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Broken Hill & the Far West · Floods & storms
149 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 3 of 8
It was an unfortunate happening for the Broken Hill Sports Syndicate that their first athletic venture should have been interfered with by rain. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →At Cincinnati a rain storm turned the Ohio River and tributaries into raging torrents. The water was feet deep in the Dayton streets, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The sinking of a hopper in the Mersey, near Liverpool, with the loss of 11 lives was the worst of the disasters caused by a furious gale, which blew…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fifty bodies have been recovered from the Great Miami River. Five hundred people were rescued from tree tops and wrecked houses…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wellington (N.Z.), Friday. Heavy Floods have been experienced in Southland, which are the highest since 1878. The tourist traffic on the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Information of a heartrending character continues to pour in concerning the awful loss of life and the terrible devastation of property caused by the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Dayton has suffered from a blizzard, adding to the horrors of the fearful fire which has destroyed a large section of the city. This is still raging…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The floods here are subsiding. A body of 1000 militiamen have control of the city, and have adequately relieved the situation. Numbers of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The flood situation is improved. The bodies of the victims have teen buried and adequate relief has been afforded to sufferers…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A storm burst over Sydney last night and for a time there was a perfect downpour. The streets were kept in a state of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mr. Orvill Wright and the members of his family were cut off by the flood. They fled to high grounds, narrowly escaping with their lives…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The coalmines at Harrisburg are threatened by serious floods, and no fewer than 5000 miners are idle. The Federal Government is considering the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The township of Murrumburrah is threatened with a dangerous flood. Rain continues to fall over both the town and the surrounding district. The river…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Very heavy rain has fallen in the agricultural districts at Katanning and Narrogin. Four inches fell, and several washaways occurred on the Great…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The R.M.S. Macedonia, on her passage from Sydney to Auckland, experienced a severe cyclone, during which she sustained some damage…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →During a heavy storm this morning a thunderbolt struck the Bondi Public School, and a boy attending to his lessons was seriously hurt. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Floods have inundated the Vidallia district, and hundreds have been rendered homeless. The loss of life was, however, small. The waters rapidly…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Floods have inundated the Vidallia district, and hundreds have been rendered homeless. The loss of life was, however, small. The waters rapidly…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cyclonic gales, accompanied by torrential rains, were experienced over most of the State yesterday. The ferry fleet in Sydney Harbor…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The weather is at last moderating. The worst fears of the residents of Windsor that a flood would occur were realised. Last night 3½in. of rain fell…
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