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Riverina · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1912

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Great Storm

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 1 October 1912 · page 2

A disastrous storm has occurred on the coast of Franco, the quays and the shipyards being badly damaged. Several ships were wrecked…

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Storm in France. Shipping Damaged. Paris, Tuesday

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 2 October 1912 · page 2

A storm swept the coast of France and wrought havoc at Saint Nazaire quays. The shipbuilding yards were ravaged and the stocks on which the…

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A Flood in 1824

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 23 October 1912 · page 4

The Bungonia District Progress Association has been endeavoring for some time past (says the Goulburn "Penny Post") to…

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The Weather. Violent Storm. Timely Fall of Rain

Daily Advertiser · Monday 28 October 1912 · page 3

After weeks of waiting on the part of the farmers at a critical period, for the much-needed rain, a change came on Saturday afternoon,…

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Terrific Thunderstorm. Signal-box Strick. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 28 October 1912 · page 3

Yesterday's thunderstorm played havoc with the railway service. The lightning struck a main line signal box, causing 60 fuses to blow out four…

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Cyclonic Storm. Sensational Experiences in Victoria. Widespread Damage. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Friday 1 November 1912 · page 2

A disastrous storm passed over Melbourne this morning. Many buildings were unroofed, trees up-rooted, and several small craft at…

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Big Storm

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 8 November 1912 · page 2

A phenomenal thunderstorm occured early this morning, several of the suburbs recording three inches in less than an hour…

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Terrific Thunderstorm. SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 9 November 1912 · page 6

A terrific thunderstorm passed over Sydney and Suburbs this morning, accompanied by hail. Over an inch of rain was recorded in an hour. Many…

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Our Wires. Terrific Storms. Sydney

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 13 November 1912 · page 4

A terrific storm struck the town of Blackall (Q.) on Monday. Houses were unroofed, and…

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Floods—extensive and Peculiar

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 13 November 1912 · page 6

Probably the county of Kent has been more hardly dealt with than any other English county as regards floods of water, but, fortunately, it…

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Big Storms of Rain and Hail, Crops Damaged

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 19 November 1912 · page 2

On account of heavy rains in South Australia and Victoria, we expected that a storm would came this way with the westerly wind on Sunday. There…

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Flooding the Murrumsidgee Valley

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 19 November 1912 · page 4

It is estimated that £500,000 has been wantonly wasted since the Labour Government look over the Yance Irrigation Scheme.—News item…

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Big Storms. Damage In Town

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 20 November 1912 · page 4

Gundagai was right ia the thick of the storm bell on Monday evening. A little after 6 o'clock the water tore down—in…

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"The Eviction." a Brief Storm

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 20 November 1912 · page 4

Less than 30 people responded to the call to attend a public meeting at Tracer's Hall on Monday evening to protest…

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Heavy Storm. Damage to Oat and Wheat Chops

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 22 November 1912 · page 2

A TERRIFIC thunderstorm lasting several hours, aud with a cyclonic movement, took place on Monday night, accompanied by deafening…

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The Big Storm

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 23 November 1912 · page 3

Further particulars of the Storm at Coolac this week show that it extended over a very narrow belt. The hailstones…

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Cyclone in India. Damage at Bombay. Bombay

Daily Advertiser · Monday 25 November 1912 · page 2

A cyclonic storm did great damage to harbor craft. Many natives were drowned…

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The Recent Storm

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 26 November 1912 · page 2

The storm which passed over Tumut Plains a few days ago did a deal of damage to the wheat and oat crops, in many cases laying them flat on the…

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Immense Storm and Damage

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 26 November 1912 · page 2

A terrific storm fell in the eastern suburbs last night. At Waverley a cloud burst with a roar of falling ice and water that was deafening…

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Storm in Brisbane, Trees Uprooted. SYDNEY

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 26 November 1912 · page 2

A terrific storm occurred at Brisbane on Saturday night, when houses were unroofed and trees uprooted. Large sheets of iron were…

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