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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1913

1,447 stories in Sydney's papers · page 23 of 73

Flood and Fire. Dayton Disaster. Streets As Raging Torrents

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 29 March 1913 · page 13

DAYTON, Thursday Evening.--There has been a renewal of the blizzard, and this has added to the horrors of the situation. The fearful fire has destroyed a large…

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Peace Upon the Waters. Disastrous Floods at Dayton Now Subsiding. Relief Work. Dayton, Friday Night

Sunday Times · Sunday 30 March 1913 · page 9

There are now sure indications that the flood waters are subsiding. A thousand militiamen are engaged in controlling all the relief work…

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Ohio Floods Recede. 600 Dead

Sunday Times · Sunday 30 March 1913 · page 9

The floods have now receded. It is now officially estimated that the loss of life entailed in the devastation worked by the waters does not exceed 600 throughout the…

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Floods in New Zealand. Southland Under Water. Severest for 30 Years Auckland, Saturday Night

Sunday Times · Sunday 30 March 1913 · page 9

Nothing has been recorded for 30 years to equal the flood conditions now prevailing in the Southland province. Railway communications have everywhere…

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Flood Horrors. Desolation Spreading. Starvation and Sudden Death. Fears of Epidemics. Sewers Burst and Poison Water. DAYTON

The Sun · Sunday 30 March 1913 · page 5

The Government life-saving crews have gone into every part of the city, and have recovered 45 bodies. Three deaths have occurred from…

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After the Deluge a Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 31 March 1913 · page 7

COLUMUBS (OHIO). Sunday.--The telephone reports that a fire is devastating Portsmouth, a, small town which has been flooded…

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No Responsibility for Storm

Evening News · Monday 31 March 1913 · page 3

Woollahra Council has come into [?] with other municipalities in repudiating responsibility for damage done by the recent heavy rains Mr. E. K. Harkness complained of…

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Storm in N.z. Steamer's Tedious Trip. Dunedin's Electricity Fails

Evening News · Monday 31 March 1913 · page 7

WELLINGTON [?] The steamer John [?]…

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The Great Floods. Position Improving. a Revised Death Roll. Datton (Ohio)

Evening News · Monday 31 March 1913 · page 8

The flood situation is improving, and the bodies of the dead are being buried. The relief available is adequate. The secretary of the garrison estimates that…

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American Disaster. Floods Subsiding. Enormous Loss of Property. Dayton, March 28

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 31 March 1913 · page 9

The great floods are subsiding. One thousand militiamen are controlling the distribution of relief and meeting the situation adequately. Numbers of looters have been arrested…

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Floods. Heavy New Zealand Losses. Loss of Life. Wellington

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 31 March 1913 · page 9

The Southland floods are the most serious that have occurred for 30 years. Miles of railway are submerged, and large losses of stock are reported…

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Flooded Cities. Fresh Troubles Threatening the Menace of Disease. New York

The Sun · Monday 31 March 1913 · page 7

The situation in the flooded districts has greatly improved. With one peril, past, however, there is now, in some areas, the menace of another--that of epidemics…

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Floods in New Zealand. Extensive Damage. Young Man Drowned

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 31 March 1913 · page 6

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Sunday. --Telegrams from the various parts of the lower half of the South Island show that the floods there are heavier than have been experienced during the…

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600 Victims. the Dayton Disaster. Flood Waters Subsiding

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 31 March 1913 · page 7

DAYTON, Friday Evening.--The floods are subsiding. A force of 1000 militiamen adequately controls the situation, and numbers of looters have…

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The Recent Floods. Bravery Subscription List

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 31 March 1913 · page 3

A subscription list, under the patronage of the municipality of St. Peters, has been opened for the purpose of recognising the services. Herbert Sweetman, J. Wax, M. Wax, and Joseph…

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Stormy Weather in France. Floods and Fatalities. London, Monday, 11.25 p.m

The Sun · Tuesday 1 April 1913 · page 7

Stormy weather conditions are reported from the south-western part of France. As a result of heavy rains the rivers are in flood, and many persons have been drowned…

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Seventy Millions. Ohio's Great Flood Bill. Inundation Starting Afresh. New York

The Sun · Tuesday 1 April 1913 · page 7

The floods In Ohio are increasing, and the present level of the Ohio River is the highest for 40 years. Governor Cox estimates the losses to date…

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Disaster. Floods in New Zealand. Two Towns Devastated. Residents Shelter on the Housetops. Enormous Losses

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 1 April 1913 · page 9

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Monday.--Fuller, reports show that the Southland flood disaster was unprecedented. The losses are estimated at fully £150,000. Thousands of sheep and cattle…

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