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Broken Hill & the Far West · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1910

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Floods in France. Relieving the Sufferers. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Monday 7 February 1910 · page 4

The Mansion House fund, inaugurated for the relief of the sufferers by the floods in France, now totals £50,000…

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Liner Sinks in Storm. All on Board Saved. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 8 February 1910 · page 2

The Alaska Pacific liner, Kentucky, sank off Cape Hatteras to-day, through its seams opening in a storm. A wireless message brought assistance, when…

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

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 8 February 1910 · page 2

Later details concerning the floods in France show that a woman and a young girl returned to an abandoned house at Alfortville, which…

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Floods in Paris. Forty-eight Thousand Unemployed. Other Details. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 8 February 1910 · page 4

Owing to the floods in Paris 48,000 people are unemployed. The conduct of the post office employees throughout the floods led to…

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Storm in West Australia. a Building Unroofed. Three Inches of Rain. Perth

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 9 February 1910 · page 4

A storm yesterday unroofed, a building at the Coruna Downs station, near Marble Bar, owned by the brothers Brookman. The roof, with the side…

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North-west Floods. Mail and Railway Service Still Interrupted. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 9 February 1910 · page 4

The flooded state of the rivers in the north-west is still interfering with the interchange of mails. Circuitous routes have to be followed…

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Floods in France. Compensating the Sufferers. Seine Showing Tendency to Rise Again. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 9 February 1910 · page 4

The French Government is asking Parliament for a further £800,000 to compensate the flood sufferers. After falling 14ft. the Seine is…

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Floods in France. Further News. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 10 February 1910 · page 2

Further news concerning the floods in France states that mild weather continues in Northern France. The Marne has risen 4ft., and the Seine is rising…

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Floods in Paris. London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 10 February 1910 · page 4

Among the suggested preventives of floods in Paris is an overflow canal at St. Maur across the St. Denis plain…

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Floods in France. Danger Not Yet Over. Government Taking Precautionary Measures. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Friday 11 February 1910 · page 2

All danger from the floods in France is not yet over. The Seine is rising a foot daily, and the Government has ordered the…

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North-western Floods. Cost of Repairing Damage. Shires Arranging for Loans. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 February 1910 · page 5

The estimated cost of repairing the roads in the Boolooroo shire, near Moree, after the recent floods will be £1300…

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Floods in France. Further Information. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Monday 14 February 1910 · page 4

Further information concerning the floods in France shows that the Seine at Port Royal has risen 21ft., and that the work of fighting the flood has…

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A Severe Storm. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 15 February 1910 · page 2

A severe storm occurred at Gosforth yesterday and did immense damage to the crops. The hailstones perforated galvanised iron roofs and tanks…

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

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 15 February 1910 · page 4

The bank of France has advanced £4,000,000 free of interest, repayable in five years, towards the relief of the sufferers by the floods in France. The…

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Floods in France. Relief Fund Started in West Australia. Perth

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 16 February 1910 · page 8

A relief fund is being started in West Australia to assist the sufferers by the floods in France…

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Floods in France. Moroccan Sultan's Subscription. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 16 February 1910 · page 4

Mulai Hafid has subscribed 20,000 francs towards the relief of the sufferers by the floods in France…

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Floods in France. Alarming Rise in Seine. a Bad Outlook in Paris Suburbs. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 17 February 1910 · page 2

There has been an alarming rise in the Seine, and a renewal of the floods in the suburbs of Paris is anticipated owing to a torrential rainstorm in the…

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Gales in United Kingdom. Torrential Rains. Train Blown Over Embankment. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Monday 21 February 1910 · page 4

Gules were experienced. to-day in Great Britain and Ireland, the wind blowing at the rate of over 70 miles an hour in some places…

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The Paris Floods. London

Barrier Miner · Monday 21 February 1910 · page 4

It is reported-that the Seine is falling, and that consequently Paris is in no further danger of floods…

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The Gale in Britain. London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 23 February 1910 · page 4

The official record of Sunday's gale in Great Britain shows that it blew at the rate of 100 miles an hour…

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