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New England · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1913

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Floods in New Zealand. Southland Under Water

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 2 April 1913 · page 7

A cable from Auckland, on Saturday, stated:—Nothing has been recoided for thirty years to equal the flood conditions now prevailing in…

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Flood Horrors in America. Dayton

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 2 April 1913 · page 7

The Government life-saving crews have gone into every part of the city, and have recovered 46 bodies. There deaths have occurred of diphtheria,…

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The Dayton Flood

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 5 April 1913 · page 7

Mr. Orville Wright, the well-known aviator, and the members of his family were cut off by the Dayton flood, in America, and were forced to flee to…

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Mob Storms Gaol

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 23 April 1913 · page 7

With the intention of lynching Edward Beeler and Mrs. Jesse Stroud, two prisoners, a mob stormed the gaol at Vivian, Louisiana (America), on…

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Gale Causes Disaster. Fourteen Sinkers Killed. Survivors' Ordeal

Guyra Argus · Thursday 8 May 1913 · page 4

Fourteen men lost their lives at the Bolsover Colliery Company's new pit on Lord Savile's estate at Rufford, near Mansfield, Notts, late on Friday…

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Floods and Washaways. Great Storm in Sydney. Damage in the Suburbs. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 15 May 1913 · page 4

The liver at Richmond is still rising, and farmers on the lowlands are shifting all their stock to higher land…

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Hunter River in Flood. Train's Cancelled

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 15 May 1913 · page 4

Just on going to press the local railway informed us that the Hunter River was in flood, and in consequence the passenger train, due to…

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The Philosophy of the Deluge. Higher Critics Arr[?]gned. Pastor Russell Defends Bible

The Inverell Times · Friday 16 May 1913 · page 5

Brooklyn, February 2nd.--After an absence of several mouths, Pastor Russell again addressed his Brooklyn congregation, now generally known…

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Floods Stop Mails. No Sydney Trains Before

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 17 May 1913 · page 4

Owing to the floods, no Sydney mail reached Armidale yesterday and upon ringing up the railway station yesterday afternoon, we learned that the…

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Floods. Maitland

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 17 May 1913 · page 3

The whole of the low-lying districts around Maitland are flooded. Cossiderable damage has been done in many localities. One young man has been…

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The Floods

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 17 May 1913 · page 4

Owing to the Hunter River being in flood, trains bouud north are unable to proceed beyond Singleton. The Cessnock Creek has overflowed…

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Something About Sydney Storm. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 19 May 1913 · page 2

A free gale with mountainous [?] is raging on the coast and many streamers are sheltering. The skippers report the blow to be the worst…

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Flood Boat Gets Into Difficulties. Father and Daughter's Perilous Plight. Just Saved From Drowning. All Danger Considered Over. Maitland Park [?] Under Water. Railway Men Repairing the Line in Boats. Sydney, Sunday Night

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 19 May 1913 · page 2

The Maitland municipal flood boat was proceeding to Rockhampton for relief purpose when the current forced it against a fallen tree. The…

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The Hawkesbury in Flood. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 19 May 1913 · page 2

Great losses have resulted owing to the Hawkesbury and McDonald Rivers overflowing their banks, and the farmers in the march of the flood…

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Big Floods. Maitland Under Water. Singleton is a Bad Way. Tamworth Just Misses. Railway Traffic Temporarily Suspendede Several Narrow Escapes. The Worst Flood ever Knows. Confusion Reigns Supreme. MAITLAND

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 19 May 1913 · page 2

The heavy rain experienced this week reused, the Hunter River to overflow it banks at several place and in consequence much damage, loss…

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Muswell Brook Gets the Full Force of the Flood. Hundreds of Passengers Stranded. Muswellbrook

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 19 May 1913 · page 2

The flood on Wednesday night was the biggest since 1892. It Covered all the flat, including the pologround…

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Telegraphic FLOODS. Saturday evening

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 19 May 1913 · page 2

The cyclonic storm has now almost passed away. High pressure covers the whole of the continent. As a result of exceedingly heavy rains many…

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The Great Floods. Waters now Subsiding. Mails and Passengers being conveyed over interrupted Sections

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 20 May 1913 · page 7

Not since 1893 has the Hunter River exceeded its recent height, the result of last week's rains. These have been responsible for a…

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The Maitland Flood

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 21 May 1913 · page 5

The worst fears were realised on Sunday night, when the Cummins' embankment broke, flooding practically the whole of Maitland, with the…

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The Flood at Singleton

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 21 May 1913 · page 5

At Singleton on Sunday night, the flood waters had subsided, with the exception of on the low-lying flats and badly-drained portions of the…

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