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Floods & storms, 1913

1,447 stories in Sydney's papers · page 66 of 73

Rain and Wind Storms. Heavy Weather in France. Disastrous Floods Feared. Paris

The Sun · Saturday 15 November 1913 · page 1

Torrential rains, accompanied by gales of great violence, are being experienced throughout France, especially in the eastern section…

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The Recent Storm. How Neville Fared

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 15 November 1913 · page 13

LITHGOW, Friday.-- A disastrous storm struck the small town of Neville, about 95 miles from here, yesterday afternoon, and as a result five buildings, including an hotel, were blown down…

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Disastrous Storm. Canadian Great Lakes. Several Vessels Wrecked. Toronto, Nov. 13

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 November 1913 · page 21

Further reports regarding the disastrous storm on the Great Lakes indicate that six freight steamers sank, and that 100 sailors were drowned…

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Six Shits Go Down. in the American Storm. Bodies Strewn on the Shore

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 15 November 1913 · page 13

TORONTO, Thursday Evening.-- From further reports to hand regarding the disasters on the Great Lakes, it is estimated that six freight steamers sank, drowning 100 sailors…

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Severe in Tasmania. Heavy Rains Cause Floods

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 15 November 1913 · page 13

ZEEHAN, Friday.-- Cyclonic weather has been prevailing on the West Coast of Tasmania, and furious and fitful gales have been blowing in various parts, followed by very heavy rain…

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Forty Years to Flood the Sahara

Globe · Saturday 15 November 1913 · page 12

It would take 40 years to flood the Sahara Desert, as has been proposed, making it an inland sea, by cutting through a canal from the Mediterranean. This would afford easy…

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The Cyclonic Storm. Widespread Damage

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 17 November 1913 · page 10

CARCOAR, Saturday.--Fuller details' of the terrific storm that swept over the village of Neville on Wednesday go to show that very heavy damage was sustained…

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The Weather. Temperature High. a Gale at Midnight

Evening News · Monday 17 November 1913 · page 5

The temperatures throughout New South Wales rose considerably since Saturday, and yesterday a hot day was experienced. For the most part the maximum readings…

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Adrift in the Storm. Five Men in an Open Boat. Tug's Mysterious Disappearance. Vanishes with Only the Captain Aboard. London, Monday! Morning-

The Sun · Monday 17 November 1913 · page 8

The strange disappearance of the tug Nana was reported yesterday upon the arrival of the liner China, one of the P. and O. Co.'s old Australian traders…

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Floods. Apple District Submerged. Hobart

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 17 November 1913 · page 9

The weather has been wintry in the extreme. On Friday the wind reached a maximum velocity of 55 miles an hour. In Huon the heaviest floods for 12 years have…

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Modern Novels. Floods of Rubbish

The Sun · Monday 17 November 1913 · page 5

"There is, in my opinion, a dearth of good books in the present decade, although there are floods of rubbishy novels," declared the Rev. George Walters, addressing a very…

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Tasmanian Floods. Orchards Damaged

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 17 November 1913 · page 10

HOBART, Sundays.--Floods have taken place in the Huonville River. All the orchards have been damaged through heavy logs being washed against the fruit trees. Ten tons of…

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Swept by a Cyclone. Man Killed, and Camels Blown on Their Font

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 18 November 1913 · page 4

A wind storm of cyclonic violence, accompanied by heavy ruin, thunder, and lightning. swept over a wide tract of country in New South Wales on…

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Not a Cyclone

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 19 November 1913 · page 12

A correspondent attempts to raise a newspaper storm by complaining that a head-line in "The Daily Telegraph" last week is not in accord with geographical fact, as laid down by…

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Severe Storms in the Country

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 19 November 1913 · page 56

Heavy storms passed over the western districts of the State on November 12, and much damage was caused in many places. At White Cliffs the Good Templars' Hall, the…

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A Cobar Dust Storm

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 19 November 1913 · page 15

Cobar was visited on November 12 by one of the most severe dust storms experienced for 20 years. The darkness was so Intense that shops and houses had to be lit up. and even…

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Sleeping Out. Dust-storm at Bexley

The Sun · Wednesday 19 November 1913 · page 6

Recent statistics of Mr. G. H. Knibbs showed Bexley to be the healthiest suburb of Sydney, and perhaps this is partly accounted for by the fact that a large number of local…

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Violent Dust-storm. Galf in the City. Squalls Up to 61 Miles

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 19 November 1913 · page 14

The city null suburbs were enveloped in a thick dust-storm during Monday night-the outcome of a sudden change of wind from N.N.E. to S.W The wind quickly freshened to the…

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Floods in France. London, Wednesday Morning

The Sun · Wednesday 19 November 1913 · page 9

The River Saone in France is in a state of flood. As a result the Creusot naval shipyards have had to be closed, and all land communication between the several villages…

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Tame Cyclone. Latest Hope of Science. Winds and Floods for Motor Power

The Sun · Thursday 20 November 1913 · page 2

There no longer is any cause for worry over the rapidly diminishing coal supply, writes Dr. Leonard K. Hirschberg, in the "American." Long before that means of…

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