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Broken Hill & the Far West · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1919

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Gales Are Raging on Atlantic and Channel a Steamer Founders (United Service Message.) London, December 24

Barrier Miner · Saturday 27 December 1919 · page 1

Gales are raging in the Channel and the Atlantic. The casualties are principally lighters, a dozen of which have been wrecked on the Belgian coasts…

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Storm-swept Europe Severest Winter Experienced for Years Many Fatalities Railway & Hotels Wrecked Gales Still Blowing ("The Times" Message.) London, December 28

Barrier Miner · Monday 29 December 1919 · page 4

All parts of Europe report the severest winter for years, resulting in the interruption of transport and intensifying the widespread poverty and…

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Storm in Sydney 156 Points of Rain Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 29 December 1919 · page 2

A storm in Sydney yesterday resulted in 156 points of ruin being recorded in the city…

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Alarm in Paris Over Rising of the Seine Floods on the Marne ("The Times" Message.) Paris, December 29

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 31 December 1919 · page 1

The River Seine continues to rise alarmingly, and the majority of city ports are submerged. The "Daily Mail's" Paris…

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