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Floods & storms, 1913

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Great Lakes Storm

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 21 November 1913 · page 9

The Canadian Government promises investigation of the disasters on the Great Lakes during the recent storm, with the object of making navigation…

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Storm-swept Town. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 November 1913 · page 11

Sir,—On Wednesday last our little township was devastated by a sever[?] [?]urricane. A number of houses were sompletely unroofed, and in some the contents were utterly…

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Floods in South America

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 21 November 1913 · page 9

From exchanges to hand we learn that towards the end of August floods in the south of the Province of Buenos Ayres destroyed thousands of cattle…

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Storm at Grafton. Buildings Damaged

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 22 November 1913 · page 17

GRAFTON, Friday.--A cyclonic storm passed over the district this afternoon, doing considerable damage in Middle Clarence. The Church of England at Brushgrove was…

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Struck by Cyclone. Church Blown Down. Other Buildings Damaged. Brushgrove

The Sun · Saturday 22 November 1913 · page 9

A terrific cyclone occurred here last night. The Church of England was blown down and demolished, and the Methodist Church is off its foundations fully fifteen feet…

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The Weather. Strong Blows on North Coast. Several Thunderstorms

Evening News · Saturday 22 November 1913 · page 11

The hot and [?]ultry condition continued over the north-eastern half of New South Wales yesterday, and temperature were again high, The nineties were registered in many places…

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Thunderstorms. Hot, Sultry Weather. Scattered Rain

The Sun · Saturday 22 November 1913 · page 9

Hot, sultry conditions continued in the north-eastern part of the State yesterday, and the maximum temperatures again reached well into the nineties at many…

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Another Truimph for Marconi The Fight Against Fire and Storm to Save the Human Freight of the Volturno

Sunday Times · Sunday 23 November 1913 · page 3

"An appalling tragedy of the sea overshadows the grave political discussions of the day," says the: London "Daily Telegraph" in a very dramatic leading article. "The story is that of…

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Violent Queensland Storm

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 24 November 1913 · page 9

EMERALD, Q., Sunday.--A violent dust and thunder storm swept over the district on Saturday evening. The wind, which blew with great force, caused much damage. The gas…

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Storm at Ulmarra. Ulmarra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 24 November 1913 · page 9

A violent storm passed over the district late on Friday afternoon, accompanied by a fierce wind. Very little damage was done at Ulmarra, where over an inch of rain fell,…

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Cyclonic Storm. Damage in the Country. Church Property Suffers. Heavy Rainfall

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 24 November 1913 · page 9

BRUSHGROVE. Saturday.--A severe cyclone passed over. Brushgrove and district last evening. The Church of England building was blown…

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Storms and Heat. Hotels Unroofed. Cas Tower Blown Over. Brisdane, Monsay

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 November 1913 · page 10

The postal authorities were advised fr[?] Emerald, in the central district, on Saturday as follows:—A violent dust and thunderstorm occurred here at 6 p.m. on Sunday. Toe [?]as…

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Limitations of Parenthood. the Rumbling Storm. Sir J. Barr and the Unfit

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 25 November 1913 · page 8

Sir James Barr, addressing the Sheffield University Sociological Society on Eugenies, said that, if they only stopped the reproduction of the unfit, the…

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The Big Storm. Much Damage Reported

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 26 November 1913 · page 12

INVERELL, Tuesday.-- Particulars as to the actual damage done by Friday's hailstorm throughout the Inverell district are gradually coming to hand…

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The Clarence Cyclone. Churches Blown Away. Houses Demolished. Boats Sunk in the River

Evening News · Wednesday 26 November 1913 · page 14

The residents on the Lower Clarence will long remember Friday, November 11, writes [?] Grafton correspondent. A terrible [?] struck the district, [?]…

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Storms on the Great Lakes. London, Thursday Morning

The Sun · Thursday 27 November 1913 · page 8

The recent terrific storms on the Great Lakes in Canada did damage to the extent of more than £1.000,000. Eleven steamers, insured for £483,000. were wrecked, also seven…

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A Queenland Cyclone. Gas Tower Overturned

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 28 November 1913 · page 4

A violent cyclone swept over part of Queensland last Friday and caused considerable damage. At Mulgowie, near Laidley, the Burnside State…

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Terrific Gales. Shipping Losses Feared. Fisher Folk Suffer

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 28 November 1913 · page 9

HALIFAX, Wednesday Evening.--Incoming trans-Atlantic liners report having encountered terrific gales. The Mongolian, which was a week overdue…

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Atlantic Storms. Many Shipping Casualties. Halifax, Nov. 27

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 28 November 1913 · page 10

Incoming trans-Atlantic liners report having [?]ncountered terrific gale[?]. The Mongolian, from Glasgow, which was a week overdue, arrived yesterday showing…

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Terrific Gales. Atlantic and Pacific Oceans Steamers Buffetted About. Vancouver, Thursday Evening

Evening News · Friday 28 November 1913 · page 7

A terri[?] gale is raging on the northern [?] coast. a number of steamers. the Niagara from Australia included. having had a rough time A passenger on board the steamer president…

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