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Mid North Coast · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1910

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Floods

Nambucca News · Friday 11 March 1910 · page 8

An old Richmond River identity writes to the Coraki " Herald ":- "Looking back for over a half century about the floods on the…

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Disastrous Welsh Floods. Occasioned by a Bursting Dam. Eight Lives Lost. Exciting Scenes of Rescue

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 16 March 1910 · page 4

Owing to the recent heavy rains, the dam at Rhonda Valley burst on Friday, causing heavy loss and flooding many houses and much country in…

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Adrift in a Gale. Government Dredge and Punt Blown Ashore. All Hands Saved

Macleay Argus · Friday 18 March 1910 · page 18

DURING the south-east gale which has been raging off the North Coast, the Government dredge Ulysses broke adrift from the tug Rhea and…

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More Floods. Sydney

Nambucca News · Friday 18 March 1910 · page 5

Reports from Yetman state that the McIntyre river is in high flood, and should the waters rise another foot, the town will be surrounded…

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Floods in America

Macleay Argus · Friday 18 March 1910 · page 11

Heavy floods are sweeping the low lands adjacent to the River Missouri in the United States. Several steamers were wrecked in…

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Floods in Queensland

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 23 March 1910 · page 5

Reports from Rockhampton state that all railway communication with the south-west is interrupted. Low[?]lying positions at Rockhampton…

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FLOODS. Sydney

Nambucca News · Friday 25 March 1910 · page 5

The floods in Queensland are slowly subsiding, and the damages are not nearly so great as expected…

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Queensland Floods

Macleay Argus · Friday 25 March 1910 · page 11

The flood on the Warrego is receding. Several families at Chavleville were compelled to leave their homes. Three men who took refuge…

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Queensland Floods

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 30 March 1910 · page 5

Flood waters are still rising at Rockhampton, and portions of the town are already cut off. It is anticipated that the floods at…

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Gales in Auckland. Districts Flooded. Sydney

Nambucca News · Friday 1 April 1910 · page 5

A severe gale is raging in Auckland (New Zealand), and many districts are flooded. Telegraph communication with…

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Flood Feared at Bourke

Macleay Argus · Friday 1 April 1910 · page 11

The Inspector-General of Police was notified by telegram this morning that a big flood is expected at Bourke. The Warrego and other…

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Cyclonic Storm in Auckland

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 2 April 1910 · page 8

A cyclonic storm, accompanied by a deluge of rain has been raging at Auckland. Telegraphic communication with the rest of New Zealand is…

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Disastrous Cyclone

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 4 May 1910 · page 5

The islands of the Loyalty Group have been devastated by a cyclone. All the houses were demolished, and the inhabitants are living in caves…

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Serious Cyclone

Macleay Argus · Friday 3 June 1910 · page 11

A terrific cyclone has occurred at Mozambique, on the East Coast of Africa. Several steamers were forced out to sea and some were driven…

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Disastrous Cyclone

Nambucca News · Friday 10 June 1910 · page 5

A TERRIFIC cyclone has occurred at Mozambique, on the East Coast of Africa. Several steamers were forced out to sea and some were driven…

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Floods in Germany. Hundreds of Lives Lost

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 18 June 1910 · page 8

In the Ayr valley alone 20 bridges have been destroyed by the floods. The Engineers and Infantry are now constructing temporary substitutes…

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Disastrous Floods. Towns in Darkness. Railways at a Standstill

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 22 June 1910 · page 2

The streets and quays at Lucerne are flooded, and the electric light has failed. Serious damage has been done at…

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Floods in Germany

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 22 June 1910 · page 5

Twenty bridges have been destroyed by floods in the Abr Valley, and several villages wrecked. At Oberammergau, the river rose rapidly and…

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Floods in New Zealand. Sydney

Nambucca News · Friday 15 July 1910 · page 4

Torrential rains have fallen in many parts of New Zealand and have caused serious floods…

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Floods in New Zealand

Macleay Argus · Friday 15 July 1910 · page 14

Heavy rains have fallen in many parts of the Dominion, particularly in the Canterbury districts. The town of Kalkoura has been flooded…

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