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New England · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1911

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Floods in Victoria

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 20 June 1911 · page 7

EXCEPTIONALLY heavy rains still continue throughout the Trafalgar district of Victoria. All the water channels and drains are either flowing over…

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Deluge Story Discovered. Older Than the Bible Version

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 23 June 1911 · page 6

Another account of the great deluge in which Noah saved his family in the ark, has been found. It is of immense interest for several reasons…

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Heavy Floods

The Inverell Times · Friday 23 June 1911 · page 7

The town of Seymour, Victoria, yesterday experienced the biggest flood for 20 years. The principal thoroughfares were completely…

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Floods in Victoria

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 24 June 1911 · page 4

The town of Seymour, Victoria, yesterday experienced the biggest flood for 20 years. The principal thoroughfares were completely…

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Funerals in a Flood

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 27 June 1911 · page 7

DURING the flood in the Moe (Victoria) district, a mournful spectacle was witnessed. Three funerals had been arranged—those of an old woman, a…

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Floods in Victoria

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 27 June 1911 · page 4

Sydney, Monday.—The floods in Victoria are causing much anxiety to settlers…

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Floods in Bulgaria

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 8 July 1911 · page 8

De[?] floods have occurred in Southern Bulgaria, and the inhabitents are fleeing to the mountains. Cropa and dwellings have everywhere…

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Incident of the Storm

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 21 July 1911 · page 10

DURING the storm in Sydney, on Tuesday afternoon, Dr. H. Terrey and Mr. W. A. Windeyer had a sensational experience. While they were playing…

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A Thunderstorm

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 21 July 1911 · page 10

To people whose occupations or fancies took them into the sunlight until shortly before two o'clock to-day (says Tuesday's "Mercury") the weather…

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A Fierce South[?]ly Gale. Ferry Services Curta[?] Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 24 July 1911 · page 2

A fierce southerly gale raged on the coast yesterday and last night, accompanied by torrential rain. Owing to the rough conditions the harbour…

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Floods In China

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 18 August 1911 · page 4

LONDON, Wednesday.—As a result of the disastrous floods in, the Anbui River, China, half a million are homeless…

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Heavy Rain

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 23 August 1911 · page 4

Heavy rain continued throughout the niglit iu various parts with no signs of abating…

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Flooding a Dank

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 24 August 1911 · page 2

Like the Bank of England, the Bank of France is now guarded carry night by soldiers, who do seniry duty but side the building a watch being like…

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Disastrous Gale

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 20 September 1911 · page 7

A gale struck a cannery at Ketchikan (Alaska) on Saturday, completely wrecking it. Two million cans of salmon were swept into the water…

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Disastrous Storm

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 30 September 1911 · page 4

A violent stores followed by a lead ship occurred at Big[?] [?]. Twenty-five lives [?] Andrew Carner has [?]…

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Floods in Victoria

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 30 September 1911 · page 4

Heavy [?] in various parts of Victoria did consideration damage to property. One weatherboard cottage was washed completely…

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Cablegrams. London, Monday. a Severe Gale

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 4 October 1911 · page 4

A great gale swept over the North Sea, resulting in many wrecks and great loss of life. The steamer City of Benares went ashore near…

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Storms on Ducth Coast. Great Loss of Life. London

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 5 October 1911 · page 4

A cable from Amsterdam states that communication was restored on Tuesday. There was a loss of life at Zealand…

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Terrific Storm and Cloudburst

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 6 October 1911 · page 2

A STORM which swept all before it occurred at Marong, near Bendigo (Victoria), on Wednesday afternoon. The disturbance was accompanied by a…

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Big Roof Tank Bursts. House Flooded with Water

Guyra Argus · Thursday 12 October 1911 · page 4

With a roar that sounded like the bursting of a reservoir dam (wired the "Inter-Ocean" correspondent on July 14) the huge tank on the roof of the…

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