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Floods & storms, 1919

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Storm-tossed Ship. Dart's Exciting Voyage. Hobart

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 July 1919 · page 10

The anxiety entertained for the safety of the auxiliary schooner. Dart was relieved by the arrival of the vessel at Hobart on Saturday morning with passengers and crow all…

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Water Main Bursts Houses Flooded

The Sun · Thursday 10 July 1919 · page 9

The main trunk water main in New Canterbury-road, near Frazer-road, Lewisham, burst shortly after 10 o'clock this morning, and the yards of…

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4Ft. Water Main Bursts. Road Torn Up and Houses Flooded

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 11 July 1919 · page 9

In New Canterbury Road. near Frazer Road, Lowisham, shortly after 10 o'clock yesterday morning the 4ft. water main which carries the great volume of water from the potts Hill…

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Ship's Adventures. Survives Storms and Torpedoes. Fremantle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 July 1919 · page 17

Very few vessels have had a more exciting career than the steamer Baron Eichom, which left Fremantle yesterday for London. When launched, in 1906, the vessel was…

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Fitzroy and South Lead Fitzroy Beat Carlton: Finish in Gale Collingwood Get Early Lead on South Melbourne

Referee · Wednesday 16 July 1919 · page 8

Lovers of the game were perplexed whether to go to Victoria Park to witness the South Melbourne-Collingwood match, or to visit Fitzroy for the return game…

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Soldiers' Horseplay Lift Trams From Lines Then Storm Theatre Melbourne

The Sun · Sunday 20 July 1919 · page 2

This afternoon a crowd of sailors and soldiers, who were indulging in horseplay in Bourke-street, stopped the cable trams and lifted them off the…

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Ship' S Charmed Life Through Storm and U-Boats Given Up, Arrives in Port Hremantle

The Sun · Sunday 20 July 1919 · page 4

Very few vessels have had a more exciting career than the Baron Eicho, which left Fremantle last week for London. After being adrift for some…

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France and Free Trade Flood of Cheap Goods LONDON, July 12

The Sun · Sunday 20 July 1919 · page 4

A Paris message reports that "Le Journal" states that an economic council, headed by M. Clementel, is considering tho adoption of free trade,…

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The Log of R34 New York's Upturned Faces "A Damned Fine Trip" Racing the Storm to England London, July 13

The Sun · Monday 21 July 1919 · page 1

R34 came to earth this morning in Norfolk like a giant ship sliding smoothly and securely to her berth. It was a memorable scene. The…

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Unsettled Weather. Thunderstorms and Rain

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 21 July 1919 · page 3

Indications last night pointed to a break in the fine weather conditions prevailing over the State. Thunderstorms were reported on the south…

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British Coal Crisis Appeal to the Miners Yorkshire Collieries Flooded LONDON, Monday Evening

Evening News · Tuesday 22 July 1919 · page 4

A prolonged Cabinet meeting was held to-day at which the cost [?] was discussed. Mr. Brace the Labor member in a…

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Sales of Australian Flour. flood Prices in Mediterranean Ports

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 22 July 1919 · page 5

A cable from London last week stated that the Australian Wheat Committee was selling a considerable quantity of Hour In Mediterranean…

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Grave Coal Crisis Miners Strike Against Increase Many Mines Flooded Bluejackets Rushed to the Scene London, July 21

The Sun · Tuesday 22 July 1919 · page 1

The miners in North Nottingham have struck as a protest against the increased price of coal. Two hundred thousand men are idle. Factories in Yorkshire and Sheffield are closing…

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Flooding the Mines. Coal Crisis. Grave Development in Yorkshire. London, July 21

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 July 1919 · page 11

Two hundred thousand miners in Yorkshire are on strike, including 50,000 pumpers, w[?] have left the mines., The mines will be flooded and ruined. The action is contrary…

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British Coal Crisis. Miners on Strike. Yorkshire Collieries Flooded. Grave Developments. London, July 21

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 July 1919 · page 9

Mr. Lloyd Goorge, In a speech In the House or Commons, emphasising the grave development in the Yorkshire mines dispute, said that three mines were already floodd, and twelve…

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A Deluge of Circulars

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 July 1919 · page 5

The policy of sticking to its last is one which is laid upon councils not only as a matter of expediency, but also as a legal obligation. Discussions or resolutions upon…

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Colossal Coal Strike. Flooding Continues. Use of Naval Men. Miners Losing £1,000,000 Per Week. London, July 21

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 July 1919 · page 7

The flooding of the Yorkshire mines continues. The strike has assumed colossal proportions. There are 200,000 strikers in South…

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Flooded Mines. Colossal Strike. 270,000 Workers Out. British Stock Exchange Depressed. London July 22

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 24 July 1919 · page 5

The Government explains that it is not attempting to use service men as strike-breaker. It took the drastic step of sending 5060 naval stokers to assist in pumping the mines, with…

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Mines Rendered Useless by Flooding London

Sunday Times · Sunday 27 July 1919 · page 2

The result of the flooding of some of the older coal mines of Yorkshire is that they will never be used again. Others will be waterlogged for months…

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