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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1914

1,087 stories in Sydney's papers · page 29 of 55

Thunderstorm's Record. Nine Persons Struck Dead. Remarkable Occurrences. London, Monday Morning

The Sun · Monday 15 June 1914 · page 7

A heavy thunderstorm occurred yesterday afternoon, during which a man and a woman with four children were killed by lightning on Wandsworth Common…

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Storm in Paris. Loaded 'Buses Engulfed. London, Tuesday Morning

The Sun · Tuesday 16 June 1914 · page 7

During a fearful storm in Paris yesterday part of one of the underground railway tunnels collapsed. The hole speedily filled With water and two omnibuses full of…

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A Severe Storm. Downpour in London. People Killed by Lightning

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 16 June 1914 · page 8

LONDON, Monday.—A thundorstorm which took place in London on Sunday was the most severe in living memory. A tropical downpour lasted for several hours. There was a…

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London's Record Storm. Lightning's Dreadful Havoc. Victims' Clothes Burnt Off. London, Tuesday Morning

The Sun · Tuesday 16 June 1914 · page 8

The thunderstorm that broke over London on Sunday was the severest on record. Nearly all those who were killed by the lightning were picked up in a semi-nude…

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Heavy Thunderstorm. Damage in London. London, June 14

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 June 1914 · page 9

A thunderstorm, the severest that has occurred in London within the memory of living man, was the cause of loss of life and considerable damage. There was a tropical…

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Heavy Rain in the City. Gale on the Coast

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 17 June 1914 · page 12

Heavy rain fell in the city last evening. It commenced shortly after 9 o'clock, and for half-an-hour there was a great downpour. Coastal reports showed that a southerly gale…

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Paris Devastated. Flood and Storm. Believed 30 Killed. London, Wednesday Morning

The Sun · Wednesday 17 June 1914 · page 7

The fearful storm of yesterday has played havoc in Paris. The Avenue D'Antin, the Place St. Philip du Roule, and the Boulevard Haussmann. three famous, centres of fashion…

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Houses Collapse. Three People Injured at Sydenham. a Terrific Gale

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 June 1914 · page 14

during a severe gale last night two houses, Nos.14 and 16 Garden-street, Sydenham, were unroofed, and the walls collapsed. One house was occupied by Mr. and Mrs…

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Roofs Blown Off. Storm at Marrickville. Three People Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 17 June 1914 · page 9

Shortly before one o'clock this morning the wind, which swept over Sydney and suburbs with hurricane force, struck a terrace of four cottages in Garden-street, Marrickville. The…

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The Paris Storm. Twenty Fatalities Recorded. Paris, Tuesday Night

Evening News · Wednesday 17 June 1914 · page 7

The death roll or the great [?], which devastated portions of the city, ha s now been made up. No fewer than twenty fatalities are…

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Storm-swept Coast. Eighty-mile Blows. Newcastle Steamer Has Rough Time

Evening News · Wednesday 17 June 1914 · page 1

"The first blow of the season and a snorter at that." This was the brief description of last night's gale supplied by an officer of the Newcastle…

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Great Storm. Destruction in Paris. People Drowned and Killed. Chasms in the Streets

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 17 June 1914 · page 9

PARIS, Tuesday. -- The worst thunderstorm for 50 years was experienced yesterday, when there was a torrential downpour for two and a half hours…

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Violent Storm. Paris Under Water Roadways Collapse. Numberous Lives Lost. Paris, June 16

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 June 1914 · page 13

The worst thunderstorm that has been experienced for 50 years swept over Paris, accompanied by torrential rain, yesterday. The downpour lasted two hours and a half…

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Storm-swept. Paris Suffers Heavily. Yawning Gaps in Roadway. Heavy Loss of Life. Paris, Tuesday Night

Evening News · Wednesday 17 June 1914 · page 5

The worst thunderstorm that has been experienced for 50 years swept over Paris, accompanied nu torrential rain, yesterday. The downpour lasted two hours and a half…

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Last Nights Storm. the Rainfall Some Heavy Records. Two and a Quarter Inches at Sydney. Telegraph Lines Blown Down

Evening News · Wednesday 17 June 1914 · page 9

Forecast for New South Wales, issued at noon to-day by the Commonwealth at noon to-day by the Commonwealth Bureau, for the next 24 hours:—Cool generally. Cloudy and…

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Last Night's Big Storm. Rain, Snow, Thunder, and Lightning. Extensive Damage in the Suburbs. Wind Blows Sixty Miles Un Hour. Buildings Wrecked and People Injured

Evening News · Wednesday 17 June 1914 · page 1

Another of the big storms which visit Sydney intermittently broke over the city last evening from the southward, and in a short time spread to the uttermost boundaries of the…

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Creeks Flooded. Parramatta and Granville Suffer

Evening News · Wednesday 17 June 1914 · page 1

A terrific [?], accompanied by heavy rain and with broke over Parramatta and Granville between 1 and 2 o'clock this morning. A lot of damage was done to…

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Floods at Canterbury. Gardens Submerged

Evening News · Wednesday 17 June 1914 · page 1

The storm was experienced [?] the [?]ness in Canterbury, where a considerable amount of damage was done to sheds, fences, and gardens by the wind. A baser's shop [?]…

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Wild Night. Tempest-tossed Vessels. Damage in Suburbs. Flood and Wreck

The Sun · Wednesday 17 June 1914 · page 9

The witches' cauldron of the Tasman Sea sent a violent storm to the coast last night. This is the place where storms are brewed by conflicting elements from the Antarctic and…

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The Storm. Terrific Coastal Gales. Damage Ashore and Afloat

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 June 1914 · page 9

The severe cyclonic storm which worked up gradually at a late hour on Tuesday night, and reached its greatest force at 1 a.m. yesterday, has been responsible for much damage…

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