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New England · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1901

49 stories in New England's papers · page 2 of 3

The Virginia Flood. London

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 28 June 1901 · page 2

THE flood id Virginia wrought appalling damage. Miles of country were submerged, and numerous bodies have been disinterred. The railway bridge was…

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Flood in Virginia. LONDON

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 28 June 1901 · page 5

A flood which did appalling damage has occurred in Virginia through the bursting of a dam. The force of the water dis interred…

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Coastal Gales. SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 30 July 1901 · page 5

HEAVY south-westerly gale was [?]aging along the coast on Sunday…

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The Track of the [Copyright.] Goldseekers. Story of the Australian Alps. Chapter. Xxiii. a Storm

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Tuesday 20 August 1901 · page 1

Towards daylight the atmosphere became very cold, and Foster kept a strong fire burning. He had just thrown on an armful of…

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Floods in China. Thousands Drowned. Shanghai, August 23

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Tuesday 27 August 1901 · page 2

LATEST particulars to hand show that the floods have occurred over a wide area of China. In Manchuria, to the North, hundreds…

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The Gwydir Flooded. Temporary Railway Bridge Carried Away

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 28 August 1901 · page 2

Yesterday morning Mr. Dunbar received the following wire from Warialda:—"The temporary bridge at Ezzy's Crossing was carried away at 2 o'clock…

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Flooded

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 30 August 1901 · page 2

IN consequence of the heavy rain of Sunday and Monday the cellar of the Co-operative Store became almost filled with water, and on Tuesday pumping operations began, the…

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During a Storm

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Tuesday 3 September 1901 · page 5

'Captain,' said the mate of the good ship 'Cauliflower,' while the storm was at its height, 'the ship has sprung a leak, the water-tight…

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Storm in America

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 4 September 1901 · page 5

A terrible rain-storm has occurred at Ohio, America, the damage being estimated at over 1,000,000 dollars. Hundreds of persons were rescued in…

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Floods in the Moree District

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Tuesday 1 October 1901 · page 2

Replying to Mr. Hogue, Mr. O'Sullivan said three distinct works were under consideration in the Moree district, the object being the diversion…

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Farmer Oak and the Storm

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 4 October 1901 · page 5

WHEN farmer Oak, on his way towards his humble cottage one night, struck his foot against a big toad, he knew there was trouble in the wind. When, on striking a light indoors, be observed a…

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Farmer Oak and the Storm

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 8 October 1901 · page 4

WHEN farmer Oak, on his way towards [?] humble cottage one night, struck his foot ag[?] a big toad, he know there was trouble in the [?] When, on striking a light indoors, he observed [?]…

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TELEGRAMS. Damage by Wind & Storm. A Building Blown Down. Sydney, Monday Night

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Tuesday 22 October 1901 · page 2

Considerable damage was done in Melbourne lost night by a storm. 1 inch 63 points of rain feel in half-an-hour. A terrific wind storm passed over…

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A Thunderstorm. MELBOURNE

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 22 October 1901 · page 5

A THUNDERSTORM took place on Sunday afternoon which established a record. Between 9 o'clock in the morning…

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Tuesday's Storm

The Inverell Times · Saturday 26 October 1901 · page 2

Late on Tuesday afternoon a heavy storm, accompanied by vivid lightning, passed over the district. So far as the town was concerned, the fall did a vast…

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A Vessel Disabled in a Terrible Gale. 200 horses killed. Adelaide

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Tuesday 29 October 1901 · page 4

A terrible experience be[?] the steamship City of Lincoln, which sighted the Semaphore at daylight, flying signals of distress. When the…

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Heavy Thunderstorms

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Tuesday 29 October 1901 · page 2

There has been a continuation of heavy thunderstorms, accompanied by heavy rain, for the past 48 hours…

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Hilled in a Thunderstorm

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 8 November 1901 · page 2

DURING a thunderstorm at Bulumwal (Vic.), a tree fell on to a fossicker named Hans Peterson, killing him instantly. The unfortunate man had sought the tree for…

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Cablegrams. London, Thursday, Gales in Great Britain. Numerous Wrecks. Loss of Life

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 16 November 1901 · page 4

A great gale prevailed over most of the United Kingdom yesterday. Phenomenal rainfall was registered over Scotland, Ireland, and the North of England…

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Telegrams. Sydney, Friday. Storms, Tornadoes, and Cyclones. Victoria and N.S.W. Affected. a Disastrous Visitation. Numerous Fatalities

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 16 November 1901 · page 4

An enormous tropical storm passed over Melbourne at about half-past six last night. It only lasted eighteen minutes. Hailstones fell, ranging from an inch to…

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