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Murray · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1914

148 stories in Murray's papers · page 5 of 8

Great Storm in United States. Six Killed Many Injured. Damage Esttmated at £200,000. New York

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 26 June 1914 · page 2

Messages from St. Paul, Minnesota, give graphic details of the havoc wrought by the great wind and rain storm which swept North Dakota, South Dakota,…

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Anniversary of Great Flood

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 July 1914 · page 32

Friday last was the 62nd anniversary of the great flood which swept through the Riverina district and destroyed the original town of Gundagai. The old town was built…

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Ancient Literature. Original Story of the Flood. London, June 24

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 July 1914 · page 43

Dr. Langdon, Assyriologist, of Oxford University, has found among some early, Babylonian tablets disinterred at Nippur a pre-Semitic account of the, Deluge…

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Fatal Thunderstorm in the United States. Two Persons Killed and 15 Injured Salisiaw (Oklahoma)

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 6 July 1914 · page 2

A sensational storm attended with fatal results occurred here on Friday. Several thousands of people were at tending the celebration of a political…

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Caught in Cyclone. Passengers in Panic for Thirty Hours. Batavia

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 13 July 1914 · page 2

The steamer Tasman, from Australia, was caught in a cyclone, and for 30 hours the passengers were in a state of panic. The vessel was saved by the splendid…

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Battle of the Boyne. Flaunting the Orange. "Storm May Burst at Any Moment."

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 13 July 1914 · page 2

Immense crowds gave an ovation to Sir Edward Carson, the Ulster leader, and Mr, Walter Long, Unlonist M.P. for Strand, when motoring to Craigavon…

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Caught in Cyclone. S.S. Tasman's Experience. Passengers Panic-stricken. London, July 11

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 July 1914 · page 43

A cable message was been received from Batavia stating that the Dutch steamer Tasman (5023 tons), which left Melbourne for Batavia on June 13, encountered violent…

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Gundagai Flood. To the Editor of the "Albury Banner."

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 July 1914 · page 47

Sir,—In looking over the "Banner" to-day I noticed an article re Gundagai flood of 1891. My brother, David Maginnity, was one of the rescuers, and received the…

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Danube Storm. Parliament Buildings Damage. Deputies Have Narrow Escapes. Buda Pest

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 27 July 1914 · page 3

The storm which ravaged Buda Pest on Thursday, and caused the deaths of seven persons, severely damaged the Hungarian Parliament Buildings…

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Sensational Gales. a Ship's Captain Lashed to the Wheel. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 31 July 1914 · page 2

The steamer Germania, which arrived in Sydney this afternoon, encountered a succession of typhoons on the voyage from the Caroline and Marshall Islands…

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Floods in Bulgaria. Great Loss of Life. Sofia, July 23

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 July 1914 · page 42

Severe floods in the districts surrounding the towns of Jambol Lom, Razgrad, and Eski Jumaya have caused great destruction of life and property…

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Dont's for Thunderstorms

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 1 August 1914 · page 3

Every year quite a large number of people are killed by lighting because they did not know, what to do in a thunderstorm. First of all,…

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Checking the French Advance. Flood Waters to be Used. Further French Progress in Alsace. Later

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 11 August 1914 · page 2

The Germans are trying to inundate the valley of the river Seille, in Lorraine, in order to delay the French advance…

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Japan's Movement on Tsingtau. Delayed by Floods. PEKIN

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 12 September 1914 · page 5

The floods surrounding Tsingtau are spreading inland. This will probably delay the investment by the Japanese for several months, as the stronghold is only…

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Heavy Rain in N.S.W. SYDNEY

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 15 September 1914 · page 3

Heavy falls of rain, which will relieve the anxiety caused by the prolonged spell of dry weather, have been reported from all parts of New South Wales except the…

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Floods at Kiao-chau

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 September 1914 · page 18

The investment of Kaio-chau by the Japanese has been delayed by floods in the neighbourhood of Tsingtau, capital of Kaio-chau. The waters are spreading inland,…

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Hurricanes and Floods. Result of the Fighting. Impeding the German Retreat Many Siege Guns Abandoned. Paris

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 18 September 1914 · page 6

A hurricane in southern France on Sunday seriously impeded the German retreat. Torrential rains were swelling the…

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Heavy Rain in Eastern Riverina. SYDNEY

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 19 September 1914 · page 5

Further heavy falls of rain have benefited the whe[?][?] areas. The eastern parts of the Riveri[?], which have been very dry,have at last been reached by the rain. The…

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Railways of Sydney Flooded. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 19 September 1914 · page 5

A heavy storm last night flooded the [?] way lines in several subu[?]s. As a result many trains were derailed…

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Heavy Rain Falls

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 September 1914 · page 18

"This day began action along the Aisne, which is not finished, and may be the commencement of a, battle, of a more serious nature. It rained heavily on Saturday…

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