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Floods & storms, 1911

1,348 stories in Sydney's papers · page 34 of 68

Floods in Victoria

Evening News · Tuesday 23 May 1911 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Thursday.—Heavy rains have caused floods in the Gracedurn and Watt Rivers, The roads in the district of Healesville are covered, and a number of boarding-houses…

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Cyclonic Disturbance. Gales and Heavy Rains Approaching

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 24 May 1911 · page 18

A cyclone to the south-east of the continent promises heavy rains and gales during the next 48 hours between Melbourne, Hobart, and Sydney; gales approaching the…

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Island Wrecks. the Malaita Arrives. Eight Lives Lost. Many Settlers' Houses Demolished. Steamer in the Storm

The Sun · Wednesday 24 May 1911 · page 7

The Burns, Philp steamer Malaita arrived at Sydney this morning from the New Hebrides Islands. She passed through the centre of a dreadful hurricane, which drove…

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Floods in New Zealand

Globe · Wednesday 24 May 1911 · page 3

Heavy rain caused floods in the Napier and Gisborne districts of the North Island (N.Z.) on Thursday. The rivers rose rapidly, and caused great anxiety in Gisborne. Since then…

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New Zealand Floods. Sea of Water at Napier

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 May 1911 · page 10

The Union Companj's steamer Aorangi, which arrived on Tuesday from Wellington, brought news that exceptionally, heavy rain had been falling almost continually for 24…

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Shipping Disasters. the Cunard Liner Ivernia. Engine-rooms Flooded

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 27 May 1911 · page 13

LONDON, Thursday.--The bulkheads of the Canard liner Ivernla which struck on Daunt Rock, on the Irish coast, and was subsequently beached at Queenstown with 25ft of water in…

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Bees in Winter. Albert Gale

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 31 May 1911 · page 13

Remove every obstacle that overshadows the hives, so that the bees shall receive every ray of sunshine and every degree of warmth during the winter months. They will need it…

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Any Port in a Storm

Co-operator · Thursday 1 June 1911 · page 4

A very palpably inspired paragraph appeared in the general notes column of the “S. M. Herald” on Monday morning last, which shows to what…

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Storms in Europe. Several Lives Lost. Thousands of Birds Killed by Hail

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 1 June 1911 · page 7

BERLIN, Wednesday.--Violent thunderstorms have taken place in South Germany. The river Painlar overflowed its banks near Stuttgart, and swept away six houses, with the…

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Paris--rome--turin Flight. Storm Interrupts Race. Conneau Has a Breakdown

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 1 June 1911 · page 7

PARIS, Wednesday.--The Paris-Rome-Turin flight was continued yesterday. M. Roland Garros, who on Monday was reported to have arrived at Avignon [?], and on…

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Storm and Fog. the Zieten's Voyage

The Sun · Friday 2 June 1911 · page 8

When the N.D.L. steamer Zleten was approaching Southampton on her voyage from Bremen to Sydney she encountered a thick fog. The officers of the vessel on arrival at…

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Violent Weather. Tropical Storms in England. Deaths by Lightning. London, June 1

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 2 June 1911 · page 9

The tropical heat that has been experienced in England for some days past culminated in a series of thunderstorms in the home counties, which flooded the…

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Late Gable News. Received To-day. Tropical Storms in London. Deaths by Lightning

Evening News · Friday 2 June 1911 · page 8

LONDON, Thursday.—The tropical heat that has been experienced is England for some days past [?] in a series of th[?]torms tin the home counties, which flooded the streets…

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Summer Storm in England. Derby Crowds Suffer. Excitement at the "White City."

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 2 June 1911 · page 9

LONDON, Thursday.—The tropical heat of the past few days culminated yesterday in a series of thunderstorms in tho Homo counties, The water flooded tho streets and stations at…

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Floods in Hungary. Enormous Damage

Evening News · Saturday 3 June 1911 · page 8

[?]DAPEST. Friday Evening —Floods in Hungary have done [?]nermous damage At Budapest [?] houses are inundated. The inhabitants have fled…

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Disastrous Floods. 1500 Houses Inundated. Buda Pesth, Friday Afternoon

Sunday Times · Sunday 4 June 1911 · page 7

Floods have done enormous damage throughout Hungary. In this city alone 1500 houses were inundated. The inmates were compelled to flee…

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Drowned in a Thunder Storm

Evening News · Monday 5 June 1911 · page 7

LONDON, Sunday Night—A [?] at Birmingham to-day flooded a culver, and four bricklayers at work were drowned…

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Late Cable News. Received To-day. Accident to an Airship. Breaks in Halves. Owing to Gale

Evening News · Monday 5 June 1911 · page 8

BERLIN Sunday [?]ng. —The dirigible [?] Ruenberg, which was built in the [?]mens [?] broke in halves [?] at Crofeld, [?] The passenger had [?]…

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Floods in Hungary. Damage in Budapest. Budapest, June 2

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 June 1911 · page 9

Floods have caused enormous damage in Hungary. In Budapest, the capital, 1500 houses are inundated…

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Floods and Strikes. Unfortunate Hungary. Budapest Inundated

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 5 June 1911 · page 7

BUDAPEST, Friday.—Floods, following upon the recent heavy rains, have caused enormous damage in Hungary. Fifteen hundred house in Budapest were inundated…

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