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Murray · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1910

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Flooded Lands at Barren Jack

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 July 1910 · page 33

When the Barren Jack dam is completed and filled a large area of country will be covered by water. In the New South Wales Legislative Assembly Mr. Niclson asked the…

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More Floods in Paris. Rivers Rising Rapidly Quays Already Submerged.london

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 11 July 1910 · page 2

Appearances indicate that there is to be another of those mighty floods which dealt such destruction in. Paris a few months back.The river seine is rising rapidlr…

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Cablegrams. Floods in Europe France, Germany and Switzerland Visited. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 13 July 1910 · page 2

The flood waters are steadily rising in the French capital. The public gardens of Chalons are now submerged, while the valley of the Orge, below Paris, has been…

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Floods in India Temples and Mosques Tumbling Down. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 14 July 1910 · page 2

India is sharing in the epidemic of flood which is devastating Europe. The liver Indus is swollen to an abnormal height, and the flood waters are flowing through…

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Paris Floods. Repetition Threatened. Houses Abandoned. London, July 9

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 July 1910 · page 45

Great alarm has been caused in Paris by the rising of the Seine. Its tributary the Marne has overflown its banks, and the inhabitants of Chalons and Troyes have…

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Floods in India. the Swollen Indus. Hundreds Homeless. London, July 13

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 July 1910 · page 4

Heavy rains in the mountains have caused the River Indus to swell abnormally, especially in the Puhjaub province of British India. Practically one-third of…

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A Flood of Chinese

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

Another big batch of 137 Chinese arrived from Hong Kong in the steamer Eastern yesterday. Of this number 65 were for Sydney, most of whom had been…

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Heavy Rain and Floods Large Areas Devastated. Windsor

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 20 July 1910 · page 2

The fierce gales which have, been sweeping the metropolitan districts have not yet subsided, and rain is still falling heavily. Up till 9 o'clock this morning 554 points…

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Woman Lost in the Storm

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 20 July 1910 · page 2

A Mr. Bassett, a resident of Coogee, has reported to the police that his wife went out yesterday while the storm was raging and that she had not returned. No trace…

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Serious Floods in Assam

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 20 July 1910 · page 2

Serious damage has been done by in North-East India. The inundations have caused breaches in the Assam railway over a section of the line 3 miles long. Ten…

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Storm and Flood Trying Time Near the Coast. Windsor

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 21 July 1910 · page 2

The tempestuous weather which has been experienced in the surrounding districts ceased at dusk last night. The flood waters receded during the night, but the…

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General Cable News Storms in Northern France. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 21 July 1910 · page 3

Very great damage has been caused in Northern France by severe thunderstorms accompanied by heavy ranis. Throughout this part of France the storms have ruined…

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Great Storms in New South Wales. Heavy Weather on the Coast. Great Rainfalls. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 22 July 1910 · page 4

The weather during last night and to-day was the worst experienced for many years. The storm was severely felt along the coast, and the wild conditions were…

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The Storms Continue on Tuesday. Streets Inundated. Tramway and Telephone Service Disorganised. Great Damage in Suburbs. Sydney, Tuesday 2.30 p.m

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 22 July 1910 · page 4

The storms are still raging with violence and a hurricane of rain is falling in perfect sheets. The water is several inches deep in the…

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Violent Weather. Woman Blown Over Cliffs. Snow-bound Trains Free. Floods Feared. Sydney

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 July 1910 · page 46

Although the wind storm continued to-day, the conditions were by no means as disagreeable as they were yesterday. It was expected that the record of damage…

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Fatal Floods in France

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 22 July 1910 · page 2

A sad' fatality in connection with the floods in France as reported. Two nuns who were in the cellar of the Convent at Epinal, in the department of Vosges, were…

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Phenomenal Ra1ns and Floods a Foot of Rain in a Day. Shoalhaven Valley a Vast Inland Sea. Sydsey

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 22 July 1910 · page 3

Mr. Morton, M.L.A., arrived to-day from the Illawarra district. He reports that a foot of rain iell there on Monday, causing cre of the most extraordinary floods on…

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Cablegrams. Disastrous Storms in Europe Serious Loss of Life. London

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

The year 1910 will long be remembered in Europe as the Flood Year. The calamitous deluges already experienced in France, Prussia, Austria, Servia, Hungary and…

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Flooded Warehouse Estimated Damage £10,000. MELBOURNE

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

The scene at Sargood Bros.' warehouse, Flindersst., to-day, was, except for the absence of smoke and blackened ruins, like that which follows a great fire. Early…

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The Unpleasant Summer in America and Europe. Heat and Thunderstorms. London

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

The summer of 1910 is proving a memorable one on both sides of the Atlantic. In America the heat has been very oppressive, while in Europe fierce gales and…

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