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Floods & storms, 1913

1,447 stories in Sydney's papers · page 43 of 73

Big Golf in Britain. Storm on the Links

The Sun · Sunday 1 June 1913 · page 11

In the final of the British amateur golf championship at the famous St. Andrews course yesterday. H. H. Hilton beat Robert Harris by six and five…

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Threatened Flood Arrested. Hunter District Has Lucky Escape. Newcastle, Saturday Afternoon

Sunday Times · Sunday 1 June 1913 · page 5

A second flood was feared in the Hunter district yesterday, but the weather has cleared, and there is a cold westerly blowing to-day. The rain was not so heavy off the coast. In…

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Through the Floods to Vote. Melbourne

The Sun · Sunday 1 June 1913 · page 5

At Tatura one farmer, residing ten miles from the election booth, brought seven members of his family and three neighbors' daughters to the polling booth in a large…

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Storm in Virginia

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 June 1913 · page 12

NORFOLK, Virginia, Saturday.--A wind, hall and rain, storm swept over the district yesterday. it is resorted that many lives, have been lost…

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Storms 'Phone Up. Making Weather Forecast Itself

The Sun · Monday 2 June 1913 · page 2

That storms may be made to give warnings of their approach by the telephone, when used in conjunction with a plant for wireless telegraphy, has-been known for some time…

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Gale in Victoria. Shipping Hampered. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 June 1913 · page 7

A wintry south-easterly gale, the fury of which caused considerable inconvenience and detention to shipping, swept the Victorian coast, throughout yesterday. Driven by an…

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Gale at Newcastle. Harbor Craft Sink. Newcastle

Evening News · Monday 2 June 1913 · page 4

During the fierce westerly gals of Saturday night, a number of small craft in the harbor were swamped and [?]. The ferry steamer Blue Ball, Which [?] between the city and…

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Voters Disfranchised. Effects of Melbourne Storm Robberies Reported. Melbourne

The Sun · Monday 2 June 1913 · page 7

Amongst those disfranchised by the storm here on Saturday were the lighthouse-keepers and the seamen in outlying vessels. They could not get ashore to go to the polls, as no…

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Gale in Portugal. Serious Loss of Life. Through Lightning and Shipwreck. Lisbon, Sunday Evening

Evening News · Monday 2 June 1913 · page 8

Violent gales have been raging throughout Portugal, resulting in considerable damage and some loss of life. Several persons were killed by lightning, and…

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Great Storm in America. Much Damage and Loss of Life. London, Sunday, 8.30 p.m

The Sun · Monday 2 June 1913 · page 8

Enormous damage to property and great loss of life have resulted from a wind and hall storm by which the district of Norfolk, in Virginia (U.S.) has been swept…

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Newcastle. "Flood-sufferer" Begging. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 June 1913 · page 7

Thomas Henry Atkinson, 24, labourer, was sentenced to two months' imprisonment at the police court yesterday for soliciting alms at Waratah on May 30. Sub-inspector McHard[?]e…

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Mbr. Trefle Indignant. One-sided Contest. "Flood of Falsehoods."

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 June 1913 · page 9

"I consider the present light one of the most one-sided I have over experienced," stated Mr. Trefle, Minister for Lands and Agriculture, yesterday, "though on the incomplete state of…

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The Recent Flood. Effect on Lower Hunter. Are, Floods Beneficial?

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 June 1913 · page 4

The flood this year will long be remembered in the Hunter Valley. It has been the most disastrous visitation for 20 years. In the fifties this fertile district was visited by a…

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Flood Feared at Maclean. Plenty of Fish. Maclean

The Sun · Monday 2 June 1913 · page 10

It is feared that the heavy rain will cause a big loss in the potato crop, All the low-lylng land about Maclean is submerged, and there are fears of a flood. Nearly 2¼ Inches…

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Fierce Thunderstorms. Cause Damage in England

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 June 1913 · page 12

LONDON, Friday Evening.--There have been fierce thunderstorms, with torrential rain. in London and many parts of the south of England. The lightning caused several fires…

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Gales in Portugal Many Lives Lost

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 June 1913 · page 12

LISBON, Sunday Evening.--Violent Vales are raging throughout Portugal and several people have been killed by lightning. A fishing vessel with 20 on board has been…

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Ship in a Gale. Timber Washed Overboard

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 June 1913 · page 6

The ship Neotsfield, which arrived from Astoria with timber yesterday met heavy weather off the New South Wales coast. A strong gale accompanied by blinding…

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Gales in Portugal Loss of Life. Lisbon, June 1

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 June 1913 · page 8

Violent gales have occurred throughout Portugal, and several people have been killed by lightning. A fishing vessel, with 20 occupants, was…

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Five Feet of Debris. Claims Foe Storm Damage

Evening News · Tuesday 3 June 1913 · page 3

The case in which four waitress—Maggie Ainsworth Ruby Lee, Clara M'Cullock, and Lizzie M'Keble-employed at Scarborough House. Bondi, proceeded against the Waverly…

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South Coast Breakwaters. a Lesson of the Storm. Wollongon

Evening News · Thursday 5 June 1913 · page 4

During last month approximately 18th of rain fell at Woollongong. It was the heaviest record on the South Coast, and from 3in to 4in less than that recorded in the food areas…

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