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Broken Hill & the Far West · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1908

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The Augusta Flood. Twenty Bodies Recovered. Floodwaters Now Subsiding. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Monday 31 August 1908 · page 2

Twenty bodies have been recovered from the Augusta (Georgia floodwaters. A captain of a steamer states that he…

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Mine Flooded. Miners' Race for Life

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 1 September 1908 · page 1

The Florence mine at Zeehan (Tasmania), was campletely flooded, by a burst of water on Thursday. The night shift working in the face of the north drive…

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General Cable News. [Reuter's Messages.] Gales in England. London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 3 September 1908 · page 2

Gales have been prevalent in England during the past few days and much damage has been done to shipping…

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The Rain at Umberumberka. Three Inches in Four Weeks. Creek in Flood for Two Days

Barrier Miner · Thursday 3 September 1908 · page 2

"The Miner's" correspondent at Silverton writes.—"A steady, [?]oaking rain commenced to fall on Monday night and continued to…

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The Following Appeared in Yesterday's Second Edition. Late Cable News. Heavy Storms in English Channel London

Barrier Miner · Friday 4 September 1908 · page 8

Heavy storms have occurred in the English Channel, resulting in many wrecks and exciting rescues. The excursion steamer Queen, with 160…

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Floods at Port Pirie. Thousands of Rabbits Drowned. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 7 September 1908 · page 4

Floods occurred near Port Pirie on Saturday. Practically the whole of L. Stanley's farm of 2000 acres is under water, but only a few sheep have been…

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Namoi River in Flood. Settlers Removing Their Stock. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 11 September 1908 · page 4

Reports from Narrabri state that the Namoi River is still rising. Settlers have removed their stock from the low land. The damage so far has been…

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Namoi River in Flood. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 14 September 1908 · page 4

The Namoi River at Wee Waa is rising rapidly. All the low-lying lands are inundated…

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Aeronauts in a Gale. London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 15 September 1908 · page 4

A snowstorm and gale carried Lieutenant Barrington, Messrs, Kennett, Eustace, and Short, ac[?]nauts, from London to the North Son. A Dutch…

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Terrific Storm. Peak Hill and Orange Visited. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 29 September 1908 · page 2

A terrific storm was experienced at Peak Hill on Sunday night. The storm unroofed buildings and broke windows. The township was…

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Terrific Gale at Wolgan Trees Blown Down. Camps in Danger. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 29 September 1908 · page 4

A terrific gale swept over Wolgan Valley yesterday trees being blown down. Many camps suffered severely. Some of the men who were camped in…

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Terrific Gale at Wolgan Trees Blown Down. Camps in Danger. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 30 September 1908 · page 4

A terrific gale swept over Wolgan Valley yesterday, trees being blown down. Many camps suffered severely. Some of the men who were camped in…

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Floods in India. the Death Roll at Hyderabad. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Friday 2 October 1908 · page 4

The floods in the province of Hyderabad (India), are worse than at first reported. One estimate mentions the death roll as being ten thousand…

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Disastrous Floods in India. London

Barrier Miner · Friday 2 October 1908 · page 8

Disastrous floods have occured at Hyderabad and in the Deccan (India) resulting in heavy loss of life. Fifteen inches of rain fell in 36 hours…

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Floods in India. London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 October 1908 · page 8

Many heroic rescues were e[?]ected at Hyderabad (India), which has been devastated by floods. The nurses in the Victoria Zenana Hospital saved the…

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Floods in India. Description of Hyderabad. a Black Grave. Fifty Thousand Dead. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Monday 5 October 1908 · page 4

A special corresponden of an English newspaper deseribes Hyderabad (India), which deseribes Hyderabad a black grave. Six hundred corpses…

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The Balkan Storm Centre. Its Con[?]lict of Interests

Barrier Miner · Monday 12 October 1908 · page 4

A question which many people must he asking themselves is why there should be so much excitement over the action of Bulgaria in declaring its…

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Damage to Roofs and Buildings. Warehouse Cellar Flooded

Barrier Miner · Friday 16 October 1908 · page 4

The storm caused a good deal of damage both by water and wind to buildings. In not a few instances the rain severely strained the iron…

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The Recent Storm. a Firm's Cellar Damaged

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 21 October 1908 · page 4

Some surprice was caused at the meeting of the City Council last evening when a communication was read from Mr. A. J. Hall, solicitor,…

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A Terrible Storm. London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 24 October 1908 · page 8

A storm which occurred in the Cagayan Valley (Philippines) on October 12, destroyed hundreds of houses. Three hundred persons perished…

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