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Murray · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1911

132 stories in Murray's papers · page 6 of 7

War Declared Between Italy and Turkey. Occupation of Tripoli. Six Turkish Torpedo Boats Pursued. Patrol of The Eastern Mediterranean. Greece Mobilising Her Army. Italy's Land Hunger. Blockade of Tripoli Commences. Tripoli Storm Bursts. Italy Notifies Powers. Rome

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

It is officially announced here that the Ottoman Government has failed to meet the Italian ultimatum presented yesterday. Therefore Italy and Turkey are in a state…

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Gale in the North Sea. Numerous Wrecks Reported. Great Loss of Life. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 3 October 1911 · page 2

A terrible gale, blowing at the rate of 60 miles an hour, has swept over the North Sea. There have been many wrecks, and much loss of life, the fishing smacks…

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North Sea Storm. Additional Shipping Casualties Two Steamers Lost. the Hague

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 4 October 1911 · page 2

News of the occurrence of further shipping disasters during the great gale in the North Sea reached here yesterday. The steamer Edward Dawson went…

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Great Gale at Roubaix. Paris

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 5 October 1911 · page 3

The gale which swept over the North Sea on Monday was also experienced at Roubaix, in the North of France. The main building of the exhibition at present…

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Gale in North Sea. Large Steamers Ashore. Fourteen Men Drowned. London, October 2

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 October 1911 · page 42

A fierce gale has occurred in the North Sea, and several wrecks and considerable loss of life have been reported. At times the gale blew at the rate of 60 miles an…

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Fierce Storm in the Baltic. St. Petersburg

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 12 October 1911 · page 3

A fierce gale raged yesterday in the Baltic Sea, and neighboring waters. Ten grains lighters and fifteen coal or cotton lighters were either seriously damaged or…

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The Warring Elements. Floods in Colodaro and Mexico Heavy Death Roll

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 12 October 1911 · page 3

DENVER CITY (Colorado), Wednesday. News has reached here indicating the occurrence of disastrous floods in the south western portion of Colorado and…

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Rabbits Trapped by Flood Waters. Bungle

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 October 1911 · page 12

Dear Uncle Jeff,—It is a good while since I wrote last, but I hope to be able to write fairly often now. We have had a lot of thunderstorms lately, and the Nimbo…

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Gale Sweeps English Coast

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 14 October 1911 · page 5

Another severe storm swept the eastern coasts of England on Wednesday. The gale caused three Ramsgate fishing smack; to founder with the less of 11 lives…

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Gale on English East Coast. 18 Lives Lost. ondon, October 12

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 October 1911 · page 42

A gale has been raging over the east coast of England, causing trouble amongst the shipping. The most serious disaster occurred at Yarmouth, where 14 fishermen…

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Boxing "Cyclone" Thompson. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 21 October 1911 · page 4

"Cyclone" Johnny Thompson, the well known boxes has decided to revisit Australia…

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Mine Flooded; Twelve Drowned. New York

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 23 October 1911 · page 2

The mine of the Wharton Steel Coy, [?] Hibernia, in New Jersey, was the Seen[?] of a shocking disaster on Friday. Blasting operations were being carried on, when a…

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Rainless Thunderstorms

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 October 1911 · page 41

In a recent number of "Nature" a letter, entitled "Rainless Thunderstorms," is published by Mr. John Aitken, of atmospheric dust fame. Inter alia, he says:…

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Naval Sensation. Wires Short Circuted. Magazines Flooded. London, October 27

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 November 1911 · page 43

Reuter's correspondent at Toulon has forwarded reports of recent occurrences on French warships, which, in view of the terrible disasters to the Jena and the…

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A Disastrous Storm. Walgett

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 9 November 1911 · page 3

A violent storm struck Cryon, 35 mites from Walgett, last night. The police station was considerably damaged. The railway stationmaster's residence was…

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Terrific Gales. Men Swept Overboard. Lifeboats Smashed to Pieces. London, November 2

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 November 1911 · page 43

Severe gales are reported by vessels arriving at different ports. In several instances ships have been thrown on their beam ends and rigging and lifeboats have…

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Personal Experiences a Cyclone in Tennessee

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 11 November 1911 · page 6

It happened "way down in Tennessee," in the year 1909 — quite a stormy one in the South, Arkansas and Texas being visited by severe…

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News From America Gales in the States. Duluth (Minnesota}

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 15 November 1911 · page 2

The adven[?] of winter is being heralded by severe gales and tornadoes in various parts of the country. On the great lakes terrific weather is…

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Irrigation and Drought. Darling Thunderstorms

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 15 November 1911 · page 4

In a recent number of "Nature" a letter entitled " Rainless Thunderstorms" is published by John Aitken, of atmospheric dust fame, in which he…

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Storms in America. Nine Persons Killed. Springfield (Illinois), November 12

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 November 1911 · page 6

A storm of cyclonic strength swept across the rock country on Saturday, and already the news that nine people were killed has been received…

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