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Floods & storms, 1910

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Paris Flood Fund

Evening News · Friday 8 April 1910 · page 7

The subscription opened in Sydney in aid of the victims -of the floods in France closed on the 6th instant. The total amount collected is £324 2s 6d, to which must be added the nett…

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H.m.s. Pioneer in a Gale

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 9 April 1910 · page 10

H.M.S. Pioneer had a rough trip across the Tasman Sea from Sydney to Auckland. Leaving Sydney, at 1.30 p.m. on the 28th ult. the cruiser experienced a heavy southerly gale and high…

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French Floods Relief Fund

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 April 1910 · page 11

The subscription opened in Sydney in aid of the victims of the French floods was closed on the 6th inst. The total amount collected is £324 2s 6d, to which must be added the net result of the…

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The Queensland Floods. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 April 1910 · page 16

In connection with the floods in the western districts it is stated that the heaviest rainfall of the flooded area was only about 17 points; but many inches must have fallen in…

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The Stadium. Johny Summers V. Hughie Meeghan. a Blithering Battle. Fought Partly in a Deluge. Summers Too Superior: Hughie Failed in the Nineteenth

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 13 April 1910 · page 6

It was a great battle fought at tho Stadium between the above doughty warriors last Wednesday night. Not that it would have been likely to have…

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The North-west Floods

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 13 April 1910 · page 10

NARRABRI, Monday. -- A considerable amount of repair work has now been effected in connection with the recent disastrous floods. In addition many losers have received assistance from…

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The New Caledonia Cyclone

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 April 1910 · page 8

Further details of the cyclone which swept over New Caledonia and Fiji arrived at Sydney yesterday by the steamer St. Louis. Reports which have reached Noumea from the southern…

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Lord Mayor and the Paris Floods

Watchman · Thursday 14 April 1910 · page 3

"La Croix" announces that the Lord Mayor of London (who is a Roman Catholic) has sent to the Archbishop of Paris a cheque for 25,000 francs (£1000) begging…

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After the Flood

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 15 April 1910 · page 16

The floods affect the country in many ways. Frinstance at the last meeting of the Pastures Protection Board at Tamworth the following letter from…

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Allinga Meets Violent Gales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 April 1910 · page 14

Captain H. Brissenden, master of the Adelaide S.S. Company's steamer Allinga, which arrived here yesterday with 70 passengers from Queensland ports, states that after leaving Caries [?]erce S and SE gales with…

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New Zealand. Severe Gales. Wellington

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 April 1910 · page 11

Severe gales have visited several parts of the Dominion. Telegraphic communication with the South Island is badly interrupted. The Union Company's steamer Haupiri broke…

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Fierce Gale in England. Disasters on Sea and Land. Manx Fatalities Reported

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 16 April 1910 · page 9

One of the strongest and most widespread gales of recent years swept across England and Ireland from February 17 to 20, its worst effects being felt in Ireland and the North of…

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Heavy Gale in New Zealand. Steamer Haupiri Stranded. Telegraph Lines Carried Away

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 16 April 1910 · page 16

WELLINGTON, Friday. -- A heavy gale has been blowing all day to-day, the wind at times reaching hurricane force. Early in the morning the Union Company's…

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Value of a Flood

Nepean Times · Saturday 16 April 1910 · page 2

'And while the Seine rose and burst over its banks, Paris, brave and tranquil, defended itself gaily in the true French way, with a smile on…

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Hew Zealand Gale. Perilous Experiences. Wellington

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 April 1910 · page 6

Advices from the south, where communication had been interrupted, show that heavy gales have been experienced over a wide area. A new two-story hotel at Blackball, near…

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The Queen's Cruise. Storm and Thunderbolts

Evening News · Monday 18 April 1910 · page 4

LONDON, Sunday Evening.-Queen Alexandra and Princess of Wales arrived at Genoa on Friday, and were greeted by enthusiastic crowds. Thence they embarked on the Royal yacht…

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Rough Weather in New Zealand. Gale in South Island

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 18 April 1910 · page 6

WELLINGTON, Sunday.--Interrupted communications from the South Island show that widespread damage was wrought by the gale, which played havoc among the gardens and…

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Cyclone at Rheims. Many Aeroplanes Wrecked. Loss of Life and Property

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 18 April 1910 · page 7

LONDON, Saturday Afternoon.-- A cyclone which has been experienced at Rheims, and Chalons-sur-Marne, wrecked the workshops used by the well-known…

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Cyclone in France. Aeroplane Works Destroyed. Three People Killed. London, April 17

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 April 1910 · page 7

A cyclone has swept over Rheims and Chalons. The aeroplane workshop of Mr. Farman was damaged to the extent of £12,000, and six people were buried in the…

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Flooded Out of Bed. Hulk Sunk at Darling Island. Master and Wife Nearly Drowned

The Star · Monday 18 April 1910 · page 1

James Bell, a master mariner, and his wife had an exciting experience at 2 o'clock this morning. Bell was employed by Messrs. J. Wallace and Co., the well-known tug-boat…

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