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Murray · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1910

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To-Day's Telegrams Latest from the Flooded Regions. A Station Manager Drowned. Sydney

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 21 January 1910 · page 2

The floods at Bingara are the most disastrous for fifty years. Immense damage was sustained. At Walgett the townspeople have…

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The Floods in the North Further Particulars. Widespread Devastation and Serious Losses. Sydney

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 21 January 1910 · page 2

Much of the country which suffered from the floods following on last week's rains is still submerged. It is stated there are forty washaways in…

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Floods in Pie North. Narrabri Completrly Isolated

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 21 January 1910 · page 6

The town of Narrabri, which is the centre of the flood-swept arca was completely cut off from outside communication on Tuesday. All the telegraph…

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The Plight of Tamworth. the Flood Swept Shops. Crowded with Bargain Hunters. Pumping Out Hotel Cellars

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 21 January 1910 · page 6

The flood waters, which a day or se ago were rushing through the streets in a whirling torrent several feet deep, have now receded, and on Tuesday most of the…

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After the Flood Tamworth Without Water. Extraordinary Happenings in the Wet. Tamworth

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 22 January 1910 · page 5

Tamworth is having the clean-up of its life. It is endeavoring to clear away the ooze and disorder that have been left in the train of an avalanche of water, which…

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The Floods Walgett Threaened, Walgett, Saturday Nighr

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 24 January 1910 · page 3

The residents are preparing to resist the fast apprcaching food waters. All the provisions and [?] in the town have been removed to the highest positions…

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Huge Floods in France Paris Streets Under Water. Provinces Suffer Severely. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 25 January 1910 · page 3

The severity of the present winter has again resulted in heavy floods in Europe. On this occasion Paris has suffered by the visitation. The Seine is in flood and…

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Disastrous Floods Construction of Embankments to Protect the Town

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 25 January 1910 · page 2

As anticipated, this town is now completely surrounded by flood waters which are rising hourly. The Barwon and the Namoi are both rising rapidly and the…

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The Floods in the North Critical Position at Walgett The Work of a Rescue Party. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 25 January 1910 · page 2

Although the Barwon and Namoi rivers continue to rise and spread the town of Walgett is just out of the reach of the flood, and is now a small…

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The Floods

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 25 January 1910 · page 3

Great sympathy is felt for the sufferers by the disastrous floods in the north. At. Narrabri, Moree, and the other towns which suffered so severely, the endurance…

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Half France Under Flood River Seine Rises 25 Feet. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 26 January 1910 · page 5

The extraordinarily heavy rainfall which has submerged hall Paris in a flood still persists, and the rives Seine in the vicinity of the Louvre has risen 25 feet…

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The Floods

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 26 January 1910 · page 2

Although the Barwon and Namoi rivers continue to rise and spread, Walgett is just outside the reach of the flood. The town is now a tiny…

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France's Record Flood River Seine Stili Rising. Historic Bridge in Danger. Apaches Loot Abandoned Houses

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 27 January 1910 · page 2

The River Seine, which runs through Paris, is, owing to the coutinued torrential rains in France, now swollen to double its ordinary width. Yesterday it was 25…

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N.S.W. Floods Gunnedah

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 27 January 1910 · page 2

The weather has been dry and hot since the flood-waters threatened wholesale destruction, Many of the washed-out people who sought refuge in the town are now…

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New So Otis Wales Floods. Counting the Losses. a Pestilence Feared Sydney, Thursday

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 January 1910 · page 30

The flood in the north of New South Wales is the most destructive in the history of the State. Starting with lamworth, it has swent relentlessly on the Gunnedah,…

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Walgett in Danger, Two Rivers Coming Down in High Flood. Sydney

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 January 1910 · page 30

The flood waters which have caused widespread devastation right through from Tamworth, Gunnedah, and Narribri are expected to reach Walgett to-morrow…

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Floods in France. Parisians Using Boats. London, January 23

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 January 1910 · page 42

Disastrous floods are reported from France, large areas of the country suffering from the overflow of the rivers. several streets in the city of Paris are flooded,…

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Floods in France. Half the Country Inundated. London, January 25

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 January 1910 · page 28

Tremendous floods are devastating France. All the rivers expect the Garonne and the Dordogne are flooded. "The Times" correspondent in Paris writes:—…

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Cablegrams. Wild Weather Enormous Floods in France Inland Lake in Paris London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 28 January 1910 · page 3

Wild weather continues to be exepris[?]d in various parts of Europe. Most extensive falls of snow continue throughout France, and these have had…

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The French Floods Serious Position in Paris. Bread Riots Threatening. Rivers Begin to Fall. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 29 January 1910 · page 5

The latest news from France regarding the floods is that the waters of the rivers Seine and Marne are falling. Food supplies are very short in Paris and in…

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