A Storm Tossed Tug. Falls Foul of a Barque. Narrow Escape From Sinking
The tug Heroine, owned by Messrs. Fenwick and Sons, had a narrow escape from being sunk off Coogee early this morning (wired the Sydney…
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Floods & storms, 1911
177 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 6 of 9
Floods in Alaska. Vancouver
Unprecedented floods, due to a heat ware, are reported from Valdez (Alaska). A huge volume of water burst from a glacial lake and flooded…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →An Extraordinary Storm Heavy Rain and Hailstorm in London. Coster Stalls Overturned. Children Buried in Tents. [Reuter's Message.] Loudon
An extraordinary storm occurred in London to-day, the wind attaining a velocity of 54 miles an hour. An inch of rain fell in a quarter of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An Interrupted Funeral. Delayed by Floods
The funeral of a woman who (wired the Portarlington correspondent of the "Age" on July 31) died at St. Leonards on Friday took place on Sunday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Churches Destroyed by a Cyclone. Appeal for Funds to Rebuild Them. [Router's Message.] London
The Carpentaria Diocesan Association has made an appeal in London for funds to rebuild the churches destroyed by a cyclone…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tied to the Wheel in a Heavy Gale. German Ship's Experiences
The Melbourne correspondent of the "S.M. Herald" on August 6 wired:— The German ship Olinda had a similar, though less serious, experience…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Floods in China. Half a Million People Homeless. [Reuter's Message.] Shanghai
The floods in the Anhui Province of China have destroyed 235,000 acres of rice. Half a million people are homeless…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Devastated by Cyclone. Winnineg
A cyclone devastated the district of High River (Alberta) to-day, where a shack, occupied by a woman and child, was carried 100 yards. The floor…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Great Storm Raging in Southern States of America. [Reruter's Message.] Savannah
A great storm is raging in the Southern States of America. The water is higher on the Charlton seafront than for 20 years past. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Storm in America. Creat Damage at Chablestion. [Reuter's Message.] Charleston
Six torpedo boats are ashore at Charleston.(South Carolina) and a score of other vessels are wrecked as the result of the storm which, has been…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Weather. Yesterday's Phenomenal Sample. Hot Gale, Dust Blizzard, and Rain
Following on the diststorm which raged all day yesterday rain began to fall at 5.30 p.m., and increasing in volume culminated in an almost…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Preacher Attacks Pugilism. Flooding the Country with Brutality. [Router's Message.] London
The Rev. F. B. Meyer preaching in London to-day, said he thought there was Christianity enough in the country to make a fight between Johnson and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sympathetic Chinese. Assisting Flooded-out Countrymen
The recent floods in China; in the valley of the Yang-tse-Kiang, and the disastrous consequences, have (says the "Telegraph" of September 12)…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →General Cable News. [Reuter's Messages.] Salmon Cannery Struck by Gale. Ketchican (Alaska)
A gale struck a Salmon cannery as Ketchican (Alaska), to-day, wrecking it completely. Two million cans of salmon were swept into the water…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Canadian-american Reciprocity. Flooding Canada Avith Election Literature. Charge Against President Taft. Sensation at Ottawa. [Reuter's Message.] Ottawa
A sensation has been caused at Ottawa by the published statements authorised by the Thiel Detective Agency that President Taft incited Mr. Hearst…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Storm-tossed Barque. Boats Smashed. Vessel Continually Flooded
The Adelaide correspondent of the "S.M. Herald" on September 17 wired: The voyage of the British barque Killran, which arrived from London at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Violent Storm at Naples. Accompanied by Torrential Kains. Rivers of Mud Flowing From Slopes of Mount Vesuvius. [Reuter's Message.] Rome
A violent storm, accompanied by torrential rains, occurred at Naples to-day. Severe inundations are reported…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Hailstorm at Geelong. Several Places Flooded
The Geelong correspondent of the "Age" wired on September 21:— The district was visited by a remarkable hailstorm this afternoon. lt…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Terrific Storm. at Marong, Near Bendigo. a Man Injured and His House Demolished. Melbourne
A terrific storm occurred yesterday, at Marong, near Bendigo, causing considerable damage to many houses. Mr. Jordan, whose house was…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Thunderstorm in Sydney. Sydney
A violent thunderstorm swept over the city yesterday afternoon, accompanied by a heavy downpour of rain, the streets being converted into running…
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