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Mid North Coast · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1909

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Gale at Sydney

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 17 June 1909 · page 4

A fierce westerly gale was experienced in Sydney on Sunday, the velocity reaching 80 miles an hour. The storm was responsible for the…

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Floods in the South

Macleay Argus · Saturday 26 June 1909 · page 11

Serious floods are reported from the southern districts of New South Wales. At Gundagai it rained for seventeen consecutive days and all…

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Floods in the South. Albury Partly Submerged. Tumut River a Record

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 1 July 1909 · page 4

TELEGRAMS from Southern districts on Thursday and Friday reported heavy floods at Albury, Tumut and Gundagai…

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Portuguese Mine Flooded

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 1 July 1909 · page 8

An underground river has flooded a mine in Portugal. Fourteen bodies have been recovered and 37 miners are still missing…

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Floods Receding

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 1 July 1909 · page 8

The flood waters are generally receding. The flats around Albury are still under water and the scene is one of wretchedness…

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The Floods in the South. Sydney

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 1 July 1909 · page 8

At Cobra the Murray River is four miles wide. All houses on low lying ground are inundated…

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Floods in the West

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 3 July 1909 · page 13
Also in Macleay Argus

The Murrumbidgee River rose to 22 feet Friday night of last week, and burst its banks in several places, forming several watercourses across the flat…

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24 Hours on a Log— Flood Incident

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 8 July 1909 · page 6

The perilous experience and timely rescue of Robert Marshall, the How long, rabbit trapper, was the most sensational incident of the flood in…

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The Southern Floods

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 8 July 1909 · page 4

The flood waters at Tilba Tilba, in the Bega district, are in some places 6 feet to 8 feet deep. All traffic with Bermagui is interrupted, except by…

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Serious Floods in Victoria

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 8 July 1909 · page 4

FLOODS are being experienced in various parts, Gippsland being the chief sufferer. The bridge across the Avon River at Stratford was tottering on Saturday, and…

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Earthquakes. Fires and Floods

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 5 August 1909 · page 3

LONDON TUESDAY.— A tremendous earthquake has occurred in Mexico, by which 500 people were killed. Two towns were also…

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A Man of Money. the Deluge

Nambucca News · Friday 20 August 1909 · page 7

For three weeks it had rained, rained almost without ceasing. The rain was still pelting against the windows and doors and walls of…

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Flooded Rivers. 10,000 Acres Submerged in Victoria. More Than Forty Farms Covered

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 21 August 1909 · page 13

Floods on the Murray are still a source of considerable anxiety. At Cobram, residents in the low-lying area are taking every precaution…

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The Gwydir in Flood. a Mailman's Adventure

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 21 August 1909 · page 13

The river Gwydir overflowed on Saturday into the Broadwater and the Mehi, which is now unusually broad…

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Heavy Rains and Floods in Victoria -- Loss of Life

Macleay Argus · Saturday 21 August 1909 · page 11

A telegram from Melbourne stales that heavy rains have fallen over almost every part of Victoria. Further heavy floods are regarded…

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Floods in Victoria

Nambucca News · Friday 27 August 1909 · page 5

Late last week advices received from Victoria stated that heavy rain had fallen almost all over the State. Especially heavy falls were registered in the Eucheca…

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The Floods in Victoria. Immense Destruction

Macleay Argus · Saturday 28 August 1909 · page 8

ADDITIONAL particulars of the floods last week in Victoria show that the area affected was very large, practically the whole of the State suffering, from the…

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Two Boys Drowned. Fell Into a Flooded River

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 1 September 1909 · page 4

Two bright young lads, Carl Hitter and Albey Waters, aged nine and seven respectively, fell into the Barwon River on Monday afternoon and…

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Mexican Floods

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 2 September 1909 · page 5

LONDON, TUESDAY.— In the great Mexican floods 17 inches of rain fell in throe days. 1200 persons were killed at…

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