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Broken Hill & the Far West · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1907

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Storm at Gibraltar. London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 January 1907 · page 4

A violent storm is raging in the Straits of Gibraltar…

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A Series of Storms. Two Fatalities. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 January 1907 · page 2

Eth[?]l H[?]ff[?]rnan, a girl of 12, living at Newtown, who was on a visit to Leura, was yesterday watching some friends taking down a tent, when a…

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THUNDERSTORMS. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 January 1907 · page 2

A series of heavy thunderstorms has been experienced [?] various parts of the State, mostly on the coastal districts and on the highlands[?]…

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A Terrible Storm. East Gippsland Cyclone

Barrier Miner · Monday 7 January 1907 · page 2

When le[?]turing a little time ago in the Town Hall, Melbourne, on East Gippsland the Premier of Victoria (Mr. Bent) declared that it was a…

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A Coastal Gale. a Man Drowued. Damage to Property. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 7 January 1907 · page 2

One of the fiercest gales experienced for years ranged along the coast yesterday, the highest velocity recorded in Sydney being 73½ miles an hour. A…

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Queensland Bush Fires. Heavy Rain at Charleville. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 10 January 1907 · page 2

Heavy rain has fallen at Charleville, Queensland, but it is doubtful if it has extinguished the fires that have been raging in the district…

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Heavy Rain at Silverton. Silverton

Barrier Miner · Friday 11 January 1907 · page 8

Eighty-one points of rain were registered to-day at Umberumberka up to 11.30 a.m. There has also been heavy rain at…

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Cyclone at Wilcannia. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 21 January 1907 · page 2

A severe cyclone was experienced at Wil[?]nia on Saturday afternoon. It wrecked several buildings and caused extensive damage…

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The Cooktown Cyclone. Two More Deaths. Great Distress. Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 23 January 1907 · page 4

In the cyclone at Cooktown a child and a girl were killed. A telegram from the Mayor of Cooktown states:- "Cooktown has been devastated, the…

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2nd Edition. Miner Office, 3 P.M. Victoria. Floods in Melbourne. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 26 January 1907 · page 8

A tropical downpour, accompanied by a heavy thunderstorm, occurred in the southern suburbs yesterday. An inch fell in 45 minutes. The South…

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The Hong Kong Flood. London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 30 January 1907 · page 2

Six British warships rescued 150, boatmen at Hong Kong whose boats were swamped by the recent heavy fall of rain…

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Cyclone at Gunnedah. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 1 February 1907 · page 4

A cyclone struck Gunnedah yesterday, several houses being unroofed…

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Steamer in a Cyclone. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 February 1907 · page 4

The steamer South Australian, which has arrived in Sydney from Fiji, struck the tail end of the Cooktown cyclone. She was hove to for some hours. The…

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The Cooktown Cyclone. Sens 60ft. High. Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 February 1907 · page 2

The main portion of the wrecked Government pilot boat has been found at Cape Bedford. There is evidence that the vessel was dismantled. It is stated…

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The Cooktown Cyclone. a Graphic Story

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 February 1907 · page 3

Mr. David Lindsay, of Adelaide, gave a. Brisbane "Observer" reporter the following account of his experiences in the Cooktown cyclone:…

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Floods in Tasmania. Hobart

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 February 1907 · page 4

An exceptional rainfall has occurred on the northern coast. At Bradshaw's Crook over Hin. fell in five hours, the bulk if it occurring in three hours…

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Severe Storm. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 15 February 1907 · page 2

A severe windstorm was experienced at Molong yesterday. Many places were unroofed, and the damage done by the storm will total some thousands…

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Fatal Thunderstorm. Man Killed by Lightaing. Porth

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 19 February 1907 · page 2

A telegram from Onslow states that while Herbert Byers and his brother John were. kangarooing up the Ashburton river they were caught in a…

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An Algerian Flood. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 19 February 1907 · page 2

Bona, a seaport town in the Constantine department, Algeria has been flooded by a tidal wave. Thousands of buildings, including the municipal…

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Gales in Europe. London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 23 February 1907 · page 8

Severe gales, with a wind velocity [?] to 60 miles an hour, have been experienced in Fingland and Northern Europe…

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