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Mid North Coast · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1911

38 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 2 of 2

A Sea Storm. "Clangour and Boom and Roar."

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 25 March 1911 · page 7

Many have [?] of the terrors of Storm: I will make me a song of its beauty, its graces of hue and form…

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Violent Storm. Sydney

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 22 April 1911 · page 6

A great storm is raging in the Black Sea. and many wreeks are reported…

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A Cyclone

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 14 June 1911 · page 4

A cyclone's moving on Kempsey from the North, but it is a cyclone of delight and astonishment. Hugard, the magician, and his clever troupe…

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Another Storm. Official Prediction

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 14 June 1911 · page 5

Mr. H. A. Hunt, Commonwealth Meteorologist, stated on Saturday that within the next 24 hours conditions would develop along the west…

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Floods in Victoria. Serious Damage Wrokght. Horseman's Narrow Escape

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 14 June 1911 · page 5

Exceptionally heavy rains still continue throughout the Trafalgar district, All the water channels and drains are either flowing over their…

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Unhappy Mexico Earthquakes and Floods. Another Volcanic Outburst, Twenty Persons Drowned by Floods

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 17 June 1911 · page 7

Following close upon the disastrous earthquakes of last week, when immense damage was done to property, and a number of lives were lost,…

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Fresh Light on the Flood. Fragmentary Writing on a 4,000 Year Old Tablet

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 1 July 1911 · page 4

A fragment of an ancient tablet, discovered and translated by Professor Hilprecht, which is supposed to throw new light on the Flood, was…

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Floods in Quebec

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 8 July 1911 · page 12

After a sweltering heat-wave, a terrific rainstorm was experienced here on Monday. The streets were flooded, and…

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Storm-swept Coast. Gales and Rough Seas. Drenching Rain Squalls

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 26 July 1911 · page 5

Gales from the south-east to south-west swept the coastline on Sunday. The storms developed during Saturday night attended by furious rain…

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A Drive in a Storm

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 29 July 1911 · page 5

A CORRESPONDENT writes, under date July 19th:—Dancing is an art popular among young people the world over nor are the young people of the Hastings any exception to the rule. Last Tuesday…

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Remarkable Storm. Exciting Scenes in London. Traffic Suspended. Panic Among Children

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 2 August 1911 · page 5

An extraordinary storm has occurred in London. A sudden squall came up, the wind reaching a velocity of 54 miles…

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Floods in Nicargua

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 12 August 1911 · page 10

Floods, the worst experienced in the memory of the present generation are being experienced in Nicaragua. A large area of country is under…

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Flooding a Bank

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 26 August 1911 · page 9

Like the Bank of England, the Bank of France is now guarded every night by soldiers, who do sentry duty outside the building, a watch being…

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A Violent Storm. Great Havoc in America. Savannah, Aug. 29

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 2 September 1911 · page 7

A great storm is raging in the Southern States. The water is higher on the sea front at Charleston, South Carolina,…

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Violent Storms

Nambucca News · Friday 22 September 1911 · page 4

During the past week violent storms have been experienced in the Nambucca River district. Last Friday afternoon the wind blew with hurricane force, being…

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Terrific Cyclonic Storm Sydney

Nambucca News · Friday 29 September 1911 · page 4

A terrific storm occurred at Marong near Bendigo (Vic.) yesterday when a cloud burst. Although the disturbance had a path of less than…

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Lad Killed by Lightning. During Storm at Broken-hill

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 14 October 1911 · page 10

A thunderstorm accompanied by vivid lightning, passed over Broken-Hill shortly after 1 o'clock. The lightning was responsible for a…

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Town Flooded by Treacle

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 18 November 1911 · page 12

One of the most extraodinary floods in history has just caused great damage in New Orleans. Several tanks containing millions…

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