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Floods & storms, 1912

1,269 stories in Sydney's papers · page 61 of 64

Deluge at Buladelah

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 16 December 1912 · page 14

BULAHDELAH, Saturday.—Since Thursday night 880 points of rain have fallen. The river is a banker. The main street is inundated…

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A Brisbane Storm

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 16 December 1912 · page 9

BRISBANE, Sunday.—A heavy storm passed over Brisbane and suburbs on Saturday afternoon, when torrential rain fell for half an hour. In some places the streets were white with…

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Passing of the Storm

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 16 December 1912 · page 14

The rain-storm cleared off on Saturday, and conditions moderated along the coast, Since [?] a.m. on Friday further rain was recorded on that part of the coast between Sydney and…

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Gale at Sea. Nairnshire's Rough Voyage Auckland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 December 1912 · page 9

The steamer Nairnshire, which arrived here on Saturday, experierced a severe storm on November 19, eight days after leaving Capetown…

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Boxing Tim Lands a Good Prize: Bondi Dairyman Outpoints Audouy Heavy Storm Affects Attendance

Referee · Wednesday 18 December 1912 · page 8

The Bondi dairyman boxer, Tim Land, captured a good prlze at the Stadium last Wednesday night when he landed jean Audouy, the French middle weight. Jean, it will be…

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The Weather. Conditions Favour Heat. Possible Thunderstorms

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 December 1912 · page 13

The various pressure systems overlying Australia are so distributed as to favour further heat generally, broken here and there possibly by thunderstorms and squalls. The…

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Circus in a Gale

Evening News · Thursday 19 December 1912 · page 2

The southerly buster of yesterday made herself apparent at the Rud Ackinson Show, at Moore Park, when the strong gusts of wind had a somewhat distressing effect upon the canvas swnings…

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Cyclone at Brewarrina

Evening News · Friday 20 December 1912 · page 16

Shortly after 5 o'clock on Thursday afternoon Brewarrina was visited by a severs cyclo[?] disturbance, which brought with it blinding clouds of dust. The storm lasted for nine…

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Cyclone at Kyogle. Considerable Damage Done

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 20 December 1912 · page 9

KYOGLE, Thursday. -- A cyclonic storm of exceptional violence occurred on Wednesday, several houses being unroofed. A stack of timber at the Kyogle sawmill was scattered,…

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Wind Storm in the Orchards

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 December 1912 · page 9

On Wednesday afternoon, following the very trying hot day, a windstorm swept over Castle Hill and Galston districts, doing considerable damage to the orchards, and blowing down a…

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Brewarrina in a Storm. Buildings Severely Damaged

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 20 December 1912 · page 11

BREWARRINA, Thursday. -- A severe cyclonic storm struck Brewarrina from the S.S.W. this afternoon. The dust-blinding storm lasted nine minutes…

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Storm Swept. Fruit Districts Suffer. Tornado at Castle Hill

Evening News · Friday 20 December 1912 · page 16

Reports from the Cumberland [?]ard district state that a torando on Wednesday afternoon did considerable damage to houses, trees, and crops. The damage at Castle Hill was…

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Wind-storm at Wee Waa

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 21 December 1912 · page 13

WEE WAA, Friday. -- A terrific wind-storm swept over the town yesterday afternoon, doing considerable damage to buildings. Schwager's sawmills were partly unroofed: Locbrin's…

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Schooner in a Gale. Sails Blown Away

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 21 December 1912 · page 13

The coasting schooner Alpha, laden with timber from the North Coast, was towed into Port Jackson yesterday by Messrs. J. aud A. Brown's tug Gamecock, with loss of sails. The…

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Cyclone at Sea. Nairnshire Badly Damaged. Passengers Sing Hymns

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 December 1912 · page 19

Further details regarding the buffeting received by the steamer Nairnshire (F. and S. line) while on her way from Liverpool to New Zealand, were brought by the Maheno…

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Destructive Cyclone. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 December 1912 · page 9

A cyclonic windstorm occurred at Millm[?]an or Thursday night lasting several hours, Considerable damage was done to the railway engine-sheds, which were partially unroofed…

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Severe Wind Storm. Casino

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 December 1912 · page 6

The extreme heat of Wednesday last, when the official reading at the Casino Post-office showed a maximum of 102 deg, in the shade, was the forerunner of one of, the most violent wind and dust storms ever…

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Storm at Narrandera. Narrandera

Evening News · Monday 23 December 1912 · page 12

The weather yesterday morning was very hot and oppressive. The thermometer registered 107. A terrific thunderstorm resulted In the evening. The lightning was very vivid, and…

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Cyclone at Night. Houses Unroofed, Trees Blown Down

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 23 December 1912 · page 4

BRISBANE, Saturday. -- At Dilmerran last night there was a windstorm of cyclonic character experienced, which lasted several hours. Some buildings were partially unroofed, and…

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Last Night's Storm

Evening News · Tuesday 24 December 1912 · page 9

The eastern suburbs last night appeared to be the centre of four district thunderstorms. Sheet lightning played continuously in the south; forked lightning flashed [?]tly over…

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