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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1911

1,348 stories in Sydney's papers · page 51 of 68

The Kelly Gang From Within Survivors of the Tragedy Interviewed. Glenrowan and Its People As They Are To- Day. [The first of this series of special articles appeared in "The Sun" on Sunday, August 27.] More Interesting Reminiscences. Negotiations for a Ship. an Offer of £1000. the Story of the Storm Bird

The Sun · Friday 15 September 1911 · page 2

The story of the Storm Bird-- which may or may not relate to the bushrangers-- has never been told in full. The likelihood of its having a close association with the career…

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The Storm. Last Nights Rain and Gales Wall Wrecked at Camperdown

Evening News · Saturday 16 September 1911 · page 8

After the sultry weather which obtained in Sydney yesterday morning the atmosphere was nicely cooled at about mid-day, by a thunder shower. A light wind sprung up from the…

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A Chilian Cyclone

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 16 September 1911 · page 12

Weather on the Chilian coast has been queer lately. According to a letter just received from Valparaiso, there has been in Iquique a heavy cyclone, such as one might expect to meet in…

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Tamworth Eisteddfod. Tent Wrecked in a Gale

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 16 September 1911 · page 22

TAMWORTH, Thursday. -- The Tamworth Eisteddfod met with a sudden reverse before getting a start. The tent to seat 4000 people was finished last night, and a stage capable of…

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Big City Fire. Two Floors Burnt Out. Three Others Flooded with Water. Damage Estimated at £7000. Good Work by the Brigades

The Sun · Saturday 16 September 1911 · page 9

With the two top floors burnt almost to cinders and the remaining three flooded with water, the five-storeyed building of Messrs. John O'Neill and Co., engineers and…

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Thunderstorm in the City. Heavy Showers

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 16 September 1911 · page 17

A thunderstorm, accompanied by some heavy showers and reverberating thunder, commenced in the city about 1 p.m. yesterday. At 9 a.m. the temperature was 70.5 deg. -- less than 1 deg…

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Disastrous Gale. 2,000,000 Tins of Salmon Lost. Ketchikan (Alaska)

Sunday Times · Sunday 17 September 1911 · page 7

A gale struck a local cannery, completely wrecking it. Two million cans of salmon were swept into the water…

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General Heavy Rain. a Drop in Temperatures

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 September 1911 · page 6

During Friday afternoon, associated with the energetic Antarctic disturbance, which was then operating over the south-east States, a series of thunderstorms, with rain occurred…

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Wild and Squally. Short-lived Gale

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 18 September 1911 · page 8

The wild and squally weather when set in on Friday night developed into a gale,with hard rainsqualls. The gale was pretty general along the coast, but it was short-lived, for last…

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Storm-tossed Barque. Boats Smashed. Vessel Continually Flooded. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 September 1911 · page 9

The voyage of the British barque Killran, which arrived from London it the latter end of the week, was a memorable one on account of the terrific weather she encountered…

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Service Shooting. Governor's Cup Competition Good Scores in a Souther Gale. Randwick Gain a Strong Leal

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 18 September 1911 · page 5

The Governor's Cup Competition, the sec of the service matches in connection with National Rifle Association's annual prize me [?]ing was advanced another stage on…

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The Nera in a Cyclone

Evening News · Tuesday 19 September 1911 · page 5

The P.M.S. Nera arrived at Sydney on Monday evening from [?] after a rough trip. The steamer ran into a [?] and during Saturday and Sunday had a wild time. The…

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French Mail Steamer in a Gale

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 19 September 1911 · page 8

The French mall steamer Nera reached Port Jackson last evening from Noumea, She was -several hours Into, having been delayed by a…

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In a Cyclone. French Mail Steamer. I Damaged and Overdue

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 September 1911 · page 9

The French mall steamer Nena, 5538 tons, which arrived from Noumea, and anchored at 10.45 last night in Chowder Bay, met the full force of a cyclone during Saturday and…

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Heavy Gales in New Zealand Damaging Floods. Shipping Endangered. Wellington (N.z.)

The Sun · Wednesday 20 September 1911 · page 8

Heavy southerly gales, accompanied by rain, are causing floods in all parts of the Dominion during the past two days, and much damage has been caused…

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A New Zealand Gale. Wellington

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 September 1911 · page 18

The Dominion has been visited by a heavy southerly gale, which considerably inconvenienced local shipping. Floods are reported from the Nelson district. In Marlbrough…

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Met a Violent Storm. Bowraville

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 September 1911 · page 19

Considerable anxiety is felt concerning the fate of the Rosedale. When leaving on Friday there were indications of a southerly springing up. The captain was anxious to get to sea…

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After the Storm. British Political Situation. Where the Lords Stand

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 20 September 1911 · page 11

LONDON, August 18.--Public interest moves swiftly. The fight over the Parliament Bill is, for the time at least, completely a thing of the past. The newspapers, which were a week ago…

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Mob Violence in Spain. Crowd Storms a Courthouse. and Kills the Judge. Madrid

The Sun · Wednesday 20 September 1911 · page 1

Extraordinary scenes of violence have been witnessed in Valencia, where a general strike is now in progress. Yesterday the mob in a neighboring town…

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Barquentine Has an Exciting Trip. Waterlogged in a Storm. One Drowned

Globe · Wednesday 20 September 1911 · page 3

After an exciting voyage of 116 days from Willapa Harbor, Puget Sound (N. America). the American barquentine Amazon was lowed into Port Jackson last week. She was in a sorry…

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