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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1912

1,269 stories in Sydney's papers · page 7 of 64

Gale in a Storm—says He Was Salted—superstition and Salacity. Has to Pay for the Baby—bality

Truth · Sunday 4 February 1912 · page 10

One of the weary old lies that English people—and particularly imported English parsons—tell in Australia is that juvenile immorality is worse in the Commonwealth…

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Earthquake and Storm. Damage in Alaska

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 5 February 1912 · page 10

CORDOVA (ALASKA), Friday Evening.-- Following the recent earthquake, a terrific Storm swept the whole of the Alaskan coast, doing immense damage…

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Earthquake and Storm. Cordova (Alaska), Feb. 2

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 February 1912 · page 9

An earthquake which occurred led to a terrific storm, which swept the Alaskan coast. Stores were wrecked, and the lighting plant here was destroyed…

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Light to Heavy Rain in the North

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 February 1912 · page 10

Thunderstorms, with light to heavy rains, have been recorded at a few places on the northorn highlands, and north-western slopes. In some cases hall accompanied the rain…

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Ogg's Weather Forecast Drought Conditions Interrupted by Storms

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 6 February 1912 · page 7

Ogg's half-yearly weather forecast, which has just been issued from Brisbane, repeats its prediction of sporadic seasons for Australia. To some…

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Storm-swept Islands. Half a Town Wrecked

Evening News · Tuesday 6 February 1912 · page 5

AUCKLAND, Tuesday.—The hurricane which recently passed over the Fiji Group caused considerable damage to the Friendly Isles. The captain of the overdue steamer Croydon…

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Storm in Germany. Rerun's Mantle of Snow. Berlin

The Sun · Tuesday 6 February 1912 · page 8

A terrific storm swept over many parts of Germany during the night. Here in Berlin the snow is lying 3ft deep. At Cuxhaven shipping has been completely…

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Responsibility for Flood Damage

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 6 February 1912 · page 4

Blandford writes.—A rood was resumed recently through my lucerne paddock, crossing an adjoining stream. The shire council erected a…

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Jack Lester v. "Cyclone" Thompson

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 7 February 1912 · page 6

At the Stadium to-night, weather permitting, there should be a legion of fight-followers roll up to the above synagogue of stoush. The much-postponed bashing…

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On Business Bent. Cyclone Thompson's Fighting Face

The Sun · Wednesday 7 February 1912 · page 5

"Cyclone" Johnny Thompson possesses a typical boxer's face. It is a physiognomy that knows more about the punching powers of mankind than probably any other "dial" in the world. For Thompson is of the unorthodox school of boxers And pupils of that school are not of the good-looking type. They have no objection to allowing gloved…

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Kalgoorlie Cyclone. Serious Damage Done. Hundreds Temporarily Unemployed

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 7 February 1912 · page 9

KALGOORLIE, Tuesday.--A cyclone struck Kalgoorlie last evening, carrying serious disaster in its wake. Scores of dwellings were demolished and…

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Dismasted and Broken. Steamer Hornelin in the Storm

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 7 February 1912 · page 9

AUCKLAND (N.Z.), Tuesday.--The steamer Hornelin arrived to-day from Columbia River with only her funnel and bridge standing above the deck…

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Breezes From the Bushland a Glipse of Australia From Within by Brain-w-cookgon Through Fire and Storm

The Sun · Wednesday 7 February 1912 · page 12

Farmer Moffitt put a lot of his experiences and the strange things that happened to some of his friends, into print. One of his best stories is that of how Jack Masters won his…

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Australian Short Stories the Forgiveness of a Man. (A Tale of the Great Queensland Flood of '93.)

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 7 February 1912 · page 43

For days the blue of the sky had been obscured by a peculiar haze, through which the sun poured a relentless torrent of heat, against which even the dense scrubs of the Blackall…

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Conditions Throughout Australia. Hot and Sultry Generally. Scattered Thunderstorms in Queensland

The Sun · Wednesday 7 February 1912 · page 8

Victoria.--Chiefly cloudy to overcast throughout, with showers, or raining at places on and south of the ranges. Queensland.--Cloudy at scattered places on the coast and far central west, otherwise clear: light to heavy…

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Ringing Bells During a Thunderstorm

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 7 February 1912 · page 44

In conformity with an old usage, the bells in Dawlish (Devon) parish church are rung during thunderstorms, in the belief that ''the Spirit of. the Bells would overcome the Spirit of the…

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Boxing. Cyclone Thompson v Jack Lester

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 February 1912 · page 13

The match between "Cyclone Johnny" Thompson and Jack Lester, which should have been decided at the Stadium last night, was, on account of the weather, postponed until to-night. The men will be in…

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The Storm. Damage at Wentworthville

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 February 1912 · page 4

At 4.15 p.m. yesterday the thunderstorm, accompanied by a heavy downpour of rain, broke over Strathfield. During the storm large hailstones fell in profusion, doing much damage to…

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Storms and Floods. in Spain and Portugal. B Great Loss of Life. Many Wrecks

Evening News · Thursday 8 February 1912 · page 10

MADRID. Wednesday Evening.—Great storms have been experienced over Spain and Porin[?] The River Cuadalquivir has risco 26 feet…

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Cool Change Arrives. Extreme Heat Inland. Storms at Many Places

The Sun · Thursday 8 February 1912 · page 7

The sweltering, muggy and enervating heat recorded yesterday followed by the cyclonic thunderstorm in the evening was succeeded during last night and this…

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