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Floods & storms, 1909

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Floods at Wangaratta. a Baker's Sensational Experience

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 28 June 1909 · page 2

The heaviest flood that has been experienced in the rivers here for several years occurred on Thursday, when the King River commenced to rise rapidly…

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The Floods the River Falling at Albury Falling Also at Wagra Ta[?]malmo, and Wa[?]way

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 28 June 1909 · page 2

Almost the sole topic of conversation in Albury yesterday and on Saturday was the floods. The present flood is the greatest for at least seven years. It falls about a…

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Sidelights of the Flood

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 28 June 1909 · page 2

Several milkmen who have their dairies on the river have had an unenviable time. One, Mr. Gray of Willowbank, on Sunday had to row with his milk cans from…

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Floods at Carryong

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 29 June 1909 · page 2

We have had some exceedingly heavy rain during the week, and in consequence all the creeks and the river have been in heavy flood. The Murray is higher at…

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Floods at Tallangatta

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 29 June 1909 · page 2

There has been great damage done to the roads. The amount cannot be ascertained at present, but from information received it is between £2000 and £3000 in the…

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The Floods. River Falling at Howlong. Stationary at Albury

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 29 June 1909 · page 2

The [?] at the railway bridges at Wodonga on Sunday is stated on reliable authority to have been the greatest, both for volume audience of the running water,…

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The Flooded Rivers. The Murrumbidgee Falling at Wagga. Great Flood in the Murray

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 29 June 1909 · page 2

The fears that were entertained of a flood in the Murrumbidgee have for the present, at anyrate, been dissipated, as upriver advices state that the stream is…

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News From the Upper Murray. Biggest Flood on Record. in the Murray Valley. Bridges Washed Away. Residents Warned to Get to Safety. Immense Damage Done. Numbers of Stook Drowned, Albury

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 29 June 1909 · page 3

A very serious flood is inevitable. The river at Albury is 13 it. [?] summer level or just a few inches less than the level of four years ago, when…

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The Murray Flood. Low-lying Lands Under Water

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 29 June 1909 · page 3

The Murray at Corowa, which was 11 feet above summer level on Thursday last, continued to rise over since On Friday evening the gauge showed a…

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The Floods. Situation at Albury

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 30 June 1909 · page 2

The [?] waters at Albury are rapidly sub[?]. At 9 a.m. yesterday the river stood at 16ft. 19in, and by 3 p.m. it had fallen to 15ft. 8in a drop of 2in…

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Horror in a Coalmine Underground River Floods the Workings. 14 DROWNED; 37 Missing. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 30 June 1909 · page 2

A terrible catastrophe has occurred in a coal mine at Cabain, in Portugal. An underground river made a sudden rise, and the water flooded the whole of…

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Floods in Victoria & New South Wales

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 30 June 1909 · page 2

The recent heavy rains which have fallen over almost every part of this and the adjoining State of Victoria have caused an accumulation of huge…

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The Floods Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 1 July 1909 · page 2

The flood waters of the Murray River between Tocumwal and Strathmerton, rose during last night, and the railway line at mid-day was 2ft. under water. Advices…

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Another Flood Predicted Waring to Settlers

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 2 July 1909 · page 3

Sergeant Kimpson, of Wodonga, has kindly forwarded us a copy of an official direction on follows:-"Commonwealth metropologist. predicts rainfall which may…

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The Floods

Tocumwal Guardian and Finley Free Press · Friday 2 July 1909 · page 2

For some days past residents of Tocumwal and those on the low lying lands have been anticipating a record flood and taking interest in…

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The Murray in Flood. Great Volume of Water. Day Out for Sight-seers

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 July 1909 · page 21

When we went to press last week residents oil the lowlying lands in these parts were on the tip-toe of anxious expectancy. The heavy rains of the early part of last…

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An Episode of the Flood

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 2 July 1909 · page 3

On Tuesday last Messrs. John wise Walter East and Geo. Cockerell, of south Corowa had a most exciting experience whilst in quest of rabbits…

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The Murray Flood

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 2 July 1909 · page 2

The highest point reached, by the flood waters locally was about 2lfeet. The water continued to rise steadily until after midnight on Monday. On…

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Flood Expected

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 3 July 1909 · page 2

The Murray River readied [?] at Albury on Saturday and has fallen about 3ft during the week. The flood waters reached [?] this week, and the…

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General Cable News London, Thursday. Great Floods in America

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 9 July 1909 · page 2

Great floods have occurred in the Sates of Colorade, Ohio, and M[?]. The damage done by the flood-waters in described [?]mon. All food supplies in many…

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