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Broken Hill & the Far West · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1907

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Floods in Queensland Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 March 1907 · page 8

Great floods have occurred in Central Queensland, much damage having been done…

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A Disastrous Cyclone Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 March 1907 · page 2

Bodangora, in the Wellington district, was struck by a cyclone on Monday night, every house in the settlement being more or less damaged. The…

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New South Wales. Thunderstorms and Rain. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 March 1907 · page 2

The close and humid conditions which have been general over the State have resulted in widespread thunderstorms, accompanied by rain. About two-thirds…

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The Bodangora Cyclone. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 March 1907 · page 2

Further particulars to hand regarding the cyclone at Bodangora, in the Wellington district, show that it was accompanied by heavy rain, which could…

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The Bodangora Cyclone. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 March 1907 · page 2

The damage caused by the cyclone at Bodangora, in the Wellington district, is estimated at £5000…

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Storm at Hong Kong. Terrible Mertality. Children Drowned in their Sleep. Port Darwin, Monday

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 March 1907 · page 2

The steamer Eastern arrived from China on Saturday with news of a storm which occurred on January 28 at Hong Kong. The storm only lasted…

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The Bondangora Cyclone. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 13 March 1907 · page 2

The Government has made a grant of £50 towards the relief of the sufferers from the Bondangora cyclone…

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Storms in America. Loss Op Life and Enormous Damage. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 March 1907 · page 4

Storms of unprecedented violence have been raging in Ohio and Kentucky, U.S.A. The rivers rose rapidly, flooding all the low-lying country…

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Fire and Flood. London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 19 March 1907 · page 1

The floods in America are subsiding. The damage done at Pittsburg is estimated at £2,000,000. while 20,000 people are homeless. Fires in two…

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A Mine Flooded. An Italian Entombed. Little Hope of Rescue. Perth

Barrier Miner · Thursday 21 March 1907 · page 2

Yesterday afternoon the Minister for Mines received a telegram from the inspector of mines at Coolgardie stating that the Westralia mine at Bonnie…

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Victoria. Cyclone at Bairnsdale. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 8 April 1907 · page 2

A cyclone occurred at Bairnsdale yesterday, doing great damage to buildings. The roof of Norton's stables was blown away, and the wall…

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Serious Floods. Wellington

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 May 1907 · page 8

Serious floods have been experienced in the Wairapa, Mainawatu, and Hawkes Bay districts…

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Water Main Floods a Mine. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 May 1907 · page 4

A water main burst at Eaglehawk near the Ellenborough mine last night. The mine was flooded to a depth of 60ft. Tho burst was fortunately…

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Heavy Gale at Wellington

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 29 May 1907 · page 2

Wellington, Wednesday. A heavy gale is sweeping the coast at Wellington…

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Ship Damaged in a Gale. "Heavy [?] Dunedin

Barrier Miner · Saturday 1 June 1907 · page 4

The New Zealand ship Glenlul got caught an a violent westerly gale off Snares. The bulwarks, stanchions, and all deck structures were smashed and…

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Floods in the Far North. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 17 June 1907 · page 2

Owing to heavy, floods at Willa Willa and Mundowna, in the Far North, a mixed train was unable to go farther than Farina on Friday night…

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Heavy Rain in the West. Portions of Fremantle Flooded

Barrier Miner · Thursday 20 June 1907 · page 2

A westerly gale blew during all [?] night and this morning and the [?] is now very rough. Rain fell [?] hours in a perfect deluge, and all t[?]…

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A Cyclone and a Gale. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 27 June 1907 · page 2

[?]hyeea[?] [?](thefaqpe[?]eon.sssidRe cm The French barque Armen,which arrived at Newcastle yesterday, reported having encountered a cyclone and a…

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Meeting a Cyclone. Auckland

Barrier Miner · Monday 1 July 1907 · page 4

The Na[?] returned from Fiji to-day, having encountered a cyclone on the voyage…

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