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New England · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1909

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The Aurora Magnetic Storm Effects

The Inverell Times · Friday 1 October 1909 · page 6

The Northern Lights were visible in St. Petersburg, and the aurora over France and, Italy on Saturday…

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Storms—magnetic and Other

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 2 October 1909 · page 5

The splendid auroral displays on Satturday night, set every one talking, each according to his or her own idiosyneracy. Something unprecedented…

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Serious Floods in England

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 3 November 1909 · page 4

Boats are being used in the streets of Canterbury and Folkstone, and the country around Lewes is flooded. Serious floods have occurred in…

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Damage by Thunderstorms and Hail

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 November 1909 · page 4

BRISBANE, Monday. — Remarkably heavy thunderstorms, accompanied by hail, have been experienced in Queensland. The low-lying parts of Brisbane…

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Late Cablegrams. Floods in Haiti

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 17 November 1909 · page 6

The towns, of Haiti and San Domingo Lave been devastated by floods. Several small towns are in ruins, and many lives have been lost at…

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Brief Mention. Thunderstorms

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 19 November 1909 · page 2

Welcome Rainfall. Dr. Barnardo's boys last night. Property Sale to-morrow (Saturday) afternoon…

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Storms in Victoria

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 24 November 1909 · page 4

Severe storms are reported from Victoria. The public hall and free library at Hopetoun were blown down…

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Heavy Storm

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 3 December 1909 · page 5

An exceptionally heavy storm occurred on Wednesday afternoon. The rain (with vivid flashes of lightning and deafening crashes of thunder)…

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Heavy Rain

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 6 December 1909 · page 2

About mid-day on Friday a storm swept over the town, its main course being on the southern side. 120 paint's of rain were registered at the…

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Serious Floods

The Inverell Times · Friday 31 December 1909 · page 10

The rivers in Spain and Portugal have been submerged, and several districts completely devastated. Flour mills were destroyed and the steamer…

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Floods

The Inverell Times · Friday 31 December 1909 · page 10

Owing to floods in Queensland it has been found necessary to postpone all arrangements in connection with the Kitchener camps…

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