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Broken Hill & the Far West · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1918

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The Queensland Storms. Floods Subsiding. Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 February 1918 · page 4

All the rivers in the flooded districts in Queensland are falling slowly. There have been several subsidences of land in various parts of…

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Floods in East Africa. Rivers Rise 20 Feet. Feared Loss of Crops. (Reuter's Message.) Capetown

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 February 1918 · page 4

A telegram from Lorenzo Marqnaz (Portuguese East Africa) reports tremendous floods in the Inhambane country. Thirty inches of rain fell in five…

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Floods in East Africa. Rivers Rise 20 Feet. Feared Loss of Crops. (Reuter's Message.) Capetown

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 12 February 1918 · page 1

A telegram from Lorenzo Marquez (Portuguese East Atrica) reports tremendous floods in the Inhambane country. Thirty inches of rain fell in five…

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Further Rains in Queensland. Rivers Agam in Flood. Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 12 February 1918 · page 2

Further heavy rams have fallen m North Queensland. Some of the rivers are again in flood. Sapphire Town has been completely…

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Storm. in Adelaide. Strong South-westerly Gale. Much Damage Done. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 13 February 1918 · page 4

A strong south-westerly gale, with clouds of dust, blew over Adelaide this morning. In some places the wind velocity reached 80 miles an hour…

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The Queensland Floods. a Girl Drowned. Three Men Four Dats Without Food

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 13 February 1918 · page 4

The Brisbnhe correspondent of the "Register" telegraphs:Further heavy rains fell in northern Queensland during the 48 hours ended…

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Storm in Adelaide. Strong South-westerly Gale. Much Damage Done. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 14 February 1918 · page 1

A strong south-westerly gale, with clouds of dust, blew over Adelaide this morning. In some places the wind velocity reached 80 miles an hour…

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The Mackay Storm. Effect on the Sugar Industry. Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Friday 15 February 1918 · page 2

Widespread disress exists in Mackay and district, and the future of the sugar industry there is said to beously imperilled. It is urged that…

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The Mackay Storm. Rebuilding Relief by the Government. Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 February 1918 · page 4

The State Treasurer has defined the lines on which Government relief is to be distributed at Mackay. Loans to rebuild dwellings will be advanced on…

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Storms in New Zealand

Barrier Miner · Monday 18 February 1918 · page 4

A Wellington (N.Z.) telegram to "Hie Register" states:— "A fierce easterly gale is raging over the northern portion of the Dominion…

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Storms in New Zealand

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 19 February 1918 · page 1

A Wellington (N.Z.) telegram to "The Register" states:''A fierce easterly gale is raging over tho northern portion of the Dominion.;…

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Heavy Storm in Sydney. Man Struck Dead by Lightning. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 21 February 1918 · page 2

A total of 117 points of rain fell in the city yesterday afternoon as the result of a heavy thunderstorm. The storm burst into violence between 1…

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The Floods. Half Ladysmith Inundated. Zululand Village Swept Away. (Reuter's Message.) Capetown

Barrier Miner · Thursday 21 February 1918 · page 2

In the Legislative Assembly yesterday, the Prime Minister, General Louis Botha, announced that half the town of Ladysmith was under water owing to…

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Theatre Royal Attracnions. the Mackay Cyclone

Barrier Miner · Sunday 24 February 1918 · page 3

A new picture season commences at the Theatre Royal to-morrow night. The programme will include the [?]st film taken of the Mackay cyclone, in…

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The Queensland Storms. Loss Oe a Schooner. Sole Survivor's Story

Barrier Miner · Monday 25 February 1918 · page 2

A Rockhampton (Q.), message to the Adelaide "Journal," Btates:— The fall story of the wreck of the Orete, told by the sole survivor of that…

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Germans to Storm Petrograd Red Guards Concentrate at Louga. (United Service Message.) Petrograd

Barrier Miner · Thursday 28 February 1918 · page 4

The latest movements indicate that the Germans intend to storm Petrograd. With a view to the early cutting off of Moscow, an attempt is being made…

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The Mackay Storm. Appeal for Assistance

Barrier Miner · Friday 1 March 1918 · page 2

The following.letter from the Machay (Q.) Town Council was read at last night's meeting of'the City Council:— "On behalf of the oitisens of…

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Germans to Storm Petrograd Red Guards Concentrate at Louga. (United Service Message.) Petrograd

Barrier Miner · Friday 1 March 1918 · page 1

The latest movements indicate that the Germans intend to storm Petrograd. With a view to the early cutting off of Moscow, an attempt is being made…

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The Mackay Storm. Relief Work Granted, Brisbane, Saturday

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 March 1918 · page 4

The Queensland Government has authorised the police magistrate at Mackay to spend £500 on relief work as the result of the recent storm…

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Heavy Thunderstorm in Melbourne. Outdoor Games Abandoned, Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Sunday 3 March 1918 · page 2

A heavy thunderstorm passed over Melbourne on Saturday afternoon, and half an inch of rain fell in about half an hour. Cricket matches and all…

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