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Broken Hill & the Far West · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1926

219 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 1 of 11

Heavy Rain at Pinnacles

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 January 1926 · page 1

Local residents who were at the Pinnacles last night report that heavy rain fell there between 8 o'clock and 11 o'clock. Although the roads were…

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Heavy Rain at Glen Rock Drives Picnickers Home

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 January 1926 · page 1

Glen Rock, situated about 25 miles from Broken Hill on the Yalcowinnaroad, was the picnic ground chosen for yesterday by a number of local…

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Rain and Gales in England Mountainous Seas (Reuter's Message.) London. December 30

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 January 1926 · page 8

Meadows, fields, and valleys have in the past few days been transformed into sheets of water. Ten million tons of rain fell in London in an hour,…

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Storm in Samoa Worst for Over 20 YEARS (Reuter's Message.) Vancouver, January 2

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 January 1926 · page 1

Reuter's Pago Pago correspondent reports — American Samoa was struck on Friday by the most severe storm…

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Inundated Regions Visited by the Queen Venloo Streets Flooded (Reutcr's Message.) London, January 2

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 January 1926 · page 1

Reuter's Nitmegen" (Holland) correspondent reports— Queen Wilhemina and Prince Consort visited the inundated region by…

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Floods in Europe. Very Heavy Damage Is Reported Many Large Rivers Overflowing People Leave Homes in Large Numbers

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 January 1926 · page 1

Floods, which occurred in England, France, Belgium, Holland, and Germany on Saturday last caused enormous "damage. Many rivers overflowed, inundating the surrounding country. The River Rhine is 311/2ft, above normal level.. Many houses in England were inundated when the…

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In France Floods Are Extending. (Reuter's Message.). London, January 2

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 January 1926 · page 1

Renter's Paris correspondent.reports— Floods are extending in, the- provinces, at some places alarmingly…

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Floods in Queensland Trains Held Up

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 January 1926 · page 1

Heavy rain has been reported from various country districts this week, and the showers are continuing (says a Brisbane message in the "Advertiser")…

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Floods in Europe Belgian Ring and Queen Donate to National Fund (Reuter's Message.) London, January 5

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 January 1926 · page 1

Reuter's Brussels correspondent reports:— The King and Queen of Belgium have subscribed 2,000.000 frances…

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Latest News Issue Floods in Europe Women Reported [?]Sank As Result of Anxiety (Reuter's Message.) London,January 5

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 January 1926 · page 4

Rioter's Amsterdam correspondent toports:— The water has fallen a yard below Yesterday's highest level. Trains to…

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The Samoan Gale Some Later Details

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 January 1926 · page 3

Sir Francis Bell, New Zealand Minister of External Affairs, has received a wireless report from Samoa that a tremendous storm struck the islands…

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Storm Near Wagga Portions of Railway Line Reported Swept Away Farm Lands Submerged Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 January 1926 · page 1

A terrific storm was experienced a few miles from Wagga last night as a result of which the railway line for about 20 chains on the north side of…

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Ship Caught in Gale in English Channel Wireless Calls for Help Heard by Listeners-in (Pictorial World Cables.) London, January 3

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 January 1926 · page 4

A' tense and thrilling drama of a ship's fight for life in a gale in the English Channel was vividly broadcast to thousands of radio amateurs…

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Floods in Europe VlLLAGES Being Evacuated in Parts of France Heavy Damage at Caen (Reuter's Message.) London, January 4

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 January 1926 · page 1

Reuter's Paris correspondent reports:— The likelihood of continued rain is causing the utmost anxiety. Already…

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Steamer in a Gale

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 January 1926 · page 2

The Niagara, which encountered stormy weather from Vancouver, arrived a day late at Auckland and was compelled to heave to for two hours…

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Floods in Europe Subsiding in Rhineland. Enormous Damage. (Reuter's Message.) London, January 6

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 January 1926 · page 4

Reuter's Berlin correspondent reports:— The subsidence of the floods in the Rhineland is revealing enormous…

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Floods in State Southern Farming Areas Are Seriously Damaged Rescue of a Woman Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 January 1926 · page 1

Further particulars of the heavy rains in the southern district show that the damage amounts to many thousands of pounds. The greatest…

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Queensland Floods Cloudburst Is Reported in Maryborough District

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 January 1926 · page 3

The Weather Bureau reported on Tuesday morning that further rainfalls were experienced on Monday, though these were conlined to the south coast,…

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Latest News Issue Floods in Europe Many People in Holland Still Awaiting Rescue (Reuter'8 Message.) London, January 7

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 4

Heater's Amsterdam correspondent fe ports:— While the Rhine, the Waal, and the Meuse have fallen, the River Yssel has…

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The Samoa Cyclone Further Details. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 January 1926 · page 5

Mr. E. Salmon, a well-known merchant of Sydney, has receivid information that the cyclone which truck Samoa was more severe that at first…

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