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New England · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1903

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Storm at Berlin

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 22 April 1903 · page 4

A terrific storm occurred at Berlin causing immense damage to property…

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Flood at Cootamundra. Town Under Water. Railway Submerged

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 25 April 1903 · page 5

An unprecedented flood occurred at Cootamundra last night, parts of the town being three feet under water. Many narrow escapes from…

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Floods in Queensland. 11 Inches in 24 Hours. Miraculous Escapes

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 25 April 1903 · page 5

Serious floods have occurred in the Coen district (Queensland). Eleven, inches of rain fell in 24 hours. The suspension bridge was carried…

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Heavy Floods at Cootamundra

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 28 April 1903 · page 2

THE damage done to the town and district of Cootamundra by the heavy flood which has occurred there is computed at £5000. On Thursday night the flooding of…

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Remarkable Storm at Cootamundra

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 29 April 1903 · page 3

Cootamundra, which suffered so severely from, the flood on Thursday, was the scene of still another disaster early on Saturday morning, before it…

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The Coofamundra Flood. a Wrecked Town

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 29 April 1903 · page 8

Some heavy showers fell at Cootamundra on Friday afternoon. The Council held a special meeting, and has wired to the Minister for Works,…

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Big Flood at Cootamundra

Guyra Argus · Friday 1 May 1903 · page 6

Phenomenal rains fell at Cootamundra on Thursday afternoon, and the town was flooded, the water rising 2ft. above the level of the 1885 flood…

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Flood Boat for Yetman

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Tuesday 12 May 1903 · page 2

Mr. G. A. Jones, Member for Inverell, has received the following letter, by which it will be seen that the residents of Yetman are to receive a small…

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Latest Telegraphic News Taraugh Greville's Telegram Company. Sydney, Thursday, 12.30 P.M. Heavy Gales

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 29 May 1903 · page 2

TERRIFIC gales have prevailed on the Coast Steamers were forced to make shelter, and are several days overdue…

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Heavy Gale

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 2 June 1903 · page 2

ONE of the heaviest S.E. gales ever experienced in New England set in on Saturday night last All Sunday it…

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Devastating Floods. a Burning Town. Immense Loss of Life. London

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Tuesday 2 June 1903 · page 2

Disastrous floods have occurred in Kaneas (U.S.A.) causing enormous destruction of property and loss of life. Burning-lumber afloat in the Kansas…

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Heavy Rain in Queensland

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 3 June 1903 · page 4

Magnificent rain is reported to have fallen nearly all over Queensland, several places registering nine inches…

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A Town Flooded

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 3 June 1903 · page 4

Three-fourths of the town of Armourdale, Kansas, has been, flooded. The loss is enormous…

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Great Floods. LONDON

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 5 June 1903 · page 5

THE city of St. Louis (U.S.) is threatened with a disastrous flood. The loss of property in Kansas city owing to the floods, is estimated at £4,000,000…

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Damage by Storms

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 6 June 1903 · page 5

A large Government crane and a number of bricks at the Macleay Harbour works were carried away by the recent storms. It is feared the [?]…

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Severe Storm

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 6 June 1903 · page 2

Sunday last proved a very wintry day, being cloudy, with a cold Easterly wind. Towards night "a Port Macquarie mist" fell, which turned to rain…

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Floods in Armidale

The Inverell Times · Saturday 6 June 1903 · page 4

The rainfall in the 'Armidale district since Saturday last has been the heaviest for any similar period during the past 20 years. Up to nine o'clock on…

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Telegrams. Sydney. Friday. Floods at Warialda. a Sensational Experience

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 6 June 1903 · page 5

A man named Pi[?], who was camped on the banks of the Gwydir River at Warialda on Tuesday night, awoke to find himself enclosed by two…

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Floods and Fire. Appalling Disaster

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 10 June 1903 · page 4

It is estimated that 23,000 people are homeless in Louisiana, as the result of floods caused by the bursting of a waterspout. Only the tops of…

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Caught by the Flood

The Inverell Times · Saturday 13 June 1903 · page 2

"If only it was not quite so near the river, George." Mrs. Roden said, in answer to the husband's inquiries as to how she liked the house they had taken…

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