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Floods & storms, 1911

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Weather on the Coast. Gales and Rough Seas. Shipping Hampered

Evening News · Thursday 20 April 1911 · page 6

The weather on the New South wales coast was still unsettled this morning, especially on the North Coast. The following reports were received.—…

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Struck by Lightning. Incident of Sunday's Storm

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 20 April 1911 · page 9

MOLONG, Wednesday.—Three laborers engaged on Joseph Wren's threshing machine had a sensational experience during Sunday's storm Lightning struck the sheaf carrier, shatterings…

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Champagne Riots in France. Streets Flowing with Wine. a Cyclone of Lawlessness

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 20 April 1911 · page 37

The question of the determination of the champagne area has aroused a great upheaval in France. Cables from Paris state that the decision of the French Government…

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The Cairns Floods. Shortage of Food Supplies

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 20 April 1911 · page 6

MAREEBA, Wednesday.—The work of repairing the Cairns railway is proceeding satisfactorily in the circumstances, as rain in the ranges is greatly retarding progress…

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Gale on the Coast. Coasters Hampered

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 21 April 1911 · page 14

Rough conditions continued along the coast yesterday. Seal Rocks reported a southerly gale and heavy seas, and Port Stephens a south-west gale, with very heavy sea. It was also blowing…

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Flooding the Streets. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 21 April 1911 · page 4

Sir,--Allow me to call attention to a public danger, that of Hooding the streets with water, thereby causing ladies to have wet feet for hours. Is there no remedy, such as leaving dry crossings for the convenience of…

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Ruined by a Waterspout. Storm of Sunday Island

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 22 April 1911 · page 17

An elderly lady named Mrs. Bell, and her two sons, who had been taken off from Sunday island on April 6, after distressing experiences in a violent storm that broke over the place…

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Discern the Coming Storm. A Member of Plutocracy warns his Brethren of the Coming Crash

People · Saturday 22 April 1911 · page 1

"I SPEAK as a rich man," writes Frederick Townsend Martin, arbiter of New York society, famous in the social centres of the capitals of the…

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Thunderstorms and Light Showers. I

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 24 April 1911 · page 4

Thunderstorms with light rain have been recorded at a few stations on the north coast and a couple of light showers in the extreme southern highlands. Kempsey had 9 points…

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Mosman Ferry Service. Yawl in a Storm. Delayed Through Loss of Kaludah. Completely Overturned

Evening News · Tuesday 25 April 1911 · page 2

The Mosman Progress Association recently advocated a quicker ferry service between Mosman Bay and Circular Quay during business hours, and when the matter was first brought A telegram from Melbourne [?] Pandora arrived at the [?] in February, completing a journey of [?]than 11,000 miles from the port of departures,…

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After the Floods

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 25 April 1911 · page 6

BRISBANE, Monday.--The Commissioner for Railways has received a telegram from Cairns stating that the Cairns line, which was damaged by the recent phenomenal rains, will be…

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Storm-swept City

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 26 April 1911 · page 14

LAUNCESTON, Tuesday.--A terrific storm, succeeded by heavy showers, swept over the city last night. Some open-air meetings in connection with the referenda campaign were…

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The Moldavia in a Gale

Evening News · Thursday 27 April 1911 · page 7

FREMANTLE. Thursday.—The R.M.S. Moldavis, sailing homeward from Fremantle on April 8. had a terrible passage to Cotombo. On April 4 bad weather began, and on the…

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Floods at Buenos Ayres

Evening News · Thursday 27 April 1911 · page 8

BUENOS AYRES (Argontins), Wednesday Evening.—Torrential rains caused the Riachueio to overflow, and South Buenos Ayres is flooded. Five hundred families are sheltering…

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Floods in Russia. St. Petersburg

The Sun · Thursday 27 April 1911 · page 1

Disastrous floods have proclaimed the arrival of spring in Western Russia and in Siberia. The frozen rivers have thawed, and with…

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The Buenos Ayres Floods

Evening News · Friday 28 April 1911 · page 8

BUENOS ATRES (Argentina), Thursday Evening—The floods in the southern portion of the city are abating. Eight bodies have been recovered…

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Serious Floods in Russia. St. Petersburg

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 28 April 1911 · page 6

Disastrous floods have proclaimed the arrival of spring in Western Russia and in Siberia. The frozen rivers have thawed, and…

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Floods in Argentina. Buenos Ayres, April 26

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 28 April 1911 · page 7

Torrential rains have caused a flood In the Riachuelo Channel and flooded South Buenos Ayres. Five hundred families are sheltering in…

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To Flood the Sahara. French Girl's Mighty Scheme. Fears of European Scientists. England May Become Icy Waste. Shifting of Earth's Axis Not Improbable

The Sun · Friday 28 April 1911 · page 10

Great agitation has been aroused in Europe by the renewal of the project to change the Sahara Desert into a sea. The author of this project Is Professor…

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