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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1913

1,447 stories in Sydney's papers · page 24 of 73

Disastrous Floods. in New Zealand. Exciting Incidents. Many Families Destitute. Wellington (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 April 1913 · page 9

The flood at Gore is described as the most disastrous ever experienced in that district Thousands of sheep and hundreds of cattle and horses have been lost, and crops irretrievably…

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Gales and Calms. Remarkable Voyage

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 April 1913 · page 13

The Italian ship Ninfa arrived yesterday from Coquimbo, and anchored in Watson's Day. Captain Caseaes reports having experienced…

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Last Night's Storm. Rain Over Considerable Area

The Sun · Wednesday 2 April 1913 · page 4

After an exceptionally fine day, a thunderstorm, covering a very considerable area, broke over the' city and suburbs about 9 o'clock last night. For a considerable time…

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Barque in a Gale. Antiope Loses Sails. a Slow Passage

The Sun · Wednesday 2 April 1913 · page 9

The barque Antiope arrived at Sydney to-day from Tacoma after a slow passage of 75 days. Captain Matherson reports that he…

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Sudden Storm in the City. Two Inches of Rain. Violent Thunder at North Shore

Evening News · Wednesday 2 April 1913 · page 8

Vivid flashes of lighting, violent claps of thunder, and an exceptionally heavy rain storm were the principal characteristics of the evening which followed a bright, warm day…

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The American Floods. Aviator's Narrow Escape. London

Evening News · Wednesday 2 April 1913 · page 10

The [?]tion is now normal after the floods. Mr. Orville Wright, The well known airman, and the members of his family were cut…

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Floods in America. Dayton, March 31

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 April 1913 · page 13

The situation is now normal after the floods. Mr. Orville Wright, the well-known airman, and the members of his family, were cut off by the floods. They fled to higher…

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The Dayton Flood. Looters Awaiting Trial. Another Town Threatened

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 2 April 1913 · page 9

DAYTON, Tuesday.--Mr. Orville Wright, the well-known aviator, and the members of his family were cut off by the Dayton flood, and were forced to flee to higher ground after a…

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Thunderstorm in the City

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 2 April 1913 · page 10

Cloudy and unsettled weather in the city culminsted last night in a thunderstorm with heavy rain. The storm burst shortly after 9 o'clock and for a time there was a perfect…

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New Zealand Floods. Farmers' Heavy Losses. Damage to Railways

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 2 April 1913 · page 10

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Tuesday.--Much destitution has been caused at Gore owing to losses by the flood. A public subscription has been opened. Reports from the back country show…

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Items by Cable. Floods and Fires

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 2 April 1913 · page 54

Terrible tornadoes have occurred in the United States, generally followed by fires, and resulting in great loss of life. At Omaha, Nebraska, 1200 houses were…

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Barque in a Gale. Loses Two Sails

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 April 1913 · page 12

The barque Antiope, which arrived from Tacoma yesterday, brought 1,189,806 feet of oregon timber. Captain Matherson reports encourtering…

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Rough Voyage. Benicia Meets a Gale. Wellington (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 April 1913 · page 12

The American barquentine Benicia, which has arrived at Dunedin from Puget Sound, struck a severe southerly gal[?] last week. Seas swept over the vessel, and the deck…

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The Weather. Heavy Thunderstorms. in Metropolitan Area

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 April 1913 · page 5

Due to the co-operation of the high pressure (centred over South Australia on Tuesday), with an area of relatively low pressure (a "Col") over Eastern New South Wales,…

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Bronte Barricaded. Storm Damage Ignored. Residents As Road Makers

The Sun · Friday 4 April 1913 · page 5

A month has passed since the storm, but the long Murray-street hill, Bronte, the roadway of which was washed into the gully by the flood waters, presents practically the…

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More Floods in the States

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 4 April 1913 · page 12

NEW YORK, Thursday.--The village of Shawneetown, Illinois, has been wrecked by floods. The population, comprising, 500 souls, fled for safety at the last moment, there being great…

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The Storm-tossed Pierre Antonine

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 April 1913 · page 15

THE PIERRE ANTONINE, FROM MONTE VIDEO, WHICH PUT INTO SYDNEY HARBOR ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON IN A DISMASTED CONDITION, THE RESULT OF HEAVY WEATHER IN THE SOUTHERN OCEAN…

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In a Cyclone. the Saint Paul Damaged. Terrific Seas. Steering Gear Dislocated

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 April 1913 · page 20

The new French steamer Saint Paul (1610 tons), which arrived yesterday morning from Bordeaux. via ports, on her maiden voyage, had a sensational experience in a cyclone on…

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Lull Before the Storm General Strike Feared. Cabinet Courage and Caution Mr. Johnson's Lone Hand

The Sun · Saturday 5 April 1913 · page 1

Though, during the earlier hours of this morning, no very serious development of the railway strike had been reported, Ministers did not attempt to conceal their intense…

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Sudden Flood. a Wall of Water. Singleton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 April 1913 · page 22

A phenomenal storm occurred at Howe's Valley on Tuesday evening, causing all the creeks and gullies to run strongly. A motor party from Singleton had a rather exciting…

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