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Floods & storms, 1911

1,348 stories in Sydney's papers · page 35 of 68

Drowned in Flood Waters. Hobart

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

Arthur Corbett, 18, lost his life by drowang on Sunday at Queenstown. He was recovering sleepers from King River, which was in flood, and was carried away by the waters…

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Making Bee Culture Picturesque. These pictures may be studied in conjunction with our interesting series by Albert Gale on Bee Culture

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 7 June 1911 · page 26

THE BEE FORT. FOR EXHIBITION PURPOSES. NOTING PROGRESS IN COMB CONSTRUCTION. GATHERING A SWARM…

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The Church and Marriage. Those Misleading Statements. the Cardinal on the Recent Storm

The Catholic Press · Thursday 8 June 1911 · page 27

"During the past weeks in the public press wad elsewhere," said his Eminence the Cardinal at Leichhardt, on Sunday, "a groat deal has been written and said about the…

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Baths Wrecked by Storm

Evening News · Friday 9 June 1911 · page 7

MELBOURNE. Friday.—The municipal baths at Queen[?]liff have been wrecked by a storm, and a number of small boats washed shore. Within a period of two hours the London Fire…

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Boisterous Weather. Gales on the Coast. Warning to Shipping

Evening News · Friday 9 June 1911 · page 6

Cold, with strong west to south-west winds, rain aqualis likely.—Weather forecast to-day for Sydney. Bol[?]teious weather prevailed to the city years…

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Violent Gales Expected. Shipping Specially Warned. "Particularly Dangerous" in Places

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 9 June 1911 · page 9

MELBOURNE, Monday.—The Commonwealth Meteorologist, Mr. Hunt, announced to-day that the weather prospects were very bad. The barometer on the west coast of Tasmania registered…

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Warning to Shipping. Antarctic Disturbance. Winds Freshen to Gales. Temperatures Moderating

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

During the past two or three days, atmospheric conditions have manifested a tendency towards the development of north-westerly to westerly winds, reaching gale force. What…

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The Gale. Hard Weather Conditions to the South. a Steamer's Experience

The Sun · Friday 9 June 1911 · page 8

The big gale down south predicted yesterday broke almost as soon as the warning was issued to shipping, and vessels navigating Bass Straits were fighting their way…

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Gale on the Coast. Rough at the Heads. Boisterous Day in the City. Fishing Party in Trouble

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 9 June 1911 · page 15

Squally, westerly wines prevaned in the city yesterday. The wind freshened up during the forenoon, and some of the squalls reached the force of a gale. Heavy duststorms resulted The westerly gale which blew over the city yesterday was severely felt at Sydney Heads The pilot steamer Captain Cook left her moorings in Watson's Bay and anchored for…

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Gales and Rough Seas. Thursday's Wild Night. Loongana's Battle with the Storm. Other Steamers Shelter

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 June 1911 · page 14

MELBOURNE, Friday.-- Gales and Tough seas are still raging along the coast, but there are indications that the conditions will soon moderate. Heavy rain has fallen over practically…

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Gale at Shellharbor. Mail Coach Upset

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 June 1911 · page 18

SHELLHARBOR, Friday.--A fierce westerly gale prevailed to-day. Several telegraph poles were blown down, and the wires broken. A coach, the property of R. Stewart, mail contractor,…

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In the Gale. the Yacht Mawhiti at Sea

The Sun · Saturday 10 June 1911 · page 8

One of the smallest ships caught in the south west glae on the coast was the 35ft. yacht Mawhitl, owned by Mr. W. C. Boesser, of Sydney. Three weeks ago Mr. Boesser set…

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On the New South Wales Coast. South-west to West Gales

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 June 1911 · page 14

The gales which set in along the south coast of New South Wales on Thursday increased in fury yesterday morning. The wind in the far south veered to the south-west, and Gabo…

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Cold Westerly Gale. Antarctic Disturbance Working North. Snow and Rain

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 June 1911 · page 14

As a result of the extension northwards of the Antarctic disturbance, the rain in the southern districts worked as far north as our northern border, and west as far as…

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Salt in Marere's Boilers. Three Hours Repairing Damage. Turned to Face Gale

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 June 1911 · page 14

MELBOURNE, Friday.--The Tyser liner Marere was the most unfortunate of all. Leaving Adelaide on Wednesday morning, she ran into the hurricane after "opening up" Kangaroo…

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'Phone Girl Saves Town. Sends Message Through Fire and Storm

The Sun · Saturday 10 June 1911 · page 4

As the result of a severe electrical storm that swept over Stenben County, New York, the Masonic Hall in Howard is in ruins. The hall was a two storey structure. The lower floor was occupied by Ferris and Lyke,…

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In the Storm Centre. Maheno Not Sighted. Relieved to Have Slowed Down

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 June 1911 · page 13

The Union Steamship Company's turbine steamer Maheno, 3915 tons, which left Auckland on Monday night, was due in Sydney yesterday morning, but up to midnight she…

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Electric Storms

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 12 June 1911 · page 7

NEW YORK, Sunday.--Electric storms, high winds, and a downpour of rain have been experienced for the past 24 hours throughout New England…

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Gales on the Coast. Bleak, Wintry Conditions

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 12 June 1911 · page 7

A very extensive and energetic "Antarctic low-pressure wave"--a disturbance peculiar to winter months--swept over the State on Saturday and yesterday. Working up, as it did,…

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Weather in America. Storms and Great Heat

Evening News · Monday 12 June 1911 · page 8

TORONTO, Sunday.—A terrific electric storm occurred in Western Ontario yesterday. A brewery is ab[?] near owen Sound and a sawmill was struck by lighting several of the…

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