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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1912

1,269 stories in Sydney's papers · page 34 of 64

Three Vessels Missing. N.S.W. Coasters. Out Ix the Storm

Evening News · Friday 19 July 1912 · page 9

The storm has stated and a tally of the New South Wales coasters show that there sailing vessels are missing, They are the Following:—…

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Serious Floods

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 July 1912 · page 10

The southerly gale shows little sign of abatement. Outdoor work is generally suspended, and tons of dead fish have been washed up on the beaches in the vicinity of…

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The Tyrian's Experience. Stokehole Flooded

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 July 1912 · page 13

The Howard Smith Company's steamer Tyrian, which left Brishane on Saturday last for Sydney, and, which, in the ordinary course of events, should have reached her…

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A Galston Gale. And a Storm in a Tea-Cup

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 20 July 1912 · page 10

At the Hornsby Police court on Tuesday before mR. maltland s.m.and Mr. H.E.Jorden, J.P. Thomas Henry pearce an orchardist of Galston proceeded…

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Opera Diamonds. America's Musical Deluge

The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People · Saturday 20 July 1912 · page 5

Two performances of Grand Opera at Philadelphia, attended by more than 6000 persons, and three in Greater New York, attended by 9000 persons, mark…

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Effects of Recent Storm

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 July 1912 · page 16

At to-day's meeting of the council of the Chamber of Commerce, the president referred to the damage done in the harbour by the range during the recent storm. The range, he…

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Tasman Sea Encounter. Union Liners in the Gale

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 20 July 1912 · page 22

The Union Liner Kalapol had a buffeting in the recent gale. She arrived yesterday from Greymouth timber laden. The Kalapol ran into the gale on Sunday last, and for a couple…

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New Zealand's Gale. Big Steamers Hove-to. Wellington

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 July 1912 · page 14

The Union Company's steamers Warrimoo and Aorangi report very severe weather. They had to be hove-to on Monday and Tuesday. The Warrimoo lost most of her deck cargo…

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In the Storm Belt. Three Vessels Overdue

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 20 July 1912 · page 17

Three well-known coasting vessels--all Sydney-owned--are reported missing. Reports reached the Department of Navigation yesterday that the ketches Ladysmith…

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Overdue. Three Coasters Missing. Caught in Storm

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 July 1912 · page 15

Anxiety is being felt for the safety of several small sailing craft, which were working their way along the coast when the southerly gale was raging…

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The Manning River. Effects of the Recent Storm

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 20 July 1912 · page 11

HARRINGTON, Friday.--Further damage was done to the northern and southern walls on Tuesday night, when the tide was exceptionally high, a firce galo blowing from south and…

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Storm's Fury. Sea Walls Swept Away. Wingham

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 July 1912 · page 19

Mr. W. A. Lee, the district works officer, visited Harrington yesterday to inspect the damage caused by the recent storm, which is considered to have been more severe than the…

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Cloud-burst's Havoc. Mining Towns Flooded. New York

The Sun · Saturday 20 July 1912 · page 9

A cloud-burst at Lovelock, a mining town 30 miles from Reno, Nevada, wrought great destruction. What the actual loss of life was is not yet…

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Severe Gales Do Much Damage

Sunday Times · Sunday 21 July 1912 · page 16

A terrific gale was experienced on the New South Wales coast last week. Beginning on Sunday, it continued with unabated force until Wednesday, when the sea moderated sufficiently to allow of shipping being…

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20 Killed by Cloudburst. Towns Flooded and Devastated. Reno (Nevada), Friday Night

Sunday Times · Sunday 21 July 1912 · page 9

This town, in company with several neighboring ones, has suffered considerably from a cloudburst which occurred to-day, resulting in heavy loss of life…

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Missing Vessels. Late Storm. No Tidings, to Hand. Swept Before Gales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 July 1912 · page 9

Urgent messages were last week sent by the Navigation Department asking lighthousekeepers and pilots on the north coast to keep a sharp lookout and to report if the ketches…

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The Weather. Heavy Rain in Places. To-day's Forecast

Evening News · Monday 22 July 1912 · page 7

Commonwealth [?] Forecast for New south w[?] to-day for the next 21 hours— Generaily [?] to [?] on the coast and high[?] for her heavy fain…

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Gale and Tidal Wave

Evening News · Monday 22 July 1912 · page 3

MELBOURNE. Monday.— A [?] and [?] the bar at [?] trance. [?] of 200 yards. and washed anny a [?] equipment and [?]…

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Bain Storm in Sydney. Some Heavy Falls. Record for July

Evening News · Monday 22 July 1912 · page 6

"The [?] has arri[?]." was the comment of a waverley resident this morning as he made his way to the tram through the pouring [?]: and his remark found an [?] among…

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Dance in a Storm. Long Wireless. 'Frisco Steamer Tahiti Arrives

The Sun · Monday 22 July 1912 · page 7

Two steamers from San Francisco were due to arrive at Sydney to-day. They were the Union Co.'s Tahiti and the Oceanic liner Sonoma…

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