Eastern Suburbs' Deluge. a Short Rain Stork
In the Eastern Suburbs this morning a torrential downpour, said to be the heaviest of the season, was experienced. The gutters were soon running full. The shower lasted twenty…
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Cyclone Weather. Meteorological Bureau's Report
Apparently the cyclonic disturbance responsible for the bad weather of last week is now exercising its proclivites somewhere in the vicinity of New Zealand…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Recent Storms & Floods. Remarkable Series of Cataclysms. America's Worst Disasters
THE storms and floods of the latter part or March, 1913, will rank among the greatest meteorological disasters in the history of the United…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Storm Passes Away. Further Coastal Rains
The storm has now completely passed away, [?] a high pressure covers the whole of the [?]ontinent. Under these influences the pros[?] point to further showers along the…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →In the Storm. Precautions Against Lightning
In the "British Medical Journal." Dr.A.J.Jex Blake, of St. George's Hospital, London, and the Brompton Hospital for Consumption, writes:—It is certainly safer to be indoors than…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Awful Time at Sea. Two Mail Steamers in the Gale
BRISBANE, Friday.--Heavy seas, winds blowing with the strength of a gale, and torrential rains were some of the difficulties which beset the steamer Marers on her voyage from Sydney…
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Striking pictures of the floods in the Hawkesbury Valley were secured yesterday and the day before by a staff of biograph operators. These pictures, which show clearly…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Flood and Rain. Latest-reports From the Country. at Richmond. Richmond
Only light showers have fallen since Thursday night, thus giving the flood waters a better opportunity to recede. Up to this morning, the river had fallen about 9ft. Those…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Devastating Floods. Maitland Districts Suffer. People Rendered Homeless. Railway Traffic Suspended Heavy Losses in Stock. West Maitland, Friday Night
Last night was an anxious one for the residents. Crowds thronged Behmore Bridge watching the river, and the telegraph and newspaper offices awaiting news form the towns on…
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Film pictures of the Hawkesbury floods, taken by [?] special staff of operators, are to be shown at the Crystal Palace Theatre to-day. The [?] [?] will be at 1 p.m…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Disastrous Flood. Nearly the Record. Widespread Damage. Singleton
Singleton has been visited with one of the most disastrous floods in its history. Heavy rain commenced to fall on Tuesday afternoon, and continued until Thursday morning. On…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →The Floods. Rivers Overflow Banks. Large Area Inundated. a Sea of Water. Washaways on the Railways. Farms Invaded
All train traffic between Newcastle and West Maitland was cancelled yesterday, owing to blocks caused by floods between Waratah and East Maitland. Blocks are also…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Farming Lands Flooded. Mails Delayed. Dungog
Reports are to hand from all parts of the district concerning the vast amount of damage done by Wednesday's flood and heavy rain. In all farming localities north of…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Burglar at Bay. Takes Refuge in a Cellar. Firemen Try to Flood Him Out. a Choice of Deaths. London
There was an exciting encounter with a burglar in Berlin in the early hours of yesterday morning. Upon being discovered by the occupant of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Hawkesbury Floods Pictured
A long series of pictures illustrating the devastation caused by the floods, in the Hawkesbury Valley and the extent of the Inundation have been taken by a staff of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Raymond Terrace in Peril. Refugees on the Roofs. Business Places Flooded. Newspaper Staff Knee-deep in Water
RAYMOND TERRACE, Friday.--Most of the inhabitants of Miller's Forest, Nelson's Plains and the lower parts of Raymond Terrace have been compelled to leave their homes. In some…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →On the Manning. "Biggest Flood for Years." Crops Floating to Sea. Sheep Swept Away
TAREE, Friday.--Yesterday the Manning river rose at the rate of 18in. an hour. This morning the rise was only sin. or Sin. an hour. The water is about 12ft. over tho North Coast Company's…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Floods Subsiding
DUNGOG; Friday.--Light rain continued to fall yesterday. The flood waters subsided about 6 feet up to midday, but during the afternoon, because of heavy falls at the head the river…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Flooded Out. Devastation on the Hunter. a Fight for Safety Settlers Rescued From Their Roofs. Enormous Loss of Crops. Exciting Escape of a Boat's Crew. Railway Traffic Stopped. Mail Service Disorganised
The cyclonic storm has passed away, but the plight of the flooded Hunter River district remains serious. Yesterday the lower part of High street, West Maitland, was flooded. All…
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