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Floods & storms, 1911

1,348 stories in Sydney's papers · page 38 of 68

Floods in Gippsland

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 16 June 1911 · page 8

Many hundreds of acres in the centre of the Moe Swamp were covered with from one to four feet of water, and many dwellings were surrounded…

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Signal Misread. Bellambi Has Exciting Trip. Weathering Tasman Sea Gales

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 17 June 1911 · page 13

The full force of the recent which swept the Tasman Sea and severely tested the seagoing capabilities of many of the regular liners, was met by the steamer Bellambi, which arrived…

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"Heaviest for Years." Gales at Lord Howe Island. Wreckage Washed Ashore

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 17 June 1911 · page 14

Indications of a disaster to some vessel off the Australian, coast were found on Lord Howe Island a few days ago. The steamer Bellambi, which arrived last evening frow New Zealand,…

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Ferocious Women. Fell the Police with a Storm of Missiles in a Strike Riot

The Arrow · Saturday 17 June 1911 · page 3

At least a score of policemen were Injures and a mob of two thousand striking furniture workers and sympathisers were hurt in a riot at the plant of the Widdicomb Furniture…

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Fight in the Gale. the Bellambi's Exciting Trip. Vessel on Her Beam Ends. Wreckage at Lord Howe Island

The Sun · Saturday 17 June 1911 · page 8

"Such terrific weather at sea I never saw in all my experience," said Captain M'Cooe, of the steam collier Bellambi, describing the vessel's trip from New Zealand. The…

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Loss of Life in Electrical Storms

Sunday Times · Sunday 18 June 1911 · page 14

A great electrical storm swept the United States, five people were killed and five were missing. Much damage was done to property. THIRTY DROWNED…

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A Terrific Storm. Lightning Flash Causes Death

Evening News · Monday 19 June 1911 · page 8

LONDON, Sunday Evening.—Terri[?] thunderstorms have occurred in Lancashire. There was one fatality from lighting at Accrington…

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The Weather. Heavy General Rain. Good Fails in Riverina

Evening News · Monday 19 June 1911 · page 7

Commonwealth Bur[?] for New South Wales issued of noon to-day for the next 24 hours:—Fine in for west and north-west otherwise cold, equally, and unsettled with…

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An Echo of the North-west Floods

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 19 June 1911 · page 9

TAMWORTH, Saturday.--The Mayor has been authorised to proceed to Sydney to interview the Government to obtain permission to negotiate for a temporary loan of, £600 for the…

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Floods Anticipated. Heavy Rain in Victoria

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 20 June 1911 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Monday.--Heavy rain is failing throughout Victoria, and the Meteorological Department to-day issued warnings that heavy floods were practically certain in many parts,…

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A Westerly Gale

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 June 1911 · page 7

Early this morning the strong westerly wind at Sydney Heads bad increased to the force of a gale, and rain was falling…

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Cyclonic Storm. Off South Coast

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 20 June 1911 · page 7

A special ocean forecast was issued yesterday by Mr. Hunt, the Commonwealth Meteorologist, to the effect that a cyclonic storm was off the south coast of New South Wales, and was likely…

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Down South Strong Gales and Rough Seas. Steamer Puts Into Jervisbay

Evening News · Tuesday 20 June 1911 · page 6

Bad weather conditions prevailed on the south coast this morning resulting in strong southerly gales and rough [?] and [?]…

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Storms in Lancashire. Hailstones an Inch in Diameter. Death From Lightning

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 20 June 1911 · page 7

LONDON, Sunday:--Terrific thunderstorms have occurred in Lancashire. Hailstones measuring an inch in diameter fell at Haslingden…

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Japan Swept by Storm. Heavy Losses Reported. Tokio

The Sun · Tuesday 20 June 1911 · page 1

Throughout its length breadth Japan is being swept to-day by a violent storm. Heavy losses are already reported, but no details are yet available, as communication…

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Floods in Victoria. Rivers Overflowing, and Banks Collapsing

Evening News · Tuesday 20 June 1911 · page 6

In Victoria especially in the eastern portion as unusually heavy rainfall is reported and conditions are such that the [?] Department on Monday issued warnings…

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Floods in Victoria. Severe Results Feared. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 June 1911 · page 7

The Minister for Lands, Mr. M'Kenzie, said he thought the outlook in some parts of the State was very serious. There had not been such rains in his district of Echuca since 1870…

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Terrific Thunderstorms. London, June 18

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 June 1911 · page 7

Terrific thunderstorms have occurred in Lancashire. Hailstones an inch in diameter fell at Haslingden, and lightning caused a fatality…

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Wireless Storm Warnings

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 21 June 1911 · page 66

On November 1 the Deutsche Seewarte, at Hamburg, inaugurated a system of storm warnings and daily weather bulletins by wireless telegraphy, covering the North Sea…

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Killed in a Storm

Globe · Wednesday 21 June 1911 · page 3

William Rowe, 58, while driving to wal wal (Vic.) in the recent heavy storm, took shelter under a tree, which broke, falling on him, fracturing both thighs and the right leg and [?]kle…

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