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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1912

1,269 stories in Sydney's papers · page 40 of 64

Damage by Storms

Globe · Wednesday 7 August 1912 · page 3

It has been decided by the Harbor Board at Timara (N.Z.) to spend £18,000 on harbor works, owing to the damage done by the storms…

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Teacup Storms. Labor's "New Movement." Members Undismayed

The Sun · Friday 9 August 1912 · page 8

Mr. W. L. Duncan's announcement of the formation of "The Labor Principles Defence Committee" has not frightened members of the Government, their parliamentary…

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Balkan Menace. All the States Arming. Storm Must Soon Burst. Diplomats Alarmed. War Considered Unavoidable London

The Sun · Friday 9 August 1912 · page 7

With international revolutions threatening the complete break up of the Ottoman Empire, and the relations between Turkey and Greece strained to breaking point, diplomats…

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The Coming Deluge (Continued)

People · Saturday 10 August 1912 · page 3

Here, then, we have three new demands for gold calculated to add materially to the nation's political and economic strength, and also…

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Warships in Rough Seas. Naval Manoeuvres Hampered by Gales Paris, Friday Night

Sunday Times · Sunday 11 August 1912 · page 7

The French naval manoeuvres have been seriously interfered with by gales and rough seas in the Channel. The torpedo boats were repeatedly compelled…

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Latest Mail News. City Overtaken by a Terrific Cyclone. Many Inhabitants Buried Beneath Ruins. Enormous Damage. Ottawa, July 7

Sunday Times · Sunday 11 August 1912 · page 22

Although a full night and much of a day have elapsed since the city of Regina (Saskatchewan) was wrecked by a cyclone of extraordinary force, the whole place is in such confusion that…

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Cold and Floods in England

Sunday Times · Sunday 11 August 1912 · page 14

The present is the coldest August that has been experienced for half a century in England. The Grampian Mountains, in Scotland, are covered with snow…

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Great Hail Storm

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 12 August 1912 · page 8

A remarkable hailstorm swept over Newcastle yesterday afternoon. The storm, which travelled across the city from south to north, was proceeded by a roaring sound. For fully 10 minutes hailstones up to an inch…

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Channel Swim in a Gale

Globe · Wednesday 14 August 1912 · page 4

The first Channel swim of the present year narrowly escaped ending in disaster, Jaber Wolffe and his attendant party being caught in a stiff westerly gale on June 23. The tugboat…

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The Pending Storm: Labour's Political Problems

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 14 August 1912 · page 12

The complexities of the political situation. in the State are such that the Labour Government is doubtful what course to take with a view to saving the party. ' This article sums up the case, and throws a strong light upon the issues. Next week we will discuss "The Referendum as a Menace to State Rights"—the question that threatens to wreck the McCowen Government. OUR political article of last week,…

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Eventful Trip From Canada to Australia Surrounded by Fog and Ice. Terrific Gale

Globe · Wednesday 14 August 1912 · page 3

A series of events of unusual interest marked the voyage of the steamer Matatua, which arrived at Melbourne last week from Montreat. When the Matatua was on her way from…

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In a Hunter River Flood

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 14 August 1912 · page 8

This article recalls the days when floods periodically inundated the Hunter River district, and settlers saw their homes swept away and their stock drowned. An interesting incident is related concerning a Well-known river steamer and her popular skipper. A BOUT fifty miles from where the Hunter empties…

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A Large Waterspout. Thunderstorm on the South Coast Clifton

The Sun · Wednesday 14 August 1912 · page 1

About 5 p.m. yesterday an unusual sight was witnessed from the cliffs at Clifton. A thunderstorm had been brewing for some time, and thick clouds gathered, sharp…

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Antarctic Storm. Heavy Falls in Eastern Half. Sharp Showers in the City

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 August 1912 · page 5

Although there is still a good dea[?] of cloud, and some rain is still falling on parts of the coast and highlands, the influence of the Antarctic disturbance has practically passed away…

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Thunderstorms and Rain. Light to Heavy Falls

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 15 August 1912 · page 3

Although there is still a good deal of cloud, and some rain is still falling on parts of the coast and highlands, the influence of the Antarctic disturbance has practically passed away…

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Sailors Drowned at Sea. Barque Olympia in a Gale. a Trying Experience

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 16 August 1912 · page 9

NEWCASTLE, Thursday.--Captain Peters, of the four masted barque Olympia, which arrived last night from Santos, reports the loss of two of his crew in a furious gale off the Cape of…

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Fishing Boats Founder. Over 100 Lives Lost. Fierce Storm on Spanish Coast. London

The Sun · Friday 16 August 1912 · page 8

Over a hundred fishermen lost their lives yesterday through the sinking of their boats during a gale on the Spanish coast The exact number that perished is not yet…

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Liability for Damage by Flood

The Land · Friday 16 August 1912 · page 2

Subscriber (Albury) asks:—A and B being adjoining landowners oil river area, A being on the up side of stream, is he liable for the removal of all the…

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Spanish Coastal Storm. Great Loss of Life. Madrid, Aug. 15

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 August 1912 · page 15

During a storm which has swept the north coast of Spain many fishing vessels foundered. One hundred and twenty people were…

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Fishermen Perish in Storm

Sunday Times · Sunday 18 August 1912 · page 14

During a storm which has swept the north coast of Spain many fishing vesseis foundered. One hundred and twenty people were drowned belonging to the fishing village of Bermeo alone…

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