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Broken Hill & the Far West · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1919

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Heavy Rain in Sydney Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 26 May 1919 · page 1

Heavy rain fell yesterday and continued throughout the night and this morning. From 3 a.m. until 9 a.m. nearly four inches of rain fell…

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Heavy Rain in Sydney Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 26 May 1919 · page 1

Hesvy rain fell yesterday and continued throughout the night and this morning. From 3 a.m. until 9 a.m. nearly four inches of rain fell…

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Colliery Flooded Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 28 May 1919 · page 1

The South Clifton colliery workings have been flooded, and it is not likely that the mine will be worked again. This means a loss of thousands of…

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Colliery Flooded Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 28 May 1919 · page 1

The South Clifton colliery workings have been flooded, and it is not likely that the mine will be worked again. This means a loss of thousands of…

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Two Royal Messages a Flood of Telegrams

Barrier Miner · Thursday 29 May 1919 · page 1

London messages of May 27 state that his Majesty the King forwarded the following message to Mrs. Hawker: —"I rejoice with you in the happy…

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Two Royal Messages a Flood of Telegrams

Barrier Miner · Thursday 29 May 1919 · page 1

London messages of May 27 state that his Majesty the King forwarded the following message to Mrs. Hawker: —"I rejoice with you in the happy…

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Moorefield Races Postponed Owing to Heavy Rain Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 30 May 1919 · page 2

The Moorefield Park races, which were to have been run to-morrow, have been postponed owing to heavy rain…

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Moorefield Races Postponed Owing to Heavy Rain Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 30 May 1919 · page 2

The Moorefield Park races, which were to have been run to-morrow, have been postponed owing to heavy rain…

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H.M.A.S Protector Encounters a Gale Much Damage Done Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 25 June 1919 · page 2

H.M.A.S. Protector was severely damaged by Sunday's gale off the Victorian coast, and with great difficulty she reached Wilson's Promontory. Her…

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H.M.A.S Protector Encounters a Gale Much Damage Done Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 25 June 1919 · page 2

H.M.A.S. Protector was severely damaged by Sunday's gale off the Victorian coast, and with great difficulty she reached Wilson's Promontory. Her…

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Port Adelaide Jockey Club the Meeting Is Postponed After One Race Is Run Heavy Rain Falls Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 July 1919 · page 2

When the Port Adelaide Racing Club's meeting commenced this afternoon, heavy rain was falling, and there was only a fair attendance. The first…

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Aurora Australis Rare Display Caused by Magnetic Storm Telegraph Lines Affected Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 12 August 1919 · page 4

The Aurora Australis was risible in the southern and south-eastern sky of South Australia last evening, but the diplay was obscured by the clouds…

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Aurora Australis Rare Display Caused by Magnetic Storm Telegraph Lines Affected Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 12 August 1919 · page 4

The Aurora Australis wis visible in the southern and south-eastern sky of South Australia last evening, but the diplay was obscured by the clouds…

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The Weather Floods and Gales Likely in South Coast Areas

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 27 August 1919 · page 4

The maximum temperature in the shade to-day was 61 degrees. A reading of the barometer this afternoon showed 29.124. To-day's official…

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Natural Phenomena Seen in Thunderstorm Fireball and Waterspout Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 3 September 1919 · page 1

During a short thunder storm in the city yesterday, 59 points of rain, of which 20 points fell in five minutes, were recorded…

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Double Line of Ships From the Bridge to Tilbury Great Flood of Imports ("The Times" Message.) London, September 7

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 9 September 1919 · page 1

A crowded double line of chips, extending 20 miles from London Bridgeto Tilbury, and the ceaseless traffic between, shows the unprecedented inflow…

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Cemeteries Disgorge Dead in Flooded Spanish Town Continuous Rainstorms (Reuter's Message.) Madrid. October 1

Barrier Miner · Friday 3 October 1919 · page 4

Continuous rainstorms have caused serious floods especially in the provinces of [?] and [?] where the railway traffic has been [?]…

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Spanish Floods Stupendous Damage Hailstones Smash Roofs (Reuter's Message.) Madrid, October 3

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 October 1919 · page 1

The recent floods have proved most disastrous. Hailstones smashed in the roofs of the houses at Alicante, and are lying 5[?] deep inside, wh[?]e all the…

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Indescribable Havoc Is Caused by a Cyclone Jute Industry Affected (Reuter's Message.) Calcutta, October 4

Barrier Miner · Monday 6 October 1919 · page 1

An intense cyclone has passed over eastern Bengal, and has caused indescribable havoc. The jute industry is at a standstill…

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Three Ships Aground on the Goodwin Sands Gales and Coastal Storms ("The Times" Message.) London, October 29

Barrier Miner · Saturday 1 November 1919 · page 3

High gales and coastal storms sent three ships aground on the Goodwin Sands. Two were refloated and returned to port damaged. The Ramsgate…

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