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Murray · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1908

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Seven Thousand Corpses. Recovered From the Flood, London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 7 October 1908 · page 2

The death pall [?]ued hy the [?] fl[?]is which recently devastated the Hyderabad Valley, is likely to exceed all estimates…

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Hyderabad Flood. River a Raging Torrent. Starving Victims Looting Shops. London. October 3

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 October 1908 · page 42

The floods in the Hyderabad district of India have, now subsided, the rains having ceased. The Mussi River, which, at the height of the flood, was a raging, rushing…

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Sun Storms

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 21 October 1908 · page 3

The velocity with which solar storms move is very great, and they sometimes extend over a space several times as large as the whole of…

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Floods in South Australia

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 October 1908 · page 32

An Adelaide correspondent, writes:—When seen on Friday with reference to the rain, Mr. Dodwell, State divisional officer, said the morning's report showed that…

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Storm in the Philippines

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 24 October 1908 · page 2

A storm in the Island of Lusen, in the Philippines, destroyed hundreds of houses. Three-hundred persons were killed at Georgien Bay…

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A Terrible Storm. Three Hundred Lives Lost

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 24 October 1908 · page 2

News has been received of the [?] on 12th instant, of a terrible storm in the Cagayan valley, in Luzon, one of the Phi[?]ine Islands…

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The Philippines. a Great Storm. 300 Lives Lost. London, October 22

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 October 1908 · page 42

A terrific storm swept over the Cagayan Valley, in the Phillipine Islands, on the 12th instant. The wind was so fierce that it blew down hundreds of the natives'…

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Ratepayer Waxes Sarcastic. the Rumors of a Flood. Illustrated by Photos and Pen

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 30 October 1908 · page 3

Mr. Thomas Plummer an old resident of the south end of Albury, cured some amusement at the meeting at the Albury Municipal Council let night by…

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Flying in Storms

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 31 October 1908 · page 6

The Young (N.S.W.) race, which was down by the metropolian fanciers last Saturday week, turned out to be one of the worst "smashes" the Melbourne…

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Chancellor's Resignation. the Storm in Germany Increased Irritation. London, November 2

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 November 1908 · page 42

The official explanation made in the Berlin press of the reason for Prince Bulow's resignation as Chancellor has by no means had a quieting effect on public…

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Terrible Storm at Port Elizabeth £250,000 Damage to Property. Several Lives Lost. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 18 November 1908 · page 5

A terrific thunderstorm has occurred at Port Elizabeth, a seaport of Cape Colony, on the western shore of Algon Bay. The rainfall was so great that it caused…

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Tremendously Heavy Rain. 105 Points in 40 Minutes

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 23 November 1908 · page 2

In Albury the welcome and long looked for break in the weather came early on Saturday morning, when nice light showers of rain fell. The…

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Thunderstorms

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 27 November 1908 · page 2

Showers, accompanied by electrical disturbances, fell, locally yesterday. The rain will hardly be appreciated by farmers, many of whom are in the…

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JINDERA. Wednesday. Violent Storm

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 10 December 1908 · page 3

We have for the past two weeks passed through varied experiences of weather—from almost tropical heat to nearly freezing point; truly remarkable…

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HENTY. Wednesday. Violent Thunderstorm

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 10 December 1908 · page 4

On Monday evening a [?] thunderstorm burst over the town. The storm was more like a hurricane than anything [?] it was so heavy while it…

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Ina a Severe Storm. Australasian Liners. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 15 December 1908 · page 2

The R.M.S. lante, from New Zealand, and the R.M.S. Croya, from Australia, [?] at Playmonth yesterday. Both [?] encountered [?]weather…

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Cyclone at Broome. a Destructive Storm. Several Lives Lost

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 December 1908 · page 29

A report from Perth (W.A.), dated Sunday, says:— The correspondent at Wallal says that the storm was the fiercest which has ever…

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[?] Run's [?] Assisted Florence Night Gale in the Crimea

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 23 December 1908 · page 3

One of the [?] [?] [?] among the few who stall remain of the noble hand of women who [?] with [?] [?]…

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