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Floods & storms, 1914

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Dam Bursts. Homes Flooded Out. New York

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 28 May 1914 · page 2

The bursting of an irrigation dam at Richfield was responsible for an exciting scene. Owing to timely warnings by telephone, it is believed…

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Terrific Gale. Damage on the Riviera. Nice

Daily Advertiser · Friday 29 May 1914 · page 2

A heavy gale has swept the Riviera coast. Fifty [?]shing boats were sunk and 80 are reported missing at Ton[?]on. Much damage was done to the…

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Cyclone in Iowa. Town Badly Damaged. New York

Daily Advertiser · Monday 8 June 1914 · page 4

A cyclone struck the town of Sanborn, in Iowa: killing three people and levelling the whole eastern section, including the grain elevators…

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Storm-swept Japan Devastating Typhoon. Great Loss of Life. Tokio

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 9 June 1914 · page 2

A disastrous typhoon swept over the western and southern parts of Japan on Thursday. Several hundred boats were…

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Disastrous Storm. Loss of Life and Property. St. John's

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 10 June 1914 · page 2

A disastrous storm has raged on the coast of New Brunswick, and has resulted in 40 fishing schooners being wrecked and 20 fishermen losing their…

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A Tremendous Storm. Considerable Damage Done

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 16 June 1914 · page 2

The thunderstorm was the severest experienced in London within living memory. The downpour was tropical and lasted for several hours…

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A Terrible Storm. Motor Buses Wrecker. Paris

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 17 June 1914 · page 2

During a fearful storm in Parish part of the underground railway tunnels collapsed. The hole was speedily filled with water, and two…

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Telegraphic. Big Storms. Heavy Rain Sydney. Houses Unroofed, and Heavy Damage

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 18 June 1914 · page 3

At Bondi, Wentworth, a dining room was unroofed, and surf sheds and two or three residences unroofed, and the walls damaged. A picture palace was…

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A Fierce Storm. Wind, Snow and Rain. Exciting Incidents. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 18 June 1914 · page 2

A big storm broke over the city last night, Sydney registered 232 points of rain, while at Blackheath 250 points were registered. Snow,…

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Violent Storm. Paris Under Water. Roadways Collapse. Numerous Lives Lost. Paris

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 18 June 1914 · page 3

The worst thunderstorm that has been experienced for 50 years swept over Paris, accompanied by torrential rains, yesterday. The downpour…

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Telegraphic. Costal Floods High Seas Interfere with Shipping. Steamer Archer Ashore. Ferry Service Disorganised. Buildings Unroofed. People Injured. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 18 June 1914 · page 4

A big storm broke over the city last night, and was accompanied by thunder and heavy lightning and heavy rain, doing considerable damage…

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Devastating Storm. Several Persons Killed. Paris

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 24 June 1914 · page 3

A terrible storm has been experienced in Eastern France during which several persons were struck dead by lightning. A camp at Orleans was…

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Floods in America. Extensive Damage. Kansas City

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 24 June 1914 · page 2

Scores were driven from their homes and a whole wheat field was swept away, corn was damaged, and much live stock lost, as the result of…

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Floods in China Considerable Loss of Life. Pekin

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 25 June 1914 · page 2

Floods in China have wrought widespread devastation. Thousands of people were compelled to seek refuge on house tops The loss of life is…

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Disastrous Storm. Million Dollars Worth of Damage

Daily Advertiser · Friday 26 June 1914 · page 2

MINNEAPOLIS (Minn), Thursday.—A terrible storm has devastated North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin. It is feared that…

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Disastrous Floods. PEKIN

Daily Advertiser · Monday 29 June 1914 · page 2

Floods have wrought immense damage in Southern China. Hundreds of villages have been devastated and thousands of persons rendered…

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Story of The Deluge. a Pre-semitic Account. Early Babylonian Tablets. London, June 24

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 30 June 1914 · page 1

Dr. S. Langdon, Keader in Assyriology at Oxford University, stales that he has found among early Babylonian tablets disinterred at Nippur, a…

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Heavy Rain. Low-lying Areas Flooded. SYDNEY

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 3 July 1914 · page 5

Torrential rains fell in the City last night, all low-lying areas being flooded. Tram traffic was affected…

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Gales on the Coast Vessels Blown Ashore. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 9 July 1914 · page 2

Two small vessels the "Korunnah," and "Phil Forbes," were blown ashore during the gale at Port Stephens this morning. A terrific sea was running…

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Wedding. SIMONS—FLOOD

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 30 July 1914 · page 3

Yesterday afternoon in the Methodist Church, the Rev. Eldred Dyer married Mr. H. G. Simons, son of Mr. and Mrs. Simons, of Wonthaggi (Vic.), and…

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