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Floods & storms, 1911

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Aerial Fireworks. Magnificent Sight at Sea. Last Night's Thunderstorm

The Sun · Saturday 7 January 1911 · page 5

Passengers by the coastal and other steamers which were close to Sydney last evening when the thunderstorm broke over the city report a magnificent dsiplay of aerial…

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Heat Wave. 92.4 Degrees in the City. Thunderstorm and Southerly Change

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 January 1911 · page 15

Hot and oppressive weather prevailed in the city and suburbs yesterday. Shortly after 8 o'clock the wind shifted to the north-west, and the temperature started to rise rapidly…

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Further Thunderstorms. Light to Moderate Rains. High Temperatures Inland

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 January 1911 · page 21

Light to moderate rains, the result of further thunderstorms, have fallen on the central and southern highlands and slopes, and south coast the showers extending to western plains and…

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Saturday's Heat. Dry Westerly Gale. Rapid Rise of Temperature

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 January 1911 · page 7

The red sunset and electrical display that closed Friday gave promise of another day of fierce heat. The heavy lightning-charged clouds were driven sen wards, fairly blazing as they went, by westerly gusts…

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Thunderstorms in the Country. Eight to Heavy Rain's

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 January 1911 · page 11

Light to heavy rains, the result of thunderstorms, have fallen in the north-eastern districts, and light to moderate showers on the south coast and Blue Mountains…

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Cyclone in Victoria. Considerable Damage

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 January 1911 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Monday.--A violent storm passed over Cressy on Friday afternoon doing considerable damage to buildings and crops. The cyclone, which was confined to a track…

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Storms in Queensland. Cloncurry Inundated. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 January 1911 · page 7

A telegram from Aramac states that rain has continued since Saturday throughout the whole district, and it is still raining. All traffic is suspended, the creeks are rising…

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Storm at Glen Innes. Glen Innes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 January 1911 · page 5

An exceptionally heavy storm passed over the district on Sunday, being particularly heavy in some parts. The lightning and,thunder were severe. The creek through the…

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Destructive Cyclone. Farmers Suffer Severely. Heavy Damage to Crops. Young

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 January 1911 · page 6

A severe cyclone swept over the district on Friday afternoon. The last reports from Belabula state that the wind blow from the south with hurricane force, accompanied by clouds…

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Cloncurry Railway. Nine Feet Below Flood Water. Brisbane

The Sun · Tuesday 10 January 1911 · page 6

The Railway Commissioner has received reports to the effect that the Richmond-Cloncurry railway line has been greatly damaged by the flood. At Cloncurry Bridge the…

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Floods at Cloncurry

The Sun · Tuesday 10 January 1911 · page 3

Torrential rains have fallen in North Queensland. Between Friday morning and 9 a.m. yesterday 1945 points were registered at Cloncurry, where the waters rushed…

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Gale on Pacific Coast. Vancouver, Jan. 10

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 January 1911 · page 11

A gale is raging on the Pacific coast. Some cities have had their telegraphic communication cut off. Damage to shipping is reported…

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Gale on Pacific Coast. Damage to Shipping

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 January 1911 · page 9

VANCOUVER, Tuesday.--A gale is raging along the Pacific Coast. Some of the cities have been cut off from telegraphic and railway communication,…

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"Cyclone" Thompsom Turns Why Is He Attacked So Unfairly ?

Referee · Wednesday 11 January 1911 · page 7

"Cyclone" Johnny Thompson writes from Botany as follows :- Dear "Amateur,"-I wish to point out to the public of Sydney that most of the…

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Floods in Queensland Seventeen Inches at Ayr. Railway Traffic Stopped. Burdekin Rising Rapidly

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 January 1911 · page 9

BRISBANE, Tuesday.--The Commissioner of Police has received advice that 17 Inches of rain have fallen at Ayr. It is still raining, and the Burdekin River is rising rapidly…

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Cyclonic Storm. Flood Rains and Gales Probable

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 January 1911 · page 7

Rain set in over the city last evening, and nine points were registered at the Weather burcau up to 9 o'clock. The rain was due to the development of a cyclonic disturbance,…

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Heavy Rain. Good Falls in City and Country

Evening News · Thursday 12 January 1911 · page 6

The city and suburbs are under the influence of a cyclonic storm, originating in a disturbance around the tropical area of the Carpentaria Gulf…

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Storm Centre's Movement

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 January 1911 · page 7

BRISBANE, Wednesday,--Heavy rain has been falling in Brisbane all day, with every indication of continuing. The Weather Bureau issued a special report at 11 a.m. to-day, stating…

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A Gale in the South Polar Seas

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 January 1911 · page 9

A hitherto unpublished photograph of the Nimrod during the terrible gale experienced on her last voyage, showing some of the dangers that await Dr. Mawson's expedition. This photograph was shown as a lantern-slide at Dr. Mawson's lecture before the Science Congress yesterday…

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Easterly Gale. Rain, Squalls, and Seas. Rough Weather Everywhere

The Sun · Thursday 12 January 1911 · page 4

During the night dirty weather set in and by daybreak it was blowing hard from the cost, with thick rain. South Head reported at noon that an…

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