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New England · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1914

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Heavy Rain in Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 23 March 1914 · page 2

Owing to a cloudburst Sydney was under water on Friday night. The deluge was at its height Just before 11 p.m. The main streets and foot…

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Heavy Thunderstorms

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 23 March 1914 · page 2

The Hose and muggy weather experienced last week culminated with a very heavy storm on Friday afternoon. For a time the rain…

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Heavy General [?] [?]Henomena[?] Storm in Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 24 March 1914 · page 8

Heavy rains of a practically general nature have fallen[?]st throughout the Sta[?] last [?], and [?] to the central and southern [?]…

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Hundreds Perish in Flood

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 24 March 1914 · page 7

St. Petersburg Monday Evening —Further details are now to [?] of the disastrous [?] good in the district [?]d by the [?]…

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Great Storm in Sydney

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 25 March 1914 · page 3

Friday night's phenomenal storm caused thousands of pounds worth, of damage throughout Sydney and suburbs. The sewers were unable to…

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Funeral Caught in Storm

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 25 March 1914 · page 4

A funeral at Guildford was caught in the storm. The mourners walked waist-deep in the flood waters…

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A Storm In[?]dent

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 27 March 1914 · page 6

After Friday night's big [?] in Sydney the water was [?] [?] King-street in [?]. At the [?] [?] of [?] it was right over…

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Items of Interest. [?] Storm in SYDNEY.r

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 3 April 1914 · page 1

A [?] [?] and [?] the [?] [?] with [?] [?] for [?]…

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Pilgrims 'Storm Ship. Light Fires on Steamer's Deck

Guyra Argus · Thursday 30 April 1914 · page 4

Remarkable scenes on a British vessel were described at Bristol when, at the Instance of the Board of Trade, Captain George Arthur, master of the steamship Nith, was charged…

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Flood-swept Valley

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 30 May 1914 · page 8

Owing to the collapse of the Hatchtown (Utsh) irrigation dam, as the result of a landslide, the Sabier River Valley has been devastated. The…

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Historic Wrecks. Toli of the Sea. Story of Fire, Storm, and Collision

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 4 June 1914 · page 3

Once more the civilised world is chocked with the news of a great disaster. The loss of the Empress of Ireland off the coast of Canada adds…

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Disastrous Storm

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 10 June 1914 · page 4

A disastrous storm on the coast of New Brunswick resulted in forty fishing schooners being wrecked. Twenty fishermen perished…

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Disastrous Thunderstorm

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 17 June 1914 · page 4

Nearly all those killed by lightning during the thunderstorm in London were picked up in a semi-nude condition, the clothes having been burnt off…

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Terrible Storm. Sydney Deluged and Battered

The Tenterfield Courier and District Advocate · Thursday 18 June 1914 · page 5

A big storm broke over Sydney on Tuesday night. Sydney registered 232 points of ruin, while at Blackhealth 250 points were registered…

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Big Storm in Sydney. Houses Collapse. Three Persons Injured

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 18 June 1914 · page 4

During a severe gale on Tuesday night two houses in Sydenham, near Sydney, were unroofed, and the walls collapsed. One house was occupied…

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Wintry Weather in NEW England. Hkavy [?]Storms [?]Nrrally Reported

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 19 June 1914 · page 4

[?] [?] wintry weather has been generally reported in the New England districts since last issue. [?] culmination occurring on Wednesday…

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Continental Storms

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 20 June 1914 · page 4

Storms destroyed the crops in the Neckar Valley, near Stuttgart. A total of twelre people were killed by lightning…

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Storm in Paris. People Drowned and Killed. Paris

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 20 June 1914 · page 6

The worst thunderstorm for fifty years was experienced yesterday when there was a torrential downpour for two and a half hours. There were…

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Floods in America

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 3 July 1914 · page 6

Chicago, Sunday. Large sections of [?] Minnesota, and [?] have been devastated by the third violest storm that has been experienced with…

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Floods in Bulgaria

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 25 July 1914 · page 4

Several floods are reported from Bulgaria. Hundreds of bodies have been recovered…

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