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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1911

1,348 stories in Sydney's papers · page 58 of 68

"Cyclone" Thompson's Return. New York

The Sun · Monday 30 October 1911 · page 10

"Cyclone" Thompson, with his wife and two children, also Terry Kellar, light-heavy-weight and Clarence Lee, his manager, have left Milwaukee for Vancouver, and will san…

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Severe Flood in New Zealand

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 31 October 1911 · page 4

Advices from Greymouth (N.Z.) state that the town was visited by a serious flood, consequent on extraordinary heavy rain. A large portion of the…

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A Tale of Woe. Flood, Famine, Disease, and Discontent. Latest Chinese News by the Steamer Taiyuan

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 31 October 1911 · page 9

DARWIN, October 29.--Chinese passengers by the Taiyuan state that, while affairs in Canton were comparatively quiet when they left, there was a strong and growing determination to…

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V.R.C. Carnival. Heavy Rain in Melbourne. the Cup Field. Comedy King's Prospects. Melbourne

The Sun · Wednesday 1 November 1911 · page 1

Heavy rain fell throughout the night and continued this morning without any prospect of clearing up. Under the circumstances it was impossible for anything to be done in…

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Late Cable News. Received To-day. The Boxing Boom. "Cyclone". Thompson Coming to Sydney. Wishes to Meet Klaus. a Pugilistic Record

Evening News · Wednesday 1 November 1911 · page 10

VANCOUVER, Tuesday Evening.—Cyclone Johnny Thompson, the American boxer, is on his way to Australia. He has been engaged by Mr. H. D. M'lntoah, of Sydney, and is to…

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Terrible Flood. a Thousand Lives Lost and two Towns in America Completely Wiped out. Interesting Record

Globe · Wednesday 1 November 1911 · page 7

More than 850 persons were drowned the town of Austin, in Pennsylvania (U.S.A.), was wiped out, and 1000 persons many of them women and children caught in their homes…

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Pursued by Flood

Globe · Wednesday 1 November 1911 · page 3

The Melting of the snow on the southern Alps, N.Z., together with heavy rain, caused a flooding of the Walmakariri River at Belfast, next Christchurch. Many people had to flee from…

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"Cyclone" Thompson. Vancouver, Oct. 31

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 November 1911 · page 12

Cyclone Thompson, who is en route for Australia, will engage in six boxing contests under the management of Mr. M'Intosh, of Sydney. He is willing to fight Franck Claus if a 20-rounds contest is…

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Heavy Storm in the City

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 2 November 1911 · page 4

Light rain fell in the city during the day, and between 1. and 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon a violent thunderstorm burst. The storm was accompanied by heavy rain…

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Floods in China. Two Million People Washed Out of Their Homes. Philosophic Smile of Living

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 2 November 1911 · page 5

SHANGHAI, September 27.--I have just returned from a journey through an extensive portion of the flooded Yangtse Valley. The area traversed was large, but comparatively…

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Storm Warnings

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 4 November 1911 · page 15

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Gale on the Coast. Rough Seas

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 4 November 1911 · page 13

Cold and squally southerly winds prevailed in the city yesterday. On the coast the wind reached the force of a gale. Gabo had a west-south-west gale, with rough sea. Moruya…

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Wireless Telephony. Tests on Lahd and Sea and in a Thunderstorm

The World's News · Saturday 4 November 1911 · page 18

[?]R. A. W. SHARMAN, the English inventor of the system of marine wireless telephone, has attained many successes recently. He has…

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Storm Detector

Sunday Times · Sunday 5 November 1911 · page 19

In their effort to aid the vineyards, French meteorologists have lately brought out apparatus for accurately forecasting and registering thunderstorms and for preventing the damaging…

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"Wireless" Warning of a Storm

Sunday Times · Sunday 5 November 1911 · page 19

Even the swift fury of an Atlantic storm can now be robbed of half its terrors by means of wireless telegraphy. How this was achieved in one instance, and how the wireless currents…

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Britain Gale-swept

Evening News · Tuesday 7 November 1911 · page 5

LONDON, Monday—A gale sw[?] over Britain yesterday, the wind reaching a velocity of 80 miles an hour. Tremendous seas ran on the coast, with…

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A Vicious Gale. London, Nov. 6

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 November 1911 · page 9

A gale swept over Britain yesterday, the wind reaching a velocity of 80 miles an hour. Tremendous seas ran on the coast, with blinding squalls and hall…

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Eighty Miles Per Hour. Gale in Great Britain

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 7 November 1911 · page 9

LONDON, .Monday.—A gale that raged over Great Britain yesterday reached SO miles per hour. Tremendous seas were running off the coast, with blinding squalls and hail. The…

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North Sea Storm. Many Wrecks and Much Loss of Life. Berlin

The Sun · Tuesday 7 November 1911 · page 8

Scores of vessels are ashore and many lives have been lost as a result of the storm in the North Sea. The greatest disaster so far reported is…

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Shipping Disasters. Gale in the Channel. London, Nov. 6

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 November 1911 · page 19

The Greek steamer Lord Byron foundered in the Channel during the gale on Sunday, and 22 lives were lost…

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