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Northern Rivers · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1911

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Record Floods. Hundreds Rendered Homeless. Chicago

Northern Star · Monday 20 February 1911 · page 3

The waters of the Pecatonica River are higher than for the past fifty years, and hundreds of families have been driven from their homes…

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Floods in Scotland. Great Damage Done. London, Sunday Afternoon

Northern Star · Tuesday 21 February 1911 · page 3

There are serious floods at Glasgow. Owing to persistent rains, the Clyde overflowed, and the working of the tramways has been suspended, while the train service…

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Severe Snow Storm. Vancouver, Monday Afternoon

Northern Star · Wednesday 22 February 1911 · page 5

A severe snow storm has crippled traffic in the Mississippi Valley…

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In Flood Waters. Narrow Escapes From Drowning. Onde Man Missing. Murwillumbah

Northern Star · Thursday 23 February 1911 · page 3

Three, corporation laborers named John Carroll, the foreman, Thomas Woodridge, and Arthur Boscow had a narrow escupe from drowning to-day. They were engaged…

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Severe Cyclone. Troubles on a Barque. Sydney

Northern Star · Saturday 25 February 1911 · page 9

The barque Gladys, which arrived at Fremantle from England, was struck by a terrific cyclone, which smashed two of her lifeboats and the deck fittings to boxwood,…

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Floods at Murwillumbah

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 25 February 1911 · page 5

Three corporation laborers named John Carroll, the foremon. Thomas Woodridge, and Arthur Boscow had a narrow escape from drowning at…

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Typhoid Fever and Paris Floods

Northern Star · Saturday 25 February 1911 · page 5

It is an ill wind that blows nobody any good, and the Paris folk may be all the better off for their distressing floods. It seems that, contrary to previous belief,…

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Crossing the Floods for Marriage. Sydney

Northern Star · Wednesday 1 March 1911 · page 5

Five couples came through the flood water from the famous opal field at Lightning Ridge to Gooraway Hotel at Walgett where they were wedded by the Rev…

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Tuckian Flood Escape Trust

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 4 March 1911 · page 8

THE Hon. C. A. Lee, M.P., has forwarded to the Coraki "Herald" the following letter from the Public Works Department.--With reference to the…

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Cyclone in New Caledonia. Extensive Damage. Sydney

Northern Star · Wednesday 8 March 1911 · page 5

News reached Sydney yesterday that a disastrous cyclone raged in New Caledonia from February to 25. The storms broke suddenly about midnight on the 23rd,…

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Terrific Rain Storm. Damage in Melbourne. Melbourne

Northern Star · Thursday 9 March 1911 · page 3

There was a terrific rain storm in Melbourne yesterday. All the streets were flooded in a few minutes. The railway lines in many places were entirely…

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Latest Cablegrams. Damage by Floods. Santa Barbara

Northern Star · Saturday 11 March 1911 · page 9

The lower section of the city is [?]ooded and the loss in Ventura county by [?]oods is estimated at £250,000…

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Heavy Storm

Northern Star · Monday 13 March 1911 · page 2

A very heavy rain storm broke over town on Saturday evening at 8 o'clock. it was preceded by vivid lightning and a high wind. The rain full is torrents, and in a…

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Storm at Sydney. Cottages Unroofed. Sydney

Northern Star · Tuesday 14 March 1911 · page 3

A violent thunderstorm accompanied with a torrential downpour of rain swept over the city and suburbs to-night. The roofs of five cottages in…

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Disastrous Floods Feared

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 14 March 1911 · page 2

HEAVY rain has fallen in Tasmania, and the whole country-side is flowed. The express train from Hobart could not Pass Clarendon, with the result that the…

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A Phenomenal Storm

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 15 March 1911 · page 6

Remarkable damage was done by a storm during night time, in the vicinity of Bairnsdale (Vic.). The fury of the wind, combined with the…

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Hundreds Homeless. the Port Douglas Cyclone. Brisbane

Northern Star · Tuesday 21 March 1911 · page 3

As briefly telegraphed yesterday, a terrific cyclone occurred at Port Douglas and Mosman on Thursday night. Walsh's store and the Roman Catholic…

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TELEGRAPHIC Terrific Cyclone at Port Douglas. Sydney

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Tuesday 21 March 1911 · page 3

A terrific cyclone occurred at Port Douglas and Mossman (Q.). on Thursday night, When hundreds of persons were rendered homeless. Walshe'a stores were levelled to…

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Storm at Melbourne. Damage to Shipping. Melbourne

Northern Star · Tuesday 21 March 1911 · page 3

The storm at Melbourne on Saturday and yesterday was of exceptional severity. The yacht Viola was driven ashore and knocked to pieces. The yacht Joker is also…

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Cyclone at Port Douglas

Mullumbimby Star · Thursday 23 March 1911 · page 5

A terrific cyclone occurred at Port Douglas and Mossman at the end of last week. The wind, which was blowing…

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