South Australia. a Gale and Some Tracks. Adelaide, Thursday Afternoon
At Port Germein yesterday a terrific gale blew from the south-east. Three trucks at the sea end of the jetty started off with the force of the gale…
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Floods & storms, 1913
149 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 8 of 8
Texas Floods. Houston (Texas)
The final figures in connection with the recent heavy floods in Texas, show that 30,000 persons are homeless, that 165 have been drowned, and that the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A Frolicsome Cyclone
A Winton (Q.) telegram in the "Register" states:- A terrific eyelone struck Winton on Tuesday afternoon, and although it…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cyclone in Ceylon. Floods, Washaways, and Wrecks. [Reuter's Message.] Colombo
A cyclone has partially devastated Ceylon, causing floods and railway washaways. Many small craft have been wrecked. All the shipping is…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Big Flood
"It'll be an all right flood." Tom and I ran down to the river bank, to see if the water has started to come over the big tree stump near the drain mouth on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Heavy Rain in Adelaide. Adelaide
Heavy rain fall yesterday between noon and 2 o'clock, one inch and a quarter being registered in the city. The streets were flooded, and traffic was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Children's Narrow Escape. Washed Away by Flood Waters. Adelaide
During the storm on Monday afternoon a little boy and girl named Gwennie and Cyril Hay, aged 3 and 5 years respectively, the children of Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Victorian Storm. Melbourne
A terrible storm passed over the Tatura district early on Wednesday morning, followed by a beary thunderworm. The gale was accompanied by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Storm at Yongala. Some Damage Done. Adelaide, Wednesday Afternoon
A severe storm passed over Yongala yesterday about 4.30 p.m. The roofs of some of the houses were blown off, and the tops of haystacks carried 100…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Floods in America. Two Barges Adrift, Ten Men. Missing. Hotels Undermined Motor Boats Sunk. [Reuter's Message.] New York
Terri[?]c rain and windstorms have been raging along the coast at the States of New York and New Jersey. Two barges broke away from their…
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