The Spanish Floods. Hardships of the Victims. Madrid
Twelve villages on the Gadalquivir River, with a population of 94,000, have been laundated. There is not one house above the…
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Floods & storms, 1912
156 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 8
Storm's Strange Freak
A very strange incident occurred at Vauyert, France, during it recent storm. A man, eighty years of age, was caught up by a whirlwind and hurled over a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Light Keepers Starving. Isolated by Gales. Madrid
Six lighthouse keepers are isolated on an island off Corcubion, and are starving. Incessant gales have been raging for…
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Reference was made in a previous article to the drought of 1842. It continued into 1843, and broke up, in the middle of February. The Rev. A…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Gales in America. Five Steamers Ashore. Pittsburg
Oil derricks have been levelled in hundreds of places in Western Pennsylvania by a furious gale, which has spread over the country…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Severe Storm in Sydney. Sensational Incidents. Sydney
A very heavy thunderstorm passed over [?] city about a quarter to five o'clock [?] afternoon. Almost without any warning the wind…
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The opening months of the year 1852 wore fairly dry, but floods occurred in the month of Juno, and the Hunter River had its share of the rain. The close of…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Great Storm in Sydney. Torrential Rains. Streets and Shops Flooded. Sydney
A violent storm raged in Sydney between three and four o'clock this afternoon, the disturbance being accompanied by vivid lightning, heavy thunder, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Our Sydney Letter. As Locally Debated!—tampering with a State Property.—mr. Dacey and His Model Village.—what of a Government Trustee.—that Japanese Story.—the Great Storm and Some of the Results. Sydney
Very keen interest is felt here in the British coal strike. To note how the toilers are studying things, one wants to move about a little. Tram and boat…
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The year 1860 was remarkable for heavy floods in every part of the colony. The month of February was very wet, and along the South Coast the Shoalhaven…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Lahaina in a Gale
After a smart passage of 57 days from Newcastle, the American barquentine Lahnina arrived at San Francisco on January 31. The Lahaina left Newcastle…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cyclone in South Australia. Much Damage Done. Adelaide
A violent cyclonic disturbance occurred early yesterday morning along the South Australian coast, the wind blowing at times with terrific force…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Federal Trawler. Encounters a Gale. Adelaide
The Commonwealth trawler Endeavour returned to Port Adelaide this afternoon from an experimental cruise in the waters off the south-east coast of South…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Floods in the Hunter
The following figures, taken from old records, of the heights of different floods in the Hunter River, up to 1875 are interesting. It must be remembered that…
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The year 1868 was wet year, as well as 1867, and floods occurred in the Hunter River. The highest floods were in the month of February, but there were…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Strike of Schoolboys. They Storm Schools. Vienna
The police, having seriously injured a schoolboy at a demonstration in Sarajovo, the capital of Bosnia, the scholars attending the Grammar…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Barque in a Cyclone
On her voyage from South Australia to Robart the barque Kassa passed through an exciting experience. When three days out, about 100 miles south of Kangaroo…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Newfoundland Gale. Loss of Life. St. John's
A gale is raging around the coast of Newfoundland. Three men have been drowned in a small boat…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Storms in the West. Several Lives Lost. Perth
Reports from various stations along the north-west coast give particulars of a terrific storm, which took place on the 20th instant. As a result several men…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Floods in America. Great Damage Done. Pittsburg (Penn.)
Swollen rains have caused great floods throughout the State of Pennsylvania, devastating large areas. Coalmines and factories have been…
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