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Floods & storms, 1911

1,348 stories in Sydney's papers · page 46 of 68

By Fire and Flood. Hungarian Village Fire-swept. Three Hundred Homeless

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 7 August 1911 · page 7

BUDA-PEST (Hungary), Friday Evening.--The village of Runatopova has been swept by fire. In all 110 houses were destroyed before the flames were extinguished…

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Easterly Gale Blowing. Rough on the North Coast

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 8 August 1911 · page 8

Rough conditions prevailed on the North Coast yesterday. A moderate gale from east-south-east was blowing, at the Tweed Heads, the sea being heavy. Byron Bay reported wind…

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The Gallants in a Gale

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 9 August 1911 · page 4

During the easterly gale last Sunday a well-known motor-launch manned by five sailors bold started out of Middle Harbor. The brave skipper, Tooher, jammed her…

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Gale at Norfolk Island. Malaita Has a Rough Time

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 9 August 1911 · page 12

NORFOLK ISLAND, Tuesday.--Messrs. Burns, Philp, and Co.'s steamer Malatta arrived here at 10 a.m. to-day from Sydney, via Lord Howe Island. She encountered a heavy easterly gale…

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Storm-lashed Barque Puts in for Shelter Exciting Experiences at Sea. a Perilous Voyage

Globe · Wednesday 9 August 1911 · page 2

Battered by storms, partly crippled, and almost waterlogged, and with sails more or less born, was the serious plight of the American four-masted schooner Espada, which last…

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The Snowy River in Flood Near Jindabyne, New South Wales

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 9 August 1911 · page 30

The river is here seen rushing through the Boloco Gorge, the rugged grandeur of which is known to [?] The spot is extremely difficult of access, and our photographer had no easy task in securing this fine picture…

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Costly Floods

Globe · Wednesday 9 August 1911 · page 3

The heavy rains, and floods in Victoria during this Winter caused considerable damage to roads and bridges and other municipal works throughout the State. It is estimated that the repairs…

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"Calm Before the Storm." Opinion in Melbourne Shipping Circles

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 10 August 1911 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.-- The position in Melbourne in regard to the sugar strike may be described, as far as the shipowners are concerned as the calm before the expected storm. No…

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Storms in the China Sea. a Steamer Overdue

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 11 August 1911 · page 11

The N.D.L. Liner Prinz Sigismund arrived yesterday from Japan and Hongkong via the Islands. She reported heavy typhoon weather in the China Sea. The storms played havoc…

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A Submarine Flooded

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 11 August 1911 · page 4

The trench submarine Rubis, while returning to Cherbourg, suddenly dipped and tons of water poured through the manholes. The…

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Electoral Irregularities. a Storm in a Tea-cup

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 12 August 1911 · page 18

ADELAIDE, Friday. -- In the Legislative Council yesterday Mr. Styles secured the adjournment of the House to bring forward the matter of electoral irregularities. He said the…

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The By-elections. in Great Array. Electorates Flooded with Speakers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 August 1911 · page 4

There is no mistaking the strenuousness with which the elections aro being fought. The Labour pnrty has 31 speakers in the two divisions, including the Acting Premier…

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Melba's Big Venture. Rough Trip Out. Nothing But Monsoons and Storms. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 August 1911 · page 9

Madame Melba roturned to Melbourne to-day, and a large crowd assembled on tbe Spencerstreet railway platform to welcome her. The train drew up at the platform at 10 o'clock,…

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New Storm Centre. Position at Liverpool. Employers Exasperated. Big Lock-out Threatened. London, Aug. 12

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 August 1911 · page 9

Tho situation at Liverpool has become dangerous. The men have lost all sense of discipline, and the recent increase in pay has given…

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Seething Unrest. Present Storm Centre. Grave Situation at Manchester

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 15 August 1911 · page 9

MANCHESTER, Sunday Evening.--The situation here is grave. Eight thousand employees connected with the goods department of the railways have…

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Bondi's Troubles. Half-finished Storm-channel. Danger of Washing Houses Away

The Sun · Tuesday 15 August 1911 · page 9

The question of the stormwater channel at Bondi, which has caused much indignation among local residents for some time past, came up at a meeting of the Bondi Progress…

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Strike Riots. Liverpool Mob Out of Hand. Storm the Railway Station. Hand to Hand Fighting with the Police. the Riot Act Read. Guerilla Warfare in the Streets

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 15 August 1911 · page 9

LONDON, Monday.--Fifty thousand men yesterday attended a trades-union rally organised by the National Transport Workers' Federation at St. George's Plateau, Liverpool…

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Flooding Them Out

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 15 August 1911 · page 2

The Gundagai rabbit inspector reported at last minting of the local P. P. Board that one farmer, who lived in hilly country where there were a…

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Storm at Nauru

Evening News · Wednesday 16 August 1911 · page 5

The [?] arrived at Sydney an Tuesday from [?] with an was of [?] The trip was a [?] one owing ts the [?] having lost a couple of [?]…

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Arrival of the Promise. Heavy Gale at Nauru

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 August 1911 · page 10

The steamer Promise arrived yesterday from Ocean Island, via Nauru, with 960 tons of phosphates. She made a protracted passage, due to the loss of a couple of propeller blades while…

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