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Broken Hill & the Far West · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1925

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Floods in Victoria Orbost Is Cut Off. Many Rivers Overflowing. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 July 1925 · page 4

Rain is falling with cyclonic intensity over the whole of Victoria, chiefly in Gippsland. Many rivers are overflowing their banks, causing great…

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Floods in Victoria Train Services Suspended From Bairnsdale to Orbost Man in Water for 24 HOURS Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 July 1925 · page 1

Serious floods are threatening the Gippsland district of Victoria (as briefly reported in yesterday's Latest News Issue). Rivers are rising rapidly,…

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Latest News Issue General Cable News Floods in Korea (Reuter's Message.) Tokio, July 15

Barrier Miner · Thursday 16 July 1925 · page 4

Press reports from Korea continue to describe extensive damage done by floods in Keissodo province, with a few cases of people missing and drowned…

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Hail Storm in Adelaide Some Damage Reported Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 20 July 1925 · page 4

There is an exceptional cold snap being experienced in Adelaide to-day. At 3 o'clock this morning a heavy hail and rain storm occurred, and was…

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Landslides at Hong Kong Caused by Heavy Rain Eight Inches in Four Hours 200 Chinese Buried in Debris (Reuter's Message.) London, July 18

Barrier Miner · Monday 20 July 1925 · page 1

The "Daily Express" Hongkong correspondent reports:— A long period of heavy rain culminating in a downpour of eight inches…

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Floods in Korea Capital Isolated by Rail and Water Supply Out Off (Reuter's Message.) Tokio, July 18

Barrier Miner · Monday 20 July 1925 · page 1

Press dispatches from Korea carry [?] of a repetition of floods in the neighborhood of Secul (the capital), owing to three days' rain. The…

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Floods in Korea Press Estimates State 1000 Drowned at S[?] Relief Fund Opened (Reuter's Message.) Tokio, July 2

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 22 July 1925 · page 1

The latest official report from Seoul (Korea) states that the water is rapidly subsiding, and communications have been partially restored. The lighting…

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Heavy Rain in Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 30 July 1925 · page 1

A local agent, when speaking to his Adelaide office this afternoon, was asked: "What is the weather like up there?" The agent replied, "Not too…

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Heavy Rain in Detroit Two Deaths Reported and Damage £800,000 (Reuter's Message.) New York, A[?] 1

Barrier Miner · Monday 3 August 1925 · page 1

A Detroit message says that very heavy rain was recorded by the Detroit weather bureau on Saturday which resulted in two deaths and damage…

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Ship in a Storm

Barrier Miner · Thursday 6 August 1925 · page 3

The steam tug Awhina had a very rough journey from Fremantle to Albany last week (says a Perth message in the "Advertiser"). Heavy rain…

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New South Wales Deputation Asks Assistance to Repair Flood Damage Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 7 August 1925 · page 1

Mr. J. J. Fitzgerald, Assistant Minister for Local Government, who received a deputation from the Castlereagh Council for assistance to repair…

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Floods in New Zealand Electric Power Supply Fails Wellington (N.Z.), August 7

Barrier Miner · Saturday 8 August 1925 · page 9

Through the failure of the Lake Coleridge hydro-electric works at Christchurch the city was shut off from its electric power supply. Stand…

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Heavy Rain on North Coast Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 10 August 1925 · page 4

Country reports state that from three to five inches of rain has fallen in north coast districts…

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New South Wales Portions of Lismore Reported in Flood Lismore

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 11 August 1925 · page 1

Water covers portions of the town, which is seriously flooded. The Richmond River rose 6ft. in two hours…

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East Holland Swept by Severe Thunderstorm 4 KILLED, 100 Injured Damage £330,000. (Reuter's Message.) London, August 11

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 12 August 1925 · page 1

Reuter's Amsterdam correspondent reports:— Last night the east of Holland was swept by a terrifie thunderstorm,…

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Late Cable News. Storm in the Netherlands

Western Grazier · Saturday 15 August 1925 · page 2

Reuters A[?] correspondent [?] that the Eastern Netherlands was swept by a [?] than d[?]storm [?] loss of life and much damage…

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Floods in Korea Due to Heavy Rain 21 Deaths Reported. (Reuter's Message.) London, August 14

Barrier Miner · Monday 17 August 1925 · page 1

Reuter's Tokio correspondent says:— Disastrous floods are reported in West Korea owing to continuous rain since last Monday, resulting in 21…

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A Bridge Destroyed and 1200 Houses Flooded Shanghai, August 15

Barrier Miner · Monday 17 August 1925 · page 1

Reuter's Tokio correspondent reports:— A message from Seoul, the capital of Korea, says that a temporary bridge…

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Murrumbidgee in Flood Much Anxiety Felt Wagga

Barrier Miner · Monday 24 August 1925 · page 1

The Murrumbidgee River broke its banks yesterday and submerged low lying land. Much anxiety is felt…

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Storm at Tokio Street Car Overturns and Injures 15 PERSONS (Reuter's Message.) Tokio, August 26

Barrier Miner · Thursday 27 August 1925 · page 4

Five persons were seriously injured and 10 slightly injured when a street car overturned into a most owing to a landslide due to heavy rain this…

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