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Floods & storms, 1912

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Latest Cables. Electrical Disturbances. Violent Storms in America. New York

The Sun · Monday 15 July 1912 · page 7

Following the excessive heat of the last week severe electric storms, the worst for 20 years, swept Danville, and other parts of Illinois yesterday…

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The Tempest. Storm-swept Sydney. Far-reaching Monsoonal Disturbance

Evening News · Monday 15 July 1912 · page 6

For two whole days and nights Sydney has been swept with a violent storm. The disturbance responsible for the [?] downpour developed in Central…

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Dismasted in a Cyclone. Ship's Sorry Plight. Exciting Experience in Southern Ocean

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 15 July 1912 · page 9

The Italian ship Caterina F. presented a sorry plight when she towed into the harbor on Saturday. With her foretopmast and…

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Cyclonic Storm. Heavy Rains and Rising Seas. Many Vessels Sheltering. Two Punts Driven Ashore

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 15 July 1912 · page 12

The eastern States came more and more under the influence of monsoonal activity since 9 a.m. on Saturday, and within 24 hours a great cyclonic storm developed in…

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A Dredge's Voyage. Seven -Months From Rotterdam. Decks Swept in Storm. Wheel-house at the Funnel-top

The Sun · Monday 15 July 1912 · page 8

A gallant fight was made against the prevailing gale by the dredge W. T. Appleton in yesterday's hard weather off the coast. She had then covered something like 13,000 miles…

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Water for the Land Barren Jack Floodgates Open. Great Murrumbidgee Scheme. Official Ceremony

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 15 July 1912 · page 7

"The finest in the world," said one of the Ministers to the visitors at the opening of the Murrumbidgee irrigation area on Saturday…

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Floods in Hunter Valley. River Still Rising

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 15 July 1912 · page 7

WEST MAITLAND, Sunday.--An unusually warm change in the atmosphere-culminated in further rain yesterday. Steady soaking showers fell throughout the day, but last night the…

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Nerong in the Gale

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 16 July 1912 · page 8

Anxious inquiries were made yesterday for the North Coast S.N. Co.'s steamer Nerong, which was overdue at Sydney from the Nambucca River. The vessel passed Port Stephens, bound…

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Driven Back by the Gale

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 16 July 1912 · page 8

NEWCASTLE, Monday.--The steamer Chillagoe was sighted off Port Stephens bound for Newcastle, at 12.50 on Sunday morning. At 3.2 p.m. to-day she was reported off Smoky Cape;…

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Unabated. Sunday's Great Storm. Heavy Sea Still Running. the Kapunda Sighted. Oberhausen in the Gale. Only Three Knots

Evening News · Tuesday 16 July 1912 · page 6

The gale is still raging and tremendous sea is running from Green Cape to the Tweed [?]. Shipping is hampered, and vessels unfortunate enough to miss a haven of [?]…

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Southerly Gale. Two Steamers Unreported. Kapunda Seriously Overdue. Many Vessels Sheltering

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 July 1912 · page 10

The southerly gale which commenced in the city early on Sunday morning, and blew all that day, continued with unabated force yesterday. Shipping along the coast was greatly…

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Defies the Storm. Hydro-aeroplane Flight. Daring Naval Expert

Evening News · Tuesday 16 July 1912 · page 8

LONDON, Monday Evenning.— Another [?] performance has been placed to the [?]…

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The Storm. Beneficial Rains. a Widespread Fall Disturbance Moving Seaward

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 16 July 1912 · page 8

"There has been unusual monsoonal activity during the past two months, and it was due to this activity that the recent dry spell was broken. Since then it has been coining at…

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On the North Coast. Storm May Open Bar-bound Rivers

Evening News · Tuesday 16 July 1912 · page 7

Some slight damage has been done by the storm at some places on the North Coast. Mr. De Burgh Engineer-in-chief for Harbors and Rivers. [?] this morning that he had received…

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In the Storm. Scenes at the Heads. Steamers in Heavy Seas. Big Liners Delayed Outside

The Sun · Tuesday 16 July 1912 · page 7

The southerly storm still raged all along the coast this morning. The blow had driven up mountainous seas, and very few craft ventured out of whatever ports they happened to…

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Another Wild Day on the Coast. Bales and Rough Seas Continue. Ships That Passed Through the Storm

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 16 July 1912 · page 8

The storm which set in along the coast on Sunday after a a brief respite in the evening, same on with renewed vigor yesterday morning, and the condition all along the coastal districts…

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Mountainous Seas. Biggest for Twenty Years. Storm-swept Beaches. Buildings Washed Away. Surf Sheds, Refreshment Rooms. and Baths. Damage at Bondi, Bronte, and Manly

Evening News · Tuesday 16 July 1912 · page 7

With the fury of the storm came mountains [?] the like of which ocean-side residents of [?] or thirty years standing have never seen. The temp[?] weather of July, two…

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Stop-Press News Cloudburst in Denver. City Flooded. New York

The Sun · Tuesday 16 July 1912 · page 8

As the result of a cloudburst in Denver, Colorado, to-day, the city was flooded to a depth of 2ft. Considerable damage was done a rough estimate placing…

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The Hunter Valley Flood. Water Receding. Considerable Damage Done

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 16 July 1912 · page 8

WEST MAITLAND, Monday.--Though the official record of rainfall was 388 points, as much as five inches was registered by private gauges. The river continued to rise slowly last…

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