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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1911

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

Severe Storm. Fierce Gust of Wind. Buildings Damaged. Corowa

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 December 1911 · page 9

A remarkable storm was experienced in this district on Christmas Day. The wind had been [?] high all morning, and gradually became stronger towards afternoon. The sky…

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A Severe Gale

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 29 December 1911 · page 15

At Neuchatel, in Switzerland, a 70-mile gale uprooted thousands of forest trees…

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Another Victim. Bay of Biscay Gales

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 29 December 1911 · page 7

LONDON, Thursday.--The British steamer Hughenden (2871 tons net) bound from Smyrna to Dublin foundered in the Bay or Biscay during the recent gales…

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The Corowa Storm. Cottage Carried Across a Creek

Evening News · Friday 29 December 1911 · page 7

COROWA, Friday.—Reports now to hand show that Monday's storm was spread over a much larger area than was at first known; the storm, in fact, travelled with great…

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Our Railways! Oh, Our Railways! a Storm of Grievance. Complaints About Railway Deficiencies Accumulate as the Season Wears On

The Land · Friday 29 December 1911 · page 8

The non-arrival of over 13,000 sheep at the Homebush sales the other Thursday was a very serious inconvenience to the consignors, but…

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A Destructive Storm. Cottage Removed Bodily. Corowa

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 30 December 1911 · page 13

Reports new being received from outlying parts of the district state that the storm on Christmas Day bad a more far-reaching effect than was first reported. The storm,…

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The Corowa Storm. Buildings Wrecked and Roads Blocked

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 30 December 1911 · page 14

COROWA, Friday.--Reports now to hand show that Monday's storm spread over a much larger area than was first known. The storm travelled with great rapidity along…

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Gale's Human Harvest

Sunday Times · Sunday 31 December 1911 · page 14

The death-roll due to the recent gales in the English Channel was enormous. Fifty-four fishermen were drowned. At Etables, a small fishing haven on the Channel coast, 20 women were widowed, and 75 children…

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Thunderstorm Promised. Cooler Weather for To-morrow

Sunday Times · Sunday 31 December 1911 · page 7

"There is still no prospect of general rain," said Mr. Wilson, officer in charge of the Weather Bureau, "but there is every chance of a thunderstorm for Sunday evening. Monday will be…

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