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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1910

198 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 10 of 10

Storm at Astrakhan. Ten Vessels Founder. St. Petersburg

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 December 1910 · page 5

ST, PETERSBURG, Wednesday. Ten vessels foundered with their crews during a storm at Astrakhan. A landing stage was also destroyed,…

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A Violent Storm. Wind, Rain, and Thunder

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 December 1910 · page 5

A violent storm broke over Newcastle shortly after one o'clock yesterday afternoon, and reports to hand show that it affected a considerable area of the coastal…

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Greta. a Terrific Storm

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 December 1910 · page 3

About one o'clock on Thursday a severe storm broke-over the town, A few minutes before there was an ominous calm, then heavy black clouds…

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Floods in France. Great Rise of Rivers. Towns Inundated. Paris

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 December 1910 · page 5

The past month was the wettest November in France for 200 years. At Nantes 3000 workers were rendered idle by foods…

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Gale Off Azov. Waters Recede Three Miles. Houses Washed Away. St. Petersburg

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 December 1910 · page 5

In consequence of a violent gale off Azov a port on the sea of the same name, in the northern part of the Black Sea, the Water receded for a…

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Floods in Britain. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 December 1910 · page 5

Extensive floods have occurred in the valleys of the Thamos, Trent, and other rivers in Britain…

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Floods in France. Rivers Overflowing. Great Damage Done. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 December 1910 · page 5

All the rivers in the Brest district of France have overflowed. The towns of Morlaix, Guincamp, and Lannion are flooded…

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Winter Floods. Damage in England. Lives Lost in France. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 December 1910 · page 5

Heavy floods have occurred in Norfolk, Suffolk, and the Midlands. Widespread damage has been done, and many villages are isolated…

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Balloonists in a Gale. a Passenger Drowned. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 December 1910 · page 5

Some German balloonist who endeavoured to proceed from Munich to Switzerland on Saturday were caught in a gale and driven out of the…

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Floods in England. Horses and Cattle Drowned. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 December 1910 · page 5

There is a severe flood in the valley of the Severn, and Gloucester is partly Inundated. Hundreds of heroes and cattle have been…

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General Cable News. the Caspian Gale. St. Petersburg

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 December 1910 · page 5

During the recent gale in the Caspian Sea, 314 lives were lost…

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Astrakhan Storm. Hundreds Drowned. Great Fisheries Ruined. Astrakhan

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 December 1910 · page 5

Terrible details are to hand concerning the recent storm off Astrakhan. Many barges with their tugs were…

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Floods in Italy. Milan Inundated. Rome

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 December 1910 · page 5

There are heavy floods in Northern Italy. A portion of Milan is inundated, and the railway lines to Savona, 25 miles…

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Winter in England. Great Gales and Rain. Enormous Damage. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 December 1910 · page 5

Flood have isolated Langport in Somerset. Thousands of acres on the banks of the Upper Thames in West…

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Floods in Spain. Seville Inundated. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 December 1910 · page 5

The Guadaiguiver River has risen 28ft above its normal level The flood is within six inches of the top of the embankment for the…

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Narrowgut Floodboat

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 December 1910 · page 6

Another chapter in the history of the dispute between the Tarro Shire Council and residents of Narrowgut over the Narrowgut floodboat was unfolded at a…

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Train Derailed. Effect of Floods. Oporto

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 December 1910 · page 5

While proceeding at full speed yes today, an electric train was derailed in Spain owing to the rails having been weakened by the floods, and all…

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General Cable News. British Floods Abating. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 December 1910 · page 5

The floods in England are now abating…

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Storm Off Newfoundland. Vancouver

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 December 1910 · page 5

A storm is sweeping the Newfoundland coast, and it is believed that there have been disasters to shipping…

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