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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1912

1,269 stories in Sydney's papers · page 41 of 64

Patient Crosses Harbor in Storm Man's Bid for Freedom. Punt Twice Swamped

Globe · Wednesday 21 August 1912 · page 3

Among the craft abroad on the Auckland harbor one night recently was a small punt belong strenuously paddled through wind and waves by a mental hospital patient from Mol[?] island,…

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Motor Gers at £50 Flooding the British Market London

The Sun · Wednesday 21 August 1912 · page 10

The "Dally Express" makes the startling announcement that a group of American manufacturers is prepared to flood the British market with automobiles, which it will…

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Severe Weather. Storms and Cloudbursts. English Harvest Affected. London, Aug. 20

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 August 1912 · page 9

Violent thunderstorms and cloudbursts have occurred in various parts of the country, and the harvest has been seriously affected. A number of cattle, while grazing at…

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A Glacial Flood. Causes Damage in Alaska

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 23 August 1912 · page 9

VANCOUVER, Wednesday Evening.--Cable advices from Alaska announce that a glacier burst in the Miles Lake district, causing the Copper River to rise 12ft. in the course of a…

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The Coming Deluge The Outlook for the Working Class

People · Saturday 24 August 1912 · page 3

The masses of the people have many times been needlessly scared hy forebodings of coming disaster. Floods; world-burnings; ends of the…

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Disappeared and Re-appeared. Woman Who Lived in Flooded Cellar for Over a Week

The Arrow · Saturday 24 August 1912 · page 3

The Lincoln district of England was much excited last month over the mysterious disappearance and re-appearance of Mabel Goodrich, daughter of the Rev. W. Thorpe…

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Flight in a Thunderstorm

Sunday Times · Sunday 25 August 1912 · page 16

Nardini, the italian airman, had a thrilling experience on July 8 whilst flying from Birmingham to Hendon. He completely lost his way in the Midlands, and ran into a terrific…

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Cricket Abandoned. a Flooded Ground. London

The Sun · Sunday 25 August 1912 · page 4

The match which was to have been played by the Australians at Cardiff has been abandoned, the ground being flooded again today…

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More than Moist. Floods in England. Delights of Soldiering

Evening News · Monday 26 August 1912 · page 6

LONDON, Sunday Evening—Disastrous foods have occurred in the Midlands. The Yorkshire farmers have had their [?]…

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Conditions in N.s.w. Some Heavy Rain. Tornado at Grenfell

The Sun · Tuesday 27 August 1912 · page 8

The cloudy, overcast, and threatening conditions previously reported continue fairly generally throughout the State. Misty rain has fallen at places along the highlands, in…

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Swept by Storm. Cyclone at Grenfell. Trees Uprooted; Premises Destroyed. Scene of Desolation. Prompt Assistance by Government

The Sun · Tuesday 27 August 1912 · page 7

News of a terrific cyclone which occurred at Grenfell last night has been telegraphed to Mr. Burgess, the representative of the district in the Legislative Assembly…

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Sensational Cyclone Country Town Devastated. a Swath Destruction. Flying Roofs and Uprooted Trees

Evening News · Tuesday 27 August 1912 · page 7

GRENFELL, Tuesday— A cyclone storm, appalling in its suddenness, and resulting in an enormous amount of damage, passed over the town yesterday about 5.30 in the evening…

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Floods in the Midlands. Losses of Farmers. London, Aug. 25

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 27 August 1912 · page 9

Disastrous floods have occurred in the Midlands. Farmers in Yorkshire are abandoning their hay crops and allowing villagers to fetch it…

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Grenfell Cyclone

The Sun · Wednesday 28 August 1912 · page 7

Mr. Burgess, M.L.A., has received the following telegram from the Mayor of Grenfell:--"Kindly express to the Premier our sincere thanks for £200 grant for repairs in…

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Devastating Cyclone at Grenfell

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 28 August 1912 · page 18

A cyclonic storm; appalling in its suddenness, and resulting in an enormous amount of damage, passed over the town of Grenfell (N.S.W.) about 5.30 a.m. on August 26…

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Storm in the City

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 28 August 1912 · page 9

A sharp thunderstorm, with a violent west-south-west squall, passed over the city from the south-west yesterday afternoon, and 8 points of rain resulted from a few steady showers…

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Cyclone. Havoc at Grenfell Houses Wrecked. Grenfell

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 August 1912 · page 17

A terrific cyclone, immediately followed by hail and rain, burst upon Grenfell just before 6 last [?]ing. Sheets of iron and portions of verandahs…

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Cyclonic Storm. Visitation at Grenfell. Great Destruction of Property. Several Narrow Escapes

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 28 August 1912 · page 9

GRENFELL, Tuesday.--Shortly before 6 o'clock last evening Grenfell had one of the most alarming experiences in its history. A cyclonic storm, attended by a deluge of rain,…

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Under Water. Big Floods in England. Trains Stopped: Wheat Ruined

Evening News · Wednesday 28 August 1912 · page 8

LONDON, Tuesday—The [?] have severed [?] from railway communication. The express in held up a King's Lynn, and other trans are [?] heavy rains…

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