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Floods & storms, 1912

1,269 stories in Sydney's papers · page 53 of 64

Lye[?]l Disaster. Flooding the Mine. Queenstown (Tas.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 October 1912 · page 10

Later inspections that have been made of the North Mount Lyell mine disclose that the fumes are still too bad to permit of any underground inspection, and it has therefore…

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Latest From the Scene. Gas Still Bad. Flooding of the Mine. Queenstown (Tas.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 October 1912 · page 9

As arranged on the day previous, the shaft was uncovered this morning for the purpose of observing if there were any diminution of the [?]ire or fumes. The fact was revealed that…

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Flooded Rivers. Telegraph Wires Cut. London, Tuesday, 1.5 a.m

The Sun · Tuesday 29 October 1912 · page 10

The siege of Adrianople by the Turks has been rendered difficult owing to the rivers Maritza and Tundja being in flood. The telegraph and telephone lines…

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Gale in Victoria. Roofs, Fences and Boardings Suffer

Evening News · Thursday 31 October 1912 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Thursday—A heavy gate was experienced last night. The average rate of wind was 20 miles an hour, but when the storm had reached its height at 3 a m. the velocity…

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Disastrous Storm. Big Blow in Melbourne. Steamer Aeneas Ashore. Buildings Wrecked and Trees Uprooted. Melbourne

The Sun · Thursday 31 October 1912 · page 10

Violent south-western winds early this morning did considerable damage. The wind was at its height-about 3 o'clock. Trees were blown down, and several small sheds…

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Hot and Sultry. More Thunderstorms Expected

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 31 October 1912 · page 11

The high pressure system has prevailed over the eastern half of Australia, and as a consequence no rainfall has occurred in New South Wales…

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A Pierce Gale. Sweeps Over Victoria

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 1 November 1912 · page 11

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--A fierce gale swept over Victoria early this morning, and damage was done to property both in Melbourne and In the country. Tho sea on the coast was…

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Heavy Storm. Steamers Drag Anchors. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 November 1912 · page 9

A heavy gale was experienced this morning, the wind reaching a velocity of 65 miles an hour. A great feature of the storm was the dragging of anchors by the Blue Funnel…

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No Retrenchment. North Sydney Finances. Perfectly Healthy Condition. Storm Damage and Law Costs

Evening News · Friday 1 November 1912 · page 5

"The finances of the municipality are in a pe[?]ly healthy condition, [?] shall [?] surprised [?] up all [?] another thing. there has been [?]…

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On the Mountains. Cry for Water. One Thunderstorm Wanted. What About the Big Scheme

Evening News · Friday 1 November 1912 · page 8

There is a cry for water in many places on the Blue Mountains. Tanks are low, and in not a few instances water for domestic use has to be carted some distance. it is quite…

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By Aeroplane to a Wreck. Rescue Efforts Frustrated by Gale. Vancouver, Friday Night

Sunday Times · Sunday 3 November 1912 · page 7

While the schooner Osprcy was attempting to enter the harbor of Marshfield, in Oregon, during a gale, she was overturned, and all on board were lost…

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The Federal Fuss. After a Storm a Calm, And Then Another Squall. MELBOURNE

Truth · Sunday 3 November 1912 · page 10

The outbursts of anger, both in the House of Representatives and in the Senate last week have been followed by the proverbial calm that follows storms, and this week…

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The Swollen Stream. Concerning a Human Flood Let Loose Upon Australia by Labor Politicians. The Remarkable Revelations of the Commonwealth Statistician. "A Great Betrayal" of Organized Labor

Truth · Sunday 3 November 1912 · page 12

It is truly something that looks very much like betrayal—and a great betrayal at that—when we find that the amount of immigration (which the Labor Party declared itself…

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Great Gale at Virginia

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 4 November 1912 · page 10

NORFOLK (Virginia), Saturday.--The schooner John Maxwell, during a violent gale, broke in two, and has become a total wreck. Six members of the crow clung throughout the…

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Gales in Canada. Montreal, Nov. 2

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 November 1912 · page 9

A hurricane is raging down the St. Lawrence. The Allan liner Victoria broke from her moorings at Quebec and drifted about the harbour. She was finally anchored, and…

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St. Albans Arrives. Dodging Storms

Evening News · Monday 4 November 1912 · page 5

The E. and A. mall steamer St. Albans, under command of Captain H. A. Pigott. R.N.R., berched at Circular Quay this morning from Japan. China, and Monda, via ports. The…

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Storms in America. Damage on the St. Lawrence

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 4 November 1912 · page 10

MONTREAL, Saturday.--A hurricane is raging on the St. Lawrence River. The steamer Cecilia is reported to have sunk off Isle Perrott which is some miles below Montreal, 20…

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Storms and Wrecks. Schooner Lost. View From an Aeroplane. Vancouver, Nov. 1

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 November 1912 · page 9

The schooner Osprey, when attempting to enter Marshfield, Oregon, during a gale, overturned, and all on board were lost. An aviator named Christofferson, hearing of…

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Dodging Typhoons. Experience of the Steamer St. Albans. Storm and Loss of Life at Manila

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 4 November 1912 · page 11

BRISBANE, Saturday.--The E. and A. steamer St. Albans arrived to-day from the East. Captain H. A. Piggot reports that the vessel was due to leave Kobe on October 2, but was…

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Lyell Disaster. Flooding the Mine. Queenstown (Tas.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 November 1912 · page 10

There is no change whatever to report at North Mount Lyell mine. Preparations are [?] being made to apply the electric [?]an to the mouth of the Crown Lyell shaft, with the…

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