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Murray · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1906

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Intercolonial. a Severe Gale

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 March 1906 · page 28

One of the severest gales experienced in Port Phillip for years came up on Sunday afternoon, and interfered to some extent with the shipping. Considerable…

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Landslides and Floods at Rio Janeiro

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 20 March 1906 · page 2

Extensive landslides, due to the great floods, have occurred at Rio Janeiro, the capital of Brazil, doing great damage to property, and…

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Floods In Brazil. Seventy Killed or Injured

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 March 1906 · page 15

Heavy floods have occurred in the district surrounding Rio de Janeiro, on the coast of Brazil. The floods resulted in extensive landslides, and considerable loss…

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Great Thunderstorm. Western Railway Blocked. by a Fall of Bock. Five Inches of Rain. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 26 March 1906 · page 2

A very severe thunderstorm occurred last night accompanied by heavy rain. The storm was especially tempestuous over the Blue Mountains and sonic of…

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A Cyclonic Storm. Heavy Rain in the City. One Man Killed. Several People Injured. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 28 March 1906 · page 3

Heavy rain, extending over a short period, fell in the city this afternoon. At Crow's Nest, North Sydney, a cyclonic storm of great severity was…

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Heavy Rain in the City

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 29 March 1906 · page 3

An extremely heavy fall of rain occurred in the city this afternoon, when all the streets were flooded in an incredibly short space of time. The…

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Royal Yacht Delayed. Gale in the Mediterranean

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 6 April 1906 · page 2

A heavy gale in the Mediterranean has delayed the departure of the Royal yacht Victoria and Albert from Marseilles…

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Latest by Telegraph. Latest News From Sydney. Terrific Rain-storm in the City

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 6 April 1906 · page 4

A terrific rain-storm, accompanied by heavy thunder and lightning, broke over the city and suburbs at 10 o'clock this morning, being…

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Violent Storm in Sydney. Streets Under Water. Tram Traffic Impeded. Schooners in Distress. a Boat Capsized. One of the Crew Drowned. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 6 April 1906 · page 2

An exceptionally heavy storm accompanied by torrents of rain burst over Sydney this morning. The effects were especially felt in the…

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Wrecked in a Cyclone. Ten Lives Lost

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 April 1906 · page 25

Particulars of the wreck of the County of Roxburgh, a four-masted iron ship of 2,209 tons, owned by Messrs R. and J. Craig, of Glasgow, which occurred at…

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Balloon to France. Voyage in a Gale. Landing in a Snowstorm

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 20 April 1906 · page 2

A successful voyage across the English Chan[?] was made on Saturday, 3rd February, by two English balloonists--Mr C. F. Pollock and Mr…

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A Heavy Gale

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 23 April 1906 · page 2

Sorrento, the popular seaside resort at the heads, suffered from a heavy north-westerly gale last night. Several small craft broke away and…

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Original Verse. the Storm at Sea

The Corowa Chronicle · Wednesday 2 May 1906 · page 3

A cloud is slowly rising in the West Of sombre hue; It darkens as the sun rotires to rest From our view;…

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General Cables. London, Thursday. Floods in China

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 10 May 1906 · page 2

Many Chinese have been drowned by immense floods on the Hoang-Ho in the province of Hunan…

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Riot in a Theatre. Audience Storm the Stage

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 18 May 1906 · page 7

Extraordinary scenes occurred at one o'clock this morning (wrote the Parts correspondent of the "Daily Mail" [?] In the ancient Roman arena at…

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Heavy Rain at Henty

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 25 May 1906 · page 2

Our correspondent, telegraphing yesterday, stated that heavy rain was falling at Henty. Up till 2.30 p.m. over sixty-five points had been registered…

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Day of Flood. Havoc of High Tides. Thames Washes Embankment. Curious Scenes Along the Coast. 70 Miles an Hour Gale

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 25 May 1906 · page 7

Spring arrived last week (writen the London "Daily Mail"); winter paid a return visit yesterday. It was a leap from straw hats to…

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San Francisco. Floods Follow Fire

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 31 May 1906 · page 2

Heavy rain in San Francisco has had a disastrous result. A terrific rainstorm flooded the parks in which one hundred…

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Floods in Tasmania

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 June 1906 · page 34

Owing to the heavy rains and flooded rivers in the north, the railway authorities made ready for an anticipated stoppage of trains, and despatched emergency engines…

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The River in Flood

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 30 June 1906 · page 2

The Hurray river, owing to the heavy rains of the past few days, continues to rise rapidly, and yesterday reached 12ft. 7in. above summer…

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