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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1911

1,348 stories in Sydney's papers · page 55 of 68

Gales on Mexican Coast. New York

The Sun · Monday 9 October 1911 · page 1

Violent gales have been raging on the west coast of Mexico. Twenty persons are reported to have been drowned…

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Storm at Bathurst. Streets Awash and Buildings Flooded. Bathurst

The Sun · Monday 9 October 1911 · page 4

A terrific hailstorm passed over Bathurst shortly after 1 o'clock this afternoon. In a few minutes the ground was covered to a depth of a couple of Inches with hailstones,…

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Steamer Franklyn in a Cyclone. Wreckage Sighted

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 9 October 1911 · page 6

A cyclonic storm of terrific fury was met with by the tramp steamer Franklyn, which arrived in the harbor on Saturday from Valparaiso, end the captain describes the experience as the…

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Storms and Floods. Wisconsin Dam Burst. Many Fatalities and Much Havoc. New York

The Sun · Monday 9 October 1911 · page 1

The floods in Wisconsin caused by the dam burst at Lacrosse are receding, after having caused widespread devastation. There has been a loss of probably twenty…

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In the Fringe of a Cyclone. Sunken Masts Sighted. Franklyn From Valparaiso

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 October 1911 · page 9

The steamer Franklyn, which arrived on Saturday from Valparaiso, struck the fringe of a cyclone on September 15, and had what Captain Splatt dcscrihcs as the roughest time…

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Storm at Bombala, Bombala

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 October 1911 · page 12

A terrific thunderstorm broke over Bombala and neighbourhood on Saturday night, accompanied by the most vivid lightning experienced for years. Rain fell in torrents. At Burnima station a large gum…

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Storm in Bathurst. Extensive Damage. Stores Suffer Severely

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 October 1911 · page 10

BATHURST, Monday.--Bathurst was visited to-day by the most disastrous hailstorm that it has experienced for nearly 20 years. Shortly after 1 o'clock hail about the size of marbles…

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Violent Storm at Bombala. Reported Loss of Life

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 October 1911 · page 13

BOMBALA, Monday.--A fearful thunderstorm took place here at 8 o'clock on Saturday night. For over an hour the storm raged, the thunder cracking like the heaviest artillery…

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Damage by Hail. Houses Flooded. Bathurst

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 October 1911 · page 12

A storm the like of which has never before been known in this city struck Bathurst at about 1.30 this afternoon. A threatening sky announced itc coming at midday, and after…

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Thunderstorms Over Eastern Districts. Light to Moderate Rain

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 October 1911 · page 13

Due to the slow movement of a nondescript Antarctic disturbance, thunderstorms and light to moderate rain have been recorded at scattered places over the eastern districts. Very…

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Further Thunderstorms. Light to Heavy Rain

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 October 1911 · page 14

Light to heavy rain, accompanied by thunder and in some instances heavy hailstorms, has been recorded over the eastern half of the State. Gabo had 164 points, Camden Haven 154,…

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Storm at Dunedoo. Church and Houses Damaged

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 October 1911 · page 11

DUNEDOO, Tuesday. -- An extraordinary storm occurred yesterday afternoon near Tallewong, The front of the R.C. Church was blown down. The building was a wooden structure…

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Storms on African Coast. May Delay Italian Operations. Malta

The Sun · Wednesday 11 October 1911 · page 8

Storms are raging along the coast and are likely to delay the landing of the Italian troops in Tripoli. The authorities here are on the alert to see…

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Lad Killed by Lightning. During Storm at Broken-hill

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 October 1911 · page 11

BROKEN-HILL, Tuesday. -- A thunderstorm, accompanied -by vivid lightning, passed over the city shortly Alter 1 o'clock. The lightning was responsible for a fatality, a lad, John…

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Floods and Gales. Storm-swept Colorado and Mexico. Heavy Loss of Life Feared

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 October 1911 · page 9

DENVER (Colorado), Tuesday Evening.--Terrible floods have followed in the wake of severe storms in the south-western districts of Colorado and the north-western parts of Mexico,…

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Flood-swept Districts. Damage in Colorado. Denver (Colorado), Oct. 10

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 October 1911 · page 9

With the telephone and telegraph lines crippled and 300 miles of railroad out of commission, only meagre reports have been received from flood-swept districts in…

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More Thunderstorms. Light to Moderate Rain

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 October 1911 · page 13

[?], with light to moderate rain have been reported from it few scattered places along the coast and in the far south-west, and at an isolated station in the central district…

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Hail and Thunderstorms

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 13 October 1911 · page 4

Several severe thunderstorms have been experienced in various parts of New South Wales and Queensland this week. Although they brought with…

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The Scorner. a Storm Incident. the Story of Sammy

Evening News · Saturday 14 October 1911 · page 9

Old Don't was braiding netting in his pebbles built lof[?] clean-shove[?] were pursed together in a most unusual and disagreeable manner, while his tuft of chin beard shot out…

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Eleven Drowned in Gale

Sunday Times · Sunday 15 October 1911 · page 14

Three Ramsgate fishing vessels, with 11 hands aboard, foundered during the recent gale in the North Sea…

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