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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1912

1,269 stories in Sydney's papers · page 18 of 64

Storm in the City. Beautiful Display. a Torrential Rainfall

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 29 March 1912 · page 9

One of the most remarkable cyclonic storms that has passed over Sydney occurred last night. For a couple of hours there had been rumblings in the heavens and flashes of…

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In the Track of a Cyclone. Loss of Life and Damage at Buenos Ayres

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 29 March 1912 · page 10

BUENOS AYRES, Wednesday Evening.--A violent cyclone has swept over the city and surrounding district, causing great damage and loss of life…

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The Storm Fiend. Last Night's Wild Grandeur Magnificent Coastal Scene Aerial Cinematography

Evening News · Friday 29 March 1912 · page 6

The past couple of days of oppressive sultriness in Sydney culminated with a cyclonic storm last night equalling, if not excelling anything of like experience for some years…

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Vivid and Brilliant. Last Night's Storm. Dazzling and Continuous Lightning. Heavy Thunder Claps

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 29 March 1912 · page 10

There was a brilliant meteorological display in the city last night. Between 6.30 p.m. and 9.45 o'clock a thunderstorm, remarkable for the accompanying dazzling and continuous lighting…

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Tremendous Blue Mountain Storm. a Railway Trip Through It. Two Miles in Twenty-five Minutes

Evening News · Friday 29 March 1912 · page 6

Between 7.20 and [?] o'clock last night a storm of unique violence was raging on the approach to the Blue Mountains, between Emu Platus and Glenbrook…

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Collapsed in the Night. Underground Tubes Flooded

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 29 March 1912 · page 10

BERLIN, Wednesday Evening.--A tunnel which, passes beneath the River Spree, which traverses Berlin, suddenly caved in, causing the flooding of a section of the city tubes…

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The Recent Storm. Monsoonal Disturbance. Light to Heavy Rain

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 30 March 1912 · page 17

The monsoonal disturbance has intensified over eastern districts of New South Wales, and resulted in unsettled, thundery weather over an extensive area, comprising the greater portions…

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The Weather. Heavy Rain on South Coast

Evening News · Saturday 30 March 1912 · page 11

Synopsis of the weather during the past [?] hours ended 9 o'clock this morning:—Cl[?] to overcast at many places on the coast and highlands chiefly in the south-east quarter…

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Penrith Flooded. Terrific Storm. Fireballs and Lightning

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 30 March 1912 · page 21

The full force of the electric storm which did considerable damage in the metropolitan area on Thursday night, was experienced at Penrith. The downpour of rain there was…

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Bluejackets Storm a Stage

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 30 March 1912 · page 22

A performance at a music-hall in Portsmouth on a recent Saturday night ended in a [?] scene (the "Daily News" says), the stage having been stormed by bluejackets,…

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Storm at Liverpool. Liverpool

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 30 March 1912 · page 25

About 8 o'clock on Thursday night one of the most violent thunderstorms experienced for many years broke over the town. During the progress of the storm, which lasted a few hours, loud peels of…

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The Storm on the Mountains. Country Under Water

Evening News · Saturday 30 March 1912 · page 8

The country right along the western railway to Penrith all yesterday bore a very unusual aspect. Much of it parts [?] under water Everywhere it got the chance to hold itself was…

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Phenomenal Storm Thursday Night. Vivid, Brilliant & Continuous Lightning. Bright Balls of Fire, Shoot Through the Sky. Very Heavy Thunder

Nepean Times · Saturday 30 March 1912 · page 3

A brilliant meteorological display was seen in Penrith on Thursday night, accompanied by a phenominal storm, made most remarkable by…

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The Weather. Heavy Thunderstorms. North-east and South-east. Copious Rain and Hail

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 30 March 1912 · page 25

During the past 36 hours the monsoonal disturbance intensified over the eastern districts of New South Wales, and resulted in unsettled, thundery weather over an extensive area,…

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West Australian Storm

Sunday Times · Sunday 31 March 1912 · page 16

During the disastrous gale which swept over the north-west coast of West Australia, it is estimated that 32 white persons perished in the cyclone and 40 colored men. All were drowned between Canangarsea and…

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Extraordinary Heavy Rain. Yambulla

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 April 1912 · page 11

The most terrific thunderstorm that has been experienced in the district occurred on Thursday night. Five inches of rain fell here in a very short time. 7½ inches at Pericoe, and 15 inches at Towamba. A…

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Effect of a Gale. Wireless Tower Blown Down

Evening News · Monday 1 April 1912 · page 3

BERLIN, Sunday Evening.—The wireless tower at Potsdam has been blown down in a gale. The tower, which was 650 feet high, was…

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Motoring in a Storm. an Exciting Experience. Bombala

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 April 1912 · page 9

A motor car runing from Delegate to Bombala in a storm had a narrow escape during Thursday's storm. Mr. Holcombe, P. M., of Cooma, and the Rev. Mr. West, of…

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New Storm. the American Trouble. Comes to a Head To-day

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 1 April 1912 · page 9

CLEVELAND (U.S.A.), Friday Evening.--The colliery owners have decided that, unless the coal miners agree to their terms, they will shut down the various works, involving the…

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Berlin's Tube. Railway Still Flooded

Evening News · Monday 1 April 1912 · page 10

BERLIN, Sunday Evening.—The tube railway which runs under the bed of the river Spree, and which was recently flooded as a result of the tunnel collapsing is still impossible…

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