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Floods & storms, 1914

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Floods in Queensland. Railway Washaways Reported. Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Friday 6 March 1914 · page 2

The Paroo River, in Queensland, is in flood, the waters being the highest for twenty years. At Dirranbandi the water is a kile and a half wide. The…

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Heavy Rain Storms. Railway Mishaps. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 11 March 1914 · page 2

Heavy storms in various parts of South Australia have caused several washaways on the railway. Six chains of the line to Broken Hill were…

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Cyclone in Madagascar. Shipping Destroyed and Lives Lost. Durban

Daily Advertiser · Friday 13 March 1914 · page 2

A disastrous cyclone, accompanied by a tidal wave, has been experienced in Madagascar. Several vessels were wrecked, and 16 inhabitants of…

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41 Vessels Lost. Terrific Spanish Gale. Madrid

Daily Advertiser · Monday 16 March 1914 · page 2

A terrific storm is reigning on the coast of Spain. Forty-one vessels have been sunk or driven ashore. One hundred and seventy lives were saved…

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Floods in Russia. Sea Rises Nine Feet. Towns Wiped Out. London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 16 March 1914 · page 2

Reuter's correspondent at St. Petersburg states that a hurricane which struck the Kuban Province, caused the Sea of Azoff to rise nine feet and…

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The Storm Is Brewing

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 17 March 1914 · page 3

According to reports, the London newspapers are alarmed at tyhe aspect of affairs in regard to the manner in which the storm is brewing in…

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Gales in England. Houses Unroofed and Barque Wrecked. London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 17 March 1914 · page 2

Violent gales are raging in the south and west of the British Isles. One hundred houses were unroofed by the force of the wind at…

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Disastrous Floods. Great Loss of Life. LONDON

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 17 March 1914 · page 2

Disastrous floods, with great loss of life occurred in Kuthan province of Russia, at Achtyrskawa, 380 buildings, were swept away, and…

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Rough Weather on the Continent Gales, Storms, and Water Spouts. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 19 March 1914 · page 3

A terrible hurricane has taken place over the Sea of Azov, in Russia. Villages were obliterated, and railways wrecked, and 1200 people killed…

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The Storm is Brewing To the Editor

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 20 March 1914 · page 4

Dear Sir,—According to reports, the [?] newspapers are alarmed at the [?] affairs in regard to the ma[?] which the storm is brewing in…

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Russian Floods Enormous Death Odessa

Daily Advertiser · Friday 20 March 1914 · page 2

It is now estimated that 2000 persons lost their lives in the recent floods in Russia…

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Rosebery Races Postponed. Heavy Rain. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 21 March 1914 · page 5

Owing to heavy rain the Roseberry pony races, which were to be held tomorrow, were postponed until Monday…

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Great Downpour in Sydney. Streets Flooded. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 21 March 1914 · page 4

Heavy rain fell in the city all through the night and has every appearance of continuing. A tremendous downpour of rain…

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Terri[?] Storm at Granville. Houses Flooded. Sydney, Monday night

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 24 March 1914 · page 2

A terrific storm burst at Granville this afternoon. Several people were knocked down. A number of houses, and [?] Bros. carriage builder's…

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Telegraphic. Coastal Floods. Eight Inches at Sydney Deluge on South Coast. Washaways in the Northern Districts. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 24 March 1914 · page 2

Up to midday Sydney has had over eight inches of rain since Friday night. Down the eastern seaboard there has been a deluge. Over thirteen inches…

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Floods and Washaways

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 24 March 1914 · page 2

During the three three days 579 points of rain have fallen in Sydney, or 65 points more than the average downfall for the month of March. It has proved…

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Undertaker Drowned. Hearse in Flooded Creek. Goulburn

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 24 March 1914 · page 2

John Kelly, an undertaker, was proceeding at night with his hearse to a residence at Gundary, a few miles from Goulburn, to remove a body for…

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The Liverpool Camp Men's Sorry Plight. Big Floods at Liverpool. Trains Slowed Down. Sydney, Monday night

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 24 March 1914 · page 2

The plight of the 5000 infantry men in camp at Liverpool is serious. Fully five inches of rain has fallen, and the site of the camp has been converted…

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Liverpool Streets Flooded

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 24 March 1914 · page 2

The streets of Liverpool are [?] and it is possible to row a boat in them. The water is over the railway at Murto, and there is a possibility of…

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Storm at Tahcutta

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 25 March 1914 · page 2

A party of motorists, comprising Mr. P. E. Williamson, Mr. R. Mutholland, and Mr. Henderson, arrived in Wagga at 1.15 this morning, having…

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