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Floods & storms, 1914

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Sir George Reid Speaks Australia the Storm Centre of the World. SYDNEY

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 2 January 1914 · page 4

Sir George Reid, speaking on the defence of the Empire, said Australia had become the storm centre of the world as far as ambitions of…

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Storms in America Town Inundated. Immense Damage. Pittsburg

Daily Advertiser · Monday 5 January 1914 · page 2

Severe storms are being experienced throughout Pennysylvania. Communication between many places is cut off, and New Jersey is also…

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Czar's Return to Petersburgh Heavy Snow Storms. St. Petersburg

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 6 January 1914 · page 3

Soldiers guarded the Czar's [?] along the entire route from Moscow to St. Petersburg and they suffered severely through the heavy snow…

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Five Days' Gale. "Decks Perpendicular." London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 8 January 1914 · page 2

The survivors of the Dalgonar have arrived, and include Carson, a New Zealander, and Jackson, a South Australian. The Dalgonar beam-ended…

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Terrific Storm. Adelaide

Daily Advertiser · Friday 9 January 1914 · page 3

A storm passed over Port Pirie yesterday, during which several vessels went aground, while a number of smaller craft were blown out to sea…

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Fire and Cyclone Enormous Damage. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 12 January 1914 · page 2

The Sedgwick district, near Bendigo (Victoria), has been swept by a bush fire. Thousands of acres ot grass and timber were destroyed. Several houses…

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Terrific Storm at Tamworth

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 13 January 1914 · page 4

A terrific storm visited Tamworth on Friday afternoon, and caused much damage. Houses were unroofed and dismantled,…

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Floods in Germany the Seine Overflows. Berlin

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 13 January 1914 · page 3

The telescope reveals the fact that only the roofs are visible at Dankefort The troops and bluejackets are hastening to the rescue of the residents. The…

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Rough Weather Gales Sweep the Coast. Ferry Boats in Collision. New York

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 14 January 1914 · page 2

A north-wester has detained all shipping throughout the port and a snowstorm has made navigation impossible. The ferry boat Suffern…

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Latest Particulars. Lull Before the Storm. Bread Must Be Made. Capetown Wednesday Evening

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 15 January 1914 · page 3

The tramway men have passed a resolution to strike if called out. JOHANNESBURG. Wednesday. It was doll here to-day. At the…

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"Lull Before the Storm." Bread Supply and Unions. Legislator's Public-spirited Offer. Capetown

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 15 January 1914 · page 2

The tramwaymen have resolutioned to strike if called out. Johannesburg had a dull day and at the Trades Hall it was described by the miners'…

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Gales Continue

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 17 January 1914 · page 4

Gales continue in the North Atlantic, and fears are felt for shipping in the area of the storms. The schooner Grace Marshall, foundered, but the…

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Notes and News. Severe Storm in Gundagai

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 20 January 1914 · page 2

YESTERDAY'S storm was one of the severest that has struck Gundagai for some time. The wind blew with terrific force and…

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Red Rubber. Devil's Paradise Once More. Startling Story From Bolivia. Slavery and Flooding in Full Swing

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 23 January 1914 · page 7

Mr. J. F. Woodroofe, who has just returned to England after spending eight years on the Bollvian frontier in the Upper Amazon district, states that "The Devil's Paradise,"…

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Severe Storm at Bourke Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 24 January 1914 · page 2

A severe storm visited Bourke to-day. Many buildings were damaged, and trees blown down. The town was enveloped in a suffocating dust…

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Californian Storms

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 27 January 1914 · page 2

Terrific storms have occurred in Puget Sound California, and press wires are down. The wind blow at 60 miles an hour…

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Wagga and Corowa a Question of Show Dates Storms and Hail Wanted for Wagga

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 27 January 1914 · page 2

A special meeting of the Corowa P. and A. Society was held on Friday to receive a deputation from the Corowa Turf Club in respect to show…

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Storm in Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 28 January 1914 · page 2

During a storm at Waterloo this morning the wind struck a terrace of 30 two-storey houses, five of which were unroofed. Debris was lifted to…

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Furious Gale. Effects in the City. Shipping Ix Peril. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 29 January 1914 · page 2

In a great gate to-day the children at Waverley public school had many narrow escapes through the roof and chimney of the building being…

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St. Petersburg Flooded. LONDON

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 29 January 1914 · page 2

As the result of a heavy storm the lower parts of St. Petersburg were flooded. The street lamps were extinguished, and in order to warn the…

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