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Murray · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1911

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Flood Rains Expected in South East of New South Wales

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 11 May 1911 · page 2

The Albury police yesterday received the following communication from the Inspector-General of Police, Sydney:—"Commonwealth meteorogolist wires flood rains…

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Fierce Rain Storm Six Inches in Two Hours on South Coast. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 13 May 1911 · page 5

A southerly gate is raging along the entire New South Wales coast, and fierce "Bind squalls, accompanied by heavy rain, swept over the city to-day. At the Heads…

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Storms in Canada. Winnipeg

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 15 May 1911 · page 2

Western Canada is suffering from heavy sleet and rain storms, with the result that telegraphic communication is severely interrupted…

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A Schooner After the Storm

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 15 May 1911 · page 2

The American four masted schooner Rosamonde, from Gray's Harbor, with a big cargo of timber, was towed into port last night. The vessel had experienced a…

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Terrible Gale

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 19 May 1911 · page 4

A severe westerly gale swept over certain parts of Austria last month. There were 100 accidents, two of them fatal, in Vienna alone. Meteorological returns…

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Cablegrams. Terrific Storms in England Many People Killed by Lightning. Fight Between Pumas and Lady Trainer. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 2 June 1911 · page 2

The tropical heat in England has culminated in a series of thunderstorms. Some counties have been flooded owing to the deluge of rain, which poured down…

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Floods in Hungary. Capital Fares Badly. Buda Pest

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 5 June 1911 · page 3

Very severe weather is being experienced in Hungary at the present time. The heavy rain which has fallen has caused severe floods, which have done enormous…

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Floods in Hungary. Budapest Inundated Vienna, June 2

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 June 1911 · page 43

The tremendous thunderstorms and torrential rains experienced in Hungary have caused serious Hoods throughout the kingdom, and an enormous amount of damage…

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Lightning and Floods. Seven People Killed. Puma Mauls Lady Trainer. London, June 1

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 June 1911 · page 42

A spell of tropical heat has accumulated in a series of thunderstorms in the home counties, and the streets and railway stations have been flooded…

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Gales on Coast

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 12 June 1911 · page 4

The very severe gale of Thursday, which gave the coastal shipping such an anxious time, abated considerably during the past 24 hours, though the conditions continued…

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Leura in a Storm

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 12 June 1911 · page 4

Several steamers which had been delayed by bad weather along the Victorian [?]st arrived in Hobson's Bay this morning. In each instance the master had…

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Great Electrical Storm Works Havoc in New York. New York

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 14 June 1911 · page 2

During Saturday and Sunday a terrific electrical storm raged in New York. The tempest resulted in loss of life and great damage to properly. Five people…

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'Twixt Earth and Sky Remarkable Storms in New York. New York

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 15 June 1911 · page 2

The abnormal electrical conditions which have caused storms during the past week still obtain on the seaboard. The fourth electrical storm since Saturday struck the…

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Perils of Aeroplaning. Aviator Caught in a Gale. Escapes Unhrt. Berne, June 8

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 June 1911 · page 42

The aviator Taddeoli had a minaculous escape from death yesterday. He was menoplaning over Lausanne at a height of 2000ft., when he was caught in a gale. The…

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Fierce Storms Attbieste Serious Loss. of Life. Vienna

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 17 June 1911 · page 5

A very fierce storm yesterday swept the Golf of Trieste- which is situated at the north-east extremity of the Adriatic Sea. The gale was of a cyclonic character,…

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General Cable News Terrible Storms in England. LONDON,Monday

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 20 June 1911 · page 2

Terrific thunderstorms have occured in various parts ol Lancashire. Hailstone? sn inch in diameter ML at Haslingden. miles from Manchester. A fatality…

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Disastrous Storm. Many Lives Lost. Vienna, June 16

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 June 1911 · page 43

Trieste has been visited by a very severe storm, which has played have amongst the shipping in port…

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Serious Floods in Victoria. Widespread Damage. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 23 June 1911 · page 1

Flood waters are pouring over many districts of Victoria, and much damage is being done. Many people are temporarily…

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Aided by the Storm

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 5 July 1911 · page 3

"Birds of all kinds are an interesting study," says a naturalist. "Nevertheless, I find a special attraction in observing the ways of sea…

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Aloft in Thunderstorm Aeronauts' Trying Ordeal. Kansas City

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 13 July 1911 · page 2

Two aeronauts named Clifford Marmon and Augustus Post had a thrilling experience yesterday. They were competing in the Bennett elimination race and ascended…

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