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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1911

1,348 stories in Sydney's papers · page 50 of 68

Violent Storms. Floods in Switzerland. Extensive Damage. Berne, Sept. 3

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 September 1911 · page 9

Rain has fallen in a deluge in the vicinity of Lakes Lugano and Constance, accompanied by violent storms. Great havoc has been caused in the…

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Storms in Switzerland. Create Havoc in Berne District

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 5 September 1911 · page 9

BERNE, Sunday Evening.--Stormy weather continues in Switzerland. There has been a deluge of rain at Lakes Lugano and Constance, and violent…

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Floods in China. Appalling Sacrifice of Life Greatest in Modern History. Hongkong

The Sun · Tuesday 5 September 1911 · page 1

Telegrams from the missionary headquarters at Wu-hu. in the province of Ngan-hwel, report that the greatest loss of life in the modern history of China has occurred as a…

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"Willis" Follows "M'gowen." Mr. Wragge's New Storm Centre. "Wade's" Parting Tears

The Sun · Wednesday 6 September 1911 · page 6

Mr. Clement L. Wragge, in his exclusive forecast for "The Sun" to-day, introduces a new meteorological disturbance, which ho has, for purposes of future identification, and…

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Chinese Flood Victims. Estimated at 100,000. HONGKONG

The Sun · Wednesday 6 September 1911 · page 7

It is not yet known how many have perished in the great floods by which the province of Ngan-hwei has been devastated, but some estimates place the number at…

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Bad for Nervous People. Cloudy Skies and Electric Storms. Interesting Developments Expected. Mr. Wragge's Special Forecast

The Sun · Thursday 7 September 1911 · page 6

Mr. Clement L. Wragge, In his exclusive weather forecast for "The .Sun" today, predicts cloudy skies and electric storms, which will give headuches to nervous and…

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Wolf, the Storm Leader (Frank Caldwell)

The World's News · Saturday 9 September 1911 · page 31

Some time ago, when Roosevelt was Presitot," the lucky men of Alaska decided to send a team of mall sledge dogs and driver te Washington to show Congress what they had…

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Great Heat in London. Thunderstorms in Provinces

Evening News · Saturday 9 September 1911 · page 11

LONDON Friday Evening Late this afternoon the thermometer [?] 92 degrees in the shade in London. Th[?] were several thunder[?] in the [?] especially in…

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"Death's Gold Flood."

The Methodist · Saturday 9 September 1911 · page 8

The town of Bellingen was struck dumb with astonishment at the news of three unexpected deaths following quickly upon each other, together with the…

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Heat Wave in England. Violent Thunderstorms. London, Sept. 8

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 September 1911 · page 9

The heat wave has been practically unbroken since June. The thermometer registered 90 degrees in the shade in London this afternoon…

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Sympathetic Chinese. Assisting Flooded-out Countrymen

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 September 1911 · page 7

The recent floods in China, in the valley of the Yang-tse-Klang, and the disastrous consequences, have appealed to the Chinese residents of Sydney and the State generally. At the…

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Inspecting Lighthouses. Pilot Steamer in a Gale. Vessel Flooded

Evening News · Wednesday 13 September 1911 · page 8

EDEN, Wednesday.—The Government Steamer Captain Cook arrived here last night, after an exciting trip. The vessel ran into a violent gain soon after passing Jervis Bay, and was…

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Squally Southerlies. Gale on the South Coast

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 13 September 1911 · page 7

Between 9 a.m. Monday and 9 a.m. Tuesday the Antarctic "low" worked rapidly northward from Tasmania, and caused strong and squally north-west to westerly winds almost…

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Cyclone Thompson Roughs WILllE Lewis to Defeat

Referee · Wednesday 13 September 1911 · page 7

NEW YORK. July 28 Cyclone Johnny' Thompson, looking like a steam roller in action, bested the clever Willie bewis in a ten round bout at the National Athletic Club last night…

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A Short Story the Voice in the Storm. [All Rights Reserved.]

Globe · Wednesday 13 September 1911 · page 8

Surely, thought the seafaring man in his terror, this is the prelude to the crack of doom. Limbo seemed unloosed, and the wide air was thick with the hustling of wings of a million…

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The Brain Storm Centre. Frenzy of the Wool Market Millions of Wealth Bid for in Farthings

The Sun · Wednesday 13 September 1911 · page 12

Every important city has a brain storm centre. Chicago has its wheat pit. The cotton market agitates Liverpool. London watches…

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Chinese Flood Victims. Government's Inadequate Relief. Pekin

The Sun · Wednesday 13 September 1911 · page 1

The Government has appropriated between £80,000 and £100,000 for the relief of the victims of the floods, but this amount is regarded as totally inadequate…

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After the Storm. Lithgow Rioters in Court. Further Evidence for the Prosecution. Why Scully Is a Socialist

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 September 1911 · page 10

LITHGOW, Wednesday.--Following is a further summary of the evidence given by the police and others in the blast furnace riot cases…

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Storm Clouds. Rumbling in Parliament. Speaker on the Defensive. "In the Days of Captain Cook." a Volley of Questions. Tram Congestion Discussed

Evening News · Thursday 14 September 1911 · page 3

Storm clouds threatened early when the Legislative Assembly met yesterday evening, and the Rouse generally seemed in any ting but an amiable temper. A perfect avalanche…

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Water-logged in a Storm. Exciting Voyage of the Amazon. One of the Crew Drowned

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 15 September 1911 · page 10

After an exciting voyage of 116 days from Willapa Harbor, the American barquentine Amazon towed into Port Jackson, yesterday. She was in a sorry plight, having lost portion of her…

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