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…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →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;…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →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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