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Floods & storms, 1910

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Serious Floods Reported

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 9 September 1910 · page 4

Serious floods are reported from Victoria. Large numbers of residents have been driven from their homes. Many people have been rescued by…

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Two Days of Lightning. Wandering Thunderstorms. Death and Fire

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 9 September 1910 · page 3

A remarkable series of wandering thunderstorms raged throughout the South of England and on parts of the Continent early in the week (said…

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Thunderstorms and Earthquakes

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 9 September 1910 · page 4

Two weeks ago my friends interested me with queries about the possibility of a relationship between earthquakes and a comet. After their experiences this…

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Flood Water Rising

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 13 September 1910 · page 3

The flood water is still rising at jeparill (Victoria) and the outlook is very serious…

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Heavy Cyclone

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 16 September 1910 · page 4

A cyclone has occurred in the Gulf of Taranto (Italy). Several Italian warships dragged their anchors. Some came into collision. The…

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Calamity in India. the Indus in Flood. a Town Under Water. Thousands Homeless. Vancouver, Sept. 21

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 22 September 1910 · page 2

Three fourths of the town of Deraghazikam, with a population of 30,000 are under water, and 200 are reported to be drowned and the property…

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Heavy Rain

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 21 October 1910 · page 2

Heavy rain in the metropolis, two inches having fallen from midnight to midday…

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Cloud Burst at Vesuvius Villages Flooded. Heavy Loss of Life. Naples, October 25

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 27 October 1910 · page 2

A cloudburst on Vesuvius was followed by disastrous results to the villages in the vicinity of the mountain. Torrents of water and mud flowed…

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Wrecked by Cyclone. Portuguese Sailor Drowned Lisbon, Nov. 7

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 8 November 1910 · page 2

Great damage has been caused by a cyclone at Villareal, a seaport in the province of Trazoh Montez, Portugal. Many small crafts were sunk…

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Disastrous Cyclone

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 9 November 1910 · page 3

Further particulars of the cyclone at Richmond, Queensland, show that nearly every building in the town was damaged. One hotel was practically…

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A Violent Storm

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 9 November 1910 · page 2

The hailstorm an Saturday afternoon did a lot of damage in some parts of the district, and one of the biggest sufferers was Mr. A. Stuckey…

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Floods in France

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 15 November 1910 · page 2

Floods are general in the Basin of the Seine (Franco). The water has invaded Paris, and the sewers are flooded. The military are raising…

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More Floods. PARIS

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 15 November 1910 · page 2

Rain continues The garden of Displaints and the subterranean passages of the Australitz station are flooded, and numerous factories are…

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Floods in France. a Serious Situation. Paris, November 14

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 15 November 1910 · page 2

Floods are general in the basin of the Seine. The water has invaded the Quai Dauteuil in Paris and the sewers are overflowing the Rue Felicien. The…

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Storm-signs From Smoke

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 18 November 1910 · page 2

Smoke will often beat down as soon as it comes out of the chimney when the weather is about to be stormy. The atmosphere exerts…

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The Safest Place in a Storm

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 18 November 1910 · page 2

A few hints may be given as regards safety amid the dangers of a thunderstorm. As a rule, the safest of all is inside a building…

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Paris Floods

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 22 November 1910 · page 2

The Seine is falling again. Hundreds of tenants have abandoned their homes on the river banks. 3…

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Gale at Broome

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 25 November 1910 · page 4

A disastrous gale has occurred at Broome (West Australia). Sixty pearling boats were blown on the rocks or beach, and it fs believed that as many more…

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Cyclone at Broome. Havoc Afloat and Ashore

The Worker · Thursday 1 December 1910 · page 19

A cyclone of unusual violence has occurred at Broome, W.A., and along the coast in the vicinity, playing much havoc among the pearling fleet, and causing the…

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Disastrous Gale. Ten Vessels Founder. London, November 30

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 1 December 1910 · page 2

Ten vessels foundered with their crews during a storm at Astrakhan. The landing stage was also destroyed. 300 Persian dock laborers were…

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