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New England · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1912

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Floods in Victoria

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 21 September 1912 · page 6

The Mitta Mitta, Goulburn, Avoca, Latrobe, Angel, Howguar, Campaspe, Glenelg, Ovens, and Mitchell Rivers, and the hundreds of creeks that feed…

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Disastrous Storm

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 2 October 1912 · page 4

A storm swept the Coast of France, and wrought have at Saint Nazalre Quay's shipbuilding yards, ravaged the stocks on which the battleship…

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Sydney Thunderstorm

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 9 November 1912 · page 4

A terrific thunderstorm passed over Sydney and suburbs this morning accompanied by hail. Over an inch of rain was recorded in an hour…

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Terrific Storm

The Inverell Times · Thursday 14 November 1912 · page 2

A most violent thunderstorm passed over Inverell last evening, and although we are not at present in a position to give an estimate of…

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Last Night's Storm

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 14 November 1912 · page 4

Between 9 and 10 o'clock last night a terrific thunderstorm swept over the town, and was accompanied by vivid lightning and loud peals of…

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Late Cables A Severe Gale

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 15 November 1912 · page 4

LONDON, Wednesday. — A severe gale is sweeping over England, and work in many of the dockyards is hampered…

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The Recent Storm

The Inverell Times · Monday 18 November 1912 · page 2

Particulars to hand show that muck damage was done in the area to which last Wednesday night's storm was confined. A heavy fall…

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Heavy Thunderstorms

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 25 November 1912 · page 2

At lunch hour on Saturday a heavy thunderstorm passed over the town, to be followed by another one some two hours later. The rain descended…

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Storm in Sydney

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 27 November 1912 · page 6

At noon on Saturday, one of the heaviest rainstorms ever experienced in Sydney drenched the city. Light showers fell during the morning, and…

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Terrific Storm at Emmaville

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 28 November 1912 · page 4

Just on going to press we were in formed that a terrific thunderstorm was experienced at Emmaville yesterday, the damage done, being rather…

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The Latest. Gales and Snow

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 29 November 1912 · page 4

LONDON, Wednesday Night.—The gale in the United Kingdom is still raging. Ten persons in Scotland were killed by flying debris. Heavy falls of snow occurred in…

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Severe Storm in Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 29 November 1912 · page 2

Dense black clouds, casting a peculiar half-light over the city, banked up in the West on Saturday morning, and a few minutes before midday a…

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Disastrous Storm at Emma Ville

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 2 December 1912 · page 2

In our last we briefly stated that a disastrous storm occurred at Emma ville on Wednesday last, and from particulars, to hand it appears that rain…

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Melbourne Storm

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 11 December 1912 · page 4

A terrific storm passed over Melbourne last night. Telephone lines were brought down and houses unroofed…

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Heavy Storms in Sydney and Brisbane

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 13 December 1912 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday. — A heavy storm occurred in Sydney, yesterday evening. A terrific hail and rain.storm also passed over Brisbane. Window panes everywhere were…

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Cyclone in the West

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 21 December 1912 · page 4

A severe cyclonic storm struck Brewarrina yesterday. Many buildings were damaged…

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Terrific Storms

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 23 December 1912 · page 2

On Friday afternoon there was a break in the period of extremely hot and oppressive weather that has been experienced during the past couple of…

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Gales on the American Coast

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 27 December 1912 · page 4

LONDON, Wednesday.—Gales raged at Xmas on the east coast of America. One liner went ashore in the blizzard, but the passengers were saved by the lifeboats…

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LateCables The Recent Gale

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 31 December 1912 · page 3

LONDON, Sunday.—During the late gale the Danish steamer Volmer foundered, and 13 lives were lost. After two days' suffering, the captain and one sailor were picked up off…

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