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Broken Hill & the Far West · Floods & storms
98 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 2 of 5
The Mount Browne mail arrived last night 30 hours late. The driver reports rainfall from 1½in. to 2in. along the track. The coach was detained nine hours through one…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →There has been a heavy gale in the English Channel and in the southern counties of England. Serious damage was caused in all directions, and there were many…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Operations at the Bird-in-Hand mine, Woodside, would, it was feared, be greatly delayed owing to the breaking of a pump-rod, which resulted…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Operations at the Bird-in-Hand mine, Woodside, would, it was feared, be greatly delayed owing to the breaking of a pump-rod, which resulted…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Serious floods are occurring on the West Coast, especial'y of the South Island. The Buller River is in heavy flood, and great damage has been done to roads and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE Norfolk Island correspondent of the Daily Telegraph, writing under date February 23, states that a destructive cyclone occurred at the island on January 28. Great…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Six thousaad petsons have been rendered destitute by floods in the valley of the Mississippi. An appeal is being made in Memphis and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The United States Congress has assigned 200,000 dollars for the relief of the sufferers by the floods in the Mississippi valley…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Six thousand homeless people are refugees from the district devastated by the flood at Memphis, in the valley of the Missiasippi…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →News of a terrible storm has been received from the Murray Flats. Houses and sheds were unroofed in and aronnd Sedan. Some people were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →It has been very boisterous weather for the holidays. Telegraphic communication with the greater part of the North Island is interrupted; and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest reports from the Hawkes Bay district in regard to the floods state that the damage done is estimated at £100,000. Thirteen lives…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →AS we in Central Australia are troubled by periodical droughts, so the inhabitants of certain portions of New Zealand are likewise troubled by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The colony is in morning; no such severe calamity ever befel the Napier portion of the North Island. From Clive and the surrounding…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The damage to property done by the Hawkes flood is estimated at £50,000. The ship Zuleika, which was wrecked with such disastrous consequences in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The master of the Sylvan, which has arrived here, reports seeing a boat containing three men, carrying a jib with no rigging, and mast, scudding…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Three Water and Sewerage Board's laborers were yesterday cleaning the main sewer in Wattle-street, Ultimo. William M'Pherson and Patrick…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Heavy raia fell in the city and suburba last night, and appeared to be extending into the country. There is promise of a farther fall to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →News from Banbury, on the northwest coast, reports that a terrific storm visited the district on Friday. The ship Corbet Castle, loaded with rails…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Heavy gales are prevalent in parts of the colony, and it is hoped that they will contribute to a break-up of the drought…
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