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Floods & storms, 1911

1,348 stories in Sydney's papers · page 15 of 68

Light to Heavy Rain

The Sun · Friday 10 February 1911 · page 8

During the 24 hours ended 9 a.m. to-day light to heavy rain had been recorded at many place in New South Wales. A complete list of registrations received by the…

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Heavy Rain at the Barrier

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 10 February 1911 · page 8

A mail-driver arrived at White Cliffs on Tuesday from the Victoria Hotel, where the Wilcannia coaches had been blocked since Friday owing to the…

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Light to Heavy Rain. Between 1In. and 2In. in Places

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 10 February 1911 · page 8

Light to heavy rain, with thunderstorms, has been recorded in the far western districts, and in the western half of the Riverina. Light to moderate showers have also fallen on the coast…

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Cyclone-swept Island. Great Damage at Reunion

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 10 February 1911 · page 7

PARIS. Wednesday Afternoon.--Word has been received that a three-days' cyclone has worked great havoc in the Island of Reunion, in the Indian Ocean…

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153 Men Missing. From a Drifting Ice Floe. Broken Up by a Gale. Searching for Survivors. Helsingfors (Finland)

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 10 February 1911 · page 7

The ice Hoe on which an entire fishing village, consisting of 253 men, with their huts and horses, was established outside Bjorko Sound, and which was carried to sea during…

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Floods at Bendig0. Families Homeless

Evening News · Friday 10 February 1911 · page 7

MELBOURNE. Friday —Floods have done tremendous amount of damage round about Bendigo. Manly families have been competied to leave their homes, and the police are…

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Floods and Washaways. Great Damage in the North

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 10 February 1911 · page 8

The eastern seaboard of Australia has this summer enjoyed a greater fall of rain than in the early part of any year for some considerable time. But…

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To Repair Flood Damage

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 10 February 1911 · page 4

At a meeting of the Kiama municipal council a motion was carried that Mr. M. F. Morton, member for the district, be asked to make urgent request to the…

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Floods in Victoria. Six Inches in Hour

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 10 February 1911 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--Heavy showers throughout the night brought the River Loddon down a banker to-day. The water overflowed at Newstead, and Lyons, Canrobert, Panmure,…

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Boxing. Pap[?]e V "Cyclone" Thompson

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 February 1911 · page 18

Tonight "Cyclone" Johnny Thompson will be given the chance he has been [?]mouring for ever since he arrived in Australia—the chance to demonstrate that he can defeat the redoubtable Bills Papke. The…

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Storms at Mildura. Railway Interruptions. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 February 1911 · page 15

Reports have been received by the railway authorities stating that the train that reached Mildura yesterday, after 15 hours' delay at Birchip, had been blocked on the return…

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Storm in Melbourne. Women Struck by Lightning. Floods and a Rising River

Evening News · Saturday 11 February 1911 · page 3

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"Cyclone" Thompson v. Dave Smith. Dave Smith Again " Top Dog."

The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People · Saturday 11 February 1911 · page 12

For s[?] pluck and deter[?] thed twenty rounds between Australian Dave Smith and American Johnny Thompson beat…

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Floods in Victoria. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 February 1911 · page 16

Floods have been experienced in different parts of Victoria. Bendigo Creek overflowed its banks, and many houses in Short, Wattle, and Burr streets, Bendigo, were flooded. In…

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Wild and Wet. Victorian Floods. Heavy Damage Reported. Towns Partially Submerged

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 11 February 1911 · page 14

MELBOURNE, Friday.--As a result of the heavy rains, floods are reported from all parts of the country. Bendigo Creek has overflowed its banks and…

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Rain at Cairns. the Rivers in Flood

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 11 February 1911 · page 14

CAIRNS, Friday.--Rain fell continuously throughout the day, the total for the 24 hours being 645 points. The town is flooded, a foot of water covering some of the streets. The…

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Terriele Cyclone. at the Island of Reunion. Paris

Truth · Sunday 12 February 1911 · page 9

Advices received by the Minister for the Colonies from the Island of Reunion. In the Indian Ocean, state mat the Island was recently visited by a terrible cyclone,…

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Gales and Rain. Floods in Victoria. a Terrifying Time. Thunderstorms and Torrential Rain

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 13 February 1911 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Saturday.--Further extensive damage has been reported, as the result of the recent heavy rains. On Friday evening a terrific thunderstorm…

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On Steel Springs. the Illinois Cyclone. Farmer-fighter Thompson Again. Decisive Defeat of "Champion" Papke

Evening News · Monday 13 February 1911 · page 2

The Amerloan style of boxing is not speciacular. The fact was apparent very early in the disturbance between John Thompson and William Pspke at the Stadium. Rushcutter's…

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A Judge Who Jumped. Flood in Equity Building. Water in Bucketsful

Evening News · Monday 13 February 1911 · page 4

"I wonder," remarked someone in the old Equity Court building at the top of King-street this morning. "whether unification is the right thing after all?"…

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