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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1910

198 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 10

Severe Thunderstorms. in England and Germany. Infantry Regiment Struck. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 June 1910 · page 5

Thunderstorms, will much rain, have occurred during the last three days in the South of England and in Germany, and there have been some…

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Floods in Europe. Great Loss of Life. Railways Interrupted. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 June 1910 · page 5

Owing to floods bursting dams, 150 people were drowned in the valley of the Ahr, and 175 in other districts of Germany…

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Floods in Europe. Sensational Scenes. Great Loss of Life. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 June 1910 · page 5

Horrlible scenes took place in the valley of the River Ahr, in Germany, during the floods. Italian and Croatian labourer, who…

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Floods in Europe. Disasters in Switzerland. Damages to Crops. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 June 1910 · page 5

Great floods occurred in Switzerland on Wednesday, occasioning national disaster. A landslide has blocked the St…

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Disastrous Floods. Great Loss of Life. Rivers Full of Corpses. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 June 1910 · page 5

The streets and quays in Lucerne have been flooded, and the electric light has failed. Serious damage has been done at…

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New York Thunderstorm. Fourteen People Killed. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 June 1910 · page 5

A thunderstorm has occurred in the State of New York. Fourteen people were killed and many injured…

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Swiss Floods. Railways Resume Running. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 June 1910 · page 5

The running of the trains in Switzerland, which had been suspended owing to floods, has been resumed everywhere…

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Flooded Goldmine. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 June 1910 · page 6

A meeting has been held in Bendige in connection with the flooding of the Victoria Reef Quartz Mine. The manager stated that the water had…

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Heavy Rain in Bombay. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 June 1910 · page 5

Record rainfall has taken place in Bombay. Thirteen inches were recorded in a few hours…

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Steamer Overdue. Anxiety in Bombay. Cyclonic Storms Experienced London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 June 1910 · page 5

Auxiety is felt in Bombay in consequence of the non-arrival of the Austriun-Lloyd steamer Trieste. The vessel has not been reported…

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Possession of a Floodboat

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 June 1910 · page 6

"Mr. J. S. M'Fadyen, secretary to the Nerrowgnt Floodbeat Committee, wrote stating, at a meeting of the Tarro Council yesterday, that at a meeting of the…

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Flooded Goldmines. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 June 1910 · page 4

The position of the Bendigo mines is becoming more serious. A scheme is to be submitted to the Minister for Mines to subsidise the Victoria Reef Quartz and…

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Floods in Switzerland. Towns Inundated. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 June 1910 · page 5

There are renewed floods in Switerland. The Aar has burst the banks at Utzenstorf, and the town of Lugano is…

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Dispute About a Floodboat

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 July 1910 · page 6

Certain residents at Narrowgut who contributed a small share towards the purchase of a floodboat for that locality became possessed, of the idea that they…

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Floods in France. Seine and Marne Rising. Alarm in Paris. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 July 1910 · page 5

The River Seine is rising, and the Marne is overflowing its banks. The inhabitants of Chalons and Treyes have hastily abandoned their…

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Storms Near Vesuvius. Gales Disturb Old Ashes. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 July 1910 · page 5

Apprehension was created by what appeared to be an eruption of Mount Vesuvius, ashes falling on the villages of San Giuseppi and Ottaviano…

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Floods in Europe. Serious in France. Swiss Crops Ruined. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 July 1910 · page 5

The floods in France are becoming serious. The public gardens at Chalons have been submerged…

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Maitland District "Newcastle Herald" Branch Office: High-street, West Maitland. the Floodboat Dispute

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 July 1910 · page 6

A deputation, comprising Messrs. M. Murphy, M. Hickey, T. Hickey, J. O. M'Fadyen, jun., P. M'Carthy, P. Cleary, D. Watson, and M. Bowie, waited on the…

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Floods in India. Town Partly Destroyed. Temples and Mosques Falling. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 July 1910 · page 5

The River Indus is abnormally swollen, and is flowing through Dera Ghazi Khan, in the Panjab. Practically one-third of the city is…

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Chinese Pirates. Storm a Fort. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 July 1910 · page 5

Chinese pirates stormed and captured the Portuguese military fort on the island of Colowan, in Macao, despite cannonading by a Portuguese…

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