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Broken Hill & the Far West · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1906

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Steamer in a Gale. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 12 April 1906 · page 2

The steamer Fiona, belonging to the Colonial Sugar Refining Company, encountered the full force of the recent cyclone whilst bound for Fiji…

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The Junction Fire. Drastic Measures to He Adopted. Flooding the Northern Mines

Barrier Miner · Saturday 14 April 1906 · page 4

A crisis has been reached with regard to the fire in the Junction mine. For nearly two months the respective managements of the three northern…

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Flooding the Northern Mines. the Cost to the Companies. What It Means to the City

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 17 April 1906 · page 2

Everyone recognises that the flooding of the northern mines cannot fail to have far-reaching effects. The fact that several hundred men will be…

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Fires at the Mines. Flooding the Northern Mines

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 18 April 1906 · page 2

The flooding of the Junction mine, and as a consequence the Junction North and North mines also, was hegun between 5 and 6 o'clock last…

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Flooding the Northern Mines

Barrier Miner · Thursday 19 April 1906 · page 1

There was no alteration of moment in the position of affairs at the Northern mines at 5 o'clock this evening The water is slowly rising in each of the…

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Tasmanian Weather. Rain and Floods. Hobart

Barrier Miner · Thursday 19 April 1906 · page 2

Rain has fallen in torrents for 16 hours continuously at Queenstown, causing destructive floods,…

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Flooding the Northern Mines. To the Editor

Barrier Miner · Thursday 19 April 1906 · page 3

Sir,—The measures to be adopted in extinguishing the are in the junction mine were rully stated in last Saturday's " Miner." I may safely say…

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Flooding the Mines. the Junction North Shaft. Gas in the British

Barrier Miner · Friday 20 April 1906 · page 2

Grave rumors, were abroad this morning concerning the condition [?] the Junction North [?]. The gradual subsidence which has been [?] progress…

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Victoria. Territfic Gale at Sorrento. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 23 April 1906 · page 1

A terrific gale raged at Sorrento today. Great damage was done to [?] fishing craft, and many boats were sunk. One yacht crashed into the…

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A Steamer's Experiences. Storms at Sea. Explosion in Port. A Dor[?]man Badly Burned. Perth

Barrier Miner · Friday 27 April 1906 · page 4

The steamer Willyama, which arrived in Fremantle from Port Pirie yesterday had a trying passage. [?]rific rain squalls caused the seas to wash…

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Disastrous Gales. On the East Coast. Great Damage South of Sydney. A Woman Killed. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 28 April 1906 · page 4

Disastrous gales on the South Coast (on the east coast of New South Wales,south of Sydney have done considerable damage Roofs were…

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Gale in New Zealand. Much Damage to Property. Auckland

Barrier Miner · Monday 30 April 1906 · page 2

A terrific gale has just visited Wairarapa, where much damage was done to property. A barqucntinc from the Hunter…

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Cooper's Creek in Flood. Highest on Record. A Station Owner Loses his Year's Clip. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 30 April 1906 · page 4

A telegram received from Farina and Innamincka report that Cooper's Creek is in flood. The postmaster at Innamincka reports that the flood is…

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Cooper's Creek in Flood. Highest on Record. A Station Owner Loses his Year's Clip. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 1 May 1906 · page 4

A telegram received from Farina and Innaminoka report that Cooper's Creek is in flood. The postmaster at Innamincka reports that the flood is…

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Gales and Rain in Sydney. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 3 May 1906 · page 2

Gales, accompanied by rain, passed over Sydney during last night…

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Ship in a Gale. Two Narrow Escapes. Wellington (N.Z.)

Barrier Miner · Monday 7 May 1906 · page 4

The ship Cassius arrived at Wellington yesterday from Liverpool, and repoted having lost a set of new sail in a…

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Mr. Wragge an Alarmist. Storms in the Sun. Perth

Barrier Miner · Thursday 10 May 1906 · page 4

Mr. Clement Wragge, the well-known meteorologist, formerly of Queensland, writes to the Perth newspapers as follows:— New storms have appeared in…

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Floods in China. Great Loss of Life. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 10 May 1906 · page 2

Floods that have occurred in the province of Hunan, Central China, have caused great loss of life…

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Junction North Mine. Meeting in Melbourne. About the Fire and Flooding. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 17 May 1906 · page 4

At the Junction North meeting today Mr. Hal Sheppard (chairman) said that some misunderstanding appeared to exist as to the origin of the fire. The…

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Rough Weather. Rain Throughout the State Floods Feared. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 25 May 1906 · page 2

Rain has fallen in Sydney all day to-day. and has spread throughout the State At Tweeil Heads 544 points fell in…

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