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Floods & storms, 1914

1,087 stories in Sydney's papers · page 47 of 55

Terrific Thunderstorms. Great Damage to Cross and Flooks

The Farmer and Settler · Wednesday 11 November 1914 · page 3

During Monday afternoon a terrific thunderstorm, accompanied by hall, broke over, the Wagga district and caused great damage to the crops just about…

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Further Good Rains. Result of Thunderstorms

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 November 1914 · page 13

Further good rains have fallen over practically the eastern half of the State, and at one or two isolated stations in the northwest. The best falls were again on the…

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The Recent Storms. Damage in the Country

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 12 November 1914 · page 2

During the recent stormy visitation in New South Wales, considerable damage was done to cereal aud fruit crops in different centres…

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Any Old (Sup)port in a Storm

The Land · Friday 13 November 1914 · page 9

Mr. Holman is busily engaged appealing to the Norton-Griffiths Co., and other abused capitalists for help.—News Item…

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In a Gale. French Steamer Founders, Eleven Lives Lost. London, Thursday Evening

Evening News · Friday 13 November 1914 · page 1

A gale on the French coast was responsible for the wreck of a steamer. The Duche[?] de Gu[?] foundered in the Havre Roads, on the north-west coast of…

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Heavy Rain

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 14 November 1914 · page 10

ADELAIDE, Friday.--There was a terrific thunderstorm and heavy fall of rain at Petersburg at mid-day. The streets were under water and shops were washed out. In the…

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Lost in a Gale. French Steamer Founders

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 14 November 1914 · page 10

LONDON, Thursday.--The French steamer Duchesse de Gulche, 822 tons, foundered in Havre Roads during a gale. Eleven persons were drowned…

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The Coolamon Storm

The Farmer and Settler · Monday 16 November 1914 · page 2

In the recent storm at Coolamon, gardens were stripped, and every window in the town facing north was broken by hail. Very little water was caught on…

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Storm in Bathurst

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 16 November 1914 · page 8

BATHURST, Sunday.--A storm broke over the city late this evening, and 135 points were registered in 20 minutes. The eastern portion of the district was untouched, but in the west…

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Heavy Rain in South Australia a Boy Washed Down a Drain

The Farmer and Settler · Monday 16 November 1914 · page 2

There was a terrific thunderstorm and heavy fall of rain at Petersburg at rain at on Friday. The streets were under water and shops were washed out. In the…

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Steamer Damaged in a Gale

Evening News · Monday 16 November 1914 · page 1

After encountering some severe weather, the Norwegian steamer [?] been [?] at Newcastle on Sunday from Puget [?] in a damaged condition. When four days but on her…

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Steamer in a Storm. Foremast Carried Away

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 16 November 1914 · page 10

NEWCASTLE, Sunday.--The Norwegian steamer Henrik Ibsen, which arrived hero from Puget Sound this morning, encountered some severe weather, during which she sustained…

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Heavy Thunderstorms. Rejoicing at Broken Hill. Broken Hill

Evening News · Monday 16 November 1914 · page 3

S[?] Friday a [?] of thunderstorms has passed over the district. In some parts heavy rain fell, though in the city proper 11 points only were registered. Outside stations…

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Country Storms. at Ardlethan

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 17 November 1914 · page 6

ARDLETHAN, Monday.--The dry weather has been broken by a succession of thunderstorms. On Sunday 224 points were registered. The storm smashed a number of trees, and did some…

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Storm and Flood. Fighting in Flanders. Rotterdam, Monday Night

Evening News · Tuesday 17 November 1914 · page 5

Heavy rains and snowstorms have destroyed that railway bridge at Denderieeus on the line connecting Bruges and Gh[?]. It is rumored a that big force of Germans…

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Ruin in the Riverina Best Fall for Six Months. Dry Thunderstorm in the City

Evening News · Tuesday 17 November 1914 · page 5

The best rain that has fallen in the Riverina [?] May last occurred on Monday, when that area was affected generally This morning it was raining at a number of places south of the…

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From War From Day to Day Abridge Of CORPSES The Fight For Dixmude Germans Slaughtered in a Morass. a Ctruccle in Flooded Fields

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 17 November 1914 · page 1

All the deductions from the cabled information of the last few days are of the most hopeful character. In the see-saw of advance and retreat in Belgium and…

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Around Ostend. Germans Flood Country. London, Nov. 16

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 17 November 1914 · page 9

The Germans have inundated the country round Ostend to prevent the Allies' advance…

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Still Sultry. More Thunderstorms Expected

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 17 November 1914 · page 6

Sultry weather conditions still rule over New South Wales, relieved at times, but only slightly by a veering of the wind to south. Two weak southerly changes affected Sydney, but…

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Gale Gets Outed. Queer Queanbeyan

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 18 November 1914 · page 4

In the "Sportsman" of the 11th inst., under the heading of "The Man with a Pull," we treated of the red-hot ramps and tear-down tricks of wayback men…

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