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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1914

1,087 stories in Sydney's papers · page 54 of 55

Gale in Fiji

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 29 December 1914 · page 4

A cable received from Suva yesterday advises that at Taviuni and Vanua Levu it is believed little damage has been done At Rewa nine Indians were…

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More Heavy Rain. Downpour at Carlton. Further Falls Expected

Evening News · Tuesday 29 December 1914 · page 4

Rain was falling generally all along the New South Wales coast, at one or two places on the Blue Mountains, and at [?] and W[?] on the Northern Tablelands, this morning. At…

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South Sea Gales. Some Further Details. Nine Indians Drowned

Evening News · Tuesday 29 December 1914 · page 1

The telegraph manager in Sydney, Mr. P. J. de Gruchy, report having received advices from the Pacific Cable Board, giving further details of the recent [?] gales and floods…

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Storm at Fiji. Damage to Shipping

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 29 December 1914 · page 6

SUVA, Monday.--It is beliaved that [?] damage was done by the strom at Taviuni and Vanua Levu, In the Rewa district nine Indians were drowned. At Levuka a light…

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Gale in Fiji. Many Vessels Ashore. Suva

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 December 1914 · page 6

At Taviuni and Vanna Levu it is believed little damage has been done. At Rewa nine Indians were drowned. At Levuka there was a light hurricane, the town was undamaged,…

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Heavy Storm in the South. Henty

Evening News · Tuesday 29 December 1914 · page 2

A heavy storm, accompanied with terrific thunder and lightning passed over the district last night, resulting in 40 points of rain. At [?] stations [?] falls were recorded…

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Holiday Accidents Drownings and Burnings Fiji Gale Does Enormous Damage

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 29 December 1914 · page 2

The steamer Canada Cape weathered the gale that recently swept the Fiji Islands, and is undamaged. At Taviuni the gale was very severe, coming in…

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Disastrous Storms. Heavy Gale in England

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 30 December 1914 · page 9

LONDON, Tuesday. -- The wettest December on record has been experienced this month, and has culminated in a terrific gale. Snow is falling, serious floods are reported,…

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Storm and Stress. England's Wild December. Culminates in Terrific Gale. London

Evening News · Wednesday 30 December 1914 · page 1

England has been enduring the wettest December on record. The extended period of wet weather has now culminated in a tarri[?] gale, accompanied by…

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Storm Near Bathurst. Road Six Feet Under Water

The Farmer and Settler · Wednesday 30 December 1914 · page 2

Torrential rain fell near Kelso, on the cast side of Bathurst, on Sunday, with the result that the main Sydney-road was in a few minutes covered with water in…

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Wrecked. Dwelling at Kogarah. Incident of the Storm

Evening News · Wednesday 30 December 1914 · page 5

Within [?] weeks of Mr. F. Barber's home, [?] in Washington-street. West Kogarah, having been completed the storm of Tuesday morning wrecked the rear portion…

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Late War News. England. Damage by Storm. London, Dec. 29

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 30 December 1914 · page 9

The wettest December on record culminated in a terrific gale, with snow and floods. Enormous seas broke on the coast, and did great damage. Casualties…

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Flood at Canterbury. Railway Works Damaged. Dam Carried Away

Evening News · Wednesday 30 December 1914 · page 3

The steady downpour yesterday had a [?] effect on the railway works in progress at Canterbury. The rain of last week had already caused his washaways, but these…

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Nepean in Flood. Police Effect a Rescue. Five Men on an Island. Camden

Evening News · Wednesday 30 December 1914 · page 5

Heavy rain fell all day Tuesday, [?] points being recorded. The Nepean River is now in flood and the bridge near town is submerged. Early this morning Sergeant Schwarer and…

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Cyclonic Storm. Rain and Gales. Floods in the Country. Railway Washouts. City and Suburbs Deluged

Evening News · Thursday 31 December 1914 · page 5

[?] Manning Heads on the coast, and at the or two plants in the [?] part of New South Wales rain was falling this morning. The conditions in other…

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Country Storms. Lands Inundated

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 31 December 1914 · page 8

BATHURST, Wednesday.--An extraordinary storm passed over Montvavelia, near Bathu[?] to-day, 275 points being registered in one a quarter hours. Mr. E. R. Wolstenho[?]…

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Cyclonic Storm. Prospect of Wet New Year. Last Night's Gale, Wind Blows Thirty-six Miles an Hour

Evening News · Thursday 31 December 1914 · page 4

There is every prospect [?], in fact,almost a certainly of the new year belong [?] to amid rough weather. Sydney is at present in the midst of a cyclonic norm, and present…

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Cyclonic Storm. To-day's Weather Forecast

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 31 December 1914 · page 4

A cyclonic disturbance in the south-east quarter of the State, which should cause strong blows from between cast and southeast, more rain, and thunderstorms, with…

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Storm at Toowoomba. Extensive Damage. Toowoomba

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 31 December 1914 · page 7

At about 6 o'clock last night a storm of exceptional violence swept over Toowoomba, causing damage estimated at several thousand pounds. Heavy wind blew…

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Training in a Gale. Gallops at Randwigk. Imshi in Good Form

Evening News · Thursday 31 December 1914 · page 1

A gale was blowing at [?] this morning and rain felt at in [?] The grass tracks [?] afforded good going very few [?] fully…

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