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Northern Rivers · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1914

313 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 9 of 16

The Storm on the Clarence

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 23 June 1914 · page 2

In several parts of the Clarence River considerable damage Was done by the storm on Thursday morning. At Maclean trees were blown down…

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Steamer Ashore Blown in by a Gale. Sydney

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 23 June 1914 · page 3

A private cable states that the steamer Needles, bound for Australia, has gone ashore in a gale near Beachy Head, on the Sussex coast of England…

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The Big Storm. Dutch Steamer's Experience. Brisbane

Northern Star · Tuesday 23 June 1914 · page 3

The Dutch steamer Tasman arrived at Pinkenbah on Saturday from Sydney. She [?] the full force of the recent gale. Shortly after clearing Sydney Heads a…

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Tenders for Flood Reserve

Northern Star · Tuesday 23 June 1914 · page 4

The following are the names received by the trustees' [?]. sec. (E. Navin) as tendering for a lease of flood reserve [?] South Gundurimba, [?]viz.:—Philip A. Dwyer,…

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Washed Overboard. Young Apprentice's Fate. Gale Outside Sydney Heads. Sydney

Northern Star · Wednesday 24 June 1914 · page 5

The barque Jordan Hill, which arrived last night from Liverpool, experienced a terrific gale off Sydney Heads last Tuesday night, She had to stand out to sea…

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Wholesale Drowning Disastrous Floods in China Hongkong

Tweed Daily · Thursday 25 June 1914 · page 3

Expensive areas of Kwangsi and Kwantung are inundated as the result of the flooding of West River which has risen 70 feet from the banks…

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The S.s. [?] in the Gale

Northern Star · Friday 26 June 1914 · page 8

The stormy weather was reponsible for [?] damage to the s.s Mokau, which came into [?] Bay at 4 on Saturday morning. The s.s. Mokau was flying…

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The Storm at Coff's Harbor. a Sensational Blow

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 26 June 1914 · page 6

What perhaps was the most severe blow that Coff's Harbor has ever experienced took place on the night of Wednesday, June 17, says the…

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A Lake Storm Heavy Loss of Life Berlin

Tweed Daily · Friday 26 June 1914 · page 3

Heavy loss of life is believed to have resulted from a storm yesterday at Lake Constance. The wind came up so suddenly that most of the fishermen…

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Another Wreck. Six-miles From the A[?]. Supposed to Be the Alfred Faxning. Wreckage Ale Along the Coast. Gale Too Strong for the Vessel Sydney

Northern Star · Saturday 27 June 1914 · page 7

Jan. Hack, resident at Creacent Head, has reported the wreck of another vessel just south of the headland. About a quarter of a mile from the shore in the…

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Queensland News Rains and Floods. Brisbane

Tweed Daily · Saturday 27 June 1914 · page 4

The railway department to-day, received advice of [?] in the Mackay district [?] registered 994 points, Sari[?]12 points, and…

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Floods in China Villages Devastated London

Tweed Daily · Monday 29 June 1914 · page 4

Floods in South China have wrought immense damage. Hundreds of villages have been devastated owing to breaks in fee banks of the Pekiang…

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Terrible Floods. the Worst for 50 Years. Canton

Northern Star · Tuesday 30 June 1914 · page 5

Tremendous floods have occurred in the provinces of Pekin and Si-Klang, the worst for half a century. Sco[?] of villages are destroyed and thousands rendered…

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Missing Fishermen. Caught in a Storm. Sydney

Northern Star · Saturday 4 July 1914 · page 7

Fears are entertained for the safety of two fishermen who were fishing outside the heads at Jervis Bay on Tuesday last and who have not been seen since. On the…

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Lively Experience in the Storm

Northern Star · Tuesday 7 July 1914 · page 3

Messrs. William and Les. Palmer, sons of Mr. W. N. G. Palmer, of Taree, had lively, and not very enviable experiences in the recent severa[?] storm on their selection…

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Blown Ashore Two Vessels in a Storm. Melbourne

Tweed Daily · Thursday 9 July 1914 · page 3

Two small vessels the Kohunnah and the Phil Forbes, were blown ashore during a gale at Port Stephens this morning. A terrific sea was running…

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Swept by Fire. and Deluged by Floods. London

Tweed Daily · Thursday 9 July 1914 · page 2

In Northern Russia a heat wave has lasted for three weeks with unprecedented temperatures between 82 and 91 in the shade and culminated in a…

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Storm in a Tea Cup

Northern Star · Monday 13 July 1914 · page 3

At present Mr. Watt is happy, he is the centre of a tiny storm centre at St. Kilda, the heart of the Balaclava, electorate. Speaking on Thursday, he attacked…

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Rough Weather Ship Struck by Storm. Melbourne

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 14 July 1914 · page 3

The Norwegian ship Hovding was struck by a storm 200 miles out last Thursday, and forced to run before the wind. Her fore-topmast was carried…

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The Home Rule Question. Storm May Burst at Any Moment. London

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 15 July 1914 · page 3

A meeting of the provisional Government was held in Belfast in private. Four hundred armed volunteers guarded Ulster Hall…

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