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Floods & storms, 1912

1,269 stories in Sydney's papers · page 52 of 64

Gale's Comet. Its Two Tails. London, Tuesday, 12.25 a. m

The Sun · Tuesday 22 October 1912 · page 9

A photograph of Gale's comet that has been secured in Johannesburg shows that it has a tail 4deg. long, and a shorter one, 1deg. in length, which is inclined to the other tail at…

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Lyell Mine to Be Flooded

Evening News · Tuesday 22 October 1912 · page 3

It has been decided to floud the mine [?] Mr. Evall in just above the [?] level Already a considerable quantity of water was been diverted [?]…

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Mine to Be Flooded. Before Bodies Can Be Recovered

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 22 October 1912 · page 7

QUEENSTOWN (TAS.), Monday.--Just before midnight it became known through the police that the mine is to be Hooded to just above the 700ft. level, and for that purpose a…

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Ocean and Remarks on Storms

The Sun · Wednesday 23 October 1912 · page 9

Monsoonal depression promises more rain over South-east Queensland and the north-east half of New South Wales, with thunder; strong local squalis. Smooth to moderate…

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Rain Storm. Light to Heavy Showers. General Fall Expected

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 October 1912 · page 10

Conditions last night pointed to general rains over the State during the next day or two, with gales on the south coast. A very important taken place since Monday. A pronounced…

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Gales in the Channel. Craft and Lives Lost. London, Tuesday, 11.40 p.m

The Sun · Wednesday 23 October 1912 · page 8

Severe gales have been experienced in the English Channel during the last day or two. Mail steamers have had tempestuous voyages, and a number of smaller craft have…

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Lyell Fire. Flooding the Mine. Last Rescue Effort. Relatives Leave the Field Queenstown (Tas.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 October 1912 · page 15

It is now most uncertain when it will be possible to recover the bodies of the victims of the North Mount Lyell disaster. Weeks may elapse. A conference of the directors of…

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Flooded and Sealed. the North Mt. Lyell. Recovery of Bodies Indefinitely Postponed

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 October 1912 · page 9

QUEENSTOWN (TAS.), Tuesday. -- The directors of the North Mt. Lyell mine made the definite announcement to-day that flooding operations are to be proceeded with with the…

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The Weather. Thunder and Heavy Rain

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 October 1912 · page 7

The monsoonal disturbance was yesterday of pronounced character over the eastern States, and showed a tendency towards congestion in some of its isobars over central New South…

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North Shore Bridge. "Suppose That a Storm Blew It Over."

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 24 October 1912 · page 4

The Public Works Committee took further evidence on tho subject of the North Shore bridge yesterday. Mr. J. W. Withers, Mosman, gave evidence as…

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Turks Victorious Battle of Kirk-kilisse. Bulgarians' Repulsed. Heavy Slaughter. Attempt to Storm Turkish Positions Fail

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 24 October 1912 · page 7

LONDON, Wednesday.--It is reported that the Bulgarians sustained a serious reverse at Kirk-Killsse. The first definite information regarding the…

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Wrecked in a Storm. Washington, Oct. 23

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 October 1912 · page 10

Reports which were, at first denied have now established the fact that the steamer Nicaragua was wrecked in a storm south of Corpus Christi…

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Meat Riots. Women Storm the Stalls. Russian Meat in Germany. Berlin, Oct. 24

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 October 1912 · page 10

In consequence of the refusal of the butchers to sell Russian meat imported by the municipality, a number of infuriated women stormed the stalls, trampled the meat…

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Flooding the Mine

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 25 October 1912 · page 10

HOBTRT, Thursday.--The Inspector of Mines (Mr.-Curtain) interviewed, said that driving for the North Lyell workings would be commenced during the next few days. Touching the North…

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Floods in New Zealand

Globe · Saturday 26 October 1912 · page 3

Advices from the Southern part of the Dominion are that rain is failing heavily, with heavy snowfalls on the range. Canterbury reports that there are floods in the rivers, and…

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Yesterday Storm

The Sun · Sunday 27 October 1912 · page 1

The close, sultry conditions which prevailed in the city yesterday morning were relieved just before 5 o'clock p.m., by a sharp thunderstorm, which, coming up from the…

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Wrecked in a Storm—six Drowned

Sunday Times · Sunday 27 October 1912 · page 14

The steamer Nicaragua has been wrecked in a storm south of Corpus Christi. Six of the crew were drowned, and seven who were adrift were rescued from a lifeboat in a state of…

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Abnormal Weather. Gale, Cold and Rain in New Zealand. Auckland, Saturday Night

Sunday Times · Sunday 27 October 1912 · page 7

The weather throughout the Dominion for the last few days has been abnormal. Bitter cold has prevailed, accompanied by a gale, and heavy rain and hail, particularly in…

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Thunderstorm Stops Cricket Early

Sunday Times · Sunday 27 October 1912 · page 10

The third sets of matches in the New South Wales Association premierships started in delightful weather yesterday, but were stopped about 4.30 p.m. by a severe thunderstorm, the…

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The Mountain Train. Delays Along the Line. Storm Affects Signals

Evening News · Monday 28 October 1912 · page 7

The sudden storm on Saturday night was responsible for a good deal of disorganisation of the railway traffic, and for several hours the electo-[?]ematic signal services was…

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