Floods in New Zealand
The Southland (N.Z.) floods are the most serious that have occurred for 30 years. Miles of railway are submerged, and large losses of, stock are reported…
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Floods & storms, 1913
530 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 6 of 27
Floods at Cairo. Worst on Record. (By Cable.) London
Every able-bodied man in Cairo is working feverishly to save the city from the worst flood in its history. At an early hour the river registered…
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From 7 p.m. on Saturday evening to 9 a.m. this morning (Monday) there was a steady, continuous fall of rain over the South Maitland district. This morning's…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Floods in America. Chicago. April 5
Floods are [?]tening the coal mines in the harrisburg district. and five thousand miners are idle. the Federal Government is considering the appointment of Sir Wm…
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Since yesterday's report there has been a further fall of 120 points of rain, making a total of 445 points since 7 p.m. in saturday. In the unformed streets of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Calm Before a Storm. Newcastle, Tuesday afternoon
Locally all things are quiet in the runway goods yards, but there is great uneasiness. The men declare that the moment they learn that free labour has been put on in Sydney…
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Heavy snow has fallen in the Midlands mid north-eastern counties and the west of Scotland, resulting in serious damage and the pediment of traffic…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"Brave Young Men." Naval Airman at Sea in a Gale
The, "brave young man of the Flying Corps who, as Colonel Seely said in his speech on the British Army Estimates, flew in a wind of fifty-seven miles per hour, has…
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Floods are inundating the Vidiallin district. and hundreds, have been rendered homeless. The loss of life so far is small. The waters are rapidly rising, and precaution have been taken…
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A telegram received from the District Engineer for Railways at Cairns states that there has been a heavy general rain throughout the coastal district of Queensland…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Flood and Fire. New York, March 26
It is my sad duty to record another disaster of almost incredible magnitude at Dayton, in Ohio, the home of the Wright brothers, the pioneers of flying…
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A telegram received from Cairns states that there has been heavy general rain throughout the coastal district. Mulgrave River and Behana and…
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The captain of the St. Albans, after leaving Sydney on Wednesday, took the vessel two miles out to sea before shaping a northerly course. At 5 p.m. the sea began to rise, the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Gale Causes Disaster. Fourteen Sinkers Killed. Survivors' Ordeal
Fourteen men lost their lives at the Bolsover Colliery Company's new pit on Lord Savile's estate at Ruff at Rufford, near Mansfeld, Notts, late on Friday,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Floods in Queensland. Train Service Blocked
A telegram received from the District Engineer for Railways at Cairns states that there has been a heavy general rain throughout the coastal district of Queensland…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Flood and Fire. New York, March 26
It is my sad duty to record another disaster of almost incredible magnitude at Dayton, in Ohio, the home of the Wright brothers, the pioneers of flying…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Flood Messages
Bottles containing written messages, thrown into the river at West Maitland last month, and at Redbournberry, near Singleton, on the 8th Instant, were picked…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The River in Fresh. a Rapid Rise. Heavy Rains on the Hunter. Fears of a Flood
"It never rains but it pours," is a trite saying, and very often true, for during the past month the rain has been much more frequent than desirable, and despite the fact…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Flood at Cessnock. Damage Throughout the District
CESSNOCK, Wednesday afternoon. Heavy rain fell at Cessnock continuously from six o'clock last night until half-past…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cyclone in France
London, Monday Night.—Tremendous damage has been done by a cyclone in the French department of Marne, the great champagne region of France. The…
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