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Floods & storms, 1914

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The Storm Centre of Ages

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 7 April 1914 · page 4

The Ulster campaign is another Proof that the Bible is the cyclonic centre of the ages. Around this ancient and inspired volume the…

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Newfoundland Storm Terrible Blizzard. Fishing Villages Decimated. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 7 April 1914 · page 3

Latest advices concerning the scaling tragedy in the Atlantic report that the steamer Newfoundland, which was stated to have sunk off Cape Race…

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Gale in New Zealand Wellington

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 9 April 1914 · page 3

A terrific gale, with tremendous seas in Hokiti[?] Harbor, occurred last night. The sea encroached at one point 70 feet, and nearly all the houses…

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New Zealand Gale. Town Badly Damaged. Wellington (N.z.). Wed

Daily Advertiser · Friday 10 April 1914 · page 3

A terrific gale was experienced at Hokitika, New Zealand, last light Nearly all the houses adjoining the beach were washed a way, while…

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Canada the Melting Pot. Avalanche of Races. Flood-tide of Immigration

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 10 April 1914 · page 7

An extraordinary word picture of the great task which awaits Canada in welding into one the varied elements from Europe which are now bubbling within the great melting…

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The Secret of Birs Buchan, Or Si[?]ab Barron's Daughters. (All Rights Reserved.) CHAPTER I. the Storm Tryst

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 16 April 1914 · page 4

"What's that? A storm, sir? There's ape no far awa' or I'm sair mistaken." The speaker was one of two men who were slowly traversing a rocky…

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Mozambique Cyclone. Port Entirely Destroyed. Port Elizabeth

Daily Advertiser · Friday 17 April 1914 · page 2

A terrible cyclone has been exp[?]ria[?]d at Mozambique. Port Amelie was destroyed, many natives perishing. The Europeans in…

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Telephones Interrupted by Storm

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 18 April 1914 · page 4

Information was received yesterday that the electrical disturbance on Thursday afternoon was particularly severe at Tootool, about four o'clock…

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Irish Storm at Aldershot. Later. Army Resignations

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 21 April 1914 · page 2

The "Irish Nation" newspaper says that trouble is commencing, the army resignations are not yet over and that there are rumors of…

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Fatal Storm Near Tumbarumba. House Fired by Lightning. Homeless Mother and Children

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 28 April 1914 · page 2

A very severe gale passed over Tumbarumba district on Monday night of last week and wrought considerable havoc in its progress,…

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Disastrous Cyclone. Worst For 50 Years

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 1 May 1914 · page 4

THE worst cyclone for 50 years has swept over Calcutta, doing much damage. Three persons were killed and many injured…

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Pilgrims Storm Ship. Light Fires on Steamer's Deck

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 1 May 1914 · page 2

Remarkable scenes on a British vessel were described at Bristol when, at the instance or the Board of Trade, Captain George Arthur. master of the steamship Nith, was charged…

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Lake Superior Storm WISCONSIN

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 2 May 1914 · page 4

Further particulars of the terrible storms on Lake Superior show that a large number of small crafts have been lost. The total death roll in…

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Gales on New Zealand Coast Wellington (N.z.)

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 5 May 1914 · page 2

Heavy gales have occurred on the coast, and shipping was endangered. A lighter worker the steamer Toko Maru at Gisborne broke adrift, and…

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Cyclone in Texas. Extensive Devastation and Four Patalities. Texas

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 6 May 1914 · page 2

A [?] cyclone, passed over Texas Many forms were completely wiped out Whole houses were below over by the winds, and the [?] were carried…

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Pilgrims Storm Ship. Light Fires on Steamer's Deck

Tumbarumba Times · Friday 8 May 1914 · page 4

Remarkable scenes on a British vessel were described at Bristol when, at the instance of the Board of Trade, Captain George Arthur, master of the steamship Nith, was charged…

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Floods in New Zealand. Four Drowning Fatalities. Oil Launch Party Missing Wellington (N.z.)

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 13 May 1914 · page 2

Two men were drowned in the flooded river at Gisborne, New Zealand, and two children were drowned in a creek at Auckland, while three…

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Floods in New Zealand Enormous Damage. Wellington

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 21 May 1914 · page 2

The heavy rains at Gisborne and Wairoa have ceased but the floods have done much damage to the roads and railway bridges. The losses at…

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Heavy Rain in Sydney. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 22 May 1914 · page 2

Heavy rain fell in the city throughout the night, and was especially severe in the western suburbs…

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Terrific Storm. Fishing Fleet Wrecked. Marseilles

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 28 May 1914 · page 2

A tremendous storm has occurred on the south coast of France. Fishing fleets and other vessels were wrecked and many crews are missing…

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