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Floods & storms, 1914

1,087 stories in Sydney's papers · page 51 of 55

Storm-water Channel Fatality

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 4 December 1914 · page 9

Edgar W. Hutchinson (4 12), was drowned last Friday near the mouth of a stormwater channel at White Bay. He was playing with two other children of about his own…

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General Rain. Whole Country Benefits. Damaging Storm at Yass. Main Street Flooded

Evening News · Friday 4 December 1914 · page 5

During the past month or so some bountiful rains have fallen at many of the country districts of New South Wales, and following upon the splendid distribution over the southern…

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Town Flooded. Water a Foot Deep in the Shops. Yass

Evening News · Friday 4 December 1914 · page 5

A severe rainstorm broke over portion of the town yesterday afternoon about 6 o'clock. The main finest was flooded, also buildings on the western side of the street, The heaviest…

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To Bridge the Floods. Amsterdam, Dec. 3

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 December 1914 · page 9

The Germans are cutting treps for the purpose of constructing tridges for passages across the inundated districts near Ypres…

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Rheims Bombardment Like a Terrestrial Thunderstorm

The Globe and Sunday Times War Pictorial · Saturday 5 December 1914 · page 5

One of the most remarkable despatches from war correspondents at the front was received from a "Daily Mail" correspondent. It was a thrilling personal narrative…

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Flood at Yass. Yass

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 December 1914 · page 10

At the latter part of last week heavy rain fell at Yass. The main street was flooded. Water found its way into the town from the hills on the western side, and…

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Country to Be Flooded. Geneva, Dec. 5

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 December 1914 · page 9

The well-informed newspaper "La Suisse" states that guns have been mounted at Colmar, and pnrts of Mulhausen mined…

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Storm at Ulmarra

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 8 December 1914 · page 9

ULMARRA, Monday.—The Ulmarra district was swept by a traffic storm, of a' cyclonic nature, curly yesterday afternoon. Great dam- age was done to the crops and the buildings…

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Cyclonic Storm. Damage at Ulmaera

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 December 1914 · page 12

ULMARRA.—A violent cyclonic storm passed over Ulmarra on Sunday aftenoon, doing considerable damage. Intense heat prevailed during the forenoon, a threatening…

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Fierce Gales. Off American Coast Great Damage to Shipping. Seaside Towns [?] Severely

Evening News · Tuesday 8 December 1914 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Monday Afternoon. Terrific gales have been [?] in the Atlantic, along the East Coast of America. Off the coast of Maryland [?]…

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The Weather Light and Scattered Rain a Storm Inundates Yass Township

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 8 December 1914 · page 2

The N.S.W. Government meteorologist reports for the twenty-four hours [?]ding Monday, 9 a.m.:—"Light to moderate and scattered rains, with…

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Yass Flooded

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 8 December 1914 · page 2

Heavy rain fell at Yass last week end, and the main street was flooded. Water found its way into the town from the hills on the western side, and entered…

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Country to Be Flooded. Geneva

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 8 December 1914 · page 14

The well-[?] New paper La Suisse states .that have been [?] at Colmar. and parts of Mulhauscen mined…

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Little Activity. Crossing the Floods

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 8 December 1914 · page 5

BOULOGNE, Monday - There is little activity at the front, and a note worthy decrease in the number of wounded. Through many of the soldiers in the hospitals…

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A Great Storm. Floods in America

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 9 December 1914 · page 10

NEW YORK, Wednesday. -- The storm continues with unexampled violence, and vessels are prevented from entering the harbor. Coney Island is flooded, and houses have been…

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A Storm at Ulmarra

The Farmer and Settler · Wednesday 9 December 1914 · page 2

Ulmarra (N.S.W.), was visited on Sunday by a terrific storm, of a cyclonic nature, that did great damage to the crops and buildings. Several houses were…

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Gales in Atlantic. Great Damage Done. Houses Destroyed. Washington, Dec. 7

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 December 1914 · page 12

Terrific gales are sweeping over the Atlantle along the east coast. An unknown warship grounded on the Maryland coast, but was afterwards refloated…

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The Floods. Battle with Searchlights

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 9 December 1914 · page 9

DUNKIRK, Tuesday. -- The Germans, at dawn on December 7, made another desperate attempt to cross the floods south-east of Ramscapelle. Three powerful motor boats,…

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The Naval Battle. Off the Chilian Coast. Fought in Raging Storm. Unequal Contest

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 December 1914 · page 8

Details of the naval battle which took place off the coast of Chill on Sunday, November 1, resulting in a German victory, are given in the San Francisco "Chronicle," which came…

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Flooded Flanders Fighting by Searchlight Fierce Struggles in the Water. a Night Attack

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 10 December 1914 · page 1

The weather in Flanders has been tempestuous for the past week, and torrential rains have enormously swollen the artificial floods created by the opening of…

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