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Murray · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1914

148 stories in Murray's papers · page 3 of 8

A Balloonist in a Gale. Flies 10 Miles in 15 Minutes. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 24 March 1914 · page 3

Captain Taylor Penfold flew 10 miles in 15 minutes in a balloon yesterday. He ascended from Clifton Gardens, and, being caught in a gale, was carried over North…

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Heavy Rainstorm in Sydney. The City and Suburbs Flooded. A Man Drowned at Parramatta

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 24 March 1914 · page 2

A terrific rainstorm broke over Sydney on Friday night, said to be the severest since 1878. The showers were unable to cope with the stormwater, and nearly all…

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The River Question and the Flooding of Lands. Meeting at Maude

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 24 March 1914 · page 2

A meeting of the Maude Progress Association was held on the 14th inst., Mr R. Keast occupying the chair. The secretary read a lengthy letter…

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Yesterday's Storm. Heavy Rainfall at Henty

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Wednesday 25 March 1914 · page 2

The rain clouds which have been hanging about this locality for some days past, and out of which until yesterday afternoon only light…

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Heavy Rain Everywhere

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 March 1914 · page 45

A welcome change in the weather took place on Tuesday afternoon. At about half-past two o'clock some heavy showers fell, and later on in the evening and…

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Terrific Cyclone

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 27 March 1914 · page 7

Further particulars of the cyclone which raged south of Sydney on Friday state that at Port Kembla, 55 miles south of Sydney, two houses were…

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Parramatta Floods. Terrible Effects Recorded. Appalling Sufferings of Poor

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 1 April 1914 · page 1

The flood waters at Parramatta have receded, leaving behind scenes of desolation and destr[?]tion. There is, of course, no hope of arriving at an…

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The River Question and the Flooding of Lands. Meeting at Maude

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 1 April 1914 · page 4

A meeting of the Minnie Progress Association was held on the 14th ult., Mr. R. Keast occupying the chair. The secretary read a lengthy letter…

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Cyclone in Mozambique. Many Natives Perish. Lisbon

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 17 April 1914 · page 2

A terrible cyclone has been experienced at Port Amelin, in Mozambique. The whole village was destroyed, and many natives lost their lives. The…

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"Murmurs of Irish Storm at Aldershot."

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 20 April 1914 · page 2

The "Nation" newspaper says the trouble regarding the army resignations are not over. There are murmurs of an Irish storm at Aldershot, which will…

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Violent Storm at Wodonga. Streets and Houses Covered with Hailstones. Little Boy Narrowly Escapes Drowning Cow Killed by Lightning. Wodonga

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 24 April 1914 · page 2

A violent storm of rain and hall occurred here this afternoon. There were a few peals of thunder and flashes of lightning at 2 p.m., but nothing unusual was…

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When Winds Blow. Great Gales Scientifically. Considered

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo · Friday 1 May 1914 · page 8

Most of us are apt to look on a storm as simply a strong wind blowing straight from one place to another. It is not so at all, for a…

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Cyclone in Calcutta. Worst for 50 YEARS. Delhi, April 29

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 May 1914 · page 25

A cyclone, described as the worst experienced for half a century, has swept over Calcutta, doing an immense amount of damage…

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Storm on Lake Superior. 20 Perish When Steamer Sinks. Toronto

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 1 May 1914 · page 2

Following a great storm on Lake Superior six vessels have been reported as mining. Wireless messages have failed to locate any of these boats…

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Storm on Great Lakes. Thirty Lives Lost. Kingston (Ontario)

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 2 May 1914 · page 5

It is now believed that 30 lives were lost in the storm which swept the Great lakes. The coal schooner Jamieson, with a crew of seven, is believed to have…

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Gales on Lake Superior. Six Vessels Missing. Toronto, April 30

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 May 1914 · page 43

Great snowstorm shave swept over Lake Superior, and six vessels are missing. The Benjamin Noble was wrecked, and 19 of her crew were drowned, lifeboats…

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Cycling. White the Overlander Fails. Flood Makes Progress Impossible

The Independent · Friday 8 May 1914 · page 2

F. White, the overlanding cyclist, who attempted to reduce F. Birtles' record of 31 days 3 hours 15 minutes, was forced to abandon his ride at Coleraine, owing to…

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Heavy Rain in Victoria

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 May 1914 · page 21

Very heavy rain fell over the greater portion of Victoria on Wednesday. The best falls were registered in the Central and North-Eastern districts. Benalla…

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Disastrous Floods in New Zealand. Losses at Wairoa Total £90,000. Wellington (N.z.)

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 21 May 1914 · page 2

The heavy rains which been fulling at Gisiarea and Walres have caused but the floods have done much damage is the roads and railway bridges. The…

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Disastrous Gale on Riviera Coast. 50 Fishing Boats Founder. Many Lives Lost. Paris

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 29 May 1914 · page 2

A heavy gale swept over the Riviera coast, and 50 fishing boats were sunk. Eight boats are reported as missing at Toulon. Much damage was caused to the…

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