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Broken Hill & the Far West · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1924

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Heavy Rain in North-east Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 10 July 1924 · page 4

More heavy rain has been reported in the north-east areas. It is still showery in other parts…

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Submarine Sinks. Flooded Near Wharf Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 July 1924 · page 1

Submarine 14, which was to be scrapped, sank at Williamstown yesterday in 29ft. of water. The submarine was tied up at the wharf, but was…

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Marooned in a Flood. Rescued by a Bush Girl

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 16 July 1924 · page 1

To find herself marooned with her child in a buggy, from which the horse had frantically extricated itself in the swirling waters of the Mann River, was…

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Floods in China. Heavy Rain for 13 DAYS (Reuter's Message.) Shanghai, July 16

Barrier Miner · Thursday 17 July 1924 · page 1

Reuter's [?]ekin, correspondent reports:— There has been almost continuous rain for 13 days causing dangerous floods…

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Floods in China

Western Grazier · Saturday 19 July 1924 · page 2

Floods in Chins are devastating hundreds of Villages, and thousands of deaths have been reported. Pekin is issolsod, and the neighbor…

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Floods in China. Tientsin Is Threatened (Reuter's Message.) Shaugai, July 21

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 22 July 1924 · page 1

Reuter's Tientsin correspondent reforts:— The menace to Tientsin has returned. [?]he floodwaters are now 15 miles from…

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Floods in Korea. Communication Interrupted (Reuter's Message.) Tokio, July 22

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 23 July 1924 · page 1

Three days of heavy grainy have resulted in severe floods in Korea. All overt the country there is serious interruption to communications. It is…

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Floods in South India. (Reuter's Message.) Simla, July 23

Barrier Miner · Thursday 24 July 1924 · page 4

Persistent heavy rain last week in the Travancore and Cochin States of South India seriously damaged railways, and all bridges on the high…

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Latest News Issue Floods in India. Widespread Devastation in Southern Provinces (Reuter's Message.) Bombay, July 27

Barrier Miner · Monday 28 July 1924 · page 4

Reuter's Madras correspondent reports:— Information which is now coming to hand indicates the gravity of the floods…

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Heavy Rain in England. Cancellation on Monday of the Empire Pageant (Reuter's Message.) London, July 28

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 29 July 1924 · page 1

Drenching rain, intermingled with unseasonable snowfall, was responsible for the cancellation of to-day's performance of the Empire pageant. It also…

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Floods in India Teacher and 64 Scholars Killed in School Building (Reuter's Message.) Bombay, July 28

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 29 July 1924 · page 1

Reuter's Madras correspondent states:In consequence of floods a boys' school at Cheruthuruthy, in Cochin State,…

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West Australia. Drowned in Flooded River Perth

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 29 July 1924 · page 1

A Collie telegram states that John Lambly, a returned soldier; who was a miner, was drowned in the flooded Collie River on Friday. The body was…

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Latest News Issue Floods in India. Ginning Mill Collapses and Kills Many People (Reuter's Message.) Bombay, July 29

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 30 July 1924 · page 4

Reuter's Ahmadabad correspondent reports:— Apparently in consequence of heavy rain portion of a ginning mill…

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Floods in China. Materials for Sufferers Exempted From Taxation (Reuter's Message.). Shanghai, July 30

Barrier Miner · Thursday 31 July 1924 · page 1

Reuter's Pekin correspondent reports:— The Chinese Cabinet has approved of a proposal to exempt from taxation…

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Floods in India. Attention Being Given to Relief of Sufferers (Reuter's Message.) Madras, July 30

Barrier Miner · Thursday 31 July 1924 · page 4

Reuter's Madras correspondent reports: The floods in Southern India are beginning to subside. Attention is…

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Damage Caused in Sydney by Gale on Saturday Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 August 1924 · page 1

A severe gale struck Sydney on Saturday night and caused a lot of damage to fences, trees, roofs, and gardens. The atmosphere was filled with dust…

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Floods in China. Bursting of a Dyke Floods Much Country (Reuter s Message.) Shanghai, August 3

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 August 1924 · page 1

Reuter's Tientsin correspondent reports:— The Hsisho dyke burst this morning near Yangliuching flooding the…

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Fire in Coal Mine. Two Men Are Entombed at Wonthaggi Colliery Mine Being Flooded Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 August 1924 · page 1

A fire broke out in a tunnel of the Wonthaggi coal mine early on Saturday morning and is still burning firecely. Of a party of three men who were…

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Coal Mine or Fire. All Hope Is Abandoned of Rescuing Two Men Mine Being Flooded Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 12 August 1924 · page 1

All hope of rescuing Mr. J. Johnston, underground manager, and W. Parry, underground foreman, from the Wonthaggi coal mine, which is on fire, has…

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Storm in Sydney Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 15 August 1924 · page 1

A brief storm occurred in Sydney at 10 o'clock yesterday morning. The wind blew at 55 miles an hour, which is the strongest with two exceptions…

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