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Floods & storms, 1914

1,087 stories in Sydney's papers · page 32 of 55

Mokau in the Gale. Deck Gear Swept Overboard

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 22 June 1914 · page 6

A telegram front Byron Bay yesterday stated that one of the beats from the steamer Mokau had been washed up on the beach. A message received on Saturday stated that the Mokau…

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Empire Has a Rough Experience. Delayed by the Gale

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 22 June 1914 · page 6

The full force of the cyclonic gale which raged along the coast, last, week was met by the K. and A. mail liner Empire, and like many other liners she tad a protracted passage…

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Last Week's Storm. Death of Mrs. Slade

The Sun · Monday 22 June 1914 · page 10

Charlotte Anne Slade, 42, who, according to a police report furnished the City Coroner, was living at 14 Garden-street, Marrickville, died at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital on…

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Tasman in the Storm. Seaman Slightly Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 22 June 1914 · page 11

BRISBANE, Sunday.--The Dutch steamer Tasman arrived at Pinkenba on Saturday from Sydney. The vessel met the full force of the recent gale, shortly after clearing Sydney…

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The Storm in Paris. Contractors Attacked. Paris. June 20

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 June 1914 · page 10

It is estimated that the damage caused by the recent subsidences in the streets owing to the heavy rainstorm, with payments for compensation, will amount to £100,000…

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The Weather. Fine After the Storm. Heavy Dew at Sydney

Evening News · Monday 22 June 1914 · page 7

Cloudy to overcast weather was ruling at a number of places throughout New South Wales this morning, but for the most part fine conditions prevailed. On the North Coast the…

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The French Storm. Damage Amounts to £100,000. Citizens' Indignation

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 22 June 1914 · page 9

PARIS, Friday.--The estimated damage in connection with the subsidences during the recent storm, with compensation for the injured, amounts to £100,000…

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House Wrecked. by Storm at Marrickville. Woman Buried in the Ruins. and Dies in Hospital

Evening News · Monday 22 June 1914 · page 8

The heavy storm on June 16 was not, unfortunately, unattended with fatal results. Mrs. Charlotte Ann Slade, 42, who was buried through a portion of the house in 14…

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Died in a Storm

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 23 June 1914 · page 12

MACLEAN, Monday.--The body of a man, about 30 years of ago, known by the name Of Dixon, was found in a paddock ut Shark Creek. Dixon had been drinking heavily for several…

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Storm Injuries Prove Fatal

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 23 June 1914 · page 12

The storm of Tuesday was responsible for several people being injured, and one death has already been reported. Charlotte Ann Slade (43), married, of Garden-street, Marrickville,…

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Driven Ashore in a Gale. the Stealer Needles

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 23 June 1914 · page 12

A cable has been received by the Marine Underwriters' Association stating that the steamer Needles, bound from London to West Australian ports, had been driven ashore in…

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The Storm in Paris. Further Subsidences

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 23 June 1914 · page 10

PARIS. Sunday.--Further subsidences following on the floods have occurred in the Boulevard Haussmann. Four people wore engulfed, but were rescued…

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The Gale. Schooner Wrecked on North Coast. No Tidings of the Crew

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 23 June 1914 · page 9

According to a telegram received by the Navigation Department yesterday the schooner Aleda, 79 tons, owned by John Breckenridge, Ltd., has been wrecked near Port Macquarie…

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Apprentice Lost Overboard. Barque Jordanhill in the Gale. Decks Swept by Heavy Seas

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 23 June 1914 · page 12

A trying time in the recent cyclonic gale off the coast fell to the lot of the four-masted barque Jordanhill, which arrived in the harbor last evening form Liverpool, after a passage of…

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Fierce Storm in France. Several Persons Killed by Lightning. Paris Monday Evening

Evening News · Tuesday 23 June 1914 · page 1

A terrible storm has been experienced in the Chablais district. Savoie, E[?]tern France, and several deaths have been reported from [?]ghtning…

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Severe Storms. Damage in America. Floods and Lightning

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 24 June 1914 · page 9

KANSAS CITY, Tuesday. -- Scores of people were driven from their homes, whole wheat fields were swept away, corn crops damaged, and much live stock lost as the result of heavy…

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Storm at the Stadium

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 24 June 1914 · page 1

The conclusion of the Joe Welling-Sapper O'Neil contest at the Stadium on Saturday night last was marked by the nearest approach to a rich that has been…

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Storms and Floods. Damage in United States. Kansas City, June 23

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 June 1914 · page 13

Scores of people have been driven from thoir homes, whole wheat crops have been swept away, and much live stock has been lost as a result of heavy rains that have…

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The Deluge. Pre-semitic Account Found. London, Wednesday Morning

The Sun · Wednesday 24 June 1914 · page 9

Dr. Langdon, of Oxford university, is reported to have found amongst some Babylonian tablets that have been-unearthed in the ancient city of Nippur a pre-Semltic…

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Storm in France. Deaths From Lightning. Paris, June 22

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 June 1914 · page 13

A terrible storm occurred in the Chablais district, and several deaths from lightning are reported. A military camp near Orleans was struck,…

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