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Floods & storms, 1913

1,447 stories in Sydney's papers · page 53 of 73

Heat Wave and Storms. From Atlantic to Pacific

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 4 August 1913 · page 7

NEW-YORK, Friday Evening.--The heat wave shows no abatement, and dozens of people have succumbed. The wave extends, almost from the Atlantic to- the Pacific. Twenty-six fatalities…

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Antarctic Disturbances. Westerly Gales Raging. Sand Blizzard at Broken Hill

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 4 August 1913 · page 7

A very energetic Antarctic disturbance over all southern shores of the continent, and including large areas of the south-eastern States, was responsible for northerly to north-westerly…

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Storm in Tasmania. Steamer Stands Out. Launceston

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 August 1913 · page 9

A flerce westerly gale prevailed in the north of the State yesterday, but fortunately not much damage was done. The storm was worst at Bur[?]e, where the steamer Oonah had to…

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Floods in the West. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 August 1913 · page 10

The heavy rains have caused several washaways on the south-western railways. All the rivers and brooks are in flood, and the lines in many places are under water;…

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Subsoiling with Explosives. Inadvisable After Heavy Rain

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 5 August 1913 · page 7

South Australia's Inspector of Explosives, writing on the subject of subsoiling, says:—"My experience has been so far that explosives will…

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Island Storms. Makambo Meets Rough Weather

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 August 1913 · page 9

Captain Wetherall, of Burns, Philp, and Company's steamer Makambo, reports from the New Hebrides that he experienced very heavy weather in the southern portion of the…

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Gales at the New Hebrides. Sydney Steamer Has Rough Time

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 5 August 1913 · page 7

Heavy weather has swept through the southern portion of the New Hebrides group, and the steamer Makambo, from Sydney, had a rough time. Captain Wetherall, of the…

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Floods on the North Coast. Scenes at Bangalow

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 6 August 1913 · page 7

Very heavy rain fell on the North Coast Fast week. Our pictures represent scenes at Bangalow, where the Water invaded the streets…

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Perilous Trip. Barque in a Gale. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 August 1913 · page 9

The old Hobart whaling barque Helen, now engaged in the timber-carrying trade, sought refuge in Hobson's Bay this evening, bearing a generally storm-beaten look, and having a…

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Lost in the Floods

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 8 August 1913 · page 4

Bellinger River complains that a parcel of goods he ordered from Anthony Hordern's have gone astray, and he asks if I can ascertain who is…

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Flood Troubles

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 8 August 1913 · page 4

Kyogle has a creek running along the bottom of one of his paddocks. It is a source of trouble every time there is a rush of water, through the flood…

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Suburban News. Flooding at Marrickville

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 August 1913 · page 6

The residents on the flat land in the vicinity of Sydenham-road, Marrickville, have felt much concerned about the inconvenience and damage to their properties due to the inability of the sewer pipes to carry off…

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Floods in Tasmania. Mine Flooded

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 August 1913 · page 6

LAUNCESTON, Thursday.--The weather improved to-day, but all the rivers are high owing to recent rains, 316 points having fallen this month…

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Severe Dust Storms

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 9 August 1913 · page 13

BROKEN-HILL, Friday.--A series of severe dust storms have been experienced in Broken-hill. Today surface work on the mines has been stopped in several cases. City business…

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James Johnston Meets Gales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 August 1913 · page 20

The barquentine James Johnston arrived f[?]om [?]ureka yesterday with 1,150,000 feet of [?]wood, part of which is for Newcastle. Captain Hansen reported experiencing fine weather, until reaching the Fijian…

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Storm at Cootamundra. Large Hailstones. Cootamundra

Evening News · Saturday 9 August 1913 · page 11

A heavy thunderstorm was experienced last night, accompanied by large batistones. Thirty-seven points were recorded, including nine this morning. Light rain is still falling, and the…

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The New Hebrides. a Narrative of Travel. I. a Political Storm Centre

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 August 1913 · page 7

The necessity for the spread of information concerning this beautiful and interesting group of islands is growing with the passage of time. Whether viewed from the…

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Floods in Tasmania. Launceston

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 August 1913 · page 20

The flood waters in North Esk subsided considerably during last night, enabling railway traffic to be resumed. Medical men recommend Wolfe's Schnapps…

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Big Floods in India. Great Loss of Life. Calcutta, Monday Morning

Evening News · Monday 11 August 1913 · page 7

Disastrous floods have occurred in india to the province of Bengal. The waters of the Damoder River, awollen by heavy rains, burst the embankments and…

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Floods in India. Great Loss of Life Feared. London, Sunday, 11.10 p.m

The Sun · Monday 11 August 1913 · page 8

Reports from Calcutta state that the collapse of the embankment of the Bamodar River has caused terrible havoc in the Bwidwan district in Bengal…

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