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Broken Hill & the Far West · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1913

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The New South Wales Storms Serious Floods. a Man Drowned. Queensland Mail Train Blocked. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 16 May 1913 · page 3

The cyclonic storm that has wrought such havoc this week has worked eastward, and as now between the north coast of this State and Norfolk Island…

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New South Wales Floods Waters Subsiding. Repairing the Railway Lines. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 19 May 1913 · page 4

The flood waters in the Hunter River district whick are described as being worse even than those of 1893, are now subsiding…

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The Coastal Storms. Maitland Flood Waters Receding. Widespread Damage. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 20 May 1913 · page 2

The flood waters in the Maitland district are at last receding. The damage is reported to be widespread, and many families are in distress…

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Storm in New Zealand. Wellington

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 21 May 1913 · page 8

The cyclonic storm did a good deal; of damage on the west coast of the South Island. At Seddonville a. sixroomed cottage was destroyed and…

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The Eastern Floods. the Water Receding. Train Traffic Still Interrupted. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 21 May 1913 · page 4

The [?]ood waters in the Maitland and Hunter districts are slowly subsiding. Many residents of outlying places are still sheltering at Maitland[?] Trains…

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The Eastern Floods. Waters Receding Slowly. Extent of the Damage. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 22 May 1913 · page 2

The flood waters in the Hunter River district are receding very slowly. In some places there is an extensive area to be drained…

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The Eastern Floods. Government Relief to Be Given. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 23 May 1913 · page 2

The Inspector-General of Public Works is expected to visit the Maitland district to-day to inspect the damage done by the floods, and to meet a…

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The Hawkesbury (N.S.W.) Floods

Barrier Miner · Monday 26 May 1913 · page 7

THE ROAD TO RICHMOND. GETTING TO PITT TOWN…

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Rains, Floods, and Cales. Experiences in the Coastal Country. Rivers Rapidly Rising. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 31 May 1913 · page 4

Torrential rains have again fallen at Taree, and the Manning River is rising slowly in consequence. There is a strong current running, and the…

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Fierce Storms in England Lightning Causes Fire. [Reuter's Message.] London, Friday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Monday 2 June 1913 · page 8

Fierce thunderstorms and torrential rains have seriously disturbed London and many parts of the south of England to-day. The lightning, which was…

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Voting Interrupted by Floods. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 2 June 1913 · page 4

On account of the floods on Saturday, voting has been postponed until Monday at Yarramalong, a small booth in the Robertson electorate…

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Our Serial Story "The Barrier." Chapter Xvii. the Storm Bursts

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 4 June 1913 · page 2

Sine Glory had returned to London she had taken to walking every morning between ten and eleven in Park, with Dorothy Morton. She…

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Snow and Wind Storms. Trains Held Up. Land Slide at Walhalla

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 June 1913 · page 7

The Walhalla correspondent of the Melbourne "Age" wired on Sunday:- "Heavy rain fell last night, causing Stringer's Creek to rise rapidly, and…

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Weather in the East. Sydney's Heavy Rain. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 11 June 1913 · page 5

During the past six weeks 1779 points of rain have fallen in Sydney A violent storm was experienced on the South Coast yesterday. Advices from…

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Further Heavy Rain. More Floods Feared. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 12 June 1913 · page 2

The city was again deluged by heavy showers yesterday, while a southerly gale and heavy seas demoralised all coastal shipping…

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The Coastal Storms. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 14 June 1913 · page 4

The strong southerly winds have almost disappeared from the coast, and in parts the seas are moderating. All dangers of another flood in the Hunter…

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Disastrous Rains. Tremendous Floods in India. [Reuter's Message.] Bombay

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 18 June 1913 · page 4

The latest news regarding the recent floods in the Palatina district, state that 16 inches of rain foll in six hours. The damage was estimated at…

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A Rush of Water. Floods a Colliery. Eight Miners Drowned. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 18 June 1913 · page 8

A sudden inrush of water in the Carhouse colliery, at Rotham, flooded the mine. Eight of the miners [?] drowned. Several other men escaped…

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Further Heavy Rains. Moue Sydney Floods. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 23 June 1913 · page 5

The monsoonal tendencies that deeloped over the State on Saturday, resuited in another heavy rainstorm The showers that fell on Saturday…

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Rains and Floods. Rivers Rising. a Township Isolated. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 25 June 1913 · page 4

Yesterday the Hawkesbury River was nearly 20ft. above aummer level due to the heavy rains. The river is still slowly rising, and it is feared that the…

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