and big seas running along the coast yesterday and last night interfered considerably with shipping. The blow was from the southward, The sea was rough ut the Heads, and those people who…

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Gale on the Coast. Shipping Delayed

Sunday Times · Sunday 23 October 1910 · page 7

All along the coast yesterday a fresh gale was blowing, which greatly interfered with shipping. The steamer Coomonderry, which…

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Gales on the Coast. Heavy Seas Running. Vessels Seek Shelter

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 24 October 1910 · page 7

Unsettled, squally southerly weather continued on the coast during Saturday and Sunday, the wind reaching the force of a fresh to strong gale at several places on Saturday…

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Harbor Collision. the Darius Damaged. Blown About in the Gale

The Sun · Monday 24 October 1910 · page 6

Workmen from Mort's Dock are to-day engaged upon the Currle Liner Darius, lying at Parbury's Wharf, effecting repairs suffered by the vessel through collision with the…

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Saturday's Gale. Rough Seas Delay Shipping. Fleet Make for Shelter

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 24 October 1910 · page 6

Saturday's gale along the coast was one of the hardest blows experienced for some time The storm knocked up a heavy sea and coasta shipping traffic was more or less hampered. The…

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Lost and Misssing. Revenue Gutter Wrecked. After the Storm Off Cuba

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 24 October 1910 · page 7

VANCOUVER, Sunday.--The United States revenue cutter Sespedes has been wrecked off the Cuban coast. All hands, except two, were lost…

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Steamer in a Gale. Rudder Stock Broken. Wellington

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 October 1910 · page 6

The steamer Strathelyde ran into [?] weather the day after leaving Newcastle. She passed through Cook Strait on Spetember 22, and the next day a south-west gale overlook…

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Paddington Drowning Case. Tub Storm-water Peril

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 25 October 1910 · page 10

Aid. George, at last night's meeting of the Paddington dbuiidl, alluded to the loss Mife which had obllrred in the stotm-waler chdnhel hear the Chinese gardens…

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Abstract of gales By Auction

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 26 October 1910 · page 14

HARRISON, JONES, AND DEVLIN, LIMITED, LOWCOCK AND KING, and BACON AND COMPANY (in conjunction), at Gunnedah on November 1—Gunnible Station…

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Sensations in New York. New Height Records. Manoeuvring in a Storm. Vancouver, Oct 26

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 October 1910 · page 9

At the International Aviation Meeting at Belmont Park, Long Island, New York, Mr. Ralph Johnstone beat the record of Mr. J. J. Drexel of 7105ft Mr. Johnstone…

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A Flood of Buying Orders

Evening News · Thursday 27 October 1910 · page 7

ADELAIDE, Thursday.—The share market was [?] firm when business opened this [?] Bullfinch South opened at 1s 6d [?] yesterday's closing price. Great…

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"The Flood Tide Is with Us." West Australia's Finances

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 27 October 1910 · page 8

PERTH, Wednesday.--In his Budget Speech yesterday, referring to the relations of the State and Commonwealth, the Premier expressed disappointment that the financial agreement…

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Gale at South Head

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 29 October 1910 · page 14

At 12.30 this morning it was blowing a gale at South Head from the NNE, and the [?] was choppy…

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Aviation Meeting Stopped. Storm at Long Island. Airmen Blown Away. Vancouver, Oct. 28

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 29 October 1910 · page 13

When the time came for the resumption of the international aviation meeting at Belmont Park, Long Island, New York, yesterday, a gale was blowing. Messrs…

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Aloft in a Gale. New York Aviation Meeting. Bi-planes Helpless. Blown Miles Out of Their Course

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 29 October 1910 · page 15

VANCOUVER, Friday.--The New York aviation meeting was continued at Belmont Park yesterday. A strong gale was blowing, and Messrs…

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"Fox Saved Us All." a British Tar's Amazing Valor. Thrilling Tale Op a Wreck in a Gale

Sunday Times · Sunday 30 October 1910 · page 4

How a simple British seaman rescued a whole crew of foreigners by dint of amazing heroism and resource is related in connection with a little ceremony at the offices of the Local Marino Board, London,…

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