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Mid North Coast · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1908

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Floods in China

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 8 August 1908 · page 2

A 10 days tour of the flooded districts of South China revealed a terrible state of affairs. The flood waters, which reached a record height, broke the dykes and inundated miles of cultivated country,…

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Floods in Carolina. Districts Inundated. Cotten Mills Stopped

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 29 August 1908 · page 8

Disastrous floods have occured in North and South Carolina, where whole districts have been inundated. Operations at the cotton mills have…

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An Extraordinary Mishap Water Floods a Ware House

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 5 September 1908 · page 7

On Tuesday morning, when the premises of Messrs. Groves and Company, warehousemen, York-Street, were opened, it was discovered that the…

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The Hyderabad Flood

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 8 October 1908 · page 4

A special correspondent describes the Hyderabad, India, where the flood occurred, as a " black grave." Six hundred corpses were removed…

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Remarkable Storm. Woman and Thunderbolt

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 7 November 1908 · page 3

Inquiries made at Birches Head, an outlying Potteries district, show that much damage was done by a terrific thunderstorm which passed over the…

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Storm at Ward's River

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 12 December 1908 · page 7

A violent thunderstorm swept the Ward's River district on Tuesday afternoon. Trees were uprooted and levelled in all directions. Four cows…

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Yesterdays Gale

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 24 December 1908 · page 4

Yesterday's north easterly gale was the worst known in Sydney Harbour for fourteen years. Shipping had a trying experience, the telephone…

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Storm in Queensland

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 24 December 1908 · page 4

A destructive storm visited Harrisville, Queensland, yesterday, and considerable damage was caused in the town and district. The Roman…

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Latest Telegrams. Sydney, Tuesday. Storm at Condoblin

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 24 December 1908 · page 4

A Severe storm at Condoblin caused considerable damage…

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