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Broken Hill & the Far West · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1896

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The Dis-honorable a Mystery of the Brisbane Flood. [For the Miner] Chapter Xxix

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 17 March 1896 · page 1

THE DEFENCE: A THRILLING APPEAL It was now the turn of Browning the counsel for the defence, to ask for an adjournment; but the judge was…

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Destructive Gale in Melbourne. Melbourne

Western Grazier · Wednesday 18 March 1896 · page 3

A terrific gale occurred in this city yesterday afternoon, resulting in great destruction of property. One woman was killed through a hoarding…

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Storm in Sydney. Sydney

Western Grazier · Wednesday 18 March 1896 · page 3

A heavy thunderstorm occurred last night, rain falling in torrents for about half an hour. A house in Erskineville was struck by lighting during the…

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Typhoid and the Water Supply. An Analysis, of Storm Water

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 18 March 1896 · page 4

MR. C. T. COUNSELL, analytical chemist, was commissioned to make an analysis of a sample of water taken from a pool near the depot. He has…

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Typhoid and the Water Supply. An Analysis of Storm Water

Barrier Miner · Thursday 19 March 1896 · page 1

MR. C. T. COUNSELL, analytical chemist, was commissioned to make an analysis of a sample of water taken from a pool near the dep[?]. He has…

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The Dis-honorable. a Mystery of the Brisbane Flood. [For the Miner] Chapter Xxx. the Wrecker's Story

Barrier Miner · Thursday 19 March 1896 · page 1

BEFORE the judge left the court the letter to the foreman of the jury was opened. On hearing its contents the judge's face became grave…

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The Dis-honorable. a Mystery of the Brisbane Flood. [For the Miner] Chapter Xxxii. De Ville's Explanation: a Lawyer's Letter

Barrier Miner · Saturday 21 March 1896 · page 1

The loss of the pooket-book was almost relegated to past history, when one afternoon the De Ville carriage was to be seen coming up the gravel…

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A. W. A. Mine Flooded. Three Men Drowned

Barrier Miner · Saturday 21 March 1896 · page 4

A PERTH message received in Adelaide yesterday reports that the New Chum mine, Mount Magnet, was flooded during the recent rains and three men were drowned…

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A. W. A. Mine Flooded. Three Men Drowned

Barrier Miner · Monday 23 March 1896 · page 1

A PERTH message received in Adelaide yesterday reports that the New Chum mine, Mount Magnet, was flooded during the recent rains and three men were drowned…

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The Dis-honorable. a Mystery of the Brisbane Flood. [For the Miner] Chapter Xxxiv. the Bethel Calvinists Forego the Lawsuit

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 24 March 1896 · page 1

Events sometimes crowd upon each other with startling propinquity; and such was the case at this period of our story…

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The Dis-honorable. a Mystery of the Brisbane Flood. [For, the Miner] Chapter Xxxv. the Mystery Solved

Barrier Miner · Thursday 26 March 1896 · page 1

It was about half past nine one evening,nearly a week after Jackson had gone South, that a cab drove up to The Palma Cottage at New Farm, and…

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Floods in New Zealand. Great Damage Done. [By Telegraph.] Auckland

Barrier Miner · Saturday 28 March 1896 · page 4

Very severe floods have occurred in the Westport district, whore the rainfall amounted to 7in. in 24 hours. There was the heaviest flood known in the…

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Sporting. [By Cable.] The 'Varsity Boat Race. Great Struggle in a Storm. Narrow Win for Oxford. LONDON, Saturday Night

Barrier Miner · Monday 30 March 1896 · page 2

The annual boat race between Oxford and Cambridge was rowed to-day over the usual course on the Thames, and resulted in a somewhat unexpected…

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Floods in New Zealand. Great Damage Done. [By Telegraph.] Auckland

Barrier Miner · Monday 30 March 1896 · page 1

Very severe floods have occurred in the Westport district, where the rainfall amounted to 7in. in 24 hours. There was the heaviest flood known in the…

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Heavy Rain in Adelaide. Adelaide

Western Grazier · Wednesday 8 April 1896 · page 3

Heavy rain has fallen here, thus averting the danger of a water famine…

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Yesterday's Storm. Some More of the Effects. Interesting Electric Phenomenon

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 April 1896 · page 2

IF yesterday's storm was not the most severe which has visited the Barrier, it was certainly the most remarkable in many respects. It came to a sudden termination…

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Gale on the Coast. Boating Fatality at Nambucca. River. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 April 1896 · page 2

The strong westerly gale which visited the western districts on Friday reached Sydney on Saturday morning, the wind travelling at the rate of 60…

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The Late Storms

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 April 1896 · page 2

THE terrific dust storm which occorred ia Broken Hill last Friday appears to have been one of the most widespread that has swept over the far western…

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Heavy Rains in Victoria Severe Snowstorms. Threatened Flood in the Barwon. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne, Tuesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 12 May 1896 · page 4

General rains hare been falling in this colony. At Geelong they had the heaviest fall for years daring last night. A big flood is threatened in…

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

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 13 May 1896 · page 2

Rains have been pretty general all along the coast. In the city there was a continuons fall last night, and it is still raining…

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