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Floods & storms, 1913

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The Recent Gales. Another Steamer Damaged London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 1 January 1913 · page 2

The Italian steamer Trento was towed to Southampton in a condition similar to the Narrung, having been struck by a huge wave in the Bay of…

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Fearful Cyclone. French Steamer Abandoned. London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 7 January 1913 · page 2

The French, steamer Salazie experienced a fearful cyclone on the voyage from Diego Suarez to Marseilles. Eight boats were swept…

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[?]Irricating Fruit Trees. the Folly of Flooding. Some Seasonable Hints

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 7 January 1913 · page 1

A majority of the growers owning orchards at Mildura, Ard[?]ona, Lancaster and Merrigum can claim to have passed through the experimental stages…

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Terrific Storms. Railways Unworkable. Serious Snow Slides. New York

Daily Advertiser · Friday 10 January 1913 · page 2

Terrific storms are raging on the Pacific and Atlantic coasts. Owing to snow slides in the middle west, several railways have been rendered…

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Train in a Snow Storm. Record Snows in Yorkshire. Many Villages Out Off London

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 14 January 1913 · page 2

Severe weather continues as [?] Britain counties. The [?] press from. Whiten [?] huge [?]…

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Floods in Ireland. Great Damage Done

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 14 January 1913 · page 2

Forty acres of a bog near Castlereagh, South Tipperary slipped, in consequence of the floods, which threatened to overwhelm the town…

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Storms in Britain. Fierce Gale Off Irish Coast. Steamer Drifts Ashore. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 16 January 1913 · page 5

The steamer Snowdon Range anchored at the outer entrance of of Queenstown harbor. While towing the steamer the tugs were compelled…

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Special Cable News. Floods in Ohio

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 17 January 1913 · page 2

Heavy rains have flooded Ohio, United Stales; and £4,000 has been raised to help the sufferers. Farmers are deserting their homes, and…

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Big Floods. Thirty Inches in 18 Hours. Railway Lines Covered. Ten—feet Water in Streets

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 18 January 1913 · page 2

Heavy rain is falling in many paris of Queensland. The water . is covering several railway lines, and creeks are rising…

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Friday's Storm. Junee

Daily Advertiser · Monday 20 January 1913 · page 2

The storm which visited Junee on Friday was a remarkable one. Whilst at the town boundary on the southern end little rain fell, at Alderman…

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Losses by English Gale. London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 20 January 1913 · page 2

The shipping disasters caused by the recent pale involved the underwriters in a loss of £1,500,000…

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Rescue Work Hampered by Gale. 170 Persons Aboard. Lisbon

Daily Advertiser · Monday 20 January 1913 · page 2

An increasing gale hampered, the rescuers in their work. One hundred and seventy persons remain aboard. The vessel is 300 yards from…

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Big Storm Big Damage Done

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 22 January 1913 · page 4

"The worst storm for over 40 years," is how a resident of Big Ben sums up a downpour which struck parts of the district on…

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Thrilling Trip with Pilot Cody. Start on Big-engined Biplane Likened to Vibrations on Storm-tossed Ship. Earth Flies Beneath

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 22 January 1913 · page 3

A little corrugated iron shed, sheltered by a belt of trees on the edge of Laffan's Plain, is the home of Mr. Cody's world beating aeroplane. I…

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Southerly Gale. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 25 January 1913 · page 5

A southerly gale passed over the city last night. Dense clouds of dust obscured the streets and the wind reached a velocity of 60 miles an…

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More—big Floods

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 25 January 1913 · page 2

Further reports of the floods on Queensland state that two bridges on the laura line have been washed away, and that a train has been…

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Extraordinary Inundation. Newspaper Machine-room. Flooded. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 27 January 1913 · page 2

A serious accident occurred last night, which had the effect of disabling the valuable printing presses of the Sydney "Daily Telegraph,"…

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Loss by Storms. London

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 28 January 1913 · page 2

The underwriters estimate the loss at two millions by storms in north Atlantic since Christmas…

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"Daily Telegraph" Building Flooded. Estimated Damages £80,000. SYDNEY

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 28 January 1913 · page 2

Owing to the accidental flooding of the machine room in the "Daily Telegraph" building, owing to the bursting of the main water pipe in…

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Extraordinary Inundation. Newspaper Machine Room Flooded

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 28 January 1913 · page 2

A serious accident occurred on Saturday night, which had the effect of disabling the valuable printing presses of the Sydney "Daily Telegraph,"…

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