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Floods & storms, 1911

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Still Raining. Nearly Ten Inches in Sydney Richmond Flooded

Evening News · Monday 16 January 1911 · page 7

Commonwealth Bureau forecast for New South Wales issued at noon to-day, for the next 24 hours:—Unsettled showery weather on the coast and tablelands, improving and becoming…

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Under Water. Great Floods at Berry. Magnificent Spectacle. Twenty Inches of Rain on the Tableland. (From Our Special Correspondent.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 January 1911 · page 9

Our special correspondent, who was in the Berry district, reports that the scene during and after the storm of Wednesday and Thursday was a remarkable one. He says:—…

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Silver Mine Flooded

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 January 1911 · page 10

YERRANDERIE.—A [?]ooded creck adjacent to Nalli mine, managed by Mr. Helcham, broke through the old workings, and there is now over 300ft of water in the main shaft…

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Hawkesbury in Flood. Much Damage to Crops. Windsor

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 January 1911 · page 10

The Hawkesbury River was 27 feet over summer level at Windsor at 3 o'clock on Friday afternoon, and appeared to be stationary, though it is feared a lot more water has yet…

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Geology. the Action of Floods

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 January 1911 · page 5

Mr. Thomas Steel, F.L.S., read a paper on the "Transport of Mud by a River in Flood" In this paper an account was given of the daily determination of the amount of mud…

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The Hawkesbury Flood. Extensive Damage on the Low Lands

The Sun · Monday 16 January 1911 · page 2

Although there has been extensive damage to the crops on the low-lying farms on the Hawkesbury in the vicinity of Windsor and Richmond, most of the farmers agree that…

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Bega Surrounded. Serious Flood Threatened. Bega

The Sun · Monday 16 January 1911 · page 6

Up till 9 o'clock this morning 12in., of rain have fallen in a little over 48 hours. All the flat land about Bega is inundated with flood waters. Most of the maize and…

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Floods at Pambula. Considerable Damage Expected

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 16 January 1911 · page 5

PAMBULA, Saturday. -- Rain continued all last night, but has now eased oil considerably. For the past four hours the flood waters have been going down. Pambula Flats are still inundated…

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Big Floods Feared. Victorian Rivers Overflow. "As Big As That of "91."

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 16 January 1911 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Sunday. -- The storm conditions in Victoria are abating, but as a result of the heavy rains floods are feared in several districts. During the 24 hours ended 9 a.m. on…

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Drowned in Flood Waters

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 16 January 1911 · page 8

WARWICK (Q.), Sunday. -- Frederick Harvey, mailman between Korrlah and Brixworth, was drowned in Korrlah Creek. While trying to negotiate the flooded stream he was swept…

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Rains, Gales, and Floods

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 17 January 1911 · page 4

Almost every district in the State sends its experiences of the weather's happy or unhappy mood. Tremendous seas, resulting from the cyclonic gales,…

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Light to Heavy Rain. Temperatures Higher

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 17 January 1911 · page 8

Light drizzling rain prevailed in the city and suburbs yesterday morning, and the atmosphere was close and muggy. Light to heavy and scattered rain has been…

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History of the Cyclone

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 17 January 1911 · page 8

According to the Commonwealth Weather Bureau, the cyclone storm which operated at the end of last week over New South Wales and Queensland probably owed its origin to the barometric conditions obtaining over…

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The Storm Abates

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 17 January 1911 · page 7

MADRID, Monday.--The violent snowstorm which was raging in the peninsula has abated. The chief characteristics were its…

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Barquentine in a Gale. Cleaner Returns to Port

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 17 January 1911 · page 4

NEWCASTLE, Monday.--The American barquentine Gleaner, which sailed on Saturday for San Francisco, returned to port this morning. The vessel was 20 miles east of Norah Head…

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Newcastle. Schooner Puts Back. Gleaner in a Gale. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 17 January 1911 · page 8

The American schooner Gleaner, which lett this port for San Francisco at midday on Suturday last, returned to port this morning. Captain Dollard reports that…

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The Late Gale. Arrival of the Hymettus. Three Days Hove-to. Captain's Worst Experience

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 17 January 1911 · page 8

When the Currie liner the Hymettus arrived from Calcutta, via Melbourne, yesterday morning. it was ascertained that her delay was due, solely to the cyclonic weather. The steamer…

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Floods in South Coast. Sixteen Inches of Rain. Low-lying Lands Under Water. Maize and Potato Crops Ruined

Evening News · Tuesday 17 January 1911 · page 6

CLIFTON, Monday.— The damage done to the Cliff-road by landslips, caused by the recent rough weather, is of rather an extensive nature and will take weeks to repair. Great masses…

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Floods at Richmond

Evening News · Tuesday 17 January 1911 · page 5

RICHMOND, Tuesday.— Except for the flood waters lying on the lower parts of Captain Philip Charley's Clarendon Park Estate, Mr. W. Percival's Clarendon Farm; and…

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Flood at Shoalhaven. Nowra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 17 January 1911 · page 8

The Shoalhaven River rose over 9 feet on Friday morning, and as a consequence there was a flood at Bolong and Numba and other low-lyjng portions of the district between…

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