Flooded Mine Closes Down. Three Hundred Men Idle. Other Mines Threatened. Melbourne
The Prentice and Southern Deep Leads mine at Rutherglen stopped operations yesterday. This will throw 300 men out of work…
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Floods & storms, 1909
141 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 7 of 8
Floods in Jamaica. London
There has been no news from Jamaica for five days. The cables are broken owing to great floods. One signal suggested that terrific storms were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hurricanes in West Indies. Heavy Rainfall and Floods. Number of People Drowned. Great Damage to Property. [Reuter's Message.] London
Hurricanes are reported from Jamaica, accompanied by some weeks' rainfall, which averaged daily 10in, and land slides…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Queensland Thunderstorms. Brisbane Partly Inundated. Damage in Country Districts Brisbane
Remarkably heavy thunderstorms, accompanied by hail, have been experienced in Queensland. The low-lying parts of Brisbane are temporarily…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Jamaica Floods. London
More favorable reports concerning the havoc wrought by the hur[?]icane and floods at Jamaica are forthcoming. A famine at Kingston has been avorted,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Disastrous Storm. Sydney
A disastrous storm ocourred at Mundooran yesterday. Over an inch of rain fell and also hail, which renged from the size of marbles to hen eggs…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Storms in Victoria. Buildings Blown Down. Melbourne
Several storms have occurred in Victoria. The public hall and free library at Hopetoun have been blown down…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Struck by Lighting. During a Thunderstorm. Sheep and Goat Killed. Sydney
During the thunderstorm at Bodangora on Friday the residence of J. F. Jenkins was struck by lightning for the second time within a very short…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Storm in a Teacup. Workmen Down Tools at De Bavay Plant. Strike Which Lasted Half an Hour
One of the shortest and most amiably conducted strikes on record occurred at the De Bavay plant yesterday afternoon. And it was all over a billy of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mail Steamer in Heavy Weather. Escapes Full Force of Cyclone. Perth
The R.M.S. Otway, which reached Fremantle from London, yesterday morning, escaped the full force of the cyclone which devastated the Coeos…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Violent Gales in Britain. Vessels Founder and Lives Lost. [Reuter's Message.] London
Violent gales have been experienced along the coasts of Great Britain during the last few days. The steamer Thistlemor blew up yesterday and foundered…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Terrible Weather in Europe. Snowstorms and Gales in Britain. Floods in Denmark. [Reuter's Message.) London
Snowstorms have followed the gales in Great Britain. Steamers report terrible weather between Las Palmas and England, the waves being 60ft…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Caucht in a Gale. Thrilling Experiences at Newcastle. Sydney
The German ship Melete and the tug towing it were carried out from the harbor entrance in a gale at Newcastle yesterday. Another tug went to its…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Storm on Lake Erie. London
A storm on Lake Erie yesterday, caused damage to the amount of 1,000,000 dols. (£200,000). Forty-nine people were drowned…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Floods at Mount Morgan. Heavy Damage Done. B[?]bane
Heavy floods have occurred at Mount Morgan and damage to the extent of several thousands of pounds has been done…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Tramway Contractor's Loss. Due to Floods. Adelaide
Smith and Timms, contractors for the laying of the electric tramway lines, have sustained a loss over their contract instead of making a profit,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Phenomenal Rains. Big Flood Expected at Monk Land. Brisbane
The district traffle manager has received numerous telegrams from stationmasters on the North Coast railway line stating, that phenomenal…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Furious Gale in the Blue Mountains. Sydney
A furious gale was experienced in the Blue Mountains from Wednesday to Saturday. Considerable damage was done to the gasometer at Leura,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Floods in Europe. Spanish Villages Devastated. a Steamer Wrecked. [Reuter's Message.] London
Several villages in the Valencia and Zamoora districts of Spain have been devastated by floods. All the flour mills at Salamanca have been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Phenomenal Storm. Six Inches of Rain Within an Hour. Sydney
A phenomenal storm occurred at Limeburners' Creek, near Clarence Town yesterday, and was productive of six inches of rain within an hour…
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