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Floods & storms, 1910

1,565 stories in Sydney's papers · page 45 of 79

Ulimaroa in a Storm. on the Way From Hobart to New Zealand

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 8 June 1910 · page 11

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Tuesday.--The steamer Ulimaroa experienced a cyclonic storm after leaving Hobart, mountainous seas making a clean breach of the steamer. The taffrail was…

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Cyclone in Sardinia

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 9 June 1910 · page 7

LONDON, Wednesday.--A cyclone which has swept over portions of the island of Sardinia has done damage to the extent of about 10,000,000 lire (£400,000)…

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Another Disastrous Visitation. Sardinia Swept by a Cyclone. Rome

The Star · Thursday 9 June 1910 · page 1

Misfortune seems to have chosen Italy as a target, for while the South is afflicted with earthquakes, vast regions in the Island of Sardinia, were ravaged to-day by a cyclone…

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Severe Thunderstorms Dangers of the Hatpin. Regiment of Soldiers Struck Three Killed, Fifteen Injured

Evening News · Thursday 9 June 1910 · page 6

LONDON, Wednesday Evening.-Thunder-storms with much rain have occurred during the last three days in the South of England Sand in Germany, and there have been some…

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Violent Storms. in England and Germany. British Balloon Factories Damaged

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 10 June 1910 · page 7

LONDON, Wednesday Afternoon. -- There have been heavy thunderstorms and much rain for the last three days in the South of England and in Germany, and some isolated…

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More Claims for Flood Losses

Evening News · Friday 10 June 1910 · page 5

At a meeting of the executive committee or the Public Disaster Fund of N.S. Wales, held at the Sydney Town Hall this week, six fr[?]so claims were received for grants by sufferers by…

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Severe Thunderstorm. Woman's Hatpin Struck. Soldiers Killed. Balloon Factory Damaged. London, June 8

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 June 1910 · page 7

Thunderstorms, with much rain, have prevailed during the last three days in the South of England and Germany. Some isolated deaths through lightning are…

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A Course in Danger of Flooding

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 10 June 1910 · page 10

WOLLONGONG, Thursday. -- The Wollongong Jockey Club has approached the local council asking for metis to be taken to open the Tom Thumb Lagoon, which is now full, and extending to the outskirts of the course…

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Violent Storms in Germany. Many Fatalities and Great Damage. Berlin

The Star · Saturday 11 June 1910 · page 1

Storms of unprecedented violence that have occurred during the past few days in western and central Germany have resulted in many fatalities and enormous damage to crops…

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Streets Flooded by Beer

The World's News · Saturday 11 June 1910 · page 9

Half a million bottles of beer were destroyed by the fire at the Auheuserbuseh Brewery, St. Louis, U.S.A., last month. The neighboring streets were flooded with…

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Storms and Wrecks. Island Schooner Capsized

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 14 June 1910 · page 10

A disastrous typhoon swept the Japan Sea last month, and the N.D.L. liner Prinz Waldemar, which arrived in the harbor yesterday morning, had a severe fight with the elements. The…

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Struck by Lightning. Fatal Storm in Berlin

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 14 June 1910 · page 7

LONDON, Monday. -- While a number of persons were sheltering from a storm yesterday in the Jungfern Park, Berlin, a vivid Hash of lightning struck them…

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Story of the Sea. Barque's Protracted Voyage. Gales and Sickness. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 June 1910 · page 8

After a remarkable series of misadventures and ill-luck, extending over 204 days, the barque Annesley, from Cardiff, via Christania, has arrived. Captain Ceriez was in charge…

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Gales in Tasmania. No Tidings of the Wainui. Vessel Supposed to Be Sheltering. Hobart

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 June 1910 · page 8

Anxiety is being felt for the safety of the Union Company's steamer Wainui, which left Hobart on Tuesday evening last for Strahan, and, in the ordinary course of events, was due…

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Fatal Thunderstorm. Six Deaths in Berlin Park. London, June 13

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 June 1910 · page 7

Fatal thunderstorms continue in Germany. Six people have beeu killed, 17 seriously injured, and 100 slightly injured by lightning in the Jungfern Heide, Berlin,…

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Patal Electric Storms. Fifty Deaths in Germany. Six by a Single Flash. London, June 14

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 June 1910 · page 9

Lightning in Germany has killed 50 persons in the last 21 days. Tile Jungfern Heide, near Berlin, was crowded with pleasure-seekers on Sunday…

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Protection From Flood. Scheme for Tamworth

Evening News · Wednesday 15 June 1910 · page 5

TAMWORTH, Wednesday.-The scheme submitted by Mr. De Burgh, of the Public Works Department, for the protection of the town from the inrush of flood waters, was…

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Late Cable News. Received To-day. Floods in Germany. Great Loss of Life. Railways Interrupted

Evening News · Wednesday 15 June 1910 · page 8

LONDON, Tuesday Evening.-Owing to floods bursting dams, 150 people were drowned in the valley of the Ahr. and 17S in other districts of Germany. The victims included 100 at…

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Second Edition Floods Ln Geemany. Dams Burst Their Banks. 175 People Drowned. London, June 14, 2.10 p.m

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 June 1910 · page 9

Great floods have occurred in Germany. Yesterday and to-day dams of the Ahr Valley, in the Rhine province, burst, and 150 people in the valley were drowned…

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Another Swiss Disaster. River Overflows Its Banks. Flood Waters Invade a Sleeping Camp Over Thirty Lives Lost. Berlin

The Star · Wednesday 15 June 1910 · page 1

Further reports from Cologne give particulars of the heavy loss of life and enormous damage to property that have resulted from a flood in the River Aar, near the German…

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