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Broken Hill & the Far West · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1904

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Sydneyside Storms. Gales and Heavy Rains. Much Damage Done. Several Vessels Wrecked. All Shipping Affected. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Monday[?]

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 July 1904 · page 2

The storm [?] Saturday ram[?] gales, and heavy seas did immense damage both around Sydney and along the coast…

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The Weather. Boisterous Gales in Sydney. Outdoor Sports Postponed. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Saturday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 July 1904 · page 1

The weather in Sydney continues wet and very boisterous. Following the heavy downfall yesterday and last night, as a result of which nearly 5[?] of rain was recorded,…

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The Weather. [By Telegraph.] Storms and Floods. Country Under Water. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 12 July 1904 · page 2

Rain [?] most of yesterday, and is still falling. The downpour is general along the coastal districts…

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Russia and Japan. Further Japanese Successes. Interesting Operations. Heavy Losses at Kai-ping. Position at Liao-yang. the Town Flooded. the Siege of Port Arthur. Closing in on the Town. a Torpedo Boat Attack. Reported Sinking of Two Boats. [Reuter's Messages.] London, Sunday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 12 July 1904 · page 2

General Sakharoff reports to St. Petersburg that the slow Russian retreat in Manchuria continued on Thursday, the…

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Umberumberka Again in Flood

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 12 July 1904 · page 2

A Silverston correspondent writes A nice steady soaking rain set in on Thursday morning and continued at intervals till Friday night. In all 61 points…

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Heavy Rains and Floods. Sydney

Western Grazier · Wednesday 13 July 1904 · page 2

Wild and stormy weather continued without intermission throughout Saturday, and all outdoor sports were postponed…

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Floods in the West. Record Rise of Waters. Railway Washed Away. A Mission Submerged. [By Telegraph.] Perth

Barrier Miner · Thursday 14 July 1904 · page 2

As the result of the recent heavy rains the midland country is in flood. The waters have risen above all the high-water marks of 1884, when a similar flood was…

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Storms and Floods. [By Telegraph.] Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Friday 15 July 1904 · page 4

The storm yesterday did considerable damage to the Westterrace cemetery, where various monuments were blown down…

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Effects of Floods. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 July 1904 · page 2

On Mudd's farm, on the Pitnacree road. West Maitland, two acres of farm land have disappeared in the floods, and a gap…

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Russia and Japan. Fighting Near Liao-yang. a Battle of Giants. Russian Position Taken by Storm. Retreat Turned Into a Rout. the Malacca Incident. Great Britain's Firmness. Disturbs Russia. [Reuter's Messages.] London

Barrier Miner · Monday 25 July 1904 · page 2

It is reported from St. Petersburg that three cruisers purchased by Russia in Germany have joined the Russian…

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English Weather. Excessive Heat and Floods. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 August 1904 · page 2

Numerous cases of sunstroke, the result of the excessive heat, have occurred in London, where the temperature yesterday…

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The State Elections. [By Telegraph.] a Missing Candidate. Floodbound for 10 Days. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 August 1904 · page 2

Mr. Lewis' companion, Martin, left him eight days ago, with the intention of swimming to a station, but is still missing. Mr. Lewis, the missing candidate for…

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The Storm of the Blocks. the Abor[?] of Australia. (Published by [?]ent.) Chapter X the Murder of [?]Edy, the Explorer

Western Grazier · Wednesday 10 August 1904 · page 1

Another and chapter [?] the history of Australian exploration[?] which the aborigines figure very [?]tly is that relating to the [?] led by Mr…

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A Severe Gale. [By Telegraph.] Perth

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 30 August 1904 · page 2

The steamer Moldavia arrived at Fremantle from Adelaide last evening. The vessel on the passage across the Bight encountered an exceptionally heavy gale, with…

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Flood at Umberumberka

Barrier Miner · Thursday 1 September 1904 · page 1

A heavy thunderstorm at Umberumberka, lasting 15 minutes, has caused the creek there to run a banker. Several fences have been washed away…

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American Train Disaster. a Flood-wrecked Bridge. [By Telegraph.] Auckland

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 September 1904 · page 2

Newspaper, filss by the R.M.S. Vontura give details of the terrible disaster to the petroleum train, known as the "World's fair flyer," at Pueblo. Over 100 lives were…

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The Weather. This Afternoon's Thunderstorm. Phenomenal Downpour at Stephens Creek

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 12 October 1904 · page 1

Early this afternoon a thunderstorm gathered to the northward, and, after skirting Stephens Creek to the cast, joined forces with a heavy bank of clouds sweeping up…

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Storms in New Zealand. [By Telegraph.] Wellington

Barrier Miner · Friday 14 October 1904 · page 1

Yesterday's "Labor Day" celebrations were marred by rain, which fell in most parts of the colony. The celebrations in Wellington were…

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The Weather. Floods at Umberumberka

Barrier Miner · Friday 14 October 1904 · page 2

A correspondent at Umberumberka writes: —On Monday, at about 10 o'olock, a very heavy thunderstorm passed over the M[?]i Mundi plain, travelling north-west to…

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A Terrific Gale. Storm of Wind and Rain. A Wild Night. Fail of 112 Points. Damage to Buildings. Communication With Stephens Creek Interrupted

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 19 October 1904 · page 2

Those who were in Broken Hill [?]ast night would find it difficult, had they not become old in experience of the vagaries of Barrier weather, to believe that a water…

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