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Floods & storms, 1910

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Floods in Germany. Over Three Hundred Lives Lost. in the Valley of the Ahr

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 15 June 1910 · page 9

LONDON, Tuesday Afternoon. -- Floods have been responsible for a terrible loss of life in Germany, particularly along the valley of the river Ahr between Cologne…

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Heavy Rain in Vienna. Great Damage Reported. London, June 14

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 June 1910 · page 9

A torrential rainstorm has occurred in Vienna, resulting in great damage. The running of trains has been suspended. Fifteen hundred cases of damage…

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Gales Off Tasmanian Coast. the Wainui's Experiences

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 June 1910 · page 10

The Union Companys steamer Wainui, 684 tons, which arrived much overdue at Strahan, Tasmania, on Tuesday night, experienced very heavy weather. Leaving Hobart at 5 p.m. on the 7th inst, Port Davey was…

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Torrential Storm in Vienna

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 16 June 1910 · page 7

LONDON, Tuesday Afternoon. -- A torrential storm in Vienna, the capital of Austria, caused great damage, and the train service had to be suspended…

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Tossed Like a Cork. Manawatu in a Gale

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 16 June 1910 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Wednesday. -- The little steamer Manawatu returned to Melbourne today after an adventurous trip to King's Island. As she rounded the Warrnambool breakwater on…

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Storms in Europe. Floods in Germany. Dams Burst Their Banks. 175 People Drowned. London, June 14, 2.10 p.m

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 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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Late Cable News. Received To-day. Floods on the Continent. Torrential Rain in Servia. Much Loss of Life

Evening News · Thursday 16 June 1910 · page 6

LONDON, Wednesday Evening.-Torrential rains in Servia, have devastated the Valley of the Morava, and submerged the towns of Tchoupria, Yagodina, and Swilajuatz. Thirty-five…

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To Save Tamworth. Flood Prevention Scheme

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 16 June 1910 · page 9

TAMWORTH, Wednesday. -- At the council meeting last night the flood prevention scheme, as proposed by Mr. De Burgh, Local Government engineer, was discussed. The general opinion…

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Floods in Germany. Hundreds of Lives Lost. in the Valley of the Ahr. Valley of the Misuse Devastated

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 16 June 1910 · page 7

LONDON, Wednesday. -- In the Ahr valley alone 20 bridges have been destroyed by the Hoods. Engineers and infantry are now constructing temporary substitutes…

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The Terrible Floods

Evening News · Friday 17 June 1910 · page 8

LONDON, Thursday.-Horrible scenes took place during the floods in Ahr Valley, Germany. Italian and Croatian railway laborers refused to listen to the warnings of the canteen-keepers…

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Great Floods. Terrible Scenes in Germany. Over Three Hundred Deaths. Tarts of Berlin Submerged. London, June 16

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 June 1910 · page 7

Consequent on the floods horrible scenes took place in the Ahr Valley, in the Rhine Province, Germany. Italian and Croatian railway labourers…

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Death and Bevastation. European Floods' Awful Havoc. London

The Star · Friday 17 June 1910 · page 5

Great loss of life and destruction of property have resulted from the floods in Europe. Reports from Servia state that 20 towns…

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Floods in Servia. Thirty-five Lives Lost

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 17 June 1910 · page 7

LONDON, Wednesday Afternoon. -- Torrential rains in Servia devastated the valley of the Morava, and submerged Tchonpria, Yagodina, and Swilajnatz…

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Floods in Asia Minor. Hundreds of Lives Lost

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 17 June 1910 · page 7

LONDON, Thursday. -- Devastating floods have been experienced at Hassan Kaleh, in the Erzeroom province of Turkey-in-Asia. A wall of water swept away about…

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Unheeded Warnings. How Drunken Workers Died. Berlin Streets Flooded

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 17 June 1910 · page 7

LONDON, Thursday. -- Horrible scenes took place during the floods in the Abr Valley. In one instance a number of Italian and…

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By Fire and Flood. Fatal, Blaze at Niagara. Fifteen Workmen Killed. the Terrible Drink Evil

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 17 June 1910 · page 7

LONDON, Wednesday Afternoon. -- A fire which occurred among some wooden buildings housing 150 Austrian, workmen, engaged in erecting the Canadian Power…

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Prisoners Storm Gaol Gate. Repulsed with Volleys. Seven Killed and Fifty Wounded

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 18 June 1910 · page 13

LONDON, Thursday Afternoon. -- Advices from Lahore state that 350 habitual criminals in Fatehgarh Gaol, India, attempted to storm the main gate, Ignoring warnings, they…

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Late Cable News. Received Today. The Great Floods. Immense Damage. in Switzerland and Germany. Towns Submerged. Corpses Washed Into the Rhine

Evening News · Saturday 18 June 1910 · page 8

LONDON. Friday.-The floods In Switzerland on Wednesday amounted to a national disaster. A landslide blocked the St. Gothard Tunnel. The Rhine has risen 15ft, and inundated Basle…

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The Paris Floods

Evening News · Saturday 18 June 1910 · page 6

The Abbe Moreux, Director of the Observatory at Bourges, has no very cheering prospect to hold out to those who are just emerging from the sufferings and losses occasioned by the…

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Disastrous Floods. Great Loss in Switzerland. Landslide Blocks St. Gothards. London, June 17

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 18 June 1910 · page 13

The floods in Switzerland on Wednesday amounted to a national disaster. A landslide blocked the St. Gothard Tunnel…

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