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Floods & storms, 1919

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U-Boats Lost in Storm

The Sun · Wednesday 23 April 1919 · page 1

Seven surrendered German submarines, which were being towed to Cherbourg from England, have been lost in a storm.-Reuter…

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Our Wool Industry—a Storm-tossed Barque

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 23 April 1919 · page 14

The time is opportune to discuss the question as to whether a world-wide arrangement can be made to regulate the offerings of Australian wool in London, as well as in Australia, in the interests of the whole industry.-By Ranco. ONE of the early lessons of the war, so far as the wool trade was concerned…

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Unlucky Hawker Weather Aids Rivals Fog, Rain, Gales VANCOUVER, April 22

The Sun · Wednesday 23 April 1919 · page 5

A message from St. Johns states that the prospects for the start of the Transatlantic aeroplane flight to-day, by Hawker or Raynham are poor…

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Showers in the Northwest. Thunderstorms Likely

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 April 1919 · page 8

Light rain has commenced in the extreme north-west corner of New South Wales and 7 points were registered at each of the stations Tlbooburra and Mliparinka…

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"Any Port in a Storm." the Russian "Orthodox" Church's Distress. Appeal to English Protestants

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 24 April 1919 · page 15

The Orthodox— or, as we should say, Schismatic Church in Russia is apparently getting a taste of its own gruel under the Bolshevik regime; and in…

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A Thunderstorm

Sunday News · Sunday 27 April 1919 · page 1

GUNDAGAI, Saturday Night.—A delightful thunderstorm broke over the district this afternoon and 20 points were registered in places. The weather is…

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The Adriatic Storm. Situation Reported Easier. V Orlando to Face Parliament. Indignation in Italy. Vancouver. April 26

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 28 April 1919 · page 5

It is reported in Paris, according to a Washington message, that the italian situation is clearing. The italian parliament will meet on Tuesday. The United Press Agency's Paris correspondent is authoritatively informed…

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In a Gale. E. R. Sterling's Trip

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 April 1919 · page 6

After having kept his owners informed of his progress towards the coast by the despatch of periodical wireless messages, Captain E. R. Sterling brought the six-masted…

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Cargo Afire. Marsina's Experience at Sea. Hold Flooded on Arrival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 April 1919 · page 6

With a potential inferno slumbering in her after-hold, the steamer Marsina passed through Sydney Heads early yesterday morning, and those on board breathed a sigh of…

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Copra Cargo Afire. Marsina's Hold Flooded. a Good Save

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 29 April 1919 · page 7

A strong pungent smell of smoke from the after-hold of the Island steamer marsina--one of Messrs. Burns, Philp, and Company's liners-- told that the lire among the copra of the…

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Noteworthy Words Upon Current Problems. the Storm Raging Around Fiume the Italian Demand and President Wilson's Emphatic Refusal. the President Publishes a Manifesto Outlining the Position He Takes, and Appealing to the Conscience of Italy and the World

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 29 April 1919 · page 1

The tense situation in the Peace Conference respecting the Italian claim to Fiume, has induced President Wilson to issue a manifesto, explaining…

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Fiume Crisis "Times" and Wilson "Thunderstorm of Honesty" PARIS, April 24

The Sun · Wednesday 30 April 1919 · page 1

"The Times" staff states that President Wilson's statement over Fiume showed him as a thunderstorm of honesty…

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Wet Week-end Heavy Rain 619 Points at Undercliffe

The Sun · Monday 5 May 1919 · page 3

City Forecast.--Still unsettled and rather sultry, with further showers, though, a comparatively fine spell in afternoon; north-east winds, fresh and…

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Storm in Fiji. Wrecks and Destruction

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 5 May 1919 · page 4

A severe storm swept over Fiji recently, according to advices received in Sydney on Saturday. The Bland of Kanacea suffered considerable…

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Rain Storm. Sydney Deluged. 376 Points Recorded in the City

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 5 May 1919 · page 4

Sydney was yesterday the centre of a heavy rainstorm. With the wind from the east to the east- south-east, the rain came down in torrents, deluging the streets of the city and flooding…

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Killed at Sea Sailor's Fate in Storm

Evening News · Tuesday 6 May 1919 · page 5

The City Coroner, Mr. H S [?] held an inquiry this morning into the death of Marinus Schoewerl, 20, a native of Utrecht, Holland, who was killed on…

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Pairamatta's Close Call. Caught in a Gale

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 7 May 1919 · page 1

S.B.S. M. G. Lewis (son of Mr. Ben Lewis, Parramatta) who is on' the destroyer Parromatta, sends the following account of the destroyer's experience in…

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Flood Prevention at Wagga

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 7 May 1919 · page 4

The Wagga Municipal Council has £746 standing to the credit of. a Flood. Relief Fund, and is desirous of expending it upon works for the prevention of the…

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