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New England · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1908

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The Gunnedah Flood

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 20 March 1908 · page 5

The flood in the Gunnedab district is a record, miles of country being under water. No mails have arrived at Moree since…

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Disastrous Floods

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 21 March 1908 · page 3

It is generally conceded that the recent flood at Tamworth was the biggest on record. It is impossible to estimate, even approximately, the total…

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Tamworth Flood

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Tuesday 24 March 1908 · page 2

A telegram from Tamworth on Monday stated .-- The rain, which at first promised to be a blessing has turned out to be a disaster. The Pee…

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Mount Royal Safe. Leaking Boilers. Through Atlantic Storms

Guyra Argus · Thursday 26 March 1908 · page 8

The Canadian Pacific Railway's steamer Mount Royal, for the safety of which considerable anxiety has been felt, steamed into Queenstown Harbor…

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The Narrabri Flood

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 28 March 1908 · page 7

Such wu the violence of tti water during the flood at Narrabn, that the banks of the Narratni Creek have been eaten away in places. The…

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Sumeon Storm

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 1 April 1908 · page 4

A gale, at Samoa, drove several schooners ashore and wrecked a number of smaller craft…

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Apiculture. Judge: Mr. A. Gale. Hives and Appliances

The Armidale Chronicle · Thursday 2 April 1908 · page 2

Hee-hive, any pattern: W. T. Seabrook l; H. R. Roberts & Co., 2. Comb-foundation: H. R. Roberts & Co., 1; W. T. Seabrook, 2…

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The Narrabri Flood

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 4 April 1908 · page 4

The damage caused by the Narrabri floods is estimated at £50,000…

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Wireless Thunderstorms

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 7 April 1908 · page 6

AN interesting description of a visit to the Marconi wireless signal station at Clifden (county Gal way) is given by a correspondent of the "Daily Mail,"…

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Local and General News. Heavy Rain

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 1 May 1908 · page 4

A sharp storm occurred on Wednesday afternoon, when some heavy showers of rain fell, accompanied by rambling thunder and vivid lightning, Rain continued…

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Messow Flooded

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 2 May 1908 · page 4

The city of Moscow has been inundated for several days, and there are 50,000 sufferers. The damage is estimated at £3,000,000…

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Telegraphic. [Through Our Metropolitan Agents.] Disastrous Flood in China. Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 May 1908 · page 5

NEWS reached Sydney yesterday of a most disastrous flood in the Han River, China, by which 2000 people have lost their lives, and damage done…

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Through the Vortex of a Cyclone."

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 5 June 1908 · page 4

Mr. Hope Hodgson describes in the November "Cornhill" a strange seafaring experience, This is termed "Through the Vortex of a Cyclone."…

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Floods in Victoria

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 27 June 1908 · page 4

In consequence of the recent heavy rains in parts of Victoria, "the Goulburn Biver has risen rapidly. A considerable area of country is…

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Glenoo[?] [?] Snow Storm

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 30 June 1908 · page 4

DURING the past week our usually verdant valley assumed quits an Alpine appearances On Tuesday night an except[?]anlly heavy fall of snow whitened the surface of the earth to…

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Floods in China

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 30 June 1908 · page 4
Also in The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser

A Cable message has been received in Sydney from China stating that great floods have occurred in the Province of Conton. Whole villages have been sweps away, and millions…

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Great Floods in Texas

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 8 July 1908 · page 2

Hundreds of persons have been drowned and thousands have been rendered homeless by the most disastrous floods ever known in Northern…

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Thunderstorm in the City

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 11 July 1908 · page 4

An exceptionally heavy, thunder, storm passed over the city and suburbs last night. Large hailstones fell and tram traffic was disorganised for some…

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Floods in New Zealand

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 11 July 1908 · page 4

Floods continue in New Zealand. The whole country from Orari to Timaru is under water, while this Opihi and Temuka rivers are raging…

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