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Broken Hill & the Far West · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1911

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Nuntherungie Homestead Flooded

Western Grazier · Saturday 11 February 1911 · page 2

Our Nuatherungie Correspondent writes:— For some time past we have been praying for rain and lamenting the feet that our tanks were drying…

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Floods in the Bendigo District. Several Towns Partially Ubmerged. Women and Children in Peril. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 February 1911 · page 4

Heavy floods are being experienced in the Bendigo district. Several district towns have been partially submerged…

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Steamer Founders in a Gale. Forty-one Persons Drowned. [Reuter's Messages.] St. Petersburg

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 February 1911 · page 4

The Russian steamer Sturman foundered off Sebastopol (Russia) to-day, in a gale. Forty-one persons were drowned…

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Victorian Floods. Extensive Damage. a Violent Thunderstorm. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 February 1911 · page 5

Further extensive damage by floods is reported from various paris of the State as the result of the recent heavy rains…

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Swedish Scientific Expedition. to the North-west of Australia. Some Good Work Done. Exciting Experiences at a Flooded River. Perth

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 February 1911 · page 4

A Swedish scientific expedition which is investigating the flora and fauna in the interior of the north west of Westralia, the characteristics, of the…

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Victorian Storm and Flood Episodes

Barrier Miner · Friday 17 February 1911 · page 8

A severe thunderstorm, accompanied by heavy rain, passed over a great pertion of Victoria on Friday last. At Rochester the Campaspe rose to…

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The Theosophist As Seer. Some Remarkable Predictions. 1911 to Be a Year of Storm and Stress

Barrier Miner · Saturday 18 February 1911 · page 2

The "Star of the East," the organ of the Ramakrishna Vedanta in Australia—a Theosophist mission claiming to uplift, help, and free humanity from…

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Floods in Scotland. Interference with Traffic. Inhabitants in Colliery District Imprisoned. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Monday 20 February 1911 · page 4

Serious floods have occurred at Glasgow owing to the persistent rains. The Clyde has overflowed, tramways have been suspended, and trains run with…

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Queensland Floods. Famine Threatened. Stockman's Arduous Journey

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 22 February 1911 · page 8

A Croydon (Queensland) message states that heavy floods have occurred over most of the Gulf during the last three weeks. The railway line from…

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Heavy Rain at Dorrigo. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 24 February 1911 · page 5

There has been a very heavy fall of rain at Dorrigo, on the North Coast, where 410 points of rain fell in 24 hours. The township is isolated, and…

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Heavy Rain in North-east. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 25 February 1911 · page 6

The postal department reports heavy rain in the north-east. The mails have been delayed[?] A number of places got a fall of two inches. One station…

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Fierce Gale in Wellincton. Accompanied by Rain and Fog. Parts of City Flooded. Wellington

Barrier Miner · Monday 27 February 1911 · page 5

A fierce gale, accompanied by rain and fog, struck Wellington (N.Z.), yesterday. Parts of the city were flooded, and…

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Diamantina River in Flood. Mails Delayed. Adelaida

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 February 1911 · page 4

The Hergott Springs postmaster telegraphs that the Diamentina River is in high flood beyond Birdsville, and that the mails have been delayed…

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V.R.C. Autumn Meeting. Australian Cup Further Postponed. on Account of Heavy Rain. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 10 March 1911 · page 6

The Australian Cup and other events scheduled for to-day's V.R.C. programme at Flemington (postponed from Tuesday) have been further…

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A Storm in Sydney. Roofs Lifted Off Five Houses. No One Injured. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 March 1911 · page 2

A storm passed over Sydney and suburbs last night. Soon after the storm began a terrific squall appeared, somewhat of a…

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Floods in Victoria. Buggy Capsizes in Creek. a Man Browned. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 March 1911 · page 4

As the result of heavy rain the Mitchell River at Bairnsdale (Victoria) is rising fast and floods are expected. Charles Bruckner left Bairnsdale at…

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Fair Comment. Some Storm Effects

Barrier Miner · Thursday 16 March 1911 · page 2

It is bad enough to have the roof of your house blown off by a storm, even if it is not your own house, and the landlord has to pay for the repairs…

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Cyclone at Cairns. Accompanied by Torrential Rain. Balconies Carried Away and Houses Unroofed. Cottage Lifted Bodily Off Its Blocks. Twelve Inches of Rain in 36 HOURS. Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Saturday 18 March 1911 · page 4

A terrific cyclone, accompanied by torrential rain, caused great damage at Cairns on Thursday morning. The wind's velocity was estimated at…

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Wrecked by a Cyclone. Two North Queensland Towns Hundreds of People Homeless Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Monday 20 March 1911 · page 4

Port Douglas and Mossman (North Queensland towns) have been wrecked by a eye'one. Two men were killed by falling houses…

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Violent Storm at White Cliffs. Heavy Thunder and Lightning. Corrugated Iron Flying in the Air. Like Pieces of Paper. Rain Falls in Quick, Drenching Showers. Strong Odor of Gidyea Timber. Wafted From Queensland Border. White Cliffs

Barrier Miner · Monday 20 March 1911 · page 4

A violent storm passed over White Cliffs on Saturday evening, accompanied by heavy thunder and lightning. The wind rose to cyclonic velocity,…

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