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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1913

71 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 2 of 4

Aviator Killed. Flight in a Gale. a Dive to Death

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 19 March 1913 · page 4

Mr Edward Petre, the well-known aviator, met his death on Tuesday in attempting a non-stop flight from the Brooklands Aerodrome to Edinburgh…

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Floods in America. 2,000 TO 5,000 People Dead. Gigantic Dam Burst. New York

Western Champion · Thursday 27 March 1913 · page 22

A disustrous flood is being experienced in Dayton, Ohio, The flood was caused by the bursting of the Miami power dam…

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Terrible Floods. Thousands of People Dead. Appalling Disaster. New York

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 28 March 1913 · page 2

a disastrous flood is being experienced in Dayton, Ohio. The flood was caused by the bursting of the Miami flower clam…

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Floods in New Zealand. Auckland

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 1 April 1913 · page 2

Fuller reports of the floods in the south land of New Zealand, show that the losses are estimated at fully £150,000. The loss at Gore alone…

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More Floods in Ohio

Western Champion · Thursday 10 April 1913 · page 24

Additional rains have caused further floods in the Ohio Valley. A tornado swept along the valley of the Missouri last Friday night. A goods train at a…

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"Any Port in a Storm."

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 19 April 1913 · page 7

Bobbie's letter to teacher as an excuse for being absent from school: "Dear Miss Brown,—Please excuse me for not bean at school sinse…

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Mob Storm Gaol

Western Champion · Thursday 24 April 1913 · page 14

With the intention of lynching Edward Beeler and Mrs. Jesse Stroud, two prisoners, a mob stormed the gaol at Vivian, Louisiana. The sheriff,…

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Old Gundagai. the Flood of '52

Western Champion · Thursday 24 April 1913 · page 29

Encouraged by the discoveries following upon Hume and Hovell's expeditions of 1824, adventurist colonists in search of new pastures turned their…

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Navigation on Lake Cowal. Mt. Wamboyne to Corinella. Remembrance of the '91 Flood

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 25 April 1913 · page 3

When the rain came pelting down, and floated the old ark, Captain Noah hauled taut his braces, and navigated his quaint craft, with its mixed…

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Storm Scene at Castlemaine

Western Champion · Thursday 1 May 1913 · page 26

The peaceful township of Castlemaine had a disquieting experience during the week-end. All the furies of the skies seemed loose in it. A…

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The Philosophy of the Deluge. Higher Critics Arraigned. Pastor Russell Defends Bible

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 9 May 1913 · page 8

Brooklyn, February 2nd.—After an absence of several months, Pastor Russell again addressed his Brooklyn congregation, now generally known as…

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Gale Causes Disaster. Fourteen Sinkers Killed. Survivors' Ordeal

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 14 May 1913 · page 4

Fourteen men lost their lives at the Bolsover Colliery Company's new pit on Lord Savile's estate at Rufford, near Mansfield, Notts, late on Friday…

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Oversea Items. Cyclone in France

Western Champion · Thursday 15 May 1913 · page 23

Tremendous damage has been done by a cyclone in the French Department of Marne, the great champagne region of France. The storm was…

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Divine Justice in the Deluge. An Act of Mercy, Delivering Man from Slavery, and a Test of loyalty to AH the Holy Angels

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 16 May 1913 · page 8

On Sunday; Pastor Russell resumed his consideration of "The Flood.". We report his discourse from the text, "The flood came and took them all…

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Hunter River Floods. Sydney

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 16 May 1913 · page 4

Owing to the Hunter River being in flood, trains bound north are unable to proceed beyond Singleton. Cessnock Creek overflowed, and…

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Our Telegrams. Sydney's Big Storm. Sydney

Forbes Times · Saturday 17 May 1913 · page 4

The storm which did such damage at Manly has now worked eastward, and is situated between the north coast and Norfolk Island. This is said to indicate that…

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Floods on the Hunter. Sydney

Forbes Times · Saturday 17 May 1913 · page 4

On account of the flooded state of the Hunter River the mail trains were blooked at Singleton last night, and the Queensland mails did not get through…

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FLOODS! Devastation on the North Coaet. Loss In Stook. Sydney

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 17 May 1913 · page 5

Reports received to-day tend to show that a vast amount of damage has been done by the floods. At Windsor the river is receding…

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The Northern Floods. Sydney

Forbes Times · Tuesday 20 May 1913 · page 2

Railway communication between Newcastle and Maitland has been resumed, the flood waters having subsided. After four or five days' delay the first mails from…

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Latest Telegraphic. the Northern Floods. Sydney, Tuesday

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 20 May 1913 · page 2

The railway department expects to re-establish a through train service to the north to-day. Mails and passengers for the…

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