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Broken Hill & the Far West · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1909

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The Victorian Floods. Wimmera Towns Endangered. Melbourne,."Tuesday

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 24 August 1909 · page 2

Dimboola, Murton, and' Warracknabeal, are endangered by the floods. ["Dimboola and Murtoa ' are,: both 'junction towns on the main Adelaide to…

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South Australian Floods. Pigs and Sheep Drowned. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 25 August 1909 · page 4

A number of pigs and a few sheep were drowned by the floods at J. Gray's farm at Reedbeds, South Australia…

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Floods in Victoria. Three Miles Wide at Jeparit. Beulah Surrounded by Water. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 25 August 1909 · page 4

The flood waters at Jeparit are three miles wide, and are approaching the main street. About 56 people have been rendered homeless…

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The Anglican Church. Arrival of Dr. Pritchard. Chats Interestingly on the Floods. and Other Matters

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 25 August 1909 · page 8

The Rev. Dr. C. W. Pritchard, vicardesignate of St. Peter's in succession to the Rev. N. D. Herring, arrived in Broken Hill by the express this…

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Schooner in a Gale. Almost Drifts on to Rocks. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 26 August 1909 · page 1

The American four-masted, schooner, Alpena, with a timber cargo from Tacoma (U.S.A.), arrived in Port Phillip Bay to-day after a fearful voyage. On…

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The Victorian Floods. an Indian's Sympathy. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Friday 27 August 1909 · page 8

Sir Prodyat. Kumar Tagore (belonging to one of the oldest and most eminent Calcutta families) has telegraphed to Captain Collins (Commonwealth…

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The Torrens in Flood. Highest Level of the Year. Henley Beach Road a River. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 30 August 1909 · page 4

The flood in the Torrens has now reached the highest level recorded this year, owing to the heavy rain of Friday…

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A Flooded 8Haft. Twenty-six Men Drowned. [Reuter's Message] London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 31 August 1909 · page 2

The water in a disused shaft through flooding the Dombroro mine, near Sosnowiee (Russia) yesterday drowned 20 mon. ____________…

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The Victorian Floods. Causing Grave Concern". Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 31 August 1909 · page 2

The floods in the Kerang district of Victoria are still causing grave concern to the residents…

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Damaging Floods in Mexico. Numerous Victims. Heavy Property Loss. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 31 August 1909 · page 2

The floods due to the overflow of rivers yesterday caused enormous damage to be done in Northern Mexico. Eight hundred people perished at…

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The Mexican Floods. an Appalling Disaster. Fourteen Hundred People Perish. Buildings Collapsing Slowly. Reservoir Also Collapses.??. ' [Router's Message;] London..Tuesday

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 1 September 1909 · page 4

Later information conebrning the floods in Northern Mexico,.shows that 1400 people perished at Monterey. Onefourth of the city has been destroyed,…

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The Mexican Floods. Two Thousand Victims. Heavy Loss of Property. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 2 September 1909 · page 2

Further news is available concerning the Mexican floods. Two thousand people perished at Monterey and in the Santa Caterina…

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Floods in America the Mioxican Disaster. Recovering Th H JJODIliS at Monterey. [Reuters.Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Friday 3 September 1909 · page 2

Torrible scunos were witnessed at Monterey, Northern Mexico, to-day, when 1000 bodies were rocoverod from the flooded city…

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Rio Grande Valley. Floods for Nearly- 100 Miles

Barrier Miner · Friday 3 September 1909 · page 2

Some of the brnnohes, trees, and roufe of houses in the Rio Grarnie Valleys have been floodod for nearly 100 miios, Several towns in Taxes…

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Floods and Drought. a Striking Contrast

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 September 1909 · page 5

Mr. A. J. Pascoe, who is short starting in business in Argont-stre[?] as a boot warehouseman, recently paid a visit to Adelaido, Melbourne, and…

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Floods in Java. London, Sntiirdny

Barrier Miner · Monday 6 September 1909 · page 4

Floods yesterday devastated LoetnndJang, in the district of Probolingo, Java, 500 people perishing…

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General Cable News. Reuter's Messages.] a Sicilian Cyclone. London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 7 September 1909 · page 2

"The Daily Chronicle" says that a cvelone yesterday swept over Cntanin (Sicily) destroying 3000 houses at Seordia. Sixty persons were entombed,…

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The Victorian Floods. Recurrence in the Wimmera. Farmer's Demands on Government. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 7 September 1909 · page 2

A fresh flood is Inundating thousands of acres beteeen Kaneira and Lambert. The water is flve miles wide at Mologa. Farmers are urging that the…

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Cyclone at Crafton. Immense Hail Stones. School in a Panic

Barrier Miner · Saturday 18 September 1909 · page 4

At Grafton on Thursday afternoon, there was experienced a storm of cyclonic violence that did a large amount of damage to buildings…

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A Violent Storm. Horses Killed by Lightning

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 21 September 1909 · page 4

A heavy storm broke over Brisbane on Friday afternoon, accompanied by vivid lightning. During the storm three horses attached to a lorry owned…

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