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Murray · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1913

145 stories in Murray's papers · page 7 of 8

Australian Wool. Will Flood United States. Effect of Tariff Revision. Los Angeles

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 30 October 1913 · page 2

Mr. F. Hangenbarth, president of the National Woolgrowers' Association, has made some interesting remarks apropos of the effect of the United States tariff…

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Wind Storm

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 31 October 1913 · page 2

A very heavy storm of wind was experienced here on Monday after-last, between two and three o'clock. It blew strongly for a time, and was…

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Floods in Salvador. Heavy Loss of Life. San Salvador

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 31 October 1913 · page 2

Heavy rains in Saivador nave been for lowed by serious floods, which, antertunatley, have resulted in serious loss of life…

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Mammoth Warship. Displacement Floods Town. London, October 30

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 November 1913 · page 43

An extraordinary incident occurred at Portsmouth yesterday morning When the battle-ship Orion(22,500 tons) was leaving for sea at the top of the…

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Novelette. a Storm

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 8 November 1913 · page 3

[?] the dark wet night she disappear[?] never once turned his head to [?]last look at the white, angry. [?] lince Pressed against the windows…

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Heavy Storms in America. Men Blown Into River. Chicago

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 12 November 1913 · page 5

Very heavy storms, accompanied by slect and snow, have been experienced in West Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and illinois. Telegraph lines and telephone…

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Storms in United States. Cleveland's Awful Plight. £800,000 Damage. Chicago

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 13 November 1913 · page 2

Terrific weather continues to be experienced in many parts of the United States. The city of cleveland, in Ohio, is buried beneath several feet of snow, and the…

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Disastrous Cyclone. White Cliffs Suffers Severely. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 14 November 1913 · page 2

A storm of unprecedented suddenness and force struck White Cliffs. The public hall, the Good Templars' hall, and the Methodist Church were…

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Disastrous Storms in U.S.A. Serious Loss Ok Life. Toronto

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 15 November 1913 · page 5

Further reports have been received of disasters on tho Grout Lakes (luring the heavy gales of tho last few days. It is tailored that six cargo steamers…

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Heavy Rain Uruaway

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 November 1913 · page 13

Dear Uncle Jeff,—Since my last letter we have had two inches and 10 points of rain. Since the rain the grass is looking green again. I had a magpie,…

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Damage Done by Storm

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 November 1913 · page 33

A cyclonic storm did considerable damage in the country districts at the end of last week. At White Cliffs enormous damage was done. Nearly every house…

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Storms in Great Lakes. Many Helpless Vessels. San Francisco, November 12

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 November 1913 · page 43

Fearful havoc has been caused by the wintry gales which have swept across Lake Erie, the southernmost, and Lake Superior, the westernmost, of the great lakes…

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Floods in Queensland

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 November 1913 · page 33

The rivers and streams in the Moe district are again in flood, as well as the main drain on the Moe Swamp. The Tanjil River is over its banks, and several farms…

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Cyclone Strikes Township

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 24 November 1913 · page 3

A terrific cyclone last night inflicted extensive damage on the township of Brushgrove, on the Clarence River. The Church of England was blown down and…

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Art Committee's Woes. Storm of Eggs and Bottles. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 24 November 1913 · page 2

Unconsoled by the dictum that when one loves one's art, no service seems too hard, Mr. Langston, president of the Epping School of Arts, told a woeful tale at the…

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Strange Floods

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 29 November 1913 · page 4

But a short time ago, in New Orleans, many huges tanks of treacle burst, and the sticky flood swept all over the lowlying portions of the city. Hundreds of…

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Floods in Texas. Serious Loss of Life. Wave 30 Feet High. Vancouver

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 4 December 1913 · page 3

Reports form Belton, Texas, state that a wave of flood water 30 feet high swept down Nolan Creek without any warning. Fifty homes were swept away, and ten…

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Storms at Sea. Steamer Passengers in Peril San Francisco, November 29

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 December 1913 · page 43

Terrific storms are reported by vessels crossing the Pacific from the East. The lives of several passengers on the s.s. Nile (5888 tons), from Hong Kong,…

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Disastrous Floods. Many Lives Lost. 15,000 Persons Homeless. Dallas (Texas)

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 5 December 1913 · page 2

Great floods, due to a sudden rise in the Colorado River, have occurred, Seven persons have been drowned, and enormous damage has been done to the crops…

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Floods in Texas. 21 Lives Lost. New York

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 6 December 1913 · page 2

The heavy rains, which as reported earlier in the week caused serious floods in Texas, have continued during the last couple of days…

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