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Murray · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1900

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The Flood in the Lachlan. a Big River Coming Down. The Flood Mark of '91 Reached. HILLSTON

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 10 July 1900 · page 2

Yesterday's river report: Cowra, 28ft., filling; Forbes, 43ft. 11in., fulling. The heights are unobtainable to-day, communication being cut off between Forbes and…

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The Floods. Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 10 July 1900 · page 2

The Government will probably be asked to supplement the efforts already being made in the chief centres of the flooded districts to relieve those who have lost…

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The Floods

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 11 July 1900 · page 2

During the past weak there has been severe floode in many parts of the colony and great damage harbeen done to private and public property. Telegraphic…

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Heavy Weather in New South Wales. Wind, Rain, and Snow. the Country Flooded. Trains Snowed Up. Sydney

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 July 1900 · page 27

The residents in the eastern division of New South Wales will not readily forget the experiences of the past few days. Storms of wind, rain, and enow have not only been…

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The Flood at Wagga. Wagga

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 July 1900 · page 27

The flood waters, having inundated the towns higher up the river, reached Wagga during Friday night, and by 6 o'clock yesterday morning had attained the maximum…

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The Flood

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Saturday 14 July 1900 · page 2

Reports from various parts of the colony shows that the floods have receded and in many places the waters have almost disappeared, Grant damage has been…

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A Long Nervous Storm

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 17 July 1900 · page 4

IF you ever watched a dentist draw a nerve out of a tooth, you will remember how much it looked like a little snip of wet, while cotton thread. How can so…

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The Flood in the Lachlan. Hillston

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 17 July 1900 · page 2

The river at Cowra is 10ft., falling; at Forbes, 21ft., falling; and at Condobolin, 22ft, falling. At Euabalong, it is 21ft, 10in., and rising; and Hillston, it is 19ft.,…

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The Flood in the Murrumbidgee. At Its Height at Hay. Some Particulars of the Rise

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 17 July 1900 · page 2

THE flood we have been looking for, and waiting for, for the past fortnight, has reached Hay, and although below that of 1891, is higher than expected. The bulk of…

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The Flood in the Murrumbidgee, the Progress of the Big Rise. Probable Height at Hay

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 18 July 1900 · page 4

From our river reports, published on Friday, Saturday, and in this issue, it will be seen that the present rise reached its maximum, 33ft. 6in., at…

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The Flood at Hay

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 18 July 1900 · page 2

A good deal of anxiety was felt on Sunday at the steady rise in the river at Hay, and it was feared by the many that the water would rise above the 1891 level…

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A Long Nervous Storm

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 24 July 1900 · page 3

IF you ever watched a dentist draw a nerve out of a tooth, you will remember how much it looked like a little snip of wet, white cotton thread. How can so…

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Darlington Point. Notes of the Flood in the River

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 July 1900 · page 37

The latest bulletin of the flood is that it is slowly subsiding The greatest height of the river reached just 4in. lower than the flood of '91. The Point has been for days under…

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Flood Damages

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 July 1900 · page 29

In the late flood some 1800 sheep were penned on an island about 14 miles above Jugiong, and it was feared they would be swept away. A stockman named Fairall…

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The Advance to Pekin. Hampered by Floods. Commander-in-Chief of the Allies Appointed. Further Massacre of Missionaries. LONDON

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 10 August 1900 · page 2

The Italian Minister at Pekin cables that seven hundred stringers were taking refuge in the British legation, and that forty French and Italian sailors were defending the Roman…

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The Safest Place in a Thunderstorm

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 31 August 1900 · page 4

As a general rule, avoid sheltering under trees when overtaken by a thunderstorm out in the country. Rather put up with a drenching than run the…

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Mafeking and Zeerust. Lord Methuen's Troops. a Fearful Cyclone. London, August 31

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 September 1900 · page 26

After occupying Zeerust, 35 miles from Marking, Lord Methuon pushed south-wards to the latter place, joining hands with Sir Frederick Carrington…

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A Storm in America. Terrible Disaster at Galveston. 4000 Houses Roofless. 5000 Lives Lost. London, September 10

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 September 1900 · page 26

A hurricane which swept the coasts of Louisiana, Texas, and the Gulf of Mexico wrought terrible destruction at Galveston, the port of Texas. Galveston is situated on…

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The Storm in America. 4100 Bodies Recovered. Fatalities Feared to Be 10,000. LONDON, September 14

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 September 1900 · page 27

Further details continue to be received from Galveston respecting the fearful hurricane and tidal wave that swept over the town, as well as other portions of the coast…

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Lost in an Argentine Dust Storm

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 17 October 1900 · page 2

In Riverina we have experience of d[?]istorms. Mr A. Beaumont, in the "Wide World Magasine," relates his experiences of one in the Argentine Republic, which…

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