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Floods & storms, 1913

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Gale in the Tasman Sea. Willochra Has a Stormy Trip

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 14 May 1913 · page 9

Passengers by the steamer Willochra, the chartered steamer of the U.S.S. Company's fleet, describe the trip across the Tasman Sea as being very stormy. The steamer ran into a…

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Storm-beaten Barque. Renee Rickmers Has Trying Passage

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 14 May 1913 · page 9

Heavy gales were encountered off the Queensland and New South Wales coasts by the four-masted barque Renee Rickmers, and as a consequence she was 34 days making the passage…

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Flooded Pitt-street

Evening News · Wednesday 14 May 1913 · page 4

In Pitt-street, at the corner or Hunter-street, there was pile of earth wished up. The storm, waters had carried the loose sand from O'Connell-street, which is being…

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Flooded Property at Mosman

Evening News · Wednesday 14 May 1913 · page 4

Mosman has shared with the rest of the community to the benefits and misfortunes of the present downpour. In this billy municipality the costs much exceed the benefits…

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Flood Feared. in Hawkesbury District. Cheeks Running Bankers. Windsor

Evening News · Wednesday 14 May 1913 · page 8

Unsettled weather, with occasions torrrential fall of rain, has been ruling in the Hawbesbury district for some days. It rained incessantly last night. 192 points being…

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Swollen Streams. Floods in the Country. West Maitland

The Sun · Wednesday 14 May 1913 · page 9

Rain averaging over 2in. is reported from stations over the watershed of the Hunter. The river at Maitland is 23ft., and rising fast. It has broken over Pitnacree-road, and…

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Gale Increases

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 May 1913 · page 9

At South Head last night a full gale was blowing from the south-south-east, the wind having increased since sunset, when it registered 58 miles per hour…

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Calm After the Storm. Fine Weather at Byron Bay. Gale Moderating on the South Coast

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 15 May 1913 · page 10

BYRON BAY, Wednesday.--There was an exceptionally heavy storm of wind and rain yesterday afternoon about 5 o'clock. The wind blew strongly from the east, and brought up a…

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Effect of the Gale. Blowing Sand

Evening News · Thursday 15 May 1913 · page 4

The gale has whipped up the sand at Coogee, and at the northern end of the beach is carrying it over the sea-wall in clouds. This has partially covered the tram-line, and the bandstand reserve. Men have been constantly…

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An Incident in Yesterday's Storm

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 15 May 1913 · page 11

SPECTATORS VIEWING THE GRADUAL DEMOLITION OF THE LADIES DRESSING SHEDS AT MANLY YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. This picture shows the abnormal height to which the tide had risen There is usually a wide strip of sand between the sea-wall and the edge of the water. At the time the picture was taken the men's sheds were also threatened with destruction…

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General Rains. Cyclonic Disturbance. Strong South-easterly Gale

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 May 1913 · page 10

The monsoonal storm has now developed into a cyclonic disturbance off the coast, with its centre between Newcastle and Clarence Heads. This storm has resulted in…

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In the Gale. R.m.s. Morea's Trip

The Sun · Thursday 15 May 1913 · page 1

The R.M.S. Morea arrived at Sydney to-day from London, via ports. The mailboat encountered the south-east, gale soon after passing Montague Island early yesterday…

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The Storm at Bondi. Sea Wall Damaged

Evening News · Thursday 15 May 1913 · page 4

The full force of the gale was felt at the southern and of the beach at Bondi, and the big brokers pilling in washed out the sand from the foundation of the sea wall. The…

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Wild Day Off the Coast. Cyclonic Gales Raging. Shipping in Danger

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 15 May 1913 · page 9

The monsoonal storm which set in along the coast on Tuesday developed yesterday into a cycyclonic disturbance, with hurricane-like squalls…

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The Gale at Newcastle. Squalls at 60 Miles an Hour

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 15 May 1913 · page 10

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.--A strong southeast gale has been blowing all day, with rain squalls, having a velocity of 60 miles an hour. The Sea was very rough in the morning, and…

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In the Storm Belt. "Stand-off" Signals Flying. Coasters Sheltering

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 15 May 1913 · page 9

"Stand off" signals were flying at Wollongong and Kiama yesterday, and the southern southern coal trade was reported to be completely disorganised…

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Shifted Eastward. Storm Blowing Out. But Still Showers and Winds

The Sun · Thursday 15 May 1913 · page 1

People will be glad to know for certain that the centre of the climatic disturbance has really moved away, and that there is, in consequence, every prospect of calmer…

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Storm-swept Manly. Beach Dressing Sheds Washed Away. Household Property in Danger

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 15 May 1913 · page 10

Yesterday afternoon, during the height of the storm, the ladies' dressing sheds at South Steyne, Manly, were washed into the sea. The men's dressing sheds were so severely weakened…

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After the Storm. French Mail Steamer in Trouble. on and Off the Sow and Pics. Ship Stranded in Botany Bay. Damage at Manly. Big Flood at Windsor. Bridge Feet Under Water

Evening News · Thursday 15 May 1913 · page 6

The French mail steamer Ville de is Clotst went astound on the Sow and Pics Shoal this morning shortly before 9 o'clock, and remained fast for an tour and a half. She…

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The Gale. Rough Time on the Coast. Fifty Miles an Hour. Vessels Sheltering. Confusion on the Harbour

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 May 1913 · page 9

The cyclonic storm off the coast resulted in violent easterly and south-easterly gales yesterday, which caused great anxiety for shipping along the coast…

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