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New England · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1908

72 stories in New England's papers · page 3 of 4

Destructive Storm

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 18 July 1908 · page 5

Great destruction has been wrought in France by a storm. Vineyards, corering an area of 14,000 acres, have been destroyed, implying a…

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Floods in New Zealand

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 18 July 1908 · page 5

A serious state of affairs prevails in Central Otago owing to the recent heavy rains, which made communication with a number of towns…

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Great Flood in Asia Minor

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 21 July 1908 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday Night.—A great flood has occurred at Tokat, Asia Minor. 2000 persons perished, including 300 convicts, while others are…

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Disastrous Snow-storms

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 24 July 1908 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday. — The recent snowstorms in South Island, New Zealand, played havoc on the high country sheep stations. One run only saved 4000 out of 11,000, and…

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City Deluge. Seven Inches of Rain in Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 31 July 1908 · page 7

Monday's drencing and continuos deluge was the biggest thing in rainfalls that Sydney has experienced since 1902. On October 13, six years…

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Cablegrams. London. Thursday. Floods in China

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 1 August 1908 · page 6

Further news of the foods in China state that 250,900 people are starving or foodless. The damage to property is estimated at £2,000,000. Whole…

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Terrible Floods

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 28 August 1908 · page 5

Disastrous floods has received from North and South C[?]. Whole districts are inundated, and 40 lives have been lost. The change is…

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Floods in America

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 28 August 1908 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday Night.—Disastrous floods are reported in North and South Carolina, whole districts being inundated. Forty lives have been…

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City Flooded

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 29 August 1908 · page 4

A canal at Augusta, Georgia, bnrat the banks and flooded the city to a depth of 12 feet. The damage is estimated at £100,000…

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The Toll of the Flood

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 1 September 1908 · page 5

Twenty bodies haw been recovered from the floods at Augusta. The captain of a steamer states that he saw 26 bodies, most of them negroes,…

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Drowned in Floods

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 1 September 1908 · page 4

LONDON, Sunday.—Twenty bodies have been recovered from the floods at Augusta. The captain of a steamer states that he saw 25 bodies floating…

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Floods in America. London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 1 September 1908 · page 4

As a result of the floods in Augusta, Georgia (U.S.A), caused by the bursting of the canal banks, 20,000 people have been left homeless…

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Heavy Storms. London

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 4 September 1908 · page 5

Heavy storms have occurred in the British Channel on the West Coast. Many wrecks and exciting rescues are reported…

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Flooded Out

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 4 September 1908 · page 4

A little excitement was occasioned in a second-class car on the mail train on Tuesday evening, caused by the bursting of a water pipe in the…

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Tamworth in Flood

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 8 September 1908 · page 4

Heavy rain had fallen at Tamworth in the fact few days. The Peal River is running a bi[?]ker and rapidly rising. Peal street is flooded…

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Tasaworfch Again Flooded

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 8 September 1908 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday Afternoon. — The heavy rain that fell during the past few days in Tamworth has brought the Peel River down a banker. It has…

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The Wile. Its Floods : the Assouan Dam

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 22 September 1908 · page 3

Ages and ages ago the old Egyptions knew nothing of the origin their mighty Nile or why it [?] and sank at certain [?]. They…

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Storm at Peak Hill

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 30 September 1908 · page 5

A terrific storm occurred at Peak Hill on Sunday night, unroofing buildings and breaking windows…

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The Indian Floods

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 2 October 1908 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday Night.—1000 persons, mostly women and children, have been drowned by the floods at Hyderabad, in India. In order to prevent pestilence,…

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Floods in India

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 2 October 1908 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—A disastrous flood has occurred in India, 15 inches of rain having fallen in 36 hours. Hundreds of natives-were drowned or killed in the…

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