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Broken Hill & the Far West · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1907

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Flooded Out. a Waterspout Devastation. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Friday 19 July 1907 · page 4

A waterspout has devastated Nowaldegg and Hernals, suburbs of Vienna. The fire brigades rescued many people from the flooded houses…

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Heavy Rains at Fremantle. Streets and Houses Flooded. Perth

Barrier Miner · Friday 19 July 1907 · page 4

Heavy rains were experienced at Fremantle yesterday, and at times many of the streets in the town were almost entiroly under water. In…

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Heavy Rain in West Australia. Perth

Barrier Miner · Friday 2 August 1907 · page 4

Very heavy rainfall has been experienced at Wagin. The greater part of the town has been innndated. Traffic on the Plumbleyung railway…

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Heavy Rain in West Australia. Perth

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 August 1907 · page 8

Very heavy rainfall has been experienced at Wagin. The greater part of the town has been inundated. Traffic on the Plumbloyung railway…

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A Flooded Town Moora Under Water. Perth

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 August 1907 · page 4

Exceptionally heavy rain has [?] experienced at Moora during the last few days. The older residents consider it to be a record for many years…

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A Succession of Gales. Delays a Mail Steamer. Perth

Barrier Miner · Thursday 15 August 1907 · page 1

Although expected at 10 o'clock on Monday morning, the R.M.S. Himalaya did not moor at Victor Qu[?]y till a few minutes before 7 o'clock last evening…

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Battleship Grounded. Double Bottom Flooded. Oil Fuel Destroyed. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Friday 30 August 1907 · page 2

The first-class battleship Commonwealth, of the Atlantic fleet, on Tuesday grounded on a rock off Lamlash, in the Atlantic, Ocean, on the south-west…

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Mayoral Cupboards. a Deluge of Beer. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 2 September 1907 · page 2

Mothedist clergymen lave been attacking the subject of Mayoral cupboards. Spooking at Collingwood [?]terday the Rov. George Tregear said…

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A Steamer in Trouble. Overtaken by a Storm. And Badly Damaged. Perth

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 September 1907 · page 2

The steamer Tok[?]maru yesterday arrived at Fremantle unexpectedly. She is bound from Port Pirie, South Australia to Antwerp, vin Durban,…

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Victoria. Seaman Lost in a Gale. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 18 September 1907 · page 2

The Federal-Holdrr shire liner Flintshire (Captain Page), which arrived at Melbourne yesterday had a stormy passage, heavy gales and…

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A Mine on Fire. a Village Flooded. Thirty People Drowned. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 19 September 1907 · page 2

A fire occurred at the Kosakable mine, Kotaro (Japan), yesterday destroying 100 houses. While efforts were being made to extinguish the…

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Floods in Spain. London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 1 October 1907 · page 2

The floods which overwhelmed the province of Malaga (Spain) on Saturday last worked damage to the extent of £680,000…

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Floods in France. Two Thousand People Homeless. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 1 October 1907 · page 2

The torrential rains in the South of France have resulted in swollen rivers, causing terrible floods in the department of Herault, Cara Bouches,…

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Floods in Spain. London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 1 October 1907 · page 4

Terrible floods have occurred in the province of Malaga (Spain), rendering 12,000 people homeless. Twelve villages were destroyed, and 108 people…

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Floods in France. Great Heroism Displayed. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 October 1907 · page 2

Great heroism has been displayed in rescuing the unfortunate peasants in the South of France, who were, cut off from ordinary communication through…

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Damaged by Floods. Wallington

Barrier Miner · Saturday 5 October 1907 · page 4

Serious damage has been done in the Waira[?] district on account of heavy [?]ods. Expensive protective works have been initiated to prevent any further…

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Eight-hours Day. Celebrated in Sydney. Heavy Rain at Start of Procession. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 8 October 1907 · page 4

Heavy rain interfered with the starting of the Eight-hours procession this morning. file displays and the attendance were good Fifty-five…

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Steamer's Damaging Experience. Encounters Heavy Gales. Perth

Barrier Miner · Monday 14 October 1907 · page 4

The Ty[?] carvo steamer Angsberg, which reached Fremantle from New York yesterday encountered rough weather. During the latter part of…

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Latest Cable News. [Reuter's Messages.] Floods in Northern Italy. London

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 November 1907 · page 4

The floods in Northern Italy have done great damage, to the estimated amount of £1,000,000, to embankments and hydra[?]lie works within the flooded…

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Storm at Oodnadatta. Houses Unroofed. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 November 1907 · page 4

A terrific storm occurred at Oodundatta on Saturday evening. Almost every building in the town had its roofing damaged, and in some instances…

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