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Murray · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1891

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Great Flood at Yerong. the Railway Line Washed Away.the Town Under Water. Tuesday, July 14

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 July 1891 · page 18

A great flood visited this district on Saturday and Sunday last, which caused considerable anxiety throughout the town and district. The Yerong Creek on Sunday was in very…

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Great Floods and Shipwrecks. the District Round Albury Flooded-miles of Country Under Water.the Railway Washed Away.out Off From Sydney for Two Days. Bridges Carried Away. Narrow Escape From Drowning

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 July 1891 · page 18

During the week one of the biggest floods ever seen in Riverina by white men has taken place, and immense damage to property has resulted, while frequently men have…

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The Floods

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Saturday 18 July 1891 · page 2

THE water at Hay is receding very slowly, and it is feared by many that as it is going to slowly that the water that is coming will be here before what we already have…

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The Flood. Nine Inches Over the Last Flood at Carrathool. Last Flood Level Exceeded at Hay and Water Rising Slowly

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 21 July 1891 · page 2

The flood excitement, like the flood, is now at its highest point up to date. A wire from Carrathool received by us yesterday morning told that the river, which had receded 3ft 6in…

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Floods on the Murrumbidgee. Oxley

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 22 July 1891 · page 2

A gentleman who arrived from the back country last night, brings word that the plains between here and Mossgiel, a distance of 75 miles, are a series…

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The Floods

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 22 July 1891 · page 2

THE river at Hay continued to fall slowly until Saturday when it became stationary for a short time; but in the evening a rise was perceptible. Daring Sunday there…

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The Flood

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 24 July 1891 · page 3

When one last issue was published the height of the river at Hay was 24ft. 6in.—2 inches higher above the level of the last flood. The water continued to rise during Tuesday…

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Floods at Wagga

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 July 1891 · page 37

Reports of losses, of stock and damage to property by the recent floods in various parts of the district are made daily. Among the most serious Is the distraction of Bullen bong…

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The Floods

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Saturday 25 July 1891 · page 2

THE flood is still the principal topic of conversation in town. During the past few days things have been in a very critical state, as a rise of a few inches would have…

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The Flood. River Rising Again at Gundagai. Falling Steadily at Hay

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 28 July 1891 · page 2

The river has fallen 10in since it reached its maximum, and it is now at 24ft and still falling. The approaches of the bridge may now be walked over, and on every hand are…

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The Flood in the Murrumbidgee

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 29 July 1891 · page 2

A telegram from Oxley states:—"That only serious damage done by the Murrumbidgee flood waters near here was the washing away of the…

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The Flood

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 29 July 1891 · page 2

SINCE Saturday the flood waters have steadily receded, having fallen about a foot, and the houses which have been flooded, will soon be free of water. As…

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The Grand National Meeting. Flemington After the Flood. Hurdle Race Day

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 July 1891 · page 24

After several disappointments, which caused postponements from the original date, the Grand National Meeting of the Victorian Racing Club Meeting of the Victorian Racing Club…

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Severs Floods in Germany. London, July 28

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 July 1891 · page 18

Severe floods have occurred in Prussia and other parts of Germany. In the forests on the river Spree, on which Berlin is situated, the peasantry are reported to be starving…

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Floods in the Murrumbidgee

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 5 August 1891 · page 3

The river at this point has risen considerably during the past week. When we went to press on Wednesday last it was 17ft 6in above summer level, and at the time of…

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The Weather and the Floods

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 5 August 1891 · page 2

A STEADY rain set in on Saturday morning and continued throughout the day, and till nearly midnight. The rain has been much heavier down the river, and in the…

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Floods in the Punjaub. Three Hundred Lives Lost. Railway Traffic Stopped

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 August 1891 · page 37

Very destructive floods have occurred in Gujarat, a district in the Punjaub, having an area of over 2,000 square miles. Three hundred persons have been drowned, and the…

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The River and the Floods

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Saturday 8 August 1891 · page 3

THE river at Hay continues to fall steadily. On Friday it was 22ft 2in, and falling. At Wagga the river was 26ft 9in and falling; and at Gundagai 16ft 6in falling…

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Flood at Oxley. Onley

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 14 August 1891 · page 3

The flood Waters of which we heard from the Upper Lachlan some few weeks back are only just reaching here, and there is every prospect of serious inconvenience and…

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The Flood Claims

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 18 August 1891 · page 2

AN inspection of the "flood claims" which were read at the last Council meeting suggests that in the minds of Borne of the claimants there is an…

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