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Broken Hill & the Far West · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1911

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Inter-university Boatrace. Postponed on Account of Gale. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 12 June 1911 · page 4

A strong gale blew on Saturday afternoon, and the water in the Port Adelaide River became so choppy that the annual inter-University boatrace…

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Seeking Shelter From Storm. Injured by Falling Tree. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 14 June 1911 · page 6

While driving yesterday from Stawell to Wal Wal (Victoria), William Rowe (58) took shelter under a tree from a storm…

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River Yarra in Flood. Overflows Its Banks. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 14 June 1911 · page 8

The River Yarra at Melbourne overflowed its banks in places on Sunday, the low-lying parts being under water…

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Electrical Storm in New York. New York

Barrier Miner · Thursday 15 June 1911 · page 4

The fourth electrical storm since Saturday was reported at New York to-day. The dead are estimated at 75…

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River Yarra in Flood. Chinese Gardens Inundated. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 15 June 1911 · page 1

Tho floods in the River Yarra inundated the Chinero gardens at Fairfield, Studley Park, and Hawthorn, near Melbourne. Tons of vegetables…

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Floods in Gippsland. Many Properties Under Water. Farmers' Heavy Losses

Barrier Miner · Thursday 15 June 1911 · page 3

The Trafalgar correspondent of the "Ago" wired on Juno ll: — The exceptionally heavy rains still continue throughout this district. All…

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Havoc Among Shipping Created by Storm at Trieste Twenty Fatalities Reported. [Reuter's Message.] Vienna

Barrier Miner · Friday 16 June 1911 · page 4

A storm created great havoc among the shipping at Trieste. Twenty fatalities are reported, and it is feared that 40 fishermen have…

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What the Sea Gave Up. After the Storm

Barrier Miner · Saturday 17 June 1911 · page 8

Since the early sixties the keel and timber of an old-time wreck, said to be The Empress of the Sen, have lain on the Queenscliffe beach at the foot…

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Schooner in a Storm. Vessel Headed for Sea. Waves Turn Her Back

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 20 June 1911 · page 3

The crow of the three-masted schooner. Lemael had a stormy passage. On Saturday night (wired the "S.M. Herald's" correspondent on June 10)…

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Heavy Rainfall in Victoria. Floods Regarded As Certain. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 20 June 1911 · page 2

Heavy rain has fallen throughout Victoria, and big floods are regarded as practically certain in many parts, especially in the eastern half of the…

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Fight in the Gale. the Bellambi's Exciting Trip. Vessel on Her Beam Ends. Wreckage at Lord Howe Island

Barrier Miner · Thursday 22 June 1911 · page 3

"Such terrific weather at sea I never saw in all my experience," said Captain M'Cooe, of the steam collier Bellambi, describing the vessel's trip from New…

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Heavy Rains in Victoria. Hearse Bogged on Road to Cemetery. Rivers in Flood. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 22 June 1911 · page 2

Further heavy rains fell in various parts of the State. With the rivers already overoflwing their banks the outlook is anything but promising…

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Floods at Seymour. Principal Thoroughfares Submerged. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 23 June 1911 · page 4

The town of Seymour, Victoria, yesterday experienced the greatest flood since 1890. The principal thoroughfares were…

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The Victorian Floods. More Serious Than at First Expected

Barrier Miner · Saturday 24 June 1911 · page 4

The situation regarding the floods has become more serious at Nathalia than was expected (wired the Melbourne correspondent of the…

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The Following Appeared in Yesterday's Third Edition. the Victorian Floods. the Yarra a Mile Wide. Damage in Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 24 June 1911 · page 8

Warning was sent along the Yarra yesterday (says the "Argus" of Wednesday) that a great body of water was coming down past Warrandyte,…

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Floods in Bulgaria. Sofia

Barrier Miner · Thursday 6 July 1911 · page 4

Devastating floods are reported in Southern Bulgaria. The inhabitants are fleeing to the mountains and the crops and dwellings, have been…

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Signs of a Wreck. Storm-tossed Flotsam. Found at Lord Howe Island

Barrier Miner · Friday 7 July 1911 · page 4

The Sydney correspondent of the "Aga" on July 3 wired:— Early last month, when the steamer Bellambi called at Lord Howe Island,…

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Heavy Rain in South Australia. a Delayed Mail. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 18 July 1911 · page 4

Heavy rains fell early this morning in the city. One shower, lasted ten minutes, a quarter of an inch falling. The Deputy Postmaster-General…

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Salvation Army Anniversary. Farewell to Envoy Gale

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 18 July 1911 · page 4

Services in connection with the celebration of the 18th anniversary of the Railway Town Salvation Army corps were held at the barracks. Railway…

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A Storm Tossed Tug. Falls Foul of a Barque. Narrow Escape From Sinking

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 19 July 1911 · page 3

The tug Heroine, owned by Messrs. Fenwick and Sons, had a narrow escape from being sunk off Coogee early this morning (wired the Sydney…

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