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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1906

19 stories in Snowy Mountains & Monaro's papers

Floods in Queensland

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 9 February 1906 · page 2

Floods have occurred at Cunnamulls and St. George, Rainfalls in parts of Western Queensland are [?]…

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Ahead of the Gale

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 26 March 1906 · page 4

Among the extraordinary phenomena observed on the [?] of Patagonia are storma of dragonflies. They come before the…

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Heavy Storm at Corrowong. Extensive Damage

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Saturday 31 March 1906 · page 7

A REMARKABLY severe hailstorm, accompanied by thunder, occurred at Corrowong on Saturday last. The force of the storm appears to have been confined to a…

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The Tasmanian floods

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 20 April 1906 · page 2

Considerable damage has been the floods in Tasmania. and much inconvenience has been caused by the stoppage in train traffic, owing…

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Storms in Tasmania

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Saturday 21 April 1906 · page 7

SYDNEY, Friday.—Terrific storms are reported from Tasmania, with great damage at Queenstown, where every bridge was swept away, together with…

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Terrible Earthquake in San Francisco. Tossed Like a Feather. Huge Buildings Rock Like Poplars in a Gale. the Streets Bulge. City a Mass of Flames. Awful Loss of Life. Martial Law Proclaimed

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Saturday 21 April 1906 · page 7

SYDNEY, Thursday.—A terrible earthquake occurred in San Francisco yesterday. Thousands of persons were killed, and…

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Gales on the Coast

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 30 April 1906 · page 2

The strong westerly wind which was experienced along the boast [?] with great severity at Wollongong during Thursday night. So terrible…

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Gale in New England

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 30 April 1906 · page 2

A gale which raged in the Wairarepa district, N.Z., damaged several building…

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Floods in Western Victoria

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 23 July 1906 · page 2

Heavy floods are reported in the western district of Victorie. The highest flood wasters since 1870 are…

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Heavy rain at Norfolk Island

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 30 July 1906 · page 2

Three inches of rain fell at Norfolk Island on Saturday night, flooding the lowlands of the town…

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Our Telegrams. the Crick-willis Conspiracy. No English Cricket Team for 1906-7. the Bombowlee Estate. Latest Caulfield Betting. Floods—25 Persons Drowned

Delegate Argus · Friday 10 August 1906 · page 7

SYDNEY, Friday.—The charges against Willie, Crick and Both for alleged conspiracy commenced yesterday. Hugh Strasoin, Narrabri, stated that he gave…

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Cyclonic storm predicted

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 10 September 1906 · page 2

A cyclonic storm in New South Wales is predicted…

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Floods in Victoria. Sydney, Tuesday. Many Persons Drowned. Loss of Live Stock

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 14 September 1906 · page 4

The flood waters at Footacray, Victoria, are six feet deep in the Apollo Hotel. A woman gave birth to twins on saturday and…

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Terrible storms in Spain

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 28 September 1906 · page 2

Terrible storms have rained the crops in Spain. Many lives were lost. A thunderbolt struck a distillery, igniting the building…

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Our Telegrams. Heavy Rain and Floods

Delegate Argus · Friday 5 October 1906 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday.—Heavy rain continues in many parts of the State. The Murray and Murrumbidgee are very high. At Gundagai the river is 24…

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Rain and Floods in New South Wales

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 8 October 1906 · page 2

It is likely that the flood waters will extend from Albury to Wodonga. All the country near Uraca is…

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Cyclone at Bendigo. SYDNEY

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 19 November 1906 · page 2

A cyclone caused much damage to property at Bendigo, Victoria, on Sunday…

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Thunderstorms in New South Wales

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 19 November 1906 · page 2

Thunderstorms occurred on Sunday evening in parts of New South Wales…

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Gales in New South Wales

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 23 November 1906 · page 2

Reports from various parts of New Souths Wales state that gales [?]…

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