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New England · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1909

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Heavy Storm. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 30 March 1909 · page 4

A terrific Storm swept over Pitts worth, Queensland, on Saturday many house were unroofed, and almost blew a church down…

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Floods in Tasmania

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 7 April 1909 · page 4

A flood in the Huon River, Tasmania, did damage to the extent of £5000…

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Apalling Floods. Thousands of Houses Washed Away. Death-roll Estimated at 10,000. ('News of the World.')

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 16 April 1909 · page 4

Hyderabad in the north of India, has been devastated by a flood of appalling destructiveness, which has swept thousands of panic-stricken…

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Gale in Mew York. Ladies Fare Badly

Guyra Argus · Thursday 6 May 1909 · page 3

A sixty-mile gale struck New York this morning and for a few hours made walking dangerous throughout the city (cabled the "Daily Telegraph's" New…

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Floods

The Inverell Times · Friday 25 June 1909 · page 7

The Murrumbidgee still continues to rise. The river flats at Tumut are submerged and heavy floods are anticipated. At Wodonga, where all the low…

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Floods in Riverina. 17 Days' Rain. Flood Waters Rising

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 26 June 1909 · page 5

The river flats at Tumut have been submerged by heavy rains. A flood is anticipated at Wodonga, where it is all low-lying country…

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Floods

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 28 June 1909 · page 2

Heavy rain has fallen in sevreal parts of the State during the past few days The following are a few particulars that came to hand on…

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Big Floods. SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 29 June 1909 · page 3

The Moray River reached its highest tevel during the present [?] at three delock yesterday. It rose another 15th, but fortunately the crisis…

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Disastrous Floods. in Murray Districts. River Stilll Rising. Albury

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 30 June 1909 · page 7

The river at Albury is now 14ft 4in above summer level, having risen three inches since 9 a.m. to-day. Large quantities of heavy logs are…

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The Murray Flood. Waters Subsiding

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 30 June 1909 · page 4

Flood waters along the Murray River are gradually subsiding. Rabbit-trappers are reaping a rich harvest, 96,000 being captured at…

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Mine Flooded

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 30 June 1909 · page 4

An underground river flooded a mine in Portugal. Fourteen bodies have been recovered, and 35 miners are still missing…

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All Night in Floodwaters Sensational Experience

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 6 July 1909 · page 6

A sensational experience befel a rabbit t[?]apper named Hubert Marshall, employed on Leahy's Estate, near How-long. On Saturday, Marshall was…

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Riverina Floods

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 7 July 1909 · page 5

The flood waters in Victoria have now receded, and no more damage is anticipated…

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Calm Before the Storm

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 6 August 1909 · page 5

According to the Pekin [?] out of the London "Standard" the most expert opinion . [?] from long years of residence is that [?]…

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Floods in Victoria

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 11 August 1909 · page 4

The Goulburn River in Victoria is in flood, and many low-lying parts of the surrounding country is submerged. Many residents hare been compelled…

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Floods. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 13 August 1909 · page 7

The Murray River at Euchucha is rising fast, and is now 28 feet high. The flats are submerged, and residents are moving in boats…

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Floods at Tumut

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 14 August 1909 · page 4

There is great probability of floods in the Tumut district…

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Floods in Riverina

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 18 August 1909 · page 4

The Murrumbidgee River is again in flood, and low-lying lands have been inundated…

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Hail Storm at Broken [?]

The Inverell Times · Friday 20 August 1909 · page 2

An extraordinary hail storm occur[?] at Broken Hill yesterday. Some [?] is alleged to have weighed eightou[?] Hundreds of windows were smash[?]…

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Big Flood Feared. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 20 August 1909 · page 5

The river Murray at Went worth is running very high, and fears of a big [?] are entertained…

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