Storm in New Zealand. Sea Encroaches on the Land. Houses Washed Away. Wellington
Heavy rain, a gale, and a furious sea, have caused much damage at Hokitika. At one point the sea encreached 70ft. on to the land. Several…
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Floods & storms, 1914
149 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 4 of 8
General Cables. (Reuter's Messages.) Dstroyed by a Cyclone. Lisbon
News has been received here that a cyclone has destroyed the settlement of Port Amelie, at Mozambique. Many natives, it is said, perished, but the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →South Australia. the Storm at Glenelg. Adelaide
The weather continues extremely boisterous. During the storm yesterday the boats moored at Glenelg were roughly handled, and their owners…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Effects of a Storm. a Man Killed. Lightning Fires a House. Sydney
During a terrific storm at Tumberumba on Monday night, falling trees wrecked a drover's camp at Rosewood, killing Mr. J. King…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Lake Superior Storm. Thirty Lives Lost. (Reuter's Message.) Toronto
Advices received from Kingston (Ontario) state that the canal schooner Jamieson, with a crew of seven men, is believed to have been wrecked in the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Lake Superior Storm. Thirty Lives Lost. (Reuter's Message.) Toronto
Advices received from Kingston (Ontario) state that the canal schooner Jamieson, with a crew of seven men, is believed to have been wrecked in the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Sunk in a Sudden Gale. Wellington
A sudden gale sprang up on Saturday night near Gisborne. One lighter carrying 600 bales of wool was sunk, and the steamer [?]olmdale was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Storm at Henley Beach. the Foreshore Wrecked. Mitch Damage Done. Adelaide, Thursday Afternoon
A storm last night did considerable damage to property at Henley Beach. Hundreds of deck chairs were washed out to sea, and the bathing houses were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Storms Around New Zealand. Roads and Bridges Destroyed. Wellington
Severe storms and floods are reported from the Hawkes Bay and Poverty Bay districts, where communication and traffic have both been greatly disorganised…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New Zealand Floods Subsiding. Wellington
The floods at Poverty Bay and Hawkes Bay are subsiding. The rainfull at Gisborne since Saturday was over [?]in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Storms in New Zealand. Gales and Snowfalls. Fishing Boat and Crew Missing. Wellington
Wild and wintry weather continues in New Zealand. There have been snowfalls in many parts of the South Island…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Breaking of a Dam. Floods a River Valley. Hundreds Rendered Homeless. (Reuter's Message.) Richfield (Utah), Thuesday
The Hotchtown irrigation dam broke to-day owing to a landslide. The flood waters rushed down the Savier River valley. Telephones and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Swept by a Gale. Paris
A heavy gale yesterday swept the Riviera coast. Fifty fishing boats were sunk, and 80 others, are reported missing at Toulon. Much damage was done…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Heavy Rain in Sydney. Sydney
Shortly before midnight heavy rain set in over the city, and at an early hou rthis morning rain was still falling and showed every indication of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Devastating Cyclone. Sanborn (Iowa)
A cyclone struck here yesterday, killing three people and levelling the whole eastern section of the town, including wheat elevators, water tower,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The London Storm. Severest in Living Memory. Tropical Rain, Hail, Lightning, and Floods. (Reuter's Message.) London
The thunderstorm in London yesterday is described as the severest experienced in London in the memory of living man. A tropical downpour lasted…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Terrible Storm. Six Persons Killed in London. (Reuter's Message.) London, Sunday Night
During a thunderstorm to-day two adults and four children were killed while sheltering under the trees on Wandsworth Common…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Paris in a Panic. a Terrific Storm. City Partially Wrecked. People Drowned in the Streets. a Motor-'bus Engulfed. (Reuter's Message.) Paris
The worst thunderstorm for 50 years was experienced in Paris yesterday. A torrential downpour fell for two and a half hours. Several of the big city…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gales on the Coast. and Inland. Sydney Suburbs Swept. People Injured. Steamers Wrecked and Adrift. Sydney
A gale of terrific fury raged in Sydney along the coastline and over a considerable part of the State yesterday. The wind swept with all the fury of a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sunday's London Storm. London
At the inquest on the victims of the storm at Wandsworth on Sunday, a man gave evidence that he was struck by the lightning and was flung about…
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