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Broken Hill & the Far West · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1910

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Floods in France. London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 26 January 1910 · page 4

Further details concerning the floods in France show that the Seine has risen above its normal level and that heavy snow and rain have fallen. The…

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The Following Appeared in Yesterday's Second Edition. Northern Floods. Walgett in Danger. the Surrounding Country Inundated. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 26 January 1910 · page 4

Although the Namoi and Barwon rivers are still rapidly rising, it is just doubtful whether the water closing in around Walgett will see another foot…

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Floods in France. a Serious Position. Numbers of Homeless Families. Police Watching Hooligans. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 27 January 1910 · page 2

Further information concerning the floods in France is available. [?] It is reported that the Seine has swollen to double its usual width, and…

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The Northern Floods. Barwon and Namoi Rivers Abnormally High. and Still Rising. Protecting Walgett. Men Working Night and Day Many Homesteads Abandoned. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 27 January 1910 · page 4

The flood in the Barwon River (the continuation of the Darling) is now 43ft. high, and in the Namoi 32ft. 6ih. Both rivers are rising…

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Floods in France. Paris in Peril. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 27 January 1910 · page 4

Further particulars relative to the floods in Paris are available. It is stated that the Pont d'Alma is threatened, and that the Pont de…

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The Northern Floods. Walgett Reported to Be Out of Danger. Flood Wategrs Spread Over Country. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 27 January 1910 · page 2

Further information concerning the Northern floods shows that Walgett after all will escape inundation. The river, after persistently rising for days,…

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F[?]loods in France. Later Reports. Paris in Peril. Typ[?]oid Outbreak Feared. The[?]rty Thousand Homeless People. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Friday 28 January 1910 · page 4

L[?]ter reports of the floods in France are to hand. S[?]nowfalls continue to swell the Rive[?]r Seine, the water pouring over…

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The Northern Floods. Excitement at Walgett. Fighting the Onrushing Waters. Prompt Action Saves the Town. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 28 January 1910 · page 4

Great excitement prevailed at Walgett yesterday, and but for prompt action the greater portion of the town would probably have been flooded…

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Stormy Weather. a Protracted Dust Storm. Telegraphic Communication Interrupted. the Express Delayed by Head Wind. Nearly Two Hours Late

Barrier Miner · Saturday 29 January 1910 · page 4

The very hot spell which Broken Hill, in common with most other parts of Australia, experiencend during the greater part of the week, and which…

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A Big River Certain—will Bourke Be Flooded

Western Grazier · Saturday 29 January 1910 · page 2

The following, taken from the Bourke "Western Herald", gives the view taken of the approaching flood at that upriver town:—…

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The Floods. Walgett Surrounded. Waters Now Stationery

Western Grazier · Saturday 29 January 1910 · page 2

The flood waters are racing upon Walgett, and it is expected they will reach there to-day, the grest[?]t part of the country is already indundated,…

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Accident to a Boy. Dust Storm Causes a Vehicle to Overturn

Barrier Miner · Monday 31 January 1910 · page 5

On Saturday evening two lads named Dyer and James, sons of Messrs. Dyer and James, bakers, of Railway Town, were taking a load of bread…

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Hemmed in by Floodwaters. Children Tied to Branches

Barrier Miner · Monday 31 January 1910 · page 8

"It was a sight never to be forgotten. We sat on the roof of our benefactor's house, with the floodwaters rushing past us with angry murmurs…

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Floods in France. a Doleful Picture. Telegraphic Communication Interrupted. Foodless People Crying for Bread. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Monday 31 January 1910 · page 4

Further particulars relative to the floods in France are far from reassuring. Violent rain and hail have fallen in…

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Floods in France. Rivers Subsiding. Viaduct Collapsing. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Monday 31 January 1910 · page 8

The rivers Seine and Marne, which have been in heavy flood for some time, and the waters of which have wrought great devastation in Paris and other…

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The Northern Floods. Repairing Damaged Railway. a Formidable Task. Men Inconveniencted by Dead Sheep. Water Becomes Terribly Offensive. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 31 January 1910 · page 4

In connection with the damage done by the Northern floods it is reported that the Railway Department is making astonishing progress in the work…

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Violent Thunderstorms at Wagga. Two Men Struck by Lightning. Stack Set on Fire. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 31 January 1910 · page 5

Violent thunderstorms broke over Wagga on Friday night and Saturday morning. John White and William Earle were…

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The Northern Floods. District Engineer's Inspection. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 31 January 1910 · page 8

Mr. Percy, Allen, [?]istrict engineer in the Public Works Department, made an inspection to-day o[?] the High-street embankment at Walgett, through…

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Floods at Mackay. Caused by Heavy Rain. Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 1 February 1910 · page 2

At Mackay (Queensland), heavy rain fell on Friday and caused a rise in the river. On Saturday the writer came down at a tremendous rate, rising…

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Floods in France. Additional Details. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 1 February 1910 · page 4

Additional details of the floods in France give an alarming account of the havoc worked in the French capital (Paris)…

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