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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1905

17 stories in Snowy Mountains & Monaro's papers

Heavy Rain at Bombala. the Streets Flooded

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 20 January 1905 · page 2

The heaviest storm ever experienced at Bombala occurred on Monday night between 8 and 9 O'clock, and was accompanied by…

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Heavy Storm

Bombala Times and Manaro and Coast Districts General Advertiser · Friday 20 January 1905 · page 3

THE heaviest storm over experienced in Bombala fell on Monday night. There was a light fall of rain on Sunday in town and a heavy storm in the…

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Intercolonial News. SYDNEY, Thursday. Heavy rain at Candelo

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 17 February 1905 · page 2

Heavy rain tell at Candelo yesterday over an inch and a quarter being registered in fifteen minutes. The suddeness and volume of the…

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Heavy rain at Tamworth

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 20 February 1905 · page 2

A heavy storm occurred at Tamworth registering five inches. The railway live has suffered damage…

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Storms in New South Wales

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 20 February 1905 · page 2

Storms of exceptional violence are reported inland; tanks and fencing hare been severely damages at wellington Half an inch…

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Storm and Washa Way at Bangalore

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 31 March 1905 · page 2

On Monday evening a very heavy thunderstorm occured in the neighbourhood of Bangalore, situated on the Cooma line, about nine miles…

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Another Heavy Storm. Woman Killed by Lightning

Bombala Times and Manaro and Coast Districts General Advertiser · Friday 31 March 1905 · page 3

The past summer can be said to have been an exceptional one in many ways and especially with regard to the heavy storms we have…

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SYDNEY, Monday. Western suburbs flooded

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 3 April 1905 · page 2

An cesterly gale with terrific rain squalls occured early on Sunday. Up to 4½ inches fell in the city and suburbs. There was a…

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Short Story The Flooded Gallery

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Saturday 29 April 1905 · page 3

Away up in Trumgelly, in Wales, they tell the story to this day, and the memory of it moistens the eyes of many a rough, gray-bearded miner. It was a hot July…

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The New Zealand floods

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 26 June 1905 · page 2

Owing to the serious floods is New Zealand, the townspeople of Greymouth and other placet an, inundated. The torrential rains…

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Floods and railway disaster in Mew Zealand

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 26 June 1905 · page 2

The country been Wanganui end Southland, New Zealand, it flooded owing the continues rainfall, Great damage has been casued by…

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Floods in the Punjaub

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 15 September 1905 · page 2

Disastrous floods have taken place in the Punjaub, India. Thousands of cattle have been drowned, and many wheat stores destroyed…

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Gale in Sydney. SYDNEY

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 25 September 1905 · page 2

A westerly gale raged yesterday and to-day. A number of sailing boats in the Sydney Harbour were in distress…

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Heavy rain in Tasmania

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 13 November 1905 · page 2

Heavy rain has fallen in Tasmain since Sunday…

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SYDNEY, Monday. Gales in New Zealand

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 20 November 1905 · page 2

Heavy gales are reported from Otago, New Zealand. [?] houses have been [?] and minor casualties have occurred…

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Terrific thunderstorm in Brisbane

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 8 December 1905 · page 2

A terrific thunderetorm occurred at Brisbane. Over six inches of rain fell in a few hours. The lower portions of the city are flooded…

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Westerly gale in Sydney. SYDNEY

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 11 December 1905 · page 2

A westerly gale with hot winds blow in Sydney yesterday…

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