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Broken Hill & the Far West · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1907

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Sensational Thunderstorm. Descent of a Fire Bolt. An Awful Sight. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 28 November 1907 · page 2

A retired police constable named George, living at Murrumbeena, states that he witnessed a fire bolt descend on some houses a short distance from…

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Thunderstorm at Sydney. Hurri[?]ne in the Country. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 28 November 1907 · page 4

A thunderstorm, occurred at Sydney yesterday afternoon, and the rain fell in torrents. The wind reached a velocity of 70 miles an hour. During the…

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Gale Wrenches Balloon. London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 4 December 1907 · page 4

A gale wrenched the steerable balloon La Patric while it was being repaired at Verdun from the grasp of 200 men. It was seen early to-day…

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Reservoir Bursts. North Finchley Swept by a Great Flood

Barrier Miner · Saturday 28 December 1907 · page 5

'A fierce gale of wind on Wednesday morning, November 19, was directly responsible for the bursting of a great tank of 60,000 gallons of water in the…

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Storm at Renmark. a House Demolished. A Building Unroofed. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 30 December 1907 · page 2

During last week a starm and tor[?]ado passed through the Renmark irrigation settlement, unroofing sheds and houses, whilst in one instance a 4-roomed…

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