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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1913

14 stories in Snowy Mountains & Monaro's papers

Struck By Cyclone. House Broken Up a Remarkable Experience

The Bombala Times · Friday 28 February 1913 · page 5

URALLA, Friday.—A cyclonic storm struck Martin Shanahan's residence, two miles from town. The house was shifted from its foundations, the door…

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Final Tally. Flood Quenches Fire

The Bombala Times · Friday 28 March 1913 · page 1

OMAHA, Tuesday (Later).—The death-roll here has been definitely ascertained to be 152, and at Terre Haute 18…

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The Floods in America[?]

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 31 March 1913 · page 2

The damage by floods to the railroads and inter-urban lines in Indiana is stated at [?] millions, and losses of homes…

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Floods in New Zealand. Severest for 30 Years. Auckland, Saturday Night

The Bombala Times · Friday 4 April 1913 · page 3

Nothing has been recorded for 30 years to equal the flood conditions now prevailing in the Southland province…

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Rain and Gales in Sydney

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 7 April 1913 · page 2

Heavy rain and gales have been raging in Sydney since Saturday night. A lot of damage was done. Nearly three…

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Floods in United States

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 7 April 1913 · page 2

Floods are threatening the coal mines at Harrisburg. U.S.A. and 5000 miners are idle…

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Intercolonial News. SYDNEY, Friday. Floods in the North

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Thursday 15 May 1913 · page 2

Serious floods are reported from the country. The Hunter River is still a raging torrent for miles…

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Gale [?] Fourteen [?]

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 2 June 1913 · page 2

Fourteen [?] Colliery Company [?] Lord [?] Motts [?]…

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The Flood at Orbost

The Bombala Times · Friday 13 June 1913 · page 3

The recent flood, although not what would have been called a big one in the olden times, was altogether out of proportion to the amount of local rain…

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[?] Creeks Flooded

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 30 June 1913 · page 2

A heavy and continuous rainfall was reported throughout the Cooma district on Saturday night, the fall at Cooma bein 90 points up to 3 o'clock…

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Sudden Flood in India

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 8 September 1913 · page 2

A sudden, flood in the Bess River, India, engulfed 150 men, women, and children. The whole party was drowned…

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Original Correspondence. Inter-state News. Paupong Receiving Office. To the Editor " Manaro Mercury." SYDNEY, Friday, Cyclone at White Cliffs. Houses Blown Down

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 14 November 1913 · page 2

Sir,— In your issue 13th October reletter signed "Vincit Veritas," in answer to mine, as to the bulk of V. A.'s A cyclonic storm stuck White Cliffs on Wednesday and almost devastated the town. Houses were blown down like card-board…

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Floods in Gipplsand

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 14 November 1913 · page 2

Floods are reported in Gippsland and many farms are under water. The damage to crops is considerable…

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Broken Hill Dust Storm

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 5 December 1913 · page 2

A terrific dust storm occurred at Broken Hill last evening; one of the worst for 20 years. Mosses of red dust enveloped,…

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