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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1914

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Frost Bound Britain. Storm Beaten Coasts. Shipping in Distress. London, Thursday Morning

The Sun · Thursday 1 January 1914 · page 8

The United Kingdom is frostbound Skating and toboganning are general. Yesterday was a clear, crisp, sunny day in London. The snowfall in Berlin has been the…

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In the Bay of Biscay. Plucky Salvage Work. Storm-torn, Burning Wreck. a Valuable Prize. Port Pirie

The Sun · Thursday 1 January 1914 · page 10

Members of the crew of the steamer Clan Grant, which has arrived from Liverpool, tell a thrilling story of how they rescued an abandoned ship in the Bay of Biscay…

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Frost and Flood. Ravages in Europe. Whole Continent Distressed Berlin

The Sun · Thursday 1 January 1914 · page 6

Terrible distress has, been caused in Germany and other European countries by phenomenal and bitter weather. The whole of the country has been ravaged by snow…

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Thunderstorm in the City. Rain in the South

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 1 January 1914 · page 11

As an outcome of the excessively sultry conditions a thunderstorm occurred in the city between 4 and 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Its approach was heralded by a bank of black…

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Pacific Coast Storms. Snow Falls in California

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 2 January 1914 · page 8

SAN FRANCISCO, Wednesday Evening.—Wireless messages have been received from a number of vessels reporting heavy storms in the Pacific and along the entire Pacific coast…

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Storms on Pacific Coast. San Francisco, Dec. 31

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 2 January 1914 · page 7

Ships report by wireless that heavy storms have occurred in the Pacific. Bad weather prevails along the entire Pacific coast, and heavy floods are reported from…

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Thunderstorms. Hot Conditions. 113 Degrees at Jerry's Plains

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 2 January 1914 · page 8

Kurther light to moderate rainfall, associated, with thunder storms, has been recorded at places over the south-eastern districts. Tumut had 46 points, Penrith 45, Narrandera 36,…

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Squally Southerly. Thunderstorms in Places

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 2 January 1914 · page 11

Further light to moderate rainfall, associated with thunderstorms, has been recorded at places over the south-eastern districts. Tumut had 46 points, Penrith 45, Narrandera 36,…

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Storms and Floods. Damage in America

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 5 January 1914 · page 7

PITTSBURG, Saturday.--Severe storms are raging throughout Pennsylvania. Communications have been cut off in many places. New Jersey is seriously affected. Terrific…

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Storm at Singleton. Singleton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 January 1914 · page 11

The storm on Friday afternoon left a good deal of destruction in its wake. At Glendonbrook, within a radius of three or four miles the rainfall varied from 190 to 350 points and…

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Cyclonic Storm. Dalby (Q.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 January 1914 · page 10

A wind storm of cyclonic force swept Kaimkillenbun on Saturday afternoon, considerable damage being done. The air beenme full of flying fragments. A number of buildings…

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Storms in America. Widespread Damage. Pittsburg, Jan. 3

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 January 1914 · page 9

Severe storms have been experienced throughout Pennsylvania, and communications have been cut in many places. New Jersey has been seriously affected…

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Southerly Change. Cooler Conditions Scattered Thunderstorms

The Sun · Monday 5 January 1914 · page 4

New South Wales, --Except for scattered thunderstorms in the northeast, generally fine, with south-west winds and moderate, temperatures…

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Violent Storm Near Bathurst

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 January 1914 · page 9

A violent storm on Sunday struck Stanley Creek, 18 miles from Bathurst, and within 15 minutes 80 points of rain had been registered. The property of Mr. W. T. Bullock was…

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Storm in Torres Straits. Two Pearlers Wrecked

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 6 January 1914 · page 8

THURSDAY ISLAND, Monday.--It was reported on Saturday that three luggers had been lost in the recent heavy weather. One, however is known to be safe. One (the Venture)…

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Heavy Weather in the North. the Drought Broken. Rain and Gales Prevail

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 6 January 1914 · page 8

DARWIN, Monday.--After an exceptionally long spell of dry weather the wet season has broken in earnest. Heavy westerly gales, with fierce rain squalls, have prevailed for three days…

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Tropical Rain Storm. Further Heavy Falls

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 7 January 1914 · page 14

The extensive tropical depression responsible for the very heavy rainstorm in the Northern Territory still occupies the greater part of Australia. Its centre lies over the Territory. The…

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FIJI NEWS.d ' '—;J Storm at Suva. Suva (Fiji) Dec. 31

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 January 1914 · page 11

A severe thunderstorm passed over Suva on Monday, the 8th instant, and one of the plantations at Nasinu reports that the lightning did considerable damage to banana plants. A…

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Brave Carpenter. the Dalgonar Wreck. in a Five Days' Gale. London. Wednesday Evening

Evening News · Thursday 8 January 1914 · page 8

The survivors of the ship Daigonar. which was wrecked on October 9 last, have arrived in London. They include Carstoo, a New Zealander, and Jackson, a South Australia…

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Storm at Port Pirie. Vessels Go Aground. Steamer Strikes a Jetty. Port Pirie (S.a.)

The Sun · Thursday 8 January 1914 · page 7

The town was visited by a terrific storm yesterday. Although no serious damage was done to buildings, the shipping trade was completely disorganised. The colliers Period…

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