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Murray · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1914

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Terrific Storms. Ten Sailors Missing. New York, December 26

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Thursday 1 January 1914 · page 45

Terrific rain and wind storing are raging along the coast of the States of New York and New Jersey. Two barges broke away from their…

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Terrible Storms in Pennsylvania. Immense Damage to Property. Pittsburg

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 5 January 1914 · page 3

Sovd[?] storms are being experienced throughout Pennsylvania. Communication…

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Terrific Storm at Tamworth

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 16 January 1914 · page 4

A terrific storm visited Tamworth on Friday afternoon, and caused much damage. Houses were unroofed and dismantled,…

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World's Storm Centre. Sir George Reid's Views

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo · Friday 16 January 1914 · page 6

Speaking at a banquet at Bathurst (N.S.W.) on Tuesday night, 30th ult., Sir George Reid said that one point in which the…

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Gales in Atlantic Wrecked Mail Liner Cobequid. No Hope of Saving. Passengers Suffer Severely. Halifax (Nova Scotia)

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 17 January 1914 · page 2

The captain and 11 members of the crew of the Royal mail steamer Cobequid, which struck on Trinity Rock, off Port Maitland (Nova Scotia), Wednesday,…

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Great Dam Bursts. Flood in Potomac River. New York, January 16

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 January 1914 · page 42

News from Cumberland, in Maryland, states that the Potomac River has flooded a large area of country, rendering hundreds homeless…

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Thunderstorms at Wodonga. Wodonga, Monday Evening

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 27 January 1914 · page 2

A series of thunderstorms passed over this district during last night and to-day, 43 points of rain being recorded up to 6 p.m. At time of writing there are indications of…

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The Weather Storms in Albury. Street Trees Uprooted

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 28 January 1914 · page 3

The period of stormy weather which commenced on Monday was notable for storms of great severity at 2 and 4.15 p.m. o'clock yesterday morning. Lighting flashed most…

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Violent Storm in Sydney. Five Houses Unroofed in One Street. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 28 January 1914 · page 3

A southerly storm, which passed over the city at midday, unroofed five houses in Moreland street, and the air for a few moments was filled with flying debris. Fortunately, no…

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Terrific Storm at Wodonga. Residence Struck by Lighting. Front Door Burst Open. Wodonga

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 28 January 1914 · page 3

A violent thunderstorm, accompanied by a gale of wind which drove rain and hall before it with terrific force, occurred here shortly after 2 o'clock this morning. The storm…

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Tornado at Bungowannah. Methodist Church Blown to Pieces. by Tuesday Morning's Gale

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 29 January 1914 · page 3

Reports continue to come to hand of the destruction wrought by Tuesday morning's storm. At Bungowannah the Methodist church, a fairly large edifice,…

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Storm at St. Petersburg. Ring Church Bells. St. Petersburg

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 29 January 1914 · page 2

A wild storm was experienced in St. Petersburg on Monday night. So fierce was the gale that it extinguished street lamps and rang church bells. Terrential…

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Church Destroyed by Storm

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 January 1914 · page 21

The storm on Monday night completely destroyed the Methodist Church at Bungowannah. The building was a weatherboard structure about 30 feet by 20 feet, and…

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Floods in California. Santa Barbara Isolated. San Francisco, January 26

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 January 1914 · page 42

Heavy floods are sweeping down from the inland mountains to the coast. There is a block in the overland traffic, and Santa Barbara, the winter resort of…

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The Albury Cyclone

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 3 February 1914 · page 3

The effects of the late storm were experienced with extraordinary severity at Moorwatha. The property of Mr. Evelyne Raid suffered greatly, the…

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Storyteller. the Wooing of Cora; Or "The Convict Brother." Chapter Vii. I Will Storm the Fortress Until It Capitulates

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 February 1914 · page 8

The North Wing again, How it haunted her. For a moment her face gave place to anger; was she never to escape from the sense of hidden danger…

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Floods in Brazil. Great Losses Sustained. Rio De Janeiro, February 2

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 February 1914 · page 43

Disastrous floods have occurred in the State of Bahia. Several villages have been swept away, and many lives have been lost. People are…

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Floods in Brazil. Thousand Persons Drowned. Ric De Janeiro

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 6 February 1914 · page 2

Official reports regarding the disastrous Hoods in the province of Bahia state that fully 1000 persons lost their lives in the inundations. Many villages and towns…

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Floods in West Australia Loss of Stock. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 10 February 1914 · page 2

Heavy floods have occurred in West Australia, and great losses of stock have been reported. From Fitzroy Crossing, cattle have…

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Storm Centre of Future. Britain in the Pacific. New Zealand's Part. Wellington

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 12 February 1914 · page 2

The Premier (Mr. Massey), speaking at Tearoha, last night, said that the Government had asked the Home authorities to comply with the 1000 agreement, and give…

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