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Broken Hill & the Far West · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1905

64 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 2 of 4

The Weather. Splendid Fall of Rain. 137 Points in Broken Hill. Flooded Streets, Damage to Property. Heavy Rain at Stephens Creek Reservoir Rise of 3ft. 1½ in Umberumberka Creek Running. A Plain Flooded. Heavy Rains in South Australia. Rain General in Victoria

Barrier Miner · Monday 10 April 1905 · page 2

Broken Hill and the surrounding districts were visited yesterday by one of the best and most welcome falls of rain that have occurred for some time past…

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Floods in South Australia [By Telegraph.] Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 25 April 1905 · page 4

The military camp had to be abandoned yesterday morning owing to the wet weather. Scores of touts were flooded out, and all the neighboring…

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The Weather. Last Night's Storm. A Heavy Downpour. Rise of 1ft. 2in, at the Reservoir

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 26 April 1905 · page 2

A quite unexpected rainstorm struck Broken Hill last evening at about 6.30, when what appeared to be merely a passing thunder…

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Floods in South Australia [By Telegraph.] Adelaide, Tuesday

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 26 April 1905 · page 4

The military camp had to be abandoned yesterday morning owing to the wet weather. Scores of tents were flooded out, and all the neighboring…

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A Delayed Coach. Floods Between Broken Hill and Wentworth

Barrier Miner · Friday 28 April 1905 · page 4

Very heavy rains have been experienced along the coach route between Broken Hill and Wentworth, causing floods in many places. The Wentworth…

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A Delayed Coach. Floods Between Broken Hill and Wentworth

Barrier Miner · Saturday 29 April 1905 · page 8

Very heavy rains have been experienced along the coach' route between Broken Hill and Wentworth, causing floods in many places. The Wentworth…

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In a Flooded Creek. BRISBANE

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 2 May 1905 · page 2

Fred. Richardson, of Redwood, Yeppoon, attempted to cross a flooded crook in a buggy, but the horses become unmanageable. Richardson jumped out…

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The Weather, [By Telegraph.] a Sydney Storm. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Thursday 4 May 1905 · page 2

An extraordmary storm was exporienced in the city and suburbs yesterday afternoons. The rainfall in Sydney only registered ½in.,, but at Roselle…

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An American Tornado. Details of the Damage. A Hair-raising Storm. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Monday 15 May 1905 · page 2

Details of the damage caused by the tornado that struck the township of Snyder, in the State of Oklahoma, U.S.A., show that…

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Heavy Rain in the We8t. [By Telegraph.] Perth

Barrier Miner · Thursday 25 May 1905 · page 2

Heavy rain fell in Perth and Fremantle yesterday. At the port several buildings in the lowlying parts were flooded…

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Floods. in Tasmania. [By Telegraph.] Hobart

Barrier Miner · Friday 2 June 1905 · page 4

The floods have-destroyed orchards, and inundated the railways.' Many people have been driven from their homes. In the…

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Accidents and Fatalities [By Telegraph.] Drowned in Floods. HOBART

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 June 1905 · page 8

The rains and floods continue, Alexander, Brock, J.P., and Alfred Downer, a laborer, have been drowned in the floods. John Taylor has lost…

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Scattered in a Gale. [By Telegraph.] Perth

Barrier Miner · Friday 9 June 1905 · page 2

The weather continues boisterous. At Hudson and Ritchie's carriago works, at Rooky Bay, yesterday, the roof of a blacksmith's shop, measuring 80ft. by…

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Great Floods In America. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 14 June 1905 · page 2

Chicago (U.S.A.) advices state that great floods have occurred along the Mississippi River. West of Chicago over one million…

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General Cable News. [Reuter's Messages.] a Turkish Storm. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Thursday 15 June 1905 · page 2

A great storm has created havoc in the city of Constantinople, the Turkish capital. Much damage was done; several houses…

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Floods in South America. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Thursday 15 June 1905 · page 2

Serious floods have occurred in the districts of Santa Fe, Entre Rios, and Chaco, in the Argentine, in South America. Twenty…

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A Destructive Cyclone

Barrier Miner · Saturday 24 June 1905 · page 7

Snyder, a thriving town of 1000 persons, situated in the heart of the rich Kiowa farming country, Oklahoma U.S.A., which was thrown open to white…

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New Zealand Floods. Great Damage. [By Telegraph.] Wellington

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 27 June 1905 · page 2

The floods continue. The streets at Greymouth at present' resemble river beds covered with shingle and torn into…

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A Cloudburst. Floods a City. A Thousand People Drowned. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 5 July 1905 · page 2

A cloudburst, occurred yesterday at Guanajuato, the capital of the State of the same name, in Mexico. Guanajuato is situated…

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Storms in the West, [By Telegraph.] Perth

Barrier Miner · Monday 10 July 1905 · page 1

The weather, which has been wet and stormy all the week, culminated in a severe storm last night, when the wind reached a velocity of 50 miles an hour…

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