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Floods & storms, 1911

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Floods in Queensland

Evening News · Thursday 12 January 1911 · page 6
Also in The Sun

It was reported at Cloncurry (Q.) on Thursday night, that the railway line had been washed away for a considerable distance. In some places the wash a ways were 30 in deep. The…

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Floods Coming. Heavy Weather Expected

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 January 1911 · page 10

Inland reports for the past few days show that rain was setting in along the western rivers. The Weather Bureau, in view of the monsoonal depression that is working down…

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Streets Flooded and Shipping Delayed. Clifton

The Sun · Thursday 12 January 1911 · page 4

A heavy downpour of rain accompanied by southerly wind and rough and is now being experienced. Rain set in last night, and has continued without the slightest cessation up…

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Rising Flood Near Ipswich

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 January 1911 · page 7

IPSWICH, Wednesday.--Weston creek at Granchester, is in food, and the water is over the railway line to-night. Two goods trains to and from Toowoomba are held up. Unless…

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Further Thunderstorms. on Coast and Tablelands

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 January 1911 · page 9

Further rain, with thunderstorms, has been recorded in the northern districts from the coast to the Darling River, at scattered places on the central and southern tablelands and…

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Queensland Floods. Washaways Near Townsville. Cloncurry Traffic Affected

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 January 1911 · page 7

TOWNSVILLE, Wednesday.--Reports from Cloncurry state that a ganger arrived last night and reported that the line had been washed away for a considerable distance, at some places…

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Storm-swept Coast. Shipping in the Gale

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 13 January 1911 · page 8

The gales raging along the coast have been responsible for one wreck, viz., that of the steamer Rosedale at the Bellinger River. Many of the coastal steamers were delayed by the bad…

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The Forecast. Floods and Gales Predicted

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 January 1911 · page 8

Further flood falls over the north-eastern district are predicted, with gales from the north-east to south-east on the coast. The ocean forecast issued at 9 a.m. yesterday…

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Gale at Byron Bay. Byron Bay

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 January 1911 · page 8

A great wind and rain storm has prevailed here since Wednesday. The sea is higher than for many years. The unexpected rise took the jetty contractor in surprise and carried away his pile driver and…

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The Gale. Damage in City and Suburbs

The Sun · Friday 13 January 1911 · page 6

The rain storm which visited the city on Wednesday night continued all day yesterday, and lasted till an early hour this morning. The high rate of the wind gave the…

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Cyclonic Storm. Bountiful Rains. Eight Inches in the City. Heavy Falls in the Northeast. Floods Feared

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 13 January 1911 · page 8

Gales and rough sons on the coast and heavy end continuous rains almost generally, with flood falls in places, were the prevailing conditions over the State yesterday. The…

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Gale in the Harbour. Ferry Steamers Hampered. Excitement Among Passengers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 January 1911 · page 8

The wind increased to the force of a gale on the harbour last night, and caused much inconvenience in the conduct of the ferry traffic. The Port Jackson and Manly…

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Gales in Britain. Killed in a London Street. Scores of Wrecks. Numerous Fatalities

Evening News · Friday 13 January 1911 · page 6

LONDON, Thursday Evening.— During a gale to-day the coping of a tavern in Blackfriars-road was detached, and fell. Killing a school-mistress and injuring two other persons…

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Severe Storm at Byron Bay. Damage to the Jetty

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 13 January 1911 · page 8

EYRON BAY, Thursday.--One of the most severe storms and high sens seen here for many years happened to-day. The storm rose yesterday, but about 5 a.m. it was at its worst,…

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Wind Storm at Orange. Large Gas Holder Blown Over

Evening News · Friday 13 January 1911 · page 2

A windstorm, which culminated in a terrific easterly gale, occurred at Orange on Thursday afternoon. While the wind was raging, the larger of the gas holders at the municipal…

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Cyclonic Storm. Heavy Rainfalls Recorded. City Registration 586 Points. Northern Areas Inundated

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 January 1911 · page 8

The rainfall in Sydney from midnight on Wednesday till 3.30 yesterday afternoon (15½ hours) amounted to 586 points. The fall (which was unabated last night) had continued…

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Ships in the Storm. a Fearful Night at Sea. Steamer Karuah Damaged

The Sun · Friday 13 January 1911 · page 6

The easterly gale raged with renewed vigor at sea last night. From 8 o'clock until after midnight the fury of the storm was terrific, and the few vessels on the coast…

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Latest Cables. Heavy Gale. on the British Coast. Many Small Vessels Wrecked. Seaside Towns Considerably Damaged. London

The Sun · Friday 13 January 1911 · page 8

A gale, which at times attained the force, of a[?] hurricane, accompanied by heavy falls of snow, swept the British Isles to-day. The shipping experienced a bad time…

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Last Night's Storm. Excitement on the Harbor. Horse Ferry Stopped. Pontoon Sinks. (Continued from page 6.)

Evening News · Friday 13 January 1911 · page 4

Commonwealth Bureau Forecast for New South Wales, issued at noon to-day for the next 14 hours.— Unsettled to showery generally, more flood rains and sales in the east,…

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