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South Coast · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1913

13 stories in South Coast's papers

A Fearful Gale. Passenger’s Unenviable Experience Wave 7[?]High

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 10 January 1913 · page 5

The [?] Narrung bound from Australia with several hundreds of immigrants a heard. [?] into a fearful gole in the Bay of Biscay…

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Rain and Storm

The Bega Budget · Wednesday 12 March 1913 · page 2

The rain which fell on Wednesday evening was followed by another nice fall on Thursday, and intermittent showers up to the…

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Aviator Killed. Fright in a Gale. a Dive to Death

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 15 March 1913 · page 6

Mr Edward Petre, the well-known aviator, met his death on Tuesday in attempting a non-stop flight from the Brooklands Aerodrome to Edinburgh…

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"Any Port in a Storm."

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 2 April 1913 · page 8

Bobbie's letter to teacher as an excuse for being absent from school: "Dear Miss Brown,—Please excuse me for not bean at school sinse…

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Gale Causes Disaster. Fourteen Sinkers Killed Survivors Ordeal

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 10 May 1913 · page 6

Fouteon men Most their lives at the Bolsover Colliery Company's New pit on Lord saville's state at Ruford, near Mankilled Notte on Friday…

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A Severe Gale

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 7 June 1913 · page 1

Saturday night last was characterised by one of the severest gales experienced in the regions hereabout of many a day. At about 9 p.m. dark heavy clouds banked up…

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Snow Storm

The Nowra Leader · Friday 20 June 1913 · page 5

On Sunday night a very Heavy, snowstorm fell here and the face of nature was crowned to a death of several inches and it has been raining…

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An Old-Time Flood. Heavy Rains

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 1 July 1913 · page 2

Though Saturday- broke fine, the day was destined to usher in the grand finale of the rainy conditions that have been experienced for the…

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The Flood

The Bega Budget · Wednesday 2 July 1913 · page 2

For some weeks Bega and surrounding districts have had rainy conditions although the individual falls have been inconsiderable…

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Our Sydney Letter. Sydney, July 22nd, 1913 a Coming Storm

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 26 July 1913 · page 1

The first rumblings of a rising storm were heard in Sydney last night. A rumor had gained currency, among the other "panicky' statements with which the daily press has…

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Sighed for Higher Life. Swain Wanted Ring Back. Storm of the "Glad Eye."

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 6 September 1913 · page 6

That she should start the new year with a new man and send him back his ring was the chilling suggestion made by a butcher to a lady's maid, upon whom he had…

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Science Notes & News. Thunderstorm Dangers

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 5 November 1913 · page 10

When clouds are driven past one another by wind currents, electricity of a frictional kind is produced. Lightning is caused by the passing of the…

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The Big Flood

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 20 December 1913 · page 9

"It'll be an all right flood." Tom and [?] to the river ban, to see it the water had started to some over the big tee stump near the drain month of…

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