Gales and Blizzards. American Incidents. [Reuter's Message.]
A terrific gale is raging on the New Jersey coast. The tug Margaret struck a submerged wreek on the New Jersey coast and the captain raced to beach…
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Floods & storms, 1913
149 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 1 of 8
Big Storm at Mudgee. Sydney
A fierce storm at Windeyer, near Mudgee, did damage estimated at £5000. Bridges, potato crops, fruit crops, fruit trees, and vegetables were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →American Gales. Boats Wrecked and Lives Lost. [Reuter's Message.] New York
Heavy gales are sweeping the east coast of Virginia. The town of Newport Newes has suffered considerably. Wreckage indicates that many…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →French Steamer Lost. Driven Ashore by a Cyclone. the Passengers Saved. Sydney
News has been received by the Messageries Maritime Company of the loss of the French mail steamer Salazie, which for many years was employed in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Barrier Miner. Saturday, January 11, 1913. the Rumblings of a Storm at Newcastle
THE last coal strike took place while a Liberal Governmont was in power. The indications are now threatening a rupture, while a Labor Government…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →West Australian Storm. Consideradle Damage Done. Perth
A severe storm was reported yesterday by the police at, Derby. The lockup and water police quarters were destroyed, and Sack's Hotel was wrecked…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Big Storm. Shipping in Difficulties. [Reuter's Message.] London
The Snowdon Grange managed to reach the inner harbor of Queenstown safely to-day. The Russian barque California was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Heavy Rains and Floods in Queensland. Sydney
Heavy rains are falling on many parts of Queensland. The water is covering the railway lines, and crocks are rising rapidly. All traffic is…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Queensland Rains. Floods Subsiding. Brisbane
Heavy rain, continues to fall throughout Queensland, but the flood waters are however, generally subsiding. A cyclone is reported from Thallon…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest Cable News. [Reuter's Messages.] Fearful Floodburst. [?] (Egypt)
A [?] of Indian pilgrims at El Hamra, mi[?]ay between Medina and Yambo, were overwhelmed at midnight by a sudden mountain flood and 350…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Gales in Germany. B[?]rlin
A blizzard is raging in Eastern Germany, and all traffic to Berlin is impeded. A snow g[?]l[?] overturned a train in Saxony, and a carriage was burnt,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Queensland Cyclone. Rages for Thirty-eight Hours. Twelve Inches of Rain
The cyclone on the North Queensland coast that was responsible for putting the Innamincka ashore on a reef outside Port Douglas, raged for 88…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Floods in North Queensland. 32 Inches of Rain in 48 Hours
The Queensland Commissioner of Railways on Monday received a telegram from the district engineer at Cairns, saying that the temporary men…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Another Gale. Disastrous in the North of England. [Reuter's Message.] London
A gale has done much damage in the North of England and numerous shipping casualties have been reported. Serious havoc has been wrought in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Queensland Floods. Several More Washaways Reported. a Lenothsman Missing. Brisbane
Several more washaways on the railway lines in Northern Queensland are reported. The water has [?] over a foot over the rails at Flating Creek…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Deluge in Adelaide. Two Inches in Forty Minutes. City Under Water. Accident to a Goods Train. the Enginedriver Drowned. Adelaide
The rain which fell in the city yesterday was the heaviest for years, 2in. being recorded in 40 minutes. Adelaide was practically under water, and many…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Queensland Floods. Railway Traffic Still. Interfered With. Waters at Last Subsiding. Brisbane
In connection with the interruptions by floods on the North Queensland railways, advices from the Etheridge line showed that all trains were got…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Storms Continuing. Telegraph Lines Broken Down
The stormy weather conditions continue to such an extent that the telegraph lines are being interfered with in all directions. "The Miner's'…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The South Australian Storm. How Hindmarsh Fared. Bottle Works Inundated. a Lively Time Generally
Old residents at Hindmarsh were emphatic in saying they had never seen the streets similarly [?]ooded before, for almost every road was covered with…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Floods on North-west Coast. Six Inches in a Day. Watercourses Flooded and Stock Drowned
The rains which have fallen in the Far North during the last two or three duys have altered the wh[?]le position of the pastoral industry there, for no…
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