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Northern Rivers · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1913

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Storms and Heavy Seas. Sydney

Northern Star · Thursday 8 May 1913 · page 4

Splendid rains have fallen in many parts of the State and a terrific storm passed over Sydney at an early hour this morning Many of the low lying parts are…

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By Flood and Tornado

Mullumbimby Star · Thursday 8 May 1913 · page 2

Not since the San Francisco earthquake has the United States been visited with a calamity of such dimensions as a devastation of large…

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Casino Storm Water Channel

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 14 May 1913 · page 3
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In the last "Government Gazette" it is proclaimed that the stormwater drains and sewers mentioned in the schedule thereto, together with any…

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A Cunard Liner in a Storm

Northern Star · Wednesday 14 May 1913 · page 7

A magnificent triumph over mountainous Atlantic seas, during a gale which blew at the rate of 100 miles an hour, was the thrilling accomplishment of the Cunard…

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Heavy Rain. Storms and Floods. Demage to Shipping. Sydney

Northern Star · Thursday 15 May 1913 · page 5

Torrential raion fell in Sydney throughout the night, and shows no signs of abating. A heavy gale accompanied rough seas on the coast. During one period rain fell in…

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Heavy Rain

Mullumbimby Star · Thursday 15 May 1913 · page 4

During the past week the weather was showery up till about 11 a.m. on Tuesday, when heavy rain set in. During the afternoon there were some…

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The Recent Storm. Damage to Shipping. Floods in the Country. Telegraph Lines Down. Sydney

Northern Star · Friday 16 May 1913 · page 5

The Japanese mail steamer Yawata Maru returned to port'yesterday. She left the [?] shortly after noon yesterday, bound for Hongkong and Japan, but had not got…

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The Hunter Floods. Man Drowned at Morpeth. Later

Northern Star · Friday 16 May 1913 · page 5

The Williams and Hunter Rivers are in flood and the district is inundated. Bakers, butchers and grocers are supplying their goods, by bout, and farmers have…

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The Steamer Marere. Account of the Gale. Brisbane

Northern Star · Saturday 17 May 1913 · page 7

The steamer Murere, which arrived at Brisbane to-night from Sydney, experienced the full force of the recent gale which struck her outside Sydney Heads, and the…

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Storm and Floods. Floods on the Hunter. Northern Trains Blocked. Vessel Ashore at Trail Bay. Sydney

Northern Star · Saturday 17 May 1913 · page 7

Owing to the Hunter River being in Hood trains bound, north are unable to proceed beyond Singleton. Cessnock Creek overflowed, and resues were effected with…

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Heavy Weather and Floods. Serious Damage

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 17 May 1913 · page 2

Torrential rain fell in Sydney and the suburbs on Tueday night. Gales prevailed all along the coast, and reports from different ports indicated…

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The Manning in Flood. Rise of 18 Inches Per Hour. Country Covered with Water. Taree

Northern Star · Saturday 17 May 1913 · page 7

After the torrential rains of the last few days the Manning to-day is in flood. Yesterday the river rose at the rate of 18 inches per hour. This morning, however…

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The Floods. Traffic on the Railway. Impossible to Ferry the Mails. Traffic Resumed To-day or To-morrow. the Sorry Situation of Singleton. Sydney

Northern Star · Monday 19 May 1913 · page 5

The Deputy P.M.G. has received advice that the Queensland mails which had been held up at Newcastle through the flooding of the railways at Singlefon and West…

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Disastrous Floods. Sydney

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 20 May 1913 · page 5

Great damage has been wrought by the flood waters resulting from the very heavy rains of the past four days. Along the courses of the…

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Floods on the Rivers. Heavy Losses

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Tuesday 20 May 1913 · page 3

In last issue reference was made to the gales along the coast and swollen streams in the lower part of the North Coast. Later particulars show that the results…

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Floods to the Northern Rivers

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Tuesday 20 May 1913 · page 2

The news of the floods on the Manning, Hunter and Hawkesbury will awaken a sympathetic chord in the hearts of Richmond River residents, for not only has…

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The Floods. a Serious Situation Government Relief Granted. Camping in the Town Hall. Sydney

Northern Star · Tuesday 20 May 1913 · page 5

Further news from the north emphasises the seriousness of the situation resulting from the floods. Farmers suffered losses running into…

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Floods in France. Paris

Northern Star · Tuesday 20 May 1913 · page 5

Rain and floods have done serious damage in the Champagne country, and many vineyards are devastated, villages isolated and stock drowned…

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Cyclone in New Zealand. Wellington

Northern Star · Wednesday 21 May 1913 · page 5

A cyclone at Seddonville, New Zealand, did considerable damage. The Anglican Church was completely wrecked, and several houses destroyed…

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