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Broken Hill & the Far West · Floods & storms
268 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 5 of 14
Hit by two successive heavy waves in a fierce gale which swept the Bay of Biscay yesterday afternoon, the steamer turned turtle and sank like a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Frank Barthelson (aged 12 years) and his brother Edward (8) were rowing over the flooded golf links at Echuca on Saturday afternoon when…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The locks along the River Murray from No 7 downwards have been lowered and flood waters which have followed the recent rains will now have…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Heavy rain which is rapidly extending to the catchment areas of the inland rivers in central and southern New South Wales is likely, to cause a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Further floods are reported. The Murrumbidgee River at Wagga yesterday roached a height ot 271t. The position is aggravated bocause the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Floods in the Shepparton and Yarrawonga districts are the worst for 13 years. Huge areas of low-lying land are inundated…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →General rain was recorded through out New South Wales yesterday Heavy registrations are reported in the southern inland districts…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The heavy rain of the past few days is said to have weakened some of the Government buildings.The Molonglo River has now reached the highest…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Although fine weather prevafled over the greater part of the State to day, towns along the Murrumbidgee, Murray, Lachlan, and Macquarie…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The dahger of further fooding at Wagga now appears east. Rain has ceased to fall, and the River dropped Sin. during last night. As the waters…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The danger of further flooding at Wagga now appears past. Rain has ceased to fall, and the river dropped 8in. during last night. As the waters…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Further light rain was experienced during the night in the southern anu the central'districts, and further floods are feared in the catchment areas of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A terrific storm swept Wagga last night. lt is feared that the heavy rain may extend to the upper reaches of the Murrumbidgee River, causing a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →sea wallas along the sea [?] were battered last night by hugeo waves of the highest tide for 14 years. Residents of Davington alongside the Port…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The sale of cattle which was to have been held at Hillston by Dalgety and Co. Ltd. on Thursday, July 2, has been temporarily postponed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Exceptional [?] as have batteru m[?]state s[?]eamers A the past few days. The [?], which left Launceston on [?]ursday, arrived at fort Auclaide…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →While farmers on low country along the River Murray near Renmark are making preparations to hold back flood waters which are rushing down the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →No ruin was recorded in the flooded areas of the State yesterday, mid it is reported that the Lach[?]an, the Murrmbidg[?], and the Murray rivers are…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Many deaths and heavy damage to property have been caused by heat, floods, cloud-burets and terrific electrical storms, which struck the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A message early in the week stated the [?] position at Forbes is serious. The water is rushing through the town and business is at a standhill. Dozens…
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