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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1912

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Floods in Spain. Army of Workmen Out of Employment. Madrid, Friday Evg

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 14 February 1912 · page 4

The flood situation is becoming worst 15,000 workmen are out of employment…

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Great Floods. Portugal and Spain Devastated. Towns Wrecked and Immense Damage Done. Corpses Floating in the Streets. Losbon, Friday Evening

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 17 February 1912 · page 2

A whole village and parts of some towns were wrecked by the recent floods. The subsidence allows an estimate of the damage made, which is £2,000,000…

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Great Floods. Portugal and Spain Devastated. Towns Wrecked and Immense Damage Done. Corpses Floating in the Streets. Lisbon, Friday Evening

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 17 February 1912 · page 10

A whole village and parts of some towns were wrecked by the recent floods. The subsidence allows an estimate of the damage made, which is £2,000,000…

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Severe Thunderstorm

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Thursday 22 February 1912 · page 2

Yesterday was one of the hottest days experienced for some weeks, the thermometer in the morning bordering in the vicinity of the "century." In the afternoon a…

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Record Storm. Sydney Streets Flooded. Sensational Incidents in the City. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 1 March 1912 · page 3

One of the heaviest storms on record passed over the city this aftornoon. Rain descended in a perfect deluge, flooding the thoroughfares and compolling pedestrians…

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Record Storm. Sydney Streets Flooded. Sensational Incidents in the City. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 1 March 1912 · page 3

One of the heaviest storms on record passed over the city this afternoon. Rain descended in a perfect deluge, flooding the thoroughfares and compelling pedestrians…

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Four Inches of Rain in Two Hours. Streets and Shops Flooded. All Business Suspended. People Panic-stricken. Later

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 1 March 1912 · page 3

This afternoon a storm in the city was one of the most violent on record. Four inches of rain fell in two hours. The lightning was extraordinary. All business was…

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Four Inches of Rain in Two Hours. Streets and Shops Flooded. All Business Suspended. People Panic-strioken. Later

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 1 March 1912 · page 3

This afternoon's storm in the city was one of the most violent on record. Four inches of rain fell in two hours. The lightning was extraordinary. All business was…

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Great Storm Near Narrabri Cyclone at Aberfeldie Station. Torrential Rainfalls. Narrabri

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 2 March 1912 · page 2

Very soaking rain has fallen throughout the district during the last 24 hours, 124 points falling at Narrabri. Other falls were: Narrabri West 138 points, Bellata 55,…

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Floods in Sydney. Panic-striking Storm. Sydney

Manilla Express · Saturday 2 March 1912 · page 4

A storm in the city this afternoon was one of the most violent on record. Four inches of rain fell in two hours. The lightning was…

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Timber Steamer's Experience. Encounters Terrific Gale. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 2 March 1912 · page 2

The steamer Horuelin arrived last night from Puget Sound in a fearfuny battered condition. She encountered a terrific gale. The vessel escaped only by a miracle, and…

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Timber Steamer's Experience. Encounters Terrific Gale. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 2 March 1912 · page 2

The steamer Horuelin arrived last night from Puget Sound in a fearfully battered condition. She encountered a terrific gale. The vessel escaped only by a miracle, and…

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Sydney's Great Storm. Thousands of Pounds Worth of Damage. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 2 March 1912 · page 4

As a result of yesterday's storm thousands of pounds worth of goods have been ruined on the wharves…

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Sydney's Great Storm. Thousands of Pounds Worth of Damage. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 2 March 1912 · page 4

As a result of yesterday's storm thousands of pounds worth of goods have been ruined on the wharves…

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Torrential Rain. 1½ Inches in an Hour. Tamworth Streets Flooded

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Thursday 14 March 1912 · page 2

About midday yesterday banks upon banks of black cumulus clouds were liscernable in the north-west, and acted [?] a warning that a heavy downfall of rain…

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Remarkable City Storm

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 30 March 1912 · page 2

One of the most remarkable cyclonic storms that has passed over Sydney occurred on Thursday night. For a couple of hours there had been rumblings in the heavens,…

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Remarkable City Storm

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 30 March 1912 · page 2

One of the most remarkable cyclonie storms that has passed over Sydney occurred on Thursday night. For a couple of hours there had been rumblings in the heavens,…

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A Startling Storm

Manilla Express · Saturday 30 March 1912 · page 4

Penrith was apparently the centre of a storm which raged m the metropolitan district last night, 421 points of ruin being registered. A…

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Scientific Notes. Absorbing Floods

Manilla Express · Saturday 30 March 1912 · page 7

Absorbing flood water by storage wells is a plan French engineers are considering. Much damage was formerly done by inundations on the…

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Terrific Thunderstorms

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 2 April 1912 · page 2

Some terrific thunderstorms are reported over a wide area. At Goombungee in Queensland nearly four inches of rain fell in a few…

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