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Floods & storms, 1911

1,348 stories in Sydney's papers · page 32 of 68

Repairs After Storm

Globe · Wednesday 10 May 1911 · page 3

The revised estimate of the cost of repairing the Cairns (Q.) railway, damaged by the recent rains, places the amount at about £25,000. The original estimate was £60,000…

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"A Fool-proof Aeroplane." Safe in a Storm. Thousand Mile Run Possible. Mr. Lawrence Hargrave's Model

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 10 May 1911 · page 9

Imagine an aeroplane so safe and steady that the pilot of it could laeb his rudder and take off his goggles and sit back and go to sleep! An aeroplane safe against wind-gusts, that…

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Heavy Rain in South Australia

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 11 May 1911 · page 8

ADELAIDE, "Wednesday.--Heavy general rain has been experienced in the State. Echunga got 4in., and 40 stations over one inch…

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Gales and Rain. Falls in the West

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 11 May 1911 · page 8

Cyclone over western Now South Wales promises southerly gales between Adelaide and Sydney; low temperatures and good rains; many heavy falls over the south…

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The C.j.s. in a Cyclone

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 11 May 1911 · page 4

The colonial-owned barque C.J.S., which arrived at Melbourne last Tuesday from Mauritius, with a cargo of sugar, had rather a sensational trip…

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"It Fairly Hums." Rookwood's Storm-water Nuisance

The Sun · Thursday 11 May 1911 · page 8

"The stink is something terrible. When the rain stirs it up you don't want to go within a mile of it. It fairly hums again," said Mr. Nobbs, M.L.A., In introducing a…

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Cold Change Coming. Squalls and Southerly Gales Predicted. Some Splendid Rainfalls

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 May 1911 · page 10

Cloudy conditions prevailed in western districts on Tuesday morning, and during the night rain set in, resulting in splondid falls throughout the wostorn half of New South…

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Struck by a Cyclone. Barque C. J. S. Damaged. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 May 1911 · page 9

One of the most sensational epis[?]es of her career was experienced by the well-known barque C. J. S. on her present voyage to Melbourne from Mauritius. Leaving the island…

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The Weather. More Heavy Rain

Evening News · Friday 12 May 1911 · page 7

Commonwealth Bureau Forecast for New South Wales, issued at noon to-day, for the next 24 hours:—Cool southerly winds throughout, fine inland, but more rain on the coast and…

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Storm Swept Sydney. Gale on the Coast. Drenching Rain Squalls

Evening News · Friday 12 May 1911 · page 6

A southerly gale raged along the New South Wales coast this morning, and a continuance of which from the southward for the remainder of the week is predicted by the Weather…

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Storms in Germany. Many Killed by Lightning

Evening News · Friday 12 May 1911 · page 8

BERLIN, Thursday Evening.—Tremendous thunderstorms have occurred in West and South Germany and there have been many deaths from lightning…

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Failed to Weather the Storm

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 12 May 1911 · page 6

A Sydney man, who had decided to go on the land, went as far out west as he could get, and took up a likely-looking spot and built a bark humpy…

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Southerly Gale. Big Sea at the Heads. Warship Puts Back. Pilots Unable to Board Vessels

The Sun · Friday 12 May 1911 · page 1

During the night a hard gale from the south sprang up, and raised a big sea along the coast. When day dawned it was piping viciously…

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Cyclonic Storm. Rough Coastal Conditions. Many Vessels Sheltering. Light to Heavy Rain

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 May 1911 · page 14

The southerly gales predicted by the Commonwealth Weather Bureau raged on the New South Wales coast yesterday and considerably hampered shipping. The cyclonic storm…

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In the Gale. the Maheno's Experience

The Sun · Saturday 13 May 1911 · page 6

The Union Co.'s turbine steamer Maheno, in from Wellington yesterday afternoon, inst the full force of the southerly gale on the coast on Thursday night, and knocked…

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After the Storm. a Pleasant Change

Evening News · Saturday 13 May 1911 · page 8

The hotsterous conditions in the metropolis and along the coast of N.S.W. ended this morning, and although banks of clouds rolled across the sky the sun shone out. Mr. Wilson…

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Storm-swept Prairies. Canadian Farmers Lose Heavily

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 13 May 1911 · page 13

LONDON, Thursday.--Extraordinary snowstorms, which have occurred throughout the prairie provinces of the Dominion will mean the loss of millions of dollars to the farmers…

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Swept by a Gale. Owling Southerly and Sharp Rain Squalls. Rough Day on the Coast

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 13 May 1911 · page 11

wept by a heavy gale from the southward, it brought up sharp rain squalls, culminating in substantial downpour, Sydney yesterday is the centre of the worst storm experienced…

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Thunderstorms in Germany. Deaths From Lightning. Berlin, May 11

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 May 1911 · page 13

Tremendous thunderstorms have occurred in the west and south of Germany. Many deaths have occurred from lightning…

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Thunderstorms in Germany. Deaths From Lightning

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 13 May 1911 · page 13

BERLIN, Thursday.--Tremendous thunderstorms have occurred in the west and southern parts of Germany. Many deaths are reported of persons struck…

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