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Floods & storms, 1911

1,348 stories in Sydney's papers · page 22 of 68

Magnificent Sights. Floods in Tasmania. Launceston

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 March 1911 · page 10

All danger of damage by floods in Launceston is now over, as the rivers are now falling. The Cataract Gorge has presented [?] grand sight, and one which interstate visitors…

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Floods in Tasmania. Launceston

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 March 1911 · page 14

The weather is now clearing and the floods in the eastern part of the State are subsiding slowly. Hadspen Bridge, nine miles from Launceston, is covered for 7ft. It is feared the…

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More Thunderstorms. Light to Heavy Rain

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 14 March 1911 · page 8

Light to heavy rain, associated with thunderstorms, has been recorded in the north-eastern quarter of the State, and light rind isolated storms in the southern portion…

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Like a Cyclone

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 14 March 1911 · page 7

TUMUT, Monday.--A heavy storm of a cyclonic character occurred to-day. It was accompanied by heavy wind and hail and 134 points of rain. Trees and limbs were blown…

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The Coming Storm

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 14 March 1911 · page 3

Thus Robert, Blatchford:—"Behind the German word is the German sword. Behind the British word—what? Mr. Haldane's Territorials. So M. Pichon…

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Remarkable Rain Storm. Whitton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 March 1911 · page 8

A remarkable storm broke on Friday last 12 miles out from Whitton on the Lake Cudgellico-road. It was about two miles in width, and swept from east to west, a…

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Cyclonic Storms. Five Cottages Unroofed. a Whirlwind at Leichhardt

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 14 March 1911 · page 7

The storm which passed over the city and suburbs yesterday evening was exceptionally violent in some localities. The official reading at the Observatory does not represent the force…

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Last Night's Storm. a Cloud-barred Inferno. Magnificent Spectacle

Evening News · Tuesday 14 March 1911 · page 6

The same conditions preceded last night's storm in Sydney as on the last two occasions—the only difference that the climax was more severe. It was the third of a…

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A Violent Storm. Houses Unroofed. Damage in Suburbs and Country

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 March 1911 · page 9

A violent storm passed over the city and suburbs about 7 o'clock last night. It was accompanied by incessant thunder and vivid lightning. The storm, which was only of…

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Big Storm at Adelong. Houses Unroofed. Town Enveloped in Darkness

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 14 March 1911 · page 7

The Weather Bureau received the following telegram from Adelong yesterday:-- "Terrific storm at noon to-day; wind blow with groat velocity, unroofing houses; rain and…

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Last Night's Storm. Damage in the Suburbs. Roofs Blown Off

The Sun · Tuesday 14 March 1911 · page 1

After a fairly calm day the prediction of the weather prophet that the evening would be stormy was verified last night. Soon after sunset heavy banks of cloud formed…

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Flood at Adelong. Streets Under Water. Cattle and Pigs Drowned

Evening News · Tuesday 14 March 1911 · page 5

ADELONG, Tuesday.—A heavy storm struck the town yesterday. The wind of a number of verandab and shed roofs. An inch of rain fell in 15 minutes, subsequent falls…

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Drowned in Flood Waters. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 March 1911 · page 10

A Boonah wire states that the manager o[?] the Royal Bank was driving with his wife when the horse became restive, owing to the height of the flood water at the crossing of…

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In Flood Waters

The Sun · Tuesday 14 March 1911 · page 3

Yesterday Mr. M'Leod, manager of the Boonah (Q.) branch of the Royal Bank of Queensland, was driving with his wire along the Logan track, when the horses became…

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A Township Flooded

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 14 March 1911 · page 7

GRAHAMSTOWN, Monday.--A terrific storm occurred about noon to-day. The thunder and lightning were tremendous. Heavy rain fell, and In 20 minutes tho whole of Grahamstown…

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Floods in Tasmania. a Boy Drowned

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 14 March 1911 · page 7

HOBART, Monday.--Very heavy rain has been falling since. Sunday night, and for the past 21 hours 228 points have been registered, making a total of 4in. since the rain started a few days…

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Thunderstorm in the City

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 14 March 1911 · page 8

A thunderstorm passed over the city between 5 and 8 p.m., approaching from the south-west. The first peals of thunder were heard to the south-west at 5 p.m., with occasional lightning…

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'A Violent Gale

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 15 March 1911 · page 10

GILGANDRA, Tuesday. -- A violent windstrom, bringing up clouds of dust, occured here last night. The parapet of A. F. Garling's new…

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Storms and Wrecks. Two Vessels Lost at the Solomons. Government Steamer on a Reef

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 15 March 1911 · page 9

The vioient gales which have been raging along the New South Wales and Queensland coasts lately have been' felt at the Solomon Group, and reports were received by the island…

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