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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1910

1,565 stories in Sydney's papers · page 73 of 79

Floods in France. Towns Under Water

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 3 December 1910 · page 13

PARIS, Thursday Afternoon. -- The wettest November for 200 years is being experienced, and 3000 workers at Nantes are idle as the result of floods…

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The Broome Cyclone

Sunday Times · Sunday 4 December 1910 · page 14

The West Australian Premier, has received a telegram from the police magistrate at Broome; giving particulars of the damage and the loss at life caused by the recent hurricane. One hundred…

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Boy Killed in Storm

Sunday Times · Sunday 4 December 1910 · page 14

A heavy storm was experienced in the city between noon and 12.40 o'clock on Thursday. When the thunderstorm and rain were at their fiercest, an exciting incident, which ended…

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Boxing. Weight Overwhelms Mehegan "Cyclone" Thompson in Tommy Burns and Langford's Class. Defeated Boxer's Gritty Battle

Sunday Times · Sunday 4 December 1910 · page 12

The American, "Cyclone" Johnny Thompson, played to victory at the Stadium last night to tho tune of overwhelming weight und great strength, as compared with his opponent, Hughie…

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Floods in France. Three Towns Inundated Paris, Friday Afternoon

Sunday Times · Sunday 4 December 1910 · page 7

All the rivers' in the Brest district have overflowed. The towns, Morlaix, Guincamp, and Lannion are flooded…

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The Broome Cyclone. Pearling Losses. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 December 1910 · page 9

The pearling losses in connection with the Broome [?]yelone now total:—Boats dismasted, sunk, or ashore, 101; still missing, 19…

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Storm in Brisbane. a Fatal Capsize

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 5 December 1910 · page 9

BRISBANE, Sunday.--A heavy thunderstorm, accompanied by vivid lightning, broke over the city and suburbs this afternoon, but only a few points of rain foll. At the suburb of Kelvin…

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Storm at Brisbane. Houses Unroofed. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 December 1910 · page 10

A severe storm, accompanied in places by eyelonic wind, passed over Brisbane this afternoon. At Kelvin Grove a house, occupied by T. Tieruey, was practically wrecked;…

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"Cyclone" Thompson, Heavyweight. Compels Lightweight to Give Up. One Sided Fight

The Sun · Monday 5 December 1910 · page 7

"Cyclone" Johny Thompson, the much-vaunted American lightweight--the gentleman who has hid £1000 potted to make 9st. 7lb. and fight Ad. Wolgast for the lightweight championship of the world--is not…

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On the Sea of Azov. Peculiar Effect of a Storm

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 5 December 1910 · page 7

ST. PETERSBURG, Saturday.--In consequence of a violent gale on the Sea of Azov the water has receded for three miles, with the result that a number of ships have been…

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The Floods in France

Evening News · Monday 5 December 1910 · page 8

PARIS, Saturday.—Floods are menacing the villages near Saint' Etienne. Seven thousand people have been thrown out of work, at Nantes, and hundreds of families are homeless…

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Floods in Europe. English Valleys Inundated. London, Dec. 3

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 December 1910 · page 9

Extensive and serious floods have occurred in the valleys of the Thames, the Trent, and other rivers of Great Britain…

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Floods in France. Thousands Lose Their Homes Paris

The Sun · Monday 5 December 1910 · page 1

The torrential downpours of the last day or two continued yesterday almost throughout the country. The situation in many places is decidedly…

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Devastating Floods. French Towns Affected. Fatalities and Deed Distress

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 5 December 1910 · page 7

PARIS, Friday.--All the rivers in the Brest district have overflowed, and the towns of Moriaix, Gaingamp, and Lannion are flooded…

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Storm in the Philippines. Many Lives and Much Property Lost. Hongkong

The Sun · Tuesday 6 December 1910 · page 1

Messages received at Manila to-day report that the province of Z[?]mbeanga, in (Mindanao, one of the largest of the Philippines, has been swept by a heavy storm…

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Took to the Lifebelts. Ulimaroa in a Storm. Women Badly Scared. Vivid Illumination by Wireless

The Sun · Tuesday 6 December 1910 · page 1

The Huddart-Parker liner Ullmaroa, which arrived at Sydney this morning from Wellington, had a rough passage for part of the time…

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Floods in England. Widespread Damage

Evening News · Tuesday 6 December 1910 · page 6

LONDON, Monday Evening.—There is a severe flood in the Valley of the Severn, and Gloacestsr is partly inundated. Heavy floods have occurred in Norfolk…

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The Floods in Europe. Damage in English Midlands. London, Dec. 3

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 December 1910 · page 7

Heavy floods have been taken place in Norfolk, Suffolk, and the Midlands. Widespread damage has been done at Nottingham. Many villages are isolated…

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More Floods in France. Thousands of Live Stock Perish. Paris

The Sun · Tuesday 6 December 1910 · page 1

Immense damage has been caused by the bursting of a dyke in the valley of tho River Loire, near Nantes. The rush of water overflowed villages and…

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Floods in England and France. Widespread Damage

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 6 December 1910 · page 7

LONDON, Monday.--Heavy floods have occurred in Norfolk and Suffolk and the Midlands. Widespread damage has been wrought at Nottingham and many villages…

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