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Floods & storms, 1911

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Thunderstorms Predicted

The Sun · Thursday 9 March 1911 · page 5

The Commonwealth Meteorologist issued the following forecasts at 1 p.m. to-day:-- New South Wales.--More thunderstorms over the eastern half, with still a probability…

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North Tasmania Flooded. Eleven Inches in Twenty-four Hours

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 9 March 1911 · page 9

LAUNCESTON, Wednesday,--A phenomenal rainfall has been recorded throughout Northern Tasmania. Rain set in yesterday, and continued in Launceston for 24 hours, and 2.27in…

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Storms in the Country. Further Light to Heavy Rain

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 10 March 1911 · page 7

Thunderstorms, with light to heavy rain and in some cases hail, have been experienced over central districts and at scattered places in southern areas, as far west as Bairanald…

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The Weather. Heavy Rain on South Coast

Evening News · Friday 10 March 1911 · page 7

Commonwealth Bureau Forecast for New South Wales issued at noon to-day for the next 24 hours:— More unsettled thundery weather over the coastal and highland districts, [?]…

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Still Lurks the Storm. Crashing Thunder, Vivid Lightning. a Deluge of Rain. Night-long Fireworks

Evening News · Friday 10 March 1911 · page 6

The weather conditions of Wednesday night were repeated twofold last night in city and suburbs, with thunder, lightning, and rain in increased vigor. As on the previous day,…

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The Yongala in a Gale

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 March 1911 · page 10

The Adelaide Company's steamer Yongala arrived last evening, after a rough passage from Cairns. Cap[?]ain Knight reports having left Cairns at 8 a.m. on the 1st inst, and experienced strong head wind with…

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Gales on the Coast. Yongala Has a Rough Time

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 10 March 1911 · page 8

The full force of the heavy sales raging along the Queensland coast were met with by the Adelaide S.S. Co.'s steamer Yongala on her run from Cairns. The vessel ran into the bad…

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Sydney's Summer Storms. Violent Thunder and Vivid Lightning. Heavy Showers

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 10 March 1911 · page 7

Sydney was yesterday the centre of a series of tropical disturbances resulting in violent thunderclaps, vivid lightning, and sharp rain squalls. The first of the disturbances occurred…

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Violent Storm. Heavy Electrical Disturbance. Damage to Property

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 March 1911 · page 9

The monsoonal disturbance which has during the past few days been affecting Victoria and the south-east portion of New South Wales, is causing several severe…

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The Track of the Storm. Evidence of Titanic Force

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 10 March 1911 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--A party of townsmen left Bairnsdale to-day for Mount Taylor, the scene of the destructive storm, to inspect, the area of forest country that was denuded of…

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Last Night's Storm. How the Suburbs Fared. Some Dramatic Incidents

The Sun · Friday 10 March 1911 · page 8

A black pall spread rapidly across the north-eastern quarter of the sky at about 6 o'clock last night. The rumbling of approaching thunder accompanied it, and every…

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Storm Clouds. Along the Mexican Frontier. American's Mobilising. "Merely for Manoeuvres."

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 10 March 1911 · page 7

WASHINGTON, Wednesday Afternoon.--The massing of American troops on the Mexican borders is designed to prevent Japan acquiring a coaling station in Mexico,…

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Floods in California

Evening News · Friday 10 March 1911 · page 7

SANTA BARBARA. CALIFORNIA. Thursday Evening.—The lower portion of the city is flooded. The loss by the floods in V[?] Country is…

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Warning of Floods. Albury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 March 1911 · page 10

The local police were busy this morning circulating a warning to residents onthe low-lying parts of the town regarding the possibilities of the continued heavy rains causing a flood. The Superintendent's memo to…

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Floods in Tasmania. Men Take Refuge in Trees. Launceston

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 March 1911 · page 9

Phenomenal rainfall has visited the State. In Launceston nearly four inches fell in 24 hours. Close on three inches was registered in 18 hours, a record for that period. Eleven…

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Downpours in Tasmania. Disastrous Floods Feared

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 10 March 1911 · page 7

LAUNCESTON, Thursday.--Heavy rain fell again to-day, and the whole country-side is flooded. The express train from Hobart could not pass Clarendon, with the result that the…

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Floods Feared Heavy Rain at Richmond. the Hawkesbury Rising

Evening News · Saturday 11 March 1911 · page 3

RICHMOND Saturday—Most [?] weather conditions are being experement her A series of heavy stories have contains for the past [?] days Yesterday's storm…

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This Week's Storms. Some Particulars

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 11 March 1911 · page 6

Parramatta and surrounding districts were visited on Wednesday night and during Thursday by a series of heavy thunderstorms accompanied by a good…

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Tasmanian Floods. 16 Inches in 50 Hours

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 11 March 1911 · page 14

LAUNCESTON, Friday. -- The rain ceased in the early hours of this morning. Cataract Gorge is to-night a magnificent sight. The waters are still rising…

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Floods in California. Enormous Losses

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 11 March 1911 · page 13

SANTA BARBARA, U.S.A., Thursday. -- The lower section of the city has been flooded by heavy rains. The loss in Ventura County will amount…

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