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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1912

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Fighting Acid. Tramp Steamer's Crew have a Terrible Experience in Gale with a Cargo of Vitriol. Saved by a Wave

Globe · Wednesday 6 March 1912 · page 7

A remarkable story of a crow's all-night battle with leaking drums of vitriol and muriatic acid which broke form their lashings in a storm-tossed freighter was told at…

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Storm Hampers Shipping. Coasters Return to Port

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 7 March 1912 · page 7

The southerly blow which set in along the coast on Tuesday night forced ft number of vessels to run for shelter. Three colliers put back to Newcastle. They were the Helen…

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Walsh's Forecast. Storms and Rain Predicted

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 8 March 1912 · page 7

Mr. H. Walsh, of Murrill Creek, in the course of his monthly weather forecast, says:— March.—Very hot and cold changes…

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Further Helpful Storms Yet Some Districts Entirely Neglected

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 8 March 1912 · page 7

Thunderstorms accompanied by scattered rains have been prevalent throughout New South Wales and Queensland during the past week…

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Big Storm on Pearling Coast. Tremendous Rains

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 March 1912 · page 11

PERTH, Thursday.--Telegraphic communication with the north-west is interrupted beyond Condon, in consequence of a big storm on the pearling coast…

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When Winds Blow Great Gales Scientifically Considered

Nepean Times · Saturday 9 March 1912 · page 8

Most of us are apt to look on a storm as simply a strong wind blowing straight from one place to another. It is not so at all, for a…

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Big Blow. South Australian Cyclone. Steamer Ashore. Lighthouse Blown Down

Evening News · Saturday 9 March 1912 · page 9

ADELAIDE. Saturday.—A vic[?][?]ent cyclonic disturbanes occurred early this morning along the South Australian coast, the wind blowing…

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A Cyclonic Storm. on South Australian Coast. Havoc in Adeilaide. Steamer Ashore at Edithburg. Adelaide

The Sun · Saturday 9 March 1912 · page 7

A cyclonic storm was experienced this [?]ning when considerable local damage was done. The steamer Waipori has gone ashore at Edithburg. The lighthouse on the…

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Disastrous Cyclone. Lighthouse Blown Down and Ship Ashore. Enormous Damage to Property. Adelaide, Saturday Night

Sunday Times · Sunday 10 March 1912 · page 7

The central portion of the State was visited early this morning by a severe cyclonic disturbance, during which the wind attained a velocity of 75 miles per hour…

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Great Storm in Adelaide. Wind Works Havoc

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 March 1912 · page 7

ADELAIDE, Sunday.--About 9p.m. on Friday the Storm made its influence felt in the city, the high wind and drenching showers of rain making outdoor conditions the reverse of…

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Cyclone at Edithburgh (S.a.) Lighthouse Blown Down. Steamer Drifts Ashore. But Is Towed Off

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 March 1912 · page 7

EDITHBURGH, Sunday.--During the heavy gale which blew early yesterday morning the steamer Waipori broke away from the jetty and drifted ashore, about 1000 yards south of the…

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The Storm

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 12 March 1912 · page 8

Dear "Planets,"—It is quite a long time since I wrote to you, but have not lost interest, in the least, in the League. Only the other day I met…

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Gale on the Coast

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 March 1912 · page 13

Boisterous weather set in along the coast yesterday. The wind veered to the south-west in the south, and freshened to a gale. Gabo reported sea rough, and Eden sea rather rough…

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Any Port in a Storm

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 12 March 1912 · page 15

In a northern seaport town there is a wealthy but illiterate man who owns many vessels and follows their course over the seas by the aid of a large…

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Otranto in a Cyclone. English Letters Late. Cause of the Delay

Evening News · Tuesday 12 March 1912 · page 6

In the ordinary course of events English wells dated London, Friday, February 6, would haven reached [?] in time for delivery yesterday, but the R.M.S Otranto the vessel an…

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Cyclone Thompson and Lester Postponed

Referee · Wednesday 13 March 1912 · page 7

Jack Lester has had considerable trouble with bis teeth during the past week or two, and was consequently compelled to cue for a postponement, till next Saturday night week, of his…

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Heavy General Rain in Queensland

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 13 March 1912 · page 18

BRISBANE, Tuesday.—The Commissioner for Railways to-day received a telegram from tho general traffic manager at Townsvillle, stating that a heavy general rainfall had been…

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Cyclonic Storm Creates Trouble. Enormous Damage to Property. Shipping Disorganised

Globe · Wednesday 13 March 1912 · page 3

What the weather office described as a "cyclonic swirl" occurred in Adelaide and the country early on Saturday morning. In many localities the storm was of sensational and…

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Storm at Singleton. Damage to Property

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 March 1912 · page 11

SINGLETON.—A terrific storm was experienced on Wednesday afternoon at Neotsfield, the property of Mr. R. H. Dangar. The high wind, together with hail, knocked the plantation about considerably. It also…

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A Cyclonic Storm. Damage Near Singleton

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 March 1912 · page 13

SINGLETON, Wednesday.--A cyclonic storm was experienced at Neotsfleld and Whittingham, about three miles from town, this afternoon. The storm covered a narrow belt, and was…

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