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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1913

1,447 stories in Sydney's papers · page 52 of 73

Gale at Clifton. Hampering Goal Trade

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 25 July 1913 · page 12

CLIFTON, Thursday.--Heavy rain continued to fall during the greater part or to-day, and a strong southerly wind experienced during the early part of this morning gradually increased…

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Trapped in a Mine. Thrilling Race for Life in a Flooded Pit. Twelve Miners Perish in Yorkshire

The World's News · Saturday 26 July 1913 · page 19

TWELVE lives were sacrificed as the result of two colliery disasters in the West Riding of Yorkshire last month. At a Rotherham mine eight…

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Land of the Buzzard. in the Heart of Antarctica. Storms at 200 Miles an Hour

The Sun · Sunday 27 July 1913 · page 11

Very few achievements in moto -photography are superior to that of the official photographer with Dr. Mawson's Antarctic Expedition, of which six men and the leader…

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The Weather. Heavy Rain on the Coast. To-day's Forecasts

Evening News · Monday 28 July 1913 · page 7

Forecast for New South Wales, issued at noon to-day by the Commonwealth Weather Bureau, for the next 24 hours:—Showery on parts of the coast and tablelands, and at scattered places…

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End of the World. Fanatics Build an Ark. Preparing for the Deluge. New York

The Sun · Tuesday 29 July 1913 · page 5

A great stir has been created in Panama by an outbreak among a lot of fanatics who are preparing for the end of the world. The leader of these deluded people is one…

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Storm Clouds. the Rand Trouble. Men Reject Owning Terms. Big Strike Imminent. [?]

Evening News · Tuesday 29 July 1913 · page 8

The mine-owners offered half-pay during a ten days' vacation after a year's work underground or two years work on the surface. They agreed also to recognise the trades union…

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The Coming Storm South African Workers. Waiting for the Signal. Strike on Scientific Lines. Plans for a Short and Sharp Fight London, Monday, 8.40 p.m

The Sun · Tuesday 29 July 1913 · page 5

A prolonged sitting of the Cabinet was held in Pretoria to-day, to consider the acute situation that has been created by the threatened labor upheaval…

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The C.p.a. Congress. "The Flood Tide of Opportunity."

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 29 July 1913 · page 3

Mr. D. L. Herlihy, Tumut, writes:—I have read with greatest Interest the deliberations of the Country Party Association. Since the inaugural…

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A Bad Impression. "Flood's Wharf in the Mud."

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 29 July 1913 · page 15

Arrivals at Sydney by the Royal Mail liner Moana, which reached port early last Wednesday from San Francisco, must have gathered bad impressions…

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In the Snows. Lord Denman As Ski-runner Caught by a Storm. Mount Kosciusko

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 30 July 1913 · page 13

On the 27th instant the Governor-General (Lord Denman), accompanied by Drs. H. H. Schlink, O. Paul, H. Shorney (Adelaide), and Messrs. H. Fay (Consul-Genernl for Norway)…

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The Rand. Awaiting the Storm. Grim Preparations. the Native Danger. Johannesburg, July 30

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 31 July 1913 · page 9

The situation is outwardly unchanged. The Government has declined to reconsider the domands of the Trades Federation, and the federation refeses the Government…

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The Modes of Modern Maidens. Pennsylvania's Tea-cup Storm

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 1 August 1913 · page 8

One hears a protest from time to time against this or that abuse of fashion. In the Unites State just now, three is quite a storm possibly…

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Terrific Storm. Damage in Washington. Long Casualty Roll. Washington, July 30

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 August 1913 · page 9

A terrific thunderstorm swept over the city yesterday, and three people were killed by lightining, and scores were injured. After the temperature had reached 100…

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Like a Thunderbolt. Power Suddenly Stopped. "A Storm in a Tea-cup."

Evening News · Friday 1 August 1913 · page 9

"It came like a thunderbolt: on one had the slightest idea that there was to be a stopping, also, so far as [?] be [?], no one seems to consider too position of [?] to be serious…

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Terrific Storm. in Washington City. Three Killed, Scores Injured. the Comic Element

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 1 August 1913 · page 9

WASHINGTON, Thursday.--A terrific thunderstorm, accompanied by vivid lightning, struck the city yesterday. Three persons were killed and scores…

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Terrible Storm. Several Killed; Many Injured. Serious Damage at Washington. Chasing Dollar Bills. Washington

Evening News · Friday 1 August 1913 · page 10

A terrific thunderstorm swept ever the city yesterday, and three people were killed by lighting and scores were injured. After the temperature had reached 100…

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"Teddy" in a Storm in an Open Boat

The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People · Saturday 2 August 1913 · page 8

"A man does get [?] in an open boat in such a [?] These words, uttered by a boy of twelve, [?] seem a bit [?]political, but any one…

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Washed Out. Heavy Rain in the North. [?]Allina

Evening News · Monday 4 August 1913 · page 4

During the recent heavy rains the maintenance mem at Nowrybar had all their tents and food washed away, from, their camp, about thirty yards from the crock…

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Gale on the Harbor

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 4 August 1913 · page 7

Saturday and yesterday were the roughest days experienced on the harbor for some time. The wind came down with terrific force, and hampered the movements of shipping and ferry…

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Dust Storm. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 August 1913 · page 7

The most dusty day experienced for many yeare was that of yesterday. From daylight until 3 p.m. the city and surroundings were enveloped in thick clouds of suffocating sand,…

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