Great Lakes Storm. Many Lives Lost. Toronto, April 30
Six vessels are missing after a great storm on Lake Superior. The steamer Bouiaman Noble foundered, and nineteen of her crow were drowned Life-saving brigudes were…
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Floods & storms, 1914
305 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 8 of 16
Pilgrims 'Storm Ship. Light Fires on Steamer's Deck
Remarkable scenes on a British vessel were described at Bristol when, at the instance or the Board of Trade, Captain George Arthur, master of the steamship Nith, was charged…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Lakes Storm. Many Lives Lost. Kingston (Ontario), May 1
The coal schooner Jamieson, with a crew of seven, is believed to have foundered during the storm on the Great Lakes. A number of small craft have also been…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Gales in New Zealand. Shipping in Danger. (By Cable.) Wellington (N.Z.)
Heavy gales have occurred on the coast and shipping is endangered. A lighter working the steamer Tokomaru, at Gisborne, broke adrift and was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Disastrous Cyclone. Several Persons Killed. Arkansas (U.s.a.) May 5
Many farmhouses were destroyed during a cyclone near Texarkana. Four persons were killed Further details are lnoking, as the telegraph lines are down…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Relic of 93 Flood
Prior to the 98 flood a letter box stood on the Oakhampton-road, in the vicinity of what were known as Brunker's gates, but on that memorable occasion it was washed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Floods and Gales. Loss of Life
Heavy floods are reported from Poverty Bay, Now Zealand. A man named Hoenan was drawned in a flooded creck near patunhi. He had camped on the banks of the…
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Heavy floods are reported from Poverty Bay, New Zealand. A man named Heenan was drowned in a flooded creek near Patuahi. He had camped on the banks of the…
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The total damage caused by floods at Wniron, New Zealand, is estimated at £90,000…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Latest News by Wire. Heavy Rain
Henry rain fell in the city throughout the night, and was especially severe in the western suburbs…
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The weather generally in New Zealand is wet; cold, and windy, and shipping is impossible at pior…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Flood of Tar. Damage in Careening Cove
An act of wantonness or carelessness resulted in a great deal of damage of many of the numerous pleasure craft moored in Careening Cove, Sydney…
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Just after the flood in May of last year —and also, by the way after previous floods — something was said about protecting the town from flood waters; but…
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Paris, Thursday.—A heavy gale has swept the Riviera coast. Fifty fishing boats have been sunk, and 80 are reported missing off, Toulon. Much damage…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Flood of Tar. Damage in Careening Cove
An act of wantonness or carelessness resulted in a great deal of damage of many of the numerous pleasure craft moored in Careening Cove, Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Floods in Wisconsin. Neillsville (Wis.), June 6
The Black river is in flood, and there is water to the depth of 20ft in several streets. Many buildings have collapsed, and the electric light and power has been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Storms at New Brunswick. Quebec
A storm has swept the northern coasts of New Brunswick, and forty schooners have been wrecked, resulting in the death of 20 fishermen. Eight bodies have been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Storm at a Lighthouse. Bricks Treated Like Paper. Wellington (N.z.)
During a heavy gale in Foveaux Strait, lightning played havoc with the lighthouse on Dog Island. The head-keeper (Murray) was on duty when the storm was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Violent Storm. in Canada. Over 100 Lives Lost. [?] OUN (New Brunswick), June 10
More than 100 lives have been lost as a result of a storm which swept over the Bay Chaleurs, an inlet of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, on Thursday and Friday last…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →An Island Cyclone Enormous Seas
A message from Apia, dated May 20, says: —"The late terrific cyclone, which devastated the Tokelau Islands of Faknofo and Nukunone and almost submerged them, appears to…
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