A Great Storm. Tornado at Flemington. Dwellings Roofless and Flooded. Cattle Sheds Suffer
The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 2 December 1911 · page 13
Flemington collided with a tornado yesterday. With a shriek and a hiss, a roar, and a whistle, the wind tore off roofs, uprooted trees, broke the telegram wires, battered down fences, and…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Atlantic Storms. Many Ships in Distress. New York
The Sun · Saturday 2 December 1911 · page 1
Terrific storms are rasing in the Atlantic. The steamer Berwin Moore is drifting helplessly about off the Nova Scotia coast, and many other vessels are reported to be in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →British Steamer Adrift. Rudderless and Storm-beaten
The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 2 December 1911 · page 13
HALIFAX, Thursday Evening.--The British steamer Berwindmoor, 5232 tons, owned by the Berwindmoor Steamship Co., Ltd., is drifting…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Trains Held Up. Storms Wash Lines Away. in the Northern' District
Evening News · Saturday 2 December 1911 · page 9
QUIRINDI, Saturday Morning.—Terrestial rain fell here last night. There was a terrific storm, the thunder being very loud, and the lightning vivid. Two hundred and seventy points…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Storm. Struck by Lightning. Mare and Her Foal
The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 2 December 1911 · page 6
Just before we went to press, at about 1.12 p.m. on Friday, one of the heaviest storms we remember to have seen, in Parramatta rolled up from the south, and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Turbulent Sea. Celtic Race in a Gale. Homeward Bound From Sydney
The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 2 December 1911 · page 13
LONDON, Thursday Evening.--The steel sailing ship Celtic Race, 1874 tons, owned by the Celtic Race Co., Ltd., on the voyage from Sydney (N.S.W.) to Queenstown, met with severe…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Broken-hill Flooded. Streets Under Water. Many Narrow Escapes
The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 2 December 1911 · page 14
BROKEN-HILL, Friday.--Broken-hill is in a flooded condition to-day. The rainstorm which was predicted yesterday afternoon burst over the city last night, and deluged it…
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Sunday Times · Sunday 3 December 1911 · page 15
(1 and 5) A new cottage, which was not quite finished before the storm came. These are front and back views. It was lifted right off its foundations and collapsed. As will be seen in (1) a portion of the roof has blown on to the framing of a cottage that was being erected in an adjacent allotment.(2) An untenanted cottage, directly opposite the Flemington Station, which was unroofed. (3) Galvanised iron blown from surrounding buildings…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Terrible Storms. Ships in Distress. Galveston
Truth · Sunday 3 December 1911 · page 4
A terrific storm has been raging here since Sunday, and scores of steamers are stranded. NEW YORK, Friday…
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Sunday Times · Sunday 3 December 1911 · page 21
M. Vidart, the airman, was flying recently from Rheims to Montcornet (France), when a storm suddenly sprang up, tempestuous wind and rain assailing the monoplane. The…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →BOXING. McVEA and Lester in Brisbane Heavy Storm Compels Postponement—greata Interest in Match. ("Sunday Times" Special Message.) Brisbane Saturday Night
Sunday Times · Sunday 3 December 1911 · page 13
The Brisbane sp[?]ting world has been in a flutter of excitement since the arrival of Sam McVea and Jack Lester, who are quite the most noted pugilists ever seen going for keeps in this State. Placing the limit at…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 December 1911 · page 7
WALGETT.—A thunderstorm of unusual severity occurred on Thursday afternoon. The wind b[?]ew with terrible force, owing to which considerable damage was done to some…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Dust Storm at Sea. Remarkable Volcanic Effect
The Daily Telegraph · Monday 4 December 1911 · page 10
FREMANTLE, Sunday.--An unusual occurrence was reported by Captain Richardson, of the steamer Parce, on arrival from Singapore. "We left Sourabaya on November 15, at 9…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Fridays Storm. Wreckage at Guildford. Several Buildings Demolished. Weird Circular Water-spouts
The Daily Telegraph · Monday 4 December 1911 · page 6
The tornado that visited Flemington on Friday afternoon struck the township of Guildford with even greater severity, and its path of devastation and ruin was most marked…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →More General Rains. Unsettled Conditions. High Temperatures in the North. Flood Falls in Other Parts
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 December 1911 · page 7
The unsettled, rainy conditions persisted throughout Friday and during Saturday morning, almost generally, excepting in the far south-west, and the greater part of Riverina…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Flood at Broken Hill. Broken Hill
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 December 1911 · page 7
A party of railway men, including Mr. C. Eley, general manager, accompanied by a few others, journeyed over the line on Friday to see that the railway was safe. All…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Heavy Rain. Some Good Falls. Goulburn Has 481 Points
Evening News · Tuesday 5 December 1911 · page 7
Heavy rain fell throughout New South Wales during yesterday and last night, the highest registration being Goulburn 481 points, Parkens [?]40, Young 433, Hill End 386, Molong 316,…
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The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 5 December 1911 · page 7
The following telegram was received by the Weather Bureau from West Australia yesterday: -- "Wiluna advised severe storm from west at 5 p.m. on Saturday, wind for short period…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 December 1911 · page 13
Just before eight o'clock on Saturday evening, a heavy storm broke over Brisbane, and half an inch of rain fell in ten minutes. The maximum temperature on Saturday was 91.4. During the course of the…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →The Recent Storm. Damage at Murrurundi
The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 5 December 1911 · page 14
MURRURUNDI, Monday. -- Between Friday night and Saturday midday heavy rains fell, doing great damage around the district, causing washaways and damage to bridges and roads…
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