Downpour at Cobar. Streets and Houses Flooded. Sydney
Heavy rains have f[?]llen, at Cobar. Some of the streets are like small rivers. Pedestrians have been compelled to cross the streets in vehicles…
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Floods & storms, 1908
113 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 1 of 6
Dalgety's Six Months' Gale. Attractions of Canberra
Taking advantage of his recent trip to the Cooma district (says the "Daily Telegraph"), the Premier, in company with Mr. Ashton, (Honorary Minister), as already…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Threatening Flood. Sydney
The River Yamba, is, 28ft, over summer level, and is still rising…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Violent Thunderstorm. Sydney
A violent thunderstorm passed over Kiandra yesterday. One residence was struck by lightning, and so severe was the explosion that the kitchen was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Thunderstorm Fatalities. Two Lads Killed. Sydney
A thunderstorm in the Mudg[?]e district caused considerable damage. During the storm two boys named. Archer and Bayley met on horseback, and…
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Heavy rains and gales have been experienced, and many vessels have returned to port…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fishermen's Adventure. Caught in a Gale. One Man Drowned. Townsville
A fisherman named Clingan, residing at Rose Bay (Townsville) left that place on Tuesday in a 19ft. flat-bottomed boat, the Hero, accompanied by a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Overwhelmed by Storms Twenty-one Persons Killed. Others Missing. [Reuter's Message.] London
The foreign legation was surprised and scattered by snow torms near Fort Hassa, Algeria. Twenty-one dead bodies have already bee recovered…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Unruly Suffragists. Storm the House of Commons. Fifty Arrests Made. [Reuter's Message.] London
A suffragists'" meeting was held at the Caxton Hall, London, last night, representatives from all parts of England being present. Mrs. Pethick…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Pittsburg Floods. London
Floods at Pittsburg, Pennsylvania (U.S.A.) have temporarily thrown out of work 20,000 people. Many fled to the upper storeys of their honses to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Heavy Fall of Rain. Seventy Points Recorded. Streets Temporarily Flooded. Trams Stopped
The weather conditions prevailing this morning were sultry and oppres-. sive, and up to about 2 o'clock the highest shade temperature 'registered…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Torrential Rainfall. in the Maitland District. Many Farms Inundated. Newcastle Lowlands Flooded Collier Closed Down. Sydney
Torrential rains, have fallen in the Maitland district. The Hunter River rose 30ft. above its normal level, and subsequently fell 4ft. The flood waters…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →This Maitland Deluge. Further Heavy Rain. Floods Subsiding. Sydney
Further heavy rain has fallen on the North Coast district and over the Hunter Valley. The floods in the Hunter Villey are subsiding, and the river…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Flooded Creeks and Rivers. Mail Services Disorganised. Brisbane
Several mail services have been disorganised in Queensland owing to flooded cr[?]ks and rivers…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Kalgoorlie Cyclone. Town Almost in Total Darkness. Great Damage Done. Kalgoorlie
Last night, with the exception of [?]eros[?] lamps, Kalgoorlie was plunged into almost total 'darkness. This condition of affairs was due to a cyclone…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A North-easterly Gale. Sweeps Waitemata Harbor. Wellington
A very heavy "north-easterly gale yesterday swept, tho Waitemata Harbor, Auckland. The shipping had an exciting experience, many small crafts…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Mallee Cyclone. Considerable Damage Done. Some Families Now Homeless. Melbourne
A cyclone swept across the mallee country yesterday. Four dwelling-houses were wrecked at Beulah and six rooms in the Ckiffee Palace demolished…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Balloon in Storm. Lady's Perilous Trip Over the Channel. Battered in a Forest
A lady's thrilling adventures in the air on a balloon [?]ip be[?]ween Ba[?]er sea and the village of Haudmmont, in [?]rance; her perilous descent in a forest…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Heavy Rain at Tamworth. The Place Flooded. Flood High[?]st for Twenty-five Years. Water Still Rising. Residents Rescued in Boats. Loss of Life Feared. Sydney
It has been raining heavily since Saturday at Tamworth, which is flooded. The flood is the highest experienced for 25 years. Residents have been rescued…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Floods at Tamworth. Considerable Damage Done. Elsewhere Farm Lands Inundated. Washaways on Narrabri Line. Boggabri's Biggest Flood for Years. Sydney
The water rose higher and higher at Tamworth on Sunday night, the damage sustained by business people being considerable. Other people were flooded…
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