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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1912

1,269 stories in Sydney's papers · page 36 of 64

Floods Threatened in the Country

Evening News · Thursday 25 July 1912 · page 9

BOMBALA, Thursday.—Bombala continues to have a deluge of [?] poured upon it. From Tuesday night till 9 this morning it never ceased; 190 points have been recorded since…

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Four Hundred Missing. Disastrous Floods in Japan. Tokio

The Sun · Thursday 25 July 1912 · page 8

The floods by which the heavy rains along the northern coast have been followed, are believed to have been responsible for great loss of life…

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Heavy Rain at Kiama

Evening News · Friday 26 July 1912 · page 8

KIAMA, Friday.—Ever since Sunday night steady, soaking rain the fallen, and last night it developed into a heavy driving rain storm, which continued all day. Over [?] points…

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Mail Steamers in the Gale

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 26 July 1912 · page 9

The P. and O. R.M.S. Mongolia, from London via ports, made splendid weather of the gale. She was due at daylight, but did not put in an appearance until nearly noon yesterday. High…

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Storm-swept. Gales on the Coast. Big Seas and Violent Rain Squalls. "Stand-off" Signals Flying. Shipping Casualties

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 26 July 1912 · page 9

After a brief respite, gales of considerable fury again raged along the coastline yesterday. The storms were attended by very heavy rain squalls and high seas, nearly the whole length of…

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The Ladysmith Buffeted. Rudder Damaged in the Gale

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 26 July 1912 · page 9

LAURIETON, Thursday.-- The ketch Ladysmith, which passed through the recent gale, is now here. She had a serve buffeting. The vessel left Sydney on the 13th inst. On the 14th…

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Ocean Baths. Damage by Recent Storm

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 July 1912 · page 13

A public meeting called by the Mayor of Newcastle (Alderman Shedden), was held in the council-chambers to-night for the purpose of considering the best steps to be taken…

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Another Gale. Coastal Mishaps. Corio Not Reported. Steamers Break Away

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 July 1912 · page 9

The storm which started last Sunday week had no sooner blown itself out when the New South Wales coast was attacked by another, whic[?] this time came almost direct from the…

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The Storm. More Heavy Rains. Rough Conditions on the Coast

The Sun · Friday 26 July 1912 · page 4

The reports received by the Weather Bureau this morning show, very little diminution in the number of stations reporting further fails of rain, and light to heavy…

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Old and Poor. Derelicts in the Storm. the President and the Pensioners Work of the French Society of "Well-doing."

The Sun · Friday 26 July 1912 · page 6

The wind and the rain drove many a poor craft into strange sheltering places, whence the police cruisers, thankful themselves for temporary relief from the storm, refrained…

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Floods and Landslips. Trouble on the South Coast

Evening News · Friday 26 July 1912 · page 8

CLIFTON, Friday.—For the past three or four days, rain has fallen in torrents, flooding the streets and watercourses. Several creeks crossing the main South Coast road in the…

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Late Cable News. Received To-day. a Relent[?]ss Torrent. Dam Burst Floods Five Mines. Many Person Drowned. Trapped New Swim Through Galleries. Frantic Wives and Mothers

Evening News · Friday 26 July 1912 · page 6

UNION TOWN, PENNSYLVANIA. Thursday Evening.—The death roll in connection with the bursting of the mountain dam at Evens Station is far heavier than first reported, and…

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Floods in the Country. Anxiety at Richmond

Evening News · Friday 26 July 1912 · page 9

RICHMOND, Friday—Much concern is felt concerning the probability of a flood. Rain fell practically throughout last night adding considerably to the rise in the river…

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The Floods

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 July 1912 · page 6

PAMBULA.—It has rained incessantly for the past 24 hours over four inches being registered in that time. Since Saturday 752 points have fallen. The river overflowed its banks for a distance of half a mile…

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Cowpasture in Flood. Camden Tram Service Suspended

The Sun · Friday 26 July 1912 · page 4

The exceptionally heavy rainfalls of the past few days have resulted in the flooding of the Camden tramway line, on the far side of Graham's Hill…

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Local Councils and Damage by Floods

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 26 July 1912 · page 4

According to a proclamation in Wednesday's "Gazette," shire and municipal councils may apply their general funds "to the making of provisions for the prevention or mitigation of…

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Mine Flooded. Reservoir Bursts. Fourteen Colliers Drowned

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 26 July 1912 · page 9

UNION TOWN (Pennsylvania), Wednesday Evening.--Fourteen miners were drowned through water rushing into the main shaft of the Frick coal mine…

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Floods Feared

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 26 July 1912 · page 10

PAMBULA, Thursday.--During the past 24 hours over 4in. of rain have fallen, and since Saturday 752 points of rain have been registered…

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The Gale. Rough Seas Hamper Coasters

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 27 July 1912 · page 14

The stormy conditions continued along the coast yesterday. Rough to heavy seas ruled, and had the effect of causing further delay to coastal shipping. Bar harbor traffic suffered…

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Doctor's Feat in Gale. Operation for Appendicitis

The Sun · Saturday 27 July 1912 · page 11

A voyage marked by an unusual incident is reported by the White Star Line training ship Mersey which arrived in the Thames after her fourth voyage to Australia and back…

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