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Murray · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1910

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Flood in New Zealand a Town Isolated. Auckland

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 2 April 1910 · page 5

The town of Paerda is flooded and completely cut off from outside communication. The gas works are under water, consequently, the whole town is in darkness…

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Floods in Queensland. Brisbane

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 4 April 1910 · page 3

The widespread floods are still interfering with railway communication between Brisbane and Rockhampton, but it is hoped that traffic will be restored on Monday…

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The Queensland Floods

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 April 1910 · page 33

In connection with the floods in the western districts it is stated that the heaviest rainfall of the flooded area was only about 17 points; but many inches must have…

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Wind Gets Its Revenge Cyclone Wrecks Aeroplane Works. M. Farman's Losses. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 18 April 1910 · page 3

A terrific cyclone swept over the French towns of Rheims and Chalons yesterday. causing great damage to property. The aeroplane workshops of M. Henri Farman…

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The Queen in a Storm Royal Yacht's Voyage Interrupted. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 19 April 1910 · page 2

The voyage of the British Royal yacht Victoria and Albert, conveying Her Majesty Queen Alexandra and Princes Victoria from Genoa to Corfu, was…

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Avenging Cyclone. Aeroplanes and Sheds Destroyed. London, April 17

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 April 1910 · page 43

Great damage, accompanied by loss of life, was caused on the aviation grounds at Rheims and Chalons by a cyclone yesterday…

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Descent in a Storm. a Sensational Adventure. London, April 18

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 April 1910 · page 43

Two balloonists in London have undergone a sensational experience. The balloon was in charge of Captain E. M. Maitland, a well-known balloonist, who was…

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Floods in Eastern Europe

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 23 April 1910 · page 2

Serious floods have occurred in Servia and Bulgaria. The Krajujevace province and other flourishing parts of Servia, have suffered severely. Railway communication…

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Aeroplane Damaged by Gale

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 26 April 1910 · page 2

A later message, however, states that an examination of the aeroplane used by Mrs Graham White in his flight on Saturday, has shown that it was damaged by…

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Progress by Disaster. Airship Wrecked at Aldershot. Gale's Disastrous Work

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 27 April 1910 · page 2

A disaster occurred to the new British Army experimental airship at Aldershot on Sunday. A heavy gale found the vessel unprepared and it was wrecked. The…

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Flight for £10,000. London-manchester Prize. a Fine Performance. Gale Prevents Success. London, April 24

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 April 1910 · page 41

In an attempt to win the "Daily Mail" prize of £10,000 offered for a flight from London to London to Manchester, with not more than two stops on the way, to…

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Protection from Flood

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 May 1910 · page 33

A public meeting of residents within the flood area has been held at Newstead, with a view of taking definite stem to prevent future floods in the London doing…

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Thursday's Great Storm Fire Ball Explodes at Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 7 May 1910 · page 2

A thunderstorm, accompanied by heavy rain, passed over Sydney on. Thursday night In George-street west a flood was caused owing to the storm-water sewer drain not…

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South African Thunderstorms

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 12 May 1910 · page 3

South African thunderstorms are amongst the most appalling thing in Nature, and woe to those of weak nerves who are caught in on e among the mountains…

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Aviator Killed by a Cyclone

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 16 May 1910 · page 2

A fatal aviation accident is reported from France. M. Hauvette Michelin was aeroplaning near Lyons, when his machine was struck by a cyclone and fell. M. Miohefin…

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Cruiser in a Gale the Cambrian Fights in Bass Straits. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 16 May 1910 · page 2

H.M.S. 2nd-class cruiser Cambrian, on, the Australian's station, encountered heavy seas in Bass Strait on Friday. At times she pitched so alarmingly that the crew…

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The Earth's Envelope. Three Distinct Layers of Air—cold and Gales of High Altitudes

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 21 May 1910 · page 4

The new science of the air is the result of many hundred kite and sounding balloon flights made by day and by night in fair weather…

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Fatal Thunderstorms in England

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 23 May 1910 · page 2

Great thunderstorms have occurred in the Midland and south-west counties of England. Four men and several children have been killed by their violence in…

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Fatal Thunderstorm. Group of Scholars Struck. Four Killed; 22 Injured. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 25 May 1910 · page 5

A thunderstorm at Teraine, in the Grand Duchy of Lu[?]emburg, was responsible for a deplorable fatality yesterday. The pupils of a mixed school, who had gone for…

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The Orvieto in a Gale. Fremantle

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 26 May 1910 · page 2

The outgoing mail steamer Orvieto, which arrived this morning, encountered very heavy weather while crossing the Bight. Several of the cabin doors were stove…

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