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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1915

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Storm in Simon's Bay. Much Damage and Loss of Life. London, Thursday Morning

The Sun · Thursday 11 February 1915 · page 5

A storm at Simon's Bay, 20 miles south of Capetown, did considerable damage to the harbor works, and resulted in eighteen laborers being drowned…

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Thames "Venice." Punts in Flooded Streets. Belgians Driven From Ground Floors

Evening News · Thursday 11 February 1915 · page 10

People living in parts of Molesey and Ditton are asking: "Why go to Venice?" By day the council "gondola" piles up and down Alexander-road,. Ditton, while at night the dimmed…

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Mine Flooded. Twenty-two Men Perish. Vancouver

Evening News · Thursday 11 February 1915 · page 6

Twenty-two persons were killed through the floading of a coal mine at Wellington, Vancouver Island. Some abandoned workings were filled with…

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Floods. Two Men Drowned. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 February 1915 · page 6

At Woodford, Ernest Bleakley and George Johnstons attempted to cross Stanley River on horseback this afternoon. Johnstone was whirled away and drowned. A brother of…

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No Floods in Queensland. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 February 1915 · page 8

In a special weather advice issued this morning it was staled that the tropical disturbance had moved south from The latitude of Brisbane, and gales were being experi…

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Mine Flooded. Twenty-two Fatalities. Vancouver. Feb. [?]

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 February 1915 · page 8

Twenty-two persons were killed through the flooding of a coal mine at Wellington, Vancouver Island. Some abandoned workings were filled with water, which broke in to the…

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A Flooded Coal Mine. Twenty-two Miners Killed

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 12 February 1915 · page 4

Twenty-two men were drowned in consequence of the flooding of a coal mint at Wellington (Vancouver Island). Abandoned workings adjoining were full with…

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Lord Mayor As Canute. Must Stay the Flood

The Sun · Friday 12 February 1915 · page 2

The Redfern Council intends to call upon the city authorities to stop floodwaters from flowing over the municipal boundaries, or to apply to the courts for an injunction. This…

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"Ve Vos Der Engineers" Pathetic Story of a Ruse That Failed British Storm Position Accurate Artillery Fire. London. Saturday Morning

Sunday Times · Sunday 14 February 1915 · page 1

"Eye-Witness" with the British Army in France gives details of the capture of the brickfield near Guinchy, brief mention of which was made in the messages received last week…

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Struck a Cyclone. Timber Cargo Adrift

Evening News · Monday 15 February 1915 · page 3

A succession of unusually severe storms was encountered by the steamer Hurst, which arrived at Sydney this morning from Pugel Sound…

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Three Vessels Lost. Gale on English Coast. New Zealander Drowned. London, Monday Morning

The Sun · Monday 15 February 1915 · page 5

During a heavy gale on Saturday morning the barque Andromeda, bound to London, became a total wreck off Falmouth. Twenty-eight men out of a crew of 29 were rescued…

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Quake, Floods, and Snow. London, Sunday Night

The Sun · Monday 15 February 1915 · page 1

A shock of earthquake at Civita Ducale, an Italian town in the province of Aquila, damaged many buildings. Owing to excessive rains many rivers are…

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Great Storm. Amsterdam, Feb. 15

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 February 1915 · page 9

The storm is widening the breach in the Zeebrugge mole, and tearing up great blocks of concrete. The breach is the result of bombs and raids by airmen…

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In a Cyclone. Steamer Hurst Has a Trying Experience

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 16 February 1915 · page 5

The tramp Steamer Hurst arrived yesterday from Puget Sound with three and a half million feet of lumber, after a stormy trip. Leaving the Sound on January 13, the Hurst ran into a…

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Turks Defeated The Attack on tho Suez Canal Fine Work by the Indian Troops. Fighting in a Sand Storm

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 16 February 1915 · page 1

A graphic description of the fight with the Turks on the banks of the Suez Canal a fortnight ago is given by a correspondent of the London "Times." For…

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Struck a Cyclone

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 17 February 1915 · page 18

A succession of unusually [?] storms was encountered by the steamer Hurst, which arrived at Sydney on February 15 from Puget Sound…

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[?] in a Gale

Evening News · Wednesday 17 February 1915 · page 5

The [?] Warganul arrived at Sydney this afternoon [?] N.Z., after a [?]…

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In a Gale. Vessel Severely Buffeted. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 February 1915 · page 12

The Italian ship Antonio Padre, which was overdue at Brisbane with a carg[?] of tiles. put in towards Cap[?] Moreton on Saturday with the object of obtaining the services of the…

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South Sea Storm. Damage in Samoa

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 18 February 1915 · page 9

SUVA, Wednesday.--The steamer Tofua, from Samoa, brought a letter from Jack Prothero, a trader, giving a report of a hurricane which occurred at Niuefou. It started at 4 o'clock…

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Barque Meets Gales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 February 1915 · page 9

The Italian barque Ansiliatrice, which arrived from Iquiqui yesterday, met SW and NW gales when nearing New Zealand. These lasted for a week, when fine weather again prevailed. She brought 500 tons of…

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