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Broken Hill & the Far West · Floods & storms
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The Paroo mail which arrived at 3.30 p.m. yesterday brought some g[?] most of rainfall along the Parts truck. Mr A. E. Wimberley, general manager…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Since our last issue, we have to report a splendid rainfall at white Cliffs and Tarells, the estimated fall being over four inches up to last Saturday. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The heavy rains in the Blue Mountains caused a big flood in the Nepean River. The flood water burst the cataract dam at the head of the Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The most disastrous flood ever known occurred at Bungendore last night after a thunderstorm, when 4[?]. of rain fell. The lowerend of Bungendore was 5ft. underwater…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Terrible storms burst over the Gulf of Finland. The ice broke and 200 fishermen were carried out to sea…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Disastrous floods have occurred at Bungeadore, where the whole town is under water, some streets being submerged to the depth of [?] foot…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Messrs Quin, Currie & Co. write under date 15th inst : —"On the 11th and 12th inst. rain fell here to the extent of 5-29 points resulting in the biggest flood on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A cable message from Noumea states that the New Caledonian authorities have cabled to the French Government asking £12,000 for the relief of the distressed settlers…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →During a terrific storm at Memet a Prussian town on the Baltic, several fishing vessels were driven ashore and two fishermen were drowned…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Comoro Islands, situated in the Mosambique Channel, between Madagascar and Africa, have been devastated by a cyclone. Many of the inhabitants…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The south-eastern portions of the colony have been visited by further floods. The Maryborough wharves are submerged, and the water is three…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The rebellion against Spanish rule in the Philippine Islands has been renewed, principally in the Island of Luzon. A gale has long been raging on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A colliery has been flooded in Ayrshire. Sixteen miners were rescued after being interned in the workings for a day, and three were drowned…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Terrible floods have occurred in the States of Ohio, Virginia and Pennsylvania. The rising waters have stopped all traffic on the railways, and also…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Disastrous floods have occurred in the States of Ohio, Virginia, and Pennsylvania. They stopped the railways and factories. Thousands were rendered…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →As reported yesterday, a determination was come to to flood the Dudley colliery, in consequence of the great danger which still exists of the occurrence of another explosion…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Terrific weather prevails in the English Channel and the North Sea. No less than 45 fishermen have been drowned off the Loffoden Islands, the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ECEXTLY, when the cables in the MINER reported, serious floods in various parts of of Germany, Mr. J. H. Clausen, of Broken Hill, collected from the members of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The greater portion of the Shawned town in the State of Illinois, has been destroyed, owing to the River Ohio bursting its banks, and 200 persons…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →AULDHOUSEBURN colliery, near Muirkirk, Ayrshire, has been the scene of a disaster which will be memorable, not owing to its being of an uncommon character, or because…
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