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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1913

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Barque's Remarkable Experience. Dismasted During Electrical Storm. Belfast Towed Into Port

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 8 January 1913 · page 11

Strange things happen to those who go down to tho sea in ships. This is forcibly illustrated the story told by the captain of the Peruvian barque Belfast, which was towed into Port…

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Parramatta Road Floods

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 8 January 1913 · page 7

The Leichhardt Council has received a claim for £50 from the Strand Picture Show, Parramatta-road, as compensation for damage to films owing to the flooding of their offices on Friday last, when, it is stated, the storm…

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Thunderstorms in the North East. Some Heavy Rain in the North

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 9 January 1913 · page 5

As a result of the great monsoonal depression which has been operating over the northern half of Australia, further thunderstorms have been recorded in the northern areas. On…

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Storm and Wreck. Thirty-five Drowned. Snowstorm Tragedy

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 9 January 1913 · page 8

VANCOUVER, Tuesday Evening.--The steamer Rosecranz has been wrecked on the Peacock Spit, Astoria, on the southern bank of the Columbia River…

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Terrific Storms. Rough Time in America. Frozen Firemen. New York Wednesday Evening

Evening News · Thursday 9 January 1913 · page 5

Terri[?] storms have been raging on the Part[?] and Atis[?] Owing to scow [?] on the Middle West. Several railways [?] been rendered…

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Storm-battered Liner. Returns to Queenstown. London, Wednesday, 8.45 p.m

The Sun · Thursday 9 January 1913 · page 8

The liner Almeriana, after being eight days at sea, has been forced to return to Queenstown disabled. The vessel was caught in the recent…

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Storms in America. New York, Jan. 8

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 January 1913 · page 9

Terrille storms are raging on the Pacific and Atlantic coasts. The railways cannot be worked owing to snow-slides in the middle west. Firemen attending fires in many…

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Terrific American Storms. Firemen Frozen at Fires

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 10 January 1913 · page 10

NEW YORK, Wednesday Evening.--Terrific storms have raged on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. The railways are unworkable owing to…

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Storm-swept Port. Atlantic Liners Delayed. Shipping Badly Knocked About. Damage by Floods. London, Thursday, 8.30 p.m

The Sun · Friday 10 January 1913 · page 8

Queenstown, in Cork harbor, the Irish port of call for the American mailboats, was swept by a hurricane to-day. The storm raged with such fierceness that…

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Ship in a Storm. Jettisoned Cargo Poisons Sea Wholesale Destruction of Fish. Remarkable Claim. London, Thursday, 8.45 p.m

The Sun · Friday 10 January 1913 · page 8

The jettisoning of a large quantity of cargo from the ship Clan Mackenzie during a storm off Cadiz was, in one way and another, attended with results that were…

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The Course of Thunderstorms. the Government Meteorologist

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 10 January 1913 · page 20

The following letter from Mr. Stewart Wilson will explain itself:— Dear Sir,—Owing to a reduced stall, due to the holidays, I have not had the…

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Storm in the West. Bathurst

Evening News · Saturday 11 January 1913 · page 11

A storm accompanied by lighting and exceptionally heavy thunder passed over the district early this morning Twenty-nine points of rain were recorded in about 10 minutes…

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Emigrant Steamer's Perilous Plight. Terrific Gale Forces Return. Seventy Feet Waves

Globe · Saturday 11 January 1913 · page 3

The last week on the old year will long be remembered by mariners on the English coast. One of the most disastrous gales for years swept over the channel, doing immense damage…

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Druids Art Union and Gale

Truth · Sunday 12 January 1913 · page 2

The above art union is to be drawn puo[?] on Saturday, March 8, and it be[?]oves everybody who wishes to try their luck to hurry up. Prizes to the…

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Worst for Years. Weather in England. Snowstorms, Gales, and Floods. Steamers on Land. a Shifting Bog. London, Sunday, 9 p.m

The Sun · Monday 13 January 1913 · page 8

Great Britain is still suffering from a terrible weather visitation. Blizzards of rain and hail, blinding snowstorms, and terrific gales swept over the…

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Tales of the Storms. Wrecks Everywhere. Thrilling Rescue Story. Sailor Swum Ashore. London, Sunday, 11.40 p.m

The Sun · Monday 13 January 1913 · page 9

The steamer Dunelin ran on the rocks at Blyth, Scotland, and thrilling rescues followed the disaster. Tremendous seas prevented the lifeboat…

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How Wales Was Beaten. Great Rugby in a Storm. Luck the Deciding Factory "Wales Deserved to Win."

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 13 January 1913 · page 10

The special correspondent of the "Cape Times" sent the following account of the great Rugby match between the South Africans and Wales played at Cardiff on December 16…

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Blizzards and Snowstorms The United Kingdom Suffers Trains Unable to Get Through. Many Wrecks Along the Coast. Hurricane and Floods in Ireland. LONDON, Sunday Night

Evening News · Monday 13 January 1913 · page 8

The [?] extr[?]ly vici[?] weather has been exper[?]ced during the last few days in many parts of the United Kingdom. Severs gales and heavy [?]torms in the…

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Thunderstorms. High Temperatures Prevail

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 January 1913 · page 10

The "high" pressure is now divided, one half being over the Tasman Sea, between New Zealand and Norfolk Island, and other to the S. W. of Tasmania. Barometric conditions…

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Storms and Snows. Blizzard in Britain. More Awful Weather. Sensational Incidents. London, Monday Night

Evening News · Tuesday 14 January 1913 · page 8

The force snowstorms and [?] that have been raging in various parts of the United Kingdom still continue, and further sensational incidents are reported…

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