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Broken Hill & the Far West · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1919

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Serious Floods in N.S.W. Heavy Losses of Stock. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 3 March 1919 · page 1

Serious floods have occurred in many parts of the State as the result of the recent heavy rains. Heavy losses of stock are reported. The low lying land…

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More Heavy Rain. Sydney, Tueaday

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 4 March 1919 · page 2

More heavy rain has fallen in various portions of the State. Coif's Harbor had 575 points…

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Storms in Victoria. Store Struck by Lightning Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 5 March 1919 · page 2

Heavy thunderstorms were experienced int Melbourne and various parts of the State yesterday afternoon. During the storm ait Geelong Lyall…

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Serious Riots in Madrid Crowd Storms Shops Martial Law Proclaimed (Reuter's Message.)

Barrier Miner · Thursday 6 March 1919 · page 1

Reuter's Madrid correspondent telegraphs:— "On February 28 serious riots occurred in the city owing to the food…

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Melbourne Floodwaters Reported to Be Receding Yarra May Be Flooded. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 6 March 1919 · page 4

The floodwaters are now receding although a steady rain continues. It is feared that the Yarra may become flooded…

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Floods in Melbourne. People Rescued in Boats From Roofs of Houses Washaways on Railways. Flemington Submerged. Firemen Hampered at Fire. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 6 March 1919 · page 1

Heavy rains caused much damage in Melbourne and suburbs yesterday. Footscray suffered severely, the streets and houses being flooded. A number…

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Great Floods at Bega Boy Drowned in Creek

Barrier Miner · Friday 7 March 1919 · page 1

The Bega correspondent of the "Sun[?] day Times" supplies the following details ot the floods already briefly reported by telegraph:—…

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Home Market Flooded with Japanese Goods Cheap Pearl Buttons Made of Australian Shell

Barrier Miner · Friday 7 March 1919 · page 1

A cable message from London states: "Large quantities of Japanese mother-of-pearl buttons are arriving in Great Britain. These are made from…

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Floods in the South. Many Hundreds Homeless in Victorian Districts Railway Line Washed Away Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 7 March 1919 · page 1

The Victorian floods have rendered hundreds of people homeless, and have caused temporary unemployment in the affected districts…

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The Melbourne Floods. Heavy Rain Continues. Great Damage at the Port. Yarra Still Rising. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 8 March 1919 · page 11

Rain fell almost continuously in and about Melbourne yesterday. The damage from the floods at Port Melbourne is estimated at £45,000…

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The Melbourne Floods. Heavy Rain Continues. Great Damage at the Port. Yarra Still Rising. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 8 March 1919 · page 1

Rain fell almost continuously in and about Melbourne yesterday. The damage from the flcods at Port Melbourne.is estimated at £45,000…

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Cyclone at Darwin. Boats Sunk and Damaged

Barrier Miner · Monday 10 March 1919 · page 4

The Darwin correspondent of "The Register" telegraphed On Friday night:— following upon heavy rain which…

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Fire and Flood. Firemen in Water Up to Waist

Barrier Miner · Monday 10 March 1919 · page 4

Members of the Metropolites Fire Brigade bad the unique experience on Thursday morning (reports the "Argus") of fighting a fire Whilst…

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Victorian Floods. Heavy Damage Reported. Lightkeepers Wife Drowned. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 11 March 1919 · page 2

The recent floods in the Mallacoota district of Victoria were the heaviest and most disastrous on record in the history of the settlement. An…

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Drowned at Pozieres Im Flooded Trenches Australians' Terrible Fate

Barrier Miner · Saturday 22 March 1919 · page 6

The reason so many Australian soldiers were reported missing after the Pozieres battle is explained by Sergeant Curtis Neville, who has just…

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Coal Steamer Founders in a Midnight Storm Elrven of Crew. Rescued Four Believed Drowned Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 April 1919 · page 4

The steam co[?]er Myola, which left New castle last night, foundered off the Heads during a storm shortly after midnight…

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Steam Collier Founders in Storm on Saturday Six of Crew Missing Pilot Ship Saves Schooner Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 19 May 1919 · page 2

Stormy weather swept the coastal line on Saturday. The steam collier Tuggerah, owned by the Wallarah Coal Company, foundered south of…

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Steam Collier Founders in Storm on Saturday Six of Crew Missing Pilot Ship Saves Schooner Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 19 May 1919 · page 2

Stormy weather swept the coastal line on Saturday. The steam collier Tuggerah, owned by the Wallarah Coal Company, foundered south of…

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Hope Abandoned a Gale Blowing

Barrier Miner · Thursday 22 May 1919 · page 1

A London message of May 20 says that there is apparently now no prospeet of the survival and rescue of Major Harry Hawker the intrepid…

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Hope Abandoned a Gale Blowing

Barrier Miner · Thursday 22 May 1919 · page 1

A London message of May 20 says that there is apparently now no prospect of the survival and rescue of Major Harry Hawker, the intrepid…

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