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Northern Rivers · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1911

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Storms in North America. Toronto

Northern Star · Wednesday 14 June 1911 · page 5

A terrific electric stone, occurred here when the Western Ontario Brewery was ignited by lightning and the Owensound Sawmill also was struck and the…

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Latest Cablegrams Electrical Storms. New York

Northern Star · Thursday 15 June 1911 · page 5

There has been a fourth electrical storm since Saturday. The dead are estimated at 75. The value of property destroyed is unknown…

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Floods in Victoria. Great Damage Done. Sydney

Northern Star · Friday 16 June 1911 · page 5

The recent heavy rains have caused a serious flood on the Kooweerup Swamp, Victoria. The visitation is one of the most severe over experienced. Thousands…

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Storm at Trieste. Vienna

Northern Star · Saturday 17 June 1911 · page 9

A storm has played great havoc amongst the shipping at Trieste. Twenity fatalities are reported, and it is feared that forty fishermen have parished…

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Terrific Thunderstorm. London, Sunday Afternoon

Northern Star · Tuesday 20 June 1911 · page 5

There has been a terrific thunderstorm in Lancashire. The hailstones were an inch in diamoter at Haslingden. The lightning was attended with fatal results at…

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Westerly Gales. Sydney

Northern Star · Wednesday 21 June 1911 · page 5

Strong westerly gales prevailed along the const throughout the night. The wind reached a velocity of 52 miles an hour…

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Floods in Victoria. Sydney

Northern Star · Wednesday 21 June 1911 · page 5

Owing to heavy rains, floods have occurred in many parts of Victoria. Serious damage is feared, and people have been removed from low-lying areas to higher…

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Floods in Victoria. Much Damage Done. Sydney

Northern Star · Thursday 22 June 1911 · page 5

The flood waters are pouring over many districts in Victoria. Much damage has been done, and many people are temporarily homeless…

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Floods in Victoria. Seymour's Principal Thoroughfares Submerged. Sydney

Northern Star · Saturday 24 June 1911 · page 9

As a result of the sharp rise of the flood waters at Seymour, Victoria, last evening, the town and district is suffering from the greatest flood since 1890…

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Floods in Victoria. a Destructive Inundation. Sydney

Northern Star · Tuesday 27 June 1911 · page 5

Yesterday and to-day were anxious days for the residents and stockowners on the Eastern Goulburn, Victoria. Numerous breaks that have occurred in the river…

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Floods in Bulgaria. Sofia, Tuesday Night

Northern Star · Thursday 6 July 1911 · page 5

Devastating Hoods have occurred in Southern Bulgaria, and the inhabitants are fleeing to the mountains. Crops and dwellings have been destroyed. The damage is…

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Heavy Rain. Sydney

Northern Star · Friday 7 July 1911 · page 5

Heavy rain has again been registered along the New South Wales seaboard…

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Casino Storm-water Drain

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 11 July 1911 · page 2

WORK in connection with the Casino strom-water drain is proceeding space. The men are now engaged excavating in Swamp and Wheat streets, and they have already a…

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Storms at Sea

Mullumbimby Star · Thursday 13 July 1911 · page 4

Mountainous seas occasioned by tremendous gales have been running in the North Sea. A steam trawler capsized off the…

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Fighting the Storms. Fremantle

Northern Star · Thursday 20 July 1911 · page 5

The mall steamer Orsova experienced terrific weather on the voyage from Adelaide to Fremantle, and much damage was done to the forepart of the ship. Part of the…

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Typhoon and Floods

Mullumbimby Star · Thursday 20 July 1911 · page 4

A disastrous typhoon with floods Ias occurred at Luizen, Mamlla. Only meagre reports arc to hand. The tobacco crops suffered badly, the…

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Latest Cablegrams Floods in Alaska. Valdez (Alaska)

Northern Star · Monday 24 July 1911 · page 5

Unprecedented floods, due to the effects of the heat wave on ice packs, have occurred here. A huge volume of water burst through the glacial lake and flooded the…

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Rain and Gales. Orata's Rough Voyage. Syney

Northern Star · Tuesday 25 July 1911 · page 5

After two days of wet weather, a fierce southerly gale raged along the coast yesterday and last night, accompanied by torratial rains…

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Coastal Storms. Sydney

Northern Star · Wednesday 26 July 1911 · page 5

The rough seas and gales continue along the coast, and a large number of vessels are still shelterin…

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Latest Cablegrams Storm Damage at Rome. Rome

Northern Star · Wednesday 26 July 1911 · page 5

While the thermometer was at 98 deg. in the shade yesterday a tremendous hailstorm occurred. Part of the zine roof of the railway station was torn off, and the…

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