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Macarthur (Camden & Campbelltown) · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1910

9 stories in Macarthur (Camden & Campbelltown)'s papers

The Great Deluge

The Wollondilly Press · Wednesday 12 January 1910 · page 3

Another parallel to the old Bible stories is the Greek legend of the Great Deluge, through which the Ark of Deucalion floated safely to the heights of Mount…

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Floods at Tamworth

The Wollondilly Press · Wednesday 19 January 1910 · page 4

The most disastrous flood ever experienced in the north has occurred in the Tarnworth district. The town itself has been extensively damaged,…

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Ruinous Floods

Camden News · Thursday 20 January 1910 · page 4

On Saturday last the Weather Bureau instructed the police in Camden and other centres in the State to warn the people of the approach of phenomenally heavy rain…

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Flood News

The Wollondilly Press · Saturday 22 January 1910 · page 3

Enormous damage has been caused at Gunnedah, and dozens of settlers have lost everything they possessed. Quite half of Gunnedah has been…

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The French Floods

Camden News · Thursday 3 February 1910 · page 8

The reports from the Parisian flood centre are more reass ring. The Some has fallen 16 inches. Large donations are being forwarded to the relief fund. King…

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The Storm

The Wollondilly Press · Wednesday 20 July 1910 · page 4

The storm through which this district, in common with a big portion of the state, is passing is one of the most violent experienced for many…

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The Rain Storm

Camden News · Thursday 21 July 1910 · page 1

Rain fell in Camden incessantly from Sunday evening to Tuesday, when some seven. And a half inches were recorded. Following heavy rains of the previous night…

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Loss of a Flood Boat

Camden News · Thursday 11 August 1910 · page 3

Cr John E Moore asked the president of the Shire if it had been reported that one of their boats had been lost during the late flood in the Wollondilly River. The…

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A Severe Storm. Creek Rises 25 Feet in 25 MINUTES

The Wollondilly Press · Saturday 17 December 1910 · page 2

A wire from Warwick states that a very heay storm broke over Karara, on the Goondiwindi line, last Wednesday, particulars of which have just…

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