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Broken Hill & the Far West · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1894

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3rd EDITION. Miner Office, 7 p.m. Atlantic Storms. [By Cable.] London

Barrier Miner · Monday 19 March 1894 · page 4

Reports received show that very heavy storms have been prevalent in the Atlantic, and it is feared that there has been loss of life. A schooner,…

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Atlantic Storms. [By Cable.] London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 20 March 1894 · page 1

Reports received show that very heavy storms have been prevalent in the Atlantic, and it is feared that there has been loss of life. A schooner,…

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Rain, Flood, and Storm. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Wednesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 21 March 1894 · page 4

A fierce storm of wind and rain visited Bourke about 10 a.m. to-day. It lasted only 10 minutes, but such was its violence that during that time houses were blown…

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Rain, Flood, and Storm. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Wednesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Thursday 22 March 1894 · page 1

A fierce storm of wind and rain visited Bourke about 10 a.m. to day. It lasted only 10 minutes, but such was its violence that during that time houses were blown…

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The New Zealand Gale. Foundering of a Schooner. All Hands Believed Lost. [By Telegraph.] Auckland

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 April 1894 · page 2

It is feared that during the terrific gale which swept the east coast on Sunday night the Newcastle owned three-masted schooner Grecian Bend,…

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Floods in the North-east. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Friday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Friday 6 April 1894 · page 4

The town of Walgett, on the Upper Darling, is surrounded by flood waters. A man named Harris, a Queensland…

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Floods in the North-east. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Friday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 April 1894 · page 4

The town, of Walgett, on the Upper Darling, is surrounded by flood waters. A man named Harris, a Queensland…

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Gales and Floods. In North Queensland. Townsville, Cairns, and Geraldton Devastated. [By Telegraph.] Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 April 1894 · page 2

Telegraphic and other communication having been partially restored, fuller particulars are now to hand concerning the heavy gales and floods in…

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The Queensland Floods. Six Persons Drowned. [By Telegraph.] Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 11 April 1894 · page 2

The total number of persons drowned in the recent floods in the northern coastal districts is, so far as ascertained, six…

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The Queensland Floods. [By Telegraph.] Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Friday 13 April 1894 · page 2

The flood water in the Burdekin River is now falling, and in the other the flood is over. Considerable damage was done in…

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The Queensland Floods. Further Accounts of Devastation. Several Lives Lost [By Telegraph.] Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Saturday 14 April 1894 · page 2

Accounts of further heavy rains and floods in the northern parts of the colony are to hand. The Telegraph Department has been…

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Gales and Floods. Widespread Damage. Mr. Russell's Opinion. A Flood in the Darling Predicted. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 20 April 1894 · page 2

A heavy north-easterly gale, accompanied by rain, has, as wired yesterday afternoon, been blowing off the coast. The wind at one time blew at the…

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Floods in the Darling. The Bogan a Banker. [By Telegraph.] Wilcannia, Saturday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Saturday 28 April 1894 · page 4

The Darling is rising rapidly here; and from the latest reports of the state of the Bogan River, there is every prospect that the coming flood in the…

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Floods in the Darling. [By Telegraph.] Wilcannia, Saturday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Monday 30 April 1894 · page 1

The Darling is rising rapidly here; and from the latest reports of the state of the Bogan River, there is every prospect that the coming flood in the…

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The World's Disasters. Fire, Flood, and Earthquake. [By Cable.] London

Barrier Miner · Friday 18 May 1894 · page 2

Later messages from New York report that it has been ascertained that 19 persons received serious injuries during the big fire in Boston…

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Destructive Floods in Pennsylvania. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 23 May 1894 · page 2

New York messages report heavy and destructive floods in Pennsylvania. Houses and bridges were swept away. Many people are homeless, having had…

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Destructive Floods in India. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 30 May 1894 · page 2

A message from Bombay reports serious floods in the Punjab, on the north-west frontier of India. As a result of the floods, an extensive…

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Floods in British Columbia. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Friday 1 June 1894 · page 2

A message from Halfiax reports that extensive floods have voccurred in British Colombia, a western province of Canada. The Fraser River…

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3rd EDITION. Miner Office, 7 p.m. Latest Cable News. Destructive Floods in Colorado. LONDON, Friday Evening

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 June 1894 · page 4

A New York message reports that a body of Coxeyites eacamped near Pueblo, in Colorado, have been lost in the floods…

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The following appeared in our late editions on Saturday:— Latest Cable News. Destructive Floods in Colorado. LONDON, Friday Evening

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 June 1894 · page 1

A New York message reports that a body of Coxeyites encamped near Pueblo, in Colorado, have been lost in the floods…

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