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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1905

15 stories in North West (Tamworth to Moree)'s papers

A Summer Storm

Manilla Express · Saturday 21 January 1905 · page 3

MISS JACK WESTCOTT ran up the little garden-path, and rushed into the house in a very school-girlish manner. 'Jack, dear I' she exclaimed, before she was fairly…

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Latest up to Publication. Sydney. Heavy Rain

Manilla Express · Saturday 4 March 1905 · page 4

A terrific fall of rain, lasting several hours, occurred this morning; three inches fell in a few hours, aud still continues with less severity. The…

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Cyclone Fencing, Etc

Manilla Express · Saturday 29 April 1905 · page 6

We have received the following paragraph from Mr. H. L. Bullen, local agent at Manilla, for Messrs Buzacott and Company of Sydney,…

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Floods in Tasmania

Manilla Express · Saturday 3 June 1905 · page 4

Floods in Tasmania continue. Two fatalities have occurred. There have, been large losses of stock, and great damage to the railway. Train…

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Out of the Storm

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 17 June 1905 · page 5

The wind paused In its wild sweep across the open country, whimpered softly like a crying child, half asleop, halt awake, and after tho momentary…

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Poetry. HEART-STORMS

Manilla Express · Saturday 24 June 1905 · page 6

The shadow of night is falling; But the shore is sunlit yet: Oh tranquil tide, what a flood you bear Of bitter and wild regret!…

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Result of Floods

Manilla Express · Wednesday 28 June 1905 · page 2

As the result of floods, the streets in Greymouth (N Z.) resemble river beds, being covered with shingles and torn into gaping holes…

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Floods

Manilla Express · Wednesday 6 September 1905 · page 2

There are great floods in Shanghai. Villages were demolished, and hundreds of persons drowned. There were ninety-six, deaths in the…

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Floods in India

Manilla Express · Saturday 16 September 1905 · page 2

The great floods in Punjaub are doing immense damage to buildings. arid causing enormous loss of stock…

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Terrible Gales

Manilla Express · Wednesday 25 October 1905 · page 2

Terrific gales are raging in Tasmania. Considerable damage has been done on land and sea. Buildings have been demolished and crops des[?]roved…

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Floods at Gosford

Manilla Express · Wednesday 6 December 1905 · page 2

Disastrous floods are reported from the Gosford district. Wyong Creek rose 27ft. above summer level. Numerous farma are inundated, and serious…

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Cyclone at Brisbane

Manilla Express · Saturday 9 December 1905 · page 2

A cyclonic storm at Brisbane yesterday did enormous damage to property. Houses were flooded and unroofed, and two children were drowned…

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Phenomenal Storm

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 16 December 1905 · page 5

Gen Innes "Examiner" publishes details of a devastating hail storm which tore through part of that district last week the stores were…

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Moon's Age and Thunderstorms

The Moree News · Tuesday 19 December 1905 · page 4

Many meteorologists and [?]have drawn attention from time to time to a connection between the occurrence of thunderstorms and the age of the…

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Severe Storm

Manilla Express · Wednesday 20 December 1905 · page 2

A vert sever and disastrous hailstorm swept across part of Attunga, ripped over Yarramanbully, and continued its devastating career through the…

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