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Northern Rivers · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1913

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A Short Story. Caught by the Flood

Mullumbimby Star · Thursday 27 February 1913 · page 6

"If only it was not quite so near the river, George," Mrs. Roden said, in answer to her husband's inquiries as to how she liked the house they had…

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Heavy Rain in Queensland. Brisbane

Northern Star · Saturday 1 March 1913 · page 6

Rain is falling in nearly every station in the interior of Queensland and floods are expected. MR. FRITH AT ELTHAM…

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Rain and Gales. Sydney

Northern Star · Monday 10 March 1913 · page 4

Heavy rain fell during the night, and still continues, and has extended to almost all parts of the country. Heavy rain and gales have been raging…

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Saturday's Storm. Damage £200,000. Exciting In[?]idents. Rescued by Rafts. Fears Felt for Suippin.g Sydney

Northern Star · Tuesday 11 March 1913 · page 5

The damage done by Saturday night's storm in the city and suburbs is estimated at two hundred thousand pounds. Many houses were unroofed, and there were…

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Heavy Gale In Several Fatalities

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 12 March 1913 · page 3

A terrible storm swept over Sydney on Saturday night and many streets were submerged. Market-street was like a river, and people…

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Consumption Cure. Deluge of Requests. New York

Northern Star · Wednesday 12 March 1913 · page 5

Official reports on the Friedmann cure show that the petients are much improved in health already, and Friedmann has been deluged with requests from Governmental…

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Recent Storms. Search for a Body. Sydney

Northern Star · Wednesday 12 March 1913 · page 5

The search for the body of Walter Moore, who was lost overboard from the yacht Thelma on Saturday, has so far proved unsuccessful. At the time he went over the…

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Disastrous Cyclone. Buenos Ayres

Northern Star · Monday 17 March 1913 · page 5

A cyclone has killed severaly te injured many, doing great damage to property…

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Political Storms. Tokio

Northern Star · Tuesday 18 March 1913 · page 5

After many stormy seenes, the Diet, by a majority of five, adopted the Budget…

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Mine Flooded. Two Men Entombed. London

Northern Star · Tuesday 18 March 1913 · page 5

An Inrush of watter entombed two men at the [?] mine, Cumberland. The water rase 78 feet in the shaft, but many pumps are now at work reducing it…

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Local and General. Heavy Thunderstorm

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Friday 21 March 1913 · page 2

As the Jesuit of a heavy thunderstorm which occurred on Wednesday afternoon, and slight subsequent rain, 104 points were registered. About two inches fell at…

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Disastrous Gale. London

Northern Star · Tuesday 25 March 1913 · page 5

A violent gale has occurred in the Channel, causing serious damage to Hustings. Worthing Pier was demolished, and the sea invaded the streets for a distance of 200…

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Severe Storm. Strikes Artillery Camp. Melbourne

Northern Star · Tuesday 25 March 1913 · page 5

A heavy storm struck the Australian field artillery camp at Seymour, on Saturday. Many men were knocked, down and some temporarily stunned. One horse was killed…

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Houses Demolished. People Flooded Out. London

Northern Star · Tuesday 25 March 1913 · page 5

Damage to the extent of £10,000 was done by the gate at Worthing. The sea demolished 15, houses near Lancing, [?]nd many houses were flooded at Hythe, which…

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THe Storm Weathered. Further Bloodshed Criminal the Powers' Self-sacrifice. London

Northern Star · Thursday 27 March 1913 · page 5

Sir E. Grey, referring in the House of Commons to the localisation of the war and the Powers' agreement regarding Albania, said there was every prospect of the…

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Disastrous Gale. LONDON

The Byron Bay Record · Saturday 29 March 1913 · page 9

A violent gale has occurred in the channel, causing serious damage to Hastings. Worthing Pier was demolished, and the sea invaded the…

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Flooded Town on Fire. Coloumbus (Ohio)

Northern Star · Monday 31 March 1913 · page 5

Telephone reports state that fire is devastating Portsmouth, a small flooded town…

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Cloud-burst. Floods Subsiding. Terrific Loss of Property. Vancouver

Northern Star · Monday 31 March 1913 · page 5

The Dayton floods are subsiding. A thousand militiament control the relief situation adequately, and numbers of looters have been arrested. The fires have been…

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New Zealand Floods. Hundreds of Men Idle. Wellington

Northern Star · Tuesday 1 April 1913 · page 5

Many hundreds of workers are idle in Dunedin on account of the floods damaging the municipal works. Gangs of men are repairing the damage. In the city…

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Latest Wires Another Storm, Sydney

Mullumbimby Star · Thursday 3 April 1913 · page 4

A sudden storm broke over the city last night. There was heavy rain and two inches fell up to this morning…

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