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Riverina · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1914

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Break-up of the Dry Spell Beneficent Thunderstorm the Deluge in the Metropolitan Area: Lockhart District Subsequently Participates

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Wednesday 25 March 1914 · page 2

It was no small relief to the men on the land and the people of the town to get the benefit of the showers Accompanying the thunderstorm…

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Great Rain Storm. Heaviest Fall for Years. Ninety Points in Forty Minutes. Railway Lines Under Water

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 25 March 1914 · page 2

At about seven o'clock yesterday evening one of the heaviest thunderstorms that has occurred in the district for a considerable time broke…

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Thunderstorm Hints

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 25 March 1914 · page 7

A student of electricity offers this advice to persons who are afraid of lightning:—"If in a building which is…

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Deluge at Yerong Creek

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 26 March 1914 · page 2

Quite a deluge of rain fell here on Tuesday afternoon, (states our correspondent) flooding the township to a depth of 2ft. The station master's…

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Heavy Rain at Ganmain. 110 Points in 40 Minutes. Ganmain

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 26 March 1914 · page 2

At about a quarter past six on Tuesday evening a thunderstorm broke over the town, and for about half an hour rain fell, water flooding…

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The Rain Storm. Heavy Falls Round District. Numerous Washaways on Roads. Kyeamba Creek Flooded

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 26 March 1914 · page 2

Reports came to hand yesterday of extensive fails of rain in many surrounding centres during the storm on Tuesday night. It does no appear…

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Second Heavy Storm. Unprecedented Fall Near Marrar

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 26 March 1914 · page 2

Another severe electrical disturbance passed iover the district yesterday afternoon, shortly before dusk. The rainfall in Wagga was scanty,…

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Flood at Hornsby

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 26 March 1914 · page 2

Flood waters around Hornsby have done considerably over £1000 damage to roads and bridges in the Hornsby Shire…

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Wollongong Floods. Thousands of Pounds Damage. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 26 March 1914 · page 2

Further particulars of the floods at Wollongong show that thousands of pounds worth of damage was done. Many families have been swamped…

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Phenomenal Rainfall. Twenty-seven Inches in Five Days. Enormous Damage on the South Coast. Fifty Families Flooded Out. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 26 March 1914 · page 2

Phenomenal rainfall is reported on the South coast. At Wollongong 26 inches have been reported in five days, whilst at Dapto the fall was 27…

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Storm at Junee. Junee

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 28 March 1914 · page 4

A very severe thunderstorm passed over the town at 4.30 a.m this morning. The rain fell in torrents for about half-an-hour, and 91 points…

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Extension of the Storm Westerly. Urana and Oaklands

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 28 March 1914 · page 2

Our representative at Urana writes that a heavy storm was experienced there on Thursday night, as a result of which 160 points were registered at…

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Flood at Yerong Creek Railway Residence Inundated

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 28 March 1914 · page 2

As a result of die recent inundations and floods, the Station Master at Yerong Creek has suffered much discomf[?]ure and inconve[?]ence…

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The Rain Storm. Three Inches in Wagga. Heavier Falls Round District

Daily Advertiser · Monday 30 March 1914 · page 2

After the rain on Friday night, the weather conditions around Wagga cleared find Saturday and yesterday were beautifully fine days, with a…

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Gale in Sydney Damage by Lightning. Old Man Struck and Killed. Club Premises Badly Wrecked. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 30 March 1914 · page 2

During a terrific thunderstorm this afternoon Francis Brett, a young man, and an elderly man, whose name is unknown, sought shelter under a…

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Saturday's Storm. Fishing Fleet Damanged. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 31 March 1914 · page 2

The cyclone on Saturday afternoon wrought great have among a fleet of boats fishing on the Hawkesbury River…

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Stampede in a Storm Causes Several Deaths. People Trampled Upon. Tokio

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 31 March 1914 · page 2

During the launching of the battleship Fuso, the huge crowd stampeded owing to a shower of rain. Several persons were trampled to death, and…

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Severe Storm

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 1 April 1914 · page 8

A thunderstorm, accompanied by fierce wind, caused wide spread damage in Sydney, and suburbs on Saturday afternoon. It killed a man in…

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Was He Wrong Storm in a Jamtin

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 4 April 1914 · page 3

Al the Shire meeting on Thursday . Melnerney tabled a motion of censure on President Carberry for having given the local…

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Queensland Cyclone. BRISBANE

Daily Advertiser · Monday 6 April 1914 · page 2

Further particulars of the cyclonic storm in Southern Queensland, state that the total damage is estimated at £10,000. No lives were lost, but many…

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