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Broken Hill & the Far West · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1899

84 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 5 of 5

The Flood in Parliament

Barrier Miner · Monday 27 November 1899 · page 3

MR. CRICK (Postmaster-General) has been considering the advisableness of the Legislative Assembly adopting a time limit to speeches, and he has prepared a new standing order…

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Boers Massing at Storm Berg. Disloyalists in Great Numbers. London

Barrier Miner · Friday 22 December 1899 · page 4

The Boers are massing in great force at Stormberg, on the East London line. The disloyalists of the district are joining the enemy in great numbers…

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Floods in Queensland. [By Telegraph.] Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Thursday 28 December 1899 · page 2

Torrents of rain have fallen in and about Rockhampton, and the low portions of the town are already submerged…

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On the Western Frontier. Heavy Rain Impeding Operations. London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 30 December 1899 · page 2

The Boers are entrenched for many miles weat of Lieutenant-General Lord Methuen's position at Modder River, and any movement with the object of…

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