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Floods & storms, 1914

1,087 stories in Sydney's papers · page 10 of 55

South-easterly Gale

The Sun · Thursday 19 February 1914 · page 7

Reports' received from the northern rivers to-day state that a south-easterly gale is raging from South-West Rocks to Tweed River, tremendous seas are running, and at…

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"Desperadoes." Storm in the Commons. London

The Sun · Thursday 19 February 1914 · page 9

Major Archer Shee asked in the House of Commons yesterday whether Poutsma one of the deported Labor leaders, was a naturalised Britisher, and if legislation would be…

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Storms on North Coast. Rough Seas and Rain. Generally Warm Inland

The Sun · Thursday 19 February 1914 · page 9

New South Wales Forecast.--Southeast gales and some heavy rain on north coast, otherwise fine and hot, northerly winds, but a change shortly…

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Heavy Storm. on the North Coast. Rough Seas, High Minds, and Driving Rain

Evening News · Thursday 19 February 1914 · page 11

The store which was raging on the Queensland coast during the early part of the week and against which shipping was warned, has now reached the north coast of New South…

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Flood Waters' Havoc. Spanish City Devastated. London, Thursday Morning

The Sun · Thursday 19 February 1914 · page 8

Torrential rain which fell in Ovidedeo, northwestern Spain, caused great devastataion in that city and in the surrounding villages. Houses were flooded, and the residents were…

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Rough Seas. Gales on the Coast. Hot Conditions

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 February 1914 · page 5

South-east gales and rough seas on the southern coast of Queensland, and on the North Coast of New South Wales are the result of a tropical disturbance, which has…

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The Gathering Storm." Chapter I

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 20 February 1914 · page 3

A good man has been solemnly cursing "Darwinism" recently, in the "Stock Journal," and I would have laughed at his denunciation, only that…

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Coastal Gale. Twenty Steamers Tied Up. Ballengarra Stuck on Bar

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 20 February 1914 · page 10

Stormy weather prevailed on the North Coast yesterday and last night. A south-east gale was the cause of heavy sens. Rain squalls also made the conditions at numerous stations…

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American Floods. Towns Under Water. Enormous Damage to Property. Automobile Party's Narrow Escape

Evening News · Friday 20 February 1914 · page 10

LOS ANGELES (CAL), Thursday Evening. A tropical downpour turned the streets of a number of Southern Californian towns into racing milliatreams. All railroad and street…

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Gales Moderating. Heat and Some Heavy Rain

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 21 February 1914 · page 17

The centre of the high pressure system still lies over New Zealand, with its centre isobar 30.0 inches. The tropical depression off the Queensland coast has moved eastward, and…

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Heavy Rain. on Far North Coast. a Cool Change

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 February 1914 · page 19

Gales which have been raging off the North Coast during the past few days are now moderating, consequent upon the tropical disturbance off the Queensland coast receding…

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Sydney Rainfall. Driest Period on Record. Heavy Rain on North Coast

The Sun · Saturday 21 February 1914 · page 8

Now South Wales Forecast.--Fine and warm to hot with slight tendency for isolated thunder except in the north-east quarter, where cloudy…

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Remarkable Rainstorm. Southern Californian Deluge. Los Angeles, Feb. 19

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 February 1914 · page 21

A tropical downpour of rain turned the streets of many Southern Californian towns into racing millstreamp. Eight inches of rain fell in 3 hours, and the storm proved to be…

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In a Cyclone. Bombala Has Rough Time

The Sun · Saturday 21 February 1914 · page 1

After leaving Brisbane on Wednesday afternoon the Bombala encountered a mild cyclone, which churned up high seas and gave the coaster a fairly rough time…

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Disastrous Floods. In Paris and London Further Prophecies by Mme. de Thebes

The World's News · Saturday 21 February 1914 · page 4

IN LAST WEEK'S ISSUE, under the title of "What May Happen in 1914," we gave Mme. de Thebes' prophecies, more particularly those relating to the United States…

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Floods in California. All Traffic Stopped. Motor Party's Narrow Escape

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 21 February 1914 · page 13

LOS ANGELES, Thursday. -- A tropical downpour turned the streets of Southern Californian towns into racing mill-streams, and railroad and street traffic was brought to a…

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Malaita Meets a Gale

The Sun · Sunday 22 February 1914 · page 7

The steamer Malaita, from New Hebrides, arrived at Sydney yesterday. During the vessel's cruise in the group heavy rain was experienced. Between Norfolk and Lord Howe Islands the Malaita encountered a strong…

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"Cyclone" Thompson

Evening News · Monday 23 February 1914 · page 4

"Cyclone" Johnny Thompson a claimant of the world's middleweight championship, will fall on March 24 for Australia. He hopes to force M'Goorty into a match, and…

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"Cyclone" Thompson's Plans

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 23 February 1914 · page 8

SAN FRANCISCO, Saturday.-- "Cyclone" Johnny Thompson will sail on March 21 for Australia. He hopes to force M'Goorty into a match, and afterwards he will sail for Europe…

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"Cyclone" Thompson. San Francisco, Feb. 22

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 February 1914 · page 13

"Cyclone" Thompson sails on March 24 for Australia. He hopes to force McGoorty to engage in a mutch with him, and will afterwards sail for Europe to meet Carpentier, if it can be arranged…

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