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New England · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1913

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Floods at Maitland

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 21 May 1913 · page 2

Saturday's Maitland "Mercury" says:— The flood waters of the Hunter commenced to fall at a fairly rapid…

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Disastrous Floods

Guyra Argus · Thursday 22 May 1913 · page 3

THE whole of the low-lying districts around Maitland were flooded on Thursday. Considerable damage has been done in many localities. One…

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The Flood

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 22 May 1913 · page 3

The flood waters at Maitland are gradually but slowly receding, and there is a great improvement noticeable already in the condition of the…

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Latest Telegraphic News. The Maitland Flood. SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 22 May 1913 · page 4

The relief fund at Maltland in aid of the sufferers by flood has reached [?]. The railway dependent export to…

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Peel Flood Victim

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 26 May 1913 · page 2

Mr. Walter Jackson, of Woolomin, has been discharged from the Tamworth District Hospital, having practically recovered from the effects of…

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Big Flood Expected at Windsor

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 26 May 1913 · page 2

A big flood is expected at Windsor, and all stock is bring removed from the lowlying lands. The Hawkesbury River is rising…

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Telegrams. [Through Our Sydney Representatives.] Another Flood Feared

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 27 May 1913 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday.—Heavy rain fell all day yesterday, and threatening weather prevails this morning. A big flood is expected at Windsor, and all the stock are being…

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The Floods. Mr. Hughes' Experience

Guyra Argus · Thursday 29 May 1913 · page 12

"AFTER being held up for four days in the north owing to the floods," said Mr. Hughes, Federal Attorney-General, recently, "I have succeeded…

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Floods in Victoria. Melbourne

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 4 June 1913 · page 3

Owing to the heavy wind the schooner Lilleateh was to-day forced by tingale on the stone mill at the mouth of the Yarra, but was towed off by…

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Floods

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 25 June 1913 · page 4

A flood is reported at Camden, where the water is five feet over the bridge. All the low-lying lands are submerged. Mails and passengers are carried over…

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Flood and Hurricane

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 25 June 1913 · page 7

A hurricane swept over Lethbridge, Alberta, last Saturday night. Almost at the same time a flood, caused by a cloud burst in the mountains, swept…

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Suburbs Flooded

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 2 July 1913 · page 4

As the result of heavy rain, many of the low-lying parts of the western suburbs are flooded. A good deal of damage has been done…

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Flood Waters Subsiding

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 4 July 1913 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday. — The Hunter River flood waters are subsiding, and the danger to Maitland is past…

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Telegrams. [Through Our Sydney Representatives.] Heavy Rain in Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 25 July 1913 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday.— Heavy rain set in yesterday afternoon, and up to 9 p.m. 278 points had been recorded. The rain continued throughout the night and again this…

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Grafton's Great Flood

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 31 July 1913 · page 4

In the "Reminiscences of Early Glen Innes,'' which will be found on page 8 of this issue, appears a graphic description of the greatest flood that…

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Terrific Thunderstorms

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 2 August 1913 · page 4

During a t[?]rrific thunderstorm at Washington (U.S.A.), three persons were killed by lightning. Several buildings were wrocked, and fifteen…

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Indian Floods

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 13 August 1913 · page 4

Latest advices in regard to the floods in India show that timely warning enabled thousands of people to escape from Bardwan. Elephants were…

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Floods Fellow Prayers for Rain

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 18 August 1913 · page 2

After prayers for rain had been said in all the churches the greatest drought in the history of Kansas State has broken enormous damage…

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Telegrams. Sydney. Tuesday. Floods at Otago

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 27 August 1913 · page 4

A flood at Otago (N.Z.) caused great damage. Traffic was suspended for some considerable time…

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A Terrible Gale

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 4 September 1913 · page 4

One of the greatest gales on record was experienced at Hobart yesterday. A good deal of damage was [?]…

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