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South Coast · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1914

20 stories in South Coast's papers

A Cyclone

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 16 January 1914 · page 8

Following particulars of a cyclone Tamworth were sent to the “Sunday Times.” Mrs Chapman, of Garryowen…

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Links With The Past. Reminis Cenes of the Gundagai Flood in 1852

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 February 1914 · page 4

Mr. William Alchin, of Lido Vale, near Gunning, who came to the Sooth. as district (thencallcd the now country, hitherto the population had drifted…

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Fierce Storm in Sydney

Southern Star · Wednesday 25 March 1914 · page 2

The fiercest rainstorm in 86 years centred upon Sydney on Friday night Streets were turned into rushing creeks, low-lying places became lakes…

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Disastrous Flood. Enormous Losses in Crops North Bega Bridge Damaged

The Bega Budget · Wednesday 25 March 1914 · page 2

For some months this district has been in the throes of a rather serious spell of dry weather, and, during that time, any drizzle…

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Phenomenal Rains. Over 25 Inches in Five Days' Biggest Flood For 16 Years. Enormous Losses. Exciting Rescues

Southern Star · Wednesday 25 March 1914 · page 2

The biggest flood since the memorable deluge of February, 1898, occurred yesterday morning. Rain set in Thursday night last, 177 points…

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The Rain Descended. and the Flood Came

The Cobargo Chronicle · Friday 27 March 1914 · page 2

THE long spell of dry weather, with its attendant gloomy outlook for the winter, came to an end on Thursday night lose week, when steady rain set in. The…

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Big Flood at Bega

The Cobargo Chronicle · Friday 27 March 1914 · page 2

Bega seems to have been the centre of the recent rainstorm. Up till Monday morning last the southern town had over 12 inches to Cobargo's 7½. There…

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End of the Dry Spell. Floods and Damage

The Southern Record and Advertiser · Saturday 28 March 1914 · page 3

SINCE our last issue, in which an inch of rain was reported, up till Tuesday morning we had 1235 points of rain, big…

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Sydney Flood

The Southern Record and Advertiser · Saturday 28 March 1914 · page 1

During the flood in and around the city a man driving a cart along the North Rorks Rd., Parramatta, was washed into…

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Incidents of [?] Flood

Southern Star · Saturday 28 March 1914 · page 2

The flood has been the talk of the week. At Kingswood Mr. J. T. Rogers says the waster was fully 2ft higher than the 198 flood. In…

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A Big Flood

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 31 March 1914 · page 4

Not to be outdone by its neighbour, Bega (which town is said to have just experienced its record flood,) Moruya has had a flood also. A heavy lasting…

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In The Flood. Mr. Austin Chapman's Ex Perience

The Cobargo Chronicle · Friday 3 April 1914 · page 2

Messrs. Austin Chapman, M.P., and H. R. Alexander, of Yanco, had an ex citing experience in the flood on Monday last week…

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The Storm-Centre of Ages

The Bega Budget · Saturday 4 April 1914 · page 2

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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More Rain. Another Flood. Kanoona Bridge Goes

Southern Star · Saturday 18 April 1914 · page 2

Steady rain set in on Thursday, and at night it became very heavy, and fell unceasingly. At Bega over five inches were registered for the…

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Pilgrims Storm Ship. Light Fires on Steamer's Deck

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 2 May 1914 · page 6

Remarkable scenes on a British vessel 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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Anniversary of the Great Flood

The Bega Budget · Wednesday 8 July 1914 · page 4

Tuesday 23rd June, was the 62nd anniversary of the great flood which swept through the Riverina district and destroyed the original…

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Anniversary of the Great Flood

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 17 July 1914 · page 4

Tuesday. 23rd. June last, was the 62nd anniversary of the great flood which swept through the Riverina district and destroyed the…

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The Deluge in Babylonia

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 August 1914 · page 4

An account is given in “The Times” of a remarkable discovery made by Dr. Langdon, reader in Assyriology at Oxford, which…

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Cyclone Gates and Fences

The Nowra Leader · Friday 13 November 1914 · page 5

A problem always before the man on the land is Fences and Fencing. Timber is getting scarce, cost of erecting greater…

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Cyclone Gates and Fences

The Nowra Leader · Friday 4 December 1914 · page 4

A problem always before the man on the land is Fences and Fencing. Timber is getting scarce, cost of erecting greater:…

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