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Floods & storms, 1902

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Floods in Tennessee. Twenty-two Persons Killed

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 1 April 1902 · page 5

LONDON, Monday Afternoon.--Floods have devastated large tracts in Tennessee, with the result that 22 persons have been killed, and damage done to the estimated value[?] of 4,000,000 dollars…

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Losses by Floods

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 1 April 1902 · page 5

Reports from the country show that in several cases serious damage has been done by [?]oods, resulting from the recent downpour. At Toolern Creek a number of cattle and pigs were drowned,…

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Schnapperers in a Gale

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 2 April 1902 · page 2

A party of hold sportsmen from Parramatta, with a number of Sydney friends, dared the perils of the ocean last week with the ostensible object of schnapper fishing, but the winds and…

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Disasters in North America. Floods and Storms. a Mining Explosion. Many Lives Lost. London, March 31

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 April 1902 · page 7

Great floods have occurred in Tennessee in the United States. Twenty-two people have been drowned. The damage done by the floods is estimated at 4,000,000dol. (£800,000)…

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Storms in Pennsylvania. Roof Torn Off a Church. Forty-five Persons Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 2 April 1902 · page 7

LONDON, Monday Afternoon.--A terrific windstorm has occurred in Pennsylvania. United States of America, causing serious damage and loss of life…

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Floods in Tennessee. Twenty Two Persons Killed

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 2 April 1902 · page 7

LONDON, Monday Afternoon.--Floods have devastated large tracts in Tennessee, with the result that 22 persons have been killed, and damage done to the estimated value of 4,000,000 dollars…

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Floods Impeding Operations. April 2

The Australian Star · Thursday 3 April 1902 · page 4

Flooded rivers impede operations' against the enemy in the north-east of the Orange River Colony…

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Floods Impede Operations

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 3 April 1902 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.--Flooded rivers impede operations against Hie enemy in the north-east of the Orange River Colony…

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Gale on the Coast

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 April 1902 · page 8

A southerly gale prevailed on the coast yesterday afternoon and the troops and horses on the transport Manhattan would thus, at the outset of the voyage, most probably experience what landsmen would…

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A Paddington Storm

The Australian Star · Tuesday 8 April 1902 · page 3

There was quite a storm in the Paddington municipal teapot last night over the Antiwar League's famous petition, which has been going the rounds of the several councils…

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Severe Storm in Japan

Evening News · Tuesday 8 April 1902 · page 5

LONDON, April 7.—A severe storm occurred on the Japanese coast on Wednesday. Forty vessels are missing…

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Severe Storm in Japan. Forty Vessels Missing

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 8 April 1902 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.--A severe storm was experienced in Japan and Japanese waters on Wednesday last. Forty vessels are still missing…

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Severe Storm in Japan. London, April 7

The Australian Star · Tuesday 8 April 1902 · page 4

A severe storm occurred on the Japanese coast on Wednesday. Forty vessels are missing…

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Severe Storm in Japan. Forty Vessels Missing. London, April 7

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 April 1902 · page 5

A severe storm occurred on the Japanese coast on Wednesday. Forty vessels are missing…

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Thrilling Experiences of a Barque. Buffeted in a Gale She Returns to Port in Distress

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 April 1902 · page 9

Many reports have been received from shipping sources of the violence of the recent coastal disturbances, but the narrative of Captain Schiaffino, of the Italian barque Paola Madre, excels, them as a description…

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A Barque in Peril. The Paola Madre Returns to Port. An Anxious Time in a Gale

The Australian Star · Wednesday 9 April 1902 · page 5

Another vessel to suffer in the recent coastal disturbances is the Italian barque Paola Madre, which returned to port last night in tow of the tug Port Jackson. The vessel left…

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Storms in New Zealand. Telegraphic Communication Delayed

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 10 April 1902 · page 5

WELLINGTON. (N.Z.) Wednesday.--Severe storms are raging in the northern districts, and telegraphic communication with Auckland is much delayed in consequence…

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Thrilling Experiences of a Barque. Buffeted in a Gale. She Returns to Port in Distress

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 April 1902 · page 9

Many reports have been received from shipping sources of the violence of the recent coastal disturbances, but the narrative of Captain Schiaffino, of the Italian barque Paola Madre, excels them as a description…

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Destroyers in a Storm. Terrible Experience Off the Irish Coast

The World's News · Saturday 12 April 1902 · page 15

Four torpedo boats which left Berehaven for Falmouth recently had a fearful experience in the heavy gale which was then raging around the south coast of Ireland…

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Among the Tombs. St. Jude's, Randwick. Miss Mary Aun flower—A Picturesque Figure—The Underwood Family—The Rainsbirds, of Dublin—Bishop Barker—A Couple of Anecdotes—Bill Nash and Ned Flood—Thomas Fitzherbert Hawkins, R.N.—"H. E. G."

Truth · Sunday 13 April 1902 · page 7

AMONG the many notable monuments in St. Jude's is one of exuisite marble, which time has not yet had an opportunity to dim the lustre of. It has been recently erected to…

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