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New England · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1910

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Storm at Bathurst

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 11 January 1910 · page 3

During a heavy thunderstorm, at Bathurst on. Thursday several places were struck with lightning. The belfry at All Saints' Cathedral was slightly…

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The Great Deluge

Guyra Argus · Thursday 13 January 1910 · page 3

Another parallel to the old Bible stories in the Greek legend of the Great Deluge, through which the Ark of Deucalion floated safely to the heights of Mount…

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The Great Deluge

The Inverell Times · Friday 14 January 1910 · page 9

Another parallel to the old Bible stories is the Greek legend of the Great Deluge, through which the Ark of Deucalion floated safely to the heights of Mount…

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The Great Deluge

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 17 January 1910 · page 5

Another parallel to the old Bible stories is the Greek legend of the Great Deluge, through which the Ark of Deucalion floated safely to the heights of Mount…

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Disastrous Floods. Record Rainfall at Warialda. Great Destruction of Property. Bridges and Culverts Swept Away. Many Homes Washed Away Along the Gwydir River

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 17 January 1910 · page 2

Last week will be memorable in the history of this portion of the State for the phenomenal fall of rain, and consequent flood. In 1830 Warialda…

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Heavy Weather. Heavy General Rainfall. Railway and Telegraphic Services Disorganised. Serious Floods

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Tuesday 18 January 1910 · page 2

THE monsoonal disturbance which developed over the northern part of the Contineht a fortnight ago, last week materialised over the Eastern states in a…

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Big Floods. Great Losses. Tamworth

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 18 January 1910 · page 2

Tamworth hoisted signals of distress on Saturday. The ravages of flood waters have left a great rent in the building stability of this town's…

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Monsoonal Visitation. Unprecedented Rainfall. Big Floods in Parts

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 18 January 1910 · page 2

Heavy floods in the northern part of New South Wales were experienced last week, the result being that the telegraph service between Brisbane…

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Heavy Floods. Narrabri in Danger Stock Drowned and Property Damaged. Residents Desert Their Homes NARRABRI

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 18 January 1910 · page 2

The Namoi River has risen twenty-two feet, and the upward tendency of the water continues. A terrible flood is threatened. Already the water has…

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Hunter River's Startling Rise Danger of Disastrous Floods West Maitland

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 18 January 1910 · page 2

The heavy rains of the past few days hare caused a sudden rise in the Hunter River from in source to Maitland. At Maitland the river rose 20ft. in 12…

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Big Floods. Tamworth Inundated. £30,000 Damage Done

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 19 January 1910 · page 3

The greatest flood on record occurred at Tamworth on Saturday. A furious torrent of water swept through the town, including the…

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The Floods. Great Loss of Stock and Property

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 19 January 1910 · page 4

Reports from stations in the country districts [?] the floodwaters are receding. The loss of stock and property…

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The Floods

Guyra Argus · Thursday 20 January 1910 · page 2

The flood at Narrabri on Sunday broke all previous records. Thousands of pounds worth of damage have been done. The water at its height…

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The Deluge. Heaviest on Record

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 21 January 1910 · page 4

Further reports show that many thousand pounds worth of damage has been caused by the floods. Enormons damage has been caused…

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The Floods. Sydney

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 21 January 1910 · page 7

REPORTS from stations in the country districts show the Hood waters are receding. The loss of stock and property has been…

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Ants and the Flood

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 21 January 1910 · page 5

Ants and aboriginals have attained a reputation for foreseeing events by natural methods unknown to the white race of human beings. In…

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The Floods. Considerable Damage Done. TINGHA

The Inverell Times · Friday 21 January 1910 · page 2

Cope's Creek came down a bauker, washing away the approach to a bridge on the Guyra road. It was the heaviest fall for several years. Most of the…

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Disastrous Floods. Every House Inundated

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 22 January 1910 · page 4

Later particulars concerning the floods which occurred at the latter end of last week in the north and north-west, show that the…

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The Floods

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 22 January 1910 · page 8

Recent rains mean millions to New South Wales and Queensland in the way of pastoral products. The growth of grass and herbage,…

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The Floods

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 24 January 1910 · page 2

When we last published Warialda was practically isolated and but very little was known of the disaster which had befallen the whole of the…

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