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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1911

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Severe Storms. Heavy Damages. Sydney, Friday Afternoon

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 7 January 1911 · page 4

A very severe storm occurred at Mount Horeb, near Adelong, yesterday afternoon. Several buildings were wrecked. A disastrous storm also passed over Corowa…

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Snow Storm in Italy. Rome, Thursday Afternoon

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 7 January 1911 · page 4

Severe snow storms have completely interrupted railway traffic…

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Floods Feared at Wee Waa. Storms the Order. Wee Waa, Tuesday Night

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 11 January 1911 · page 4

Storms are the order here, and as the anniversary of last, year's disastrous flood approaches, fears of a repetition are apparent…

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Floods Feared at Wee Waa. Storms the Order. Wee Waa, Tuesday Night

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 11 January 1911 · page 4

Storms are the order here, and as the anniversary of last year's disastrous flood approaches, fears of a repetition are apparent…

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The Record Flood

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 11 January 1911 · page 4

The fifteenth of January, 1910, the third Saturday in the month, will long be remembered by the present generation as the date of the visitation of the most disastrous…

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The Record Flood

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 11 January 1911 · page 4

The fifteenth of January, 1910, the third Saturday in the month, will long be remembered by the present generation as the date of the visitation of the most disastrous…

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Heavy Rain at Warialda. the Railway Bridge. Inverell

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 14 January 1911 · page 4

It was reported here this morning that two inches of rain fell at Warialda last night in twenty minutes, resulting in the Warialda railway bridge being washed away, and…

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Heavy Rain at Warialda. the Railway Bridge. Inverell

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 14 January 1911 · page 4

It was reported here this morning that two inches of rain fell at Warlalda last night in twenty minutes, resulting in the Warialda railway bridge being washed away, and…

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Gales and Snowfalls. London, Thursday Afternoon

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 14 January 1911 · page 4

A gale of hurricane force. and heavy snowfalls, have occurred in the British Isles. Many miner wreeks are reported, and there have been exciting scenes. Small craft w[?]…

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Gales and Snowfalls. London, Thursday Afternoon

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 14 January 1911 · page 4

A gale of hurricane force, and heavy snowfalls, have occurred in the British Isles. Many minor wrecks are reported, and there have been exciting scenes. Small craft were…

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Gale in Sydney. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 14 January 1911 · page 4

During last night's' gale a good deal of damage was done in the city and suburbs. Walls, buildings, and trees were blown down. A number of houses were flooded at…

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Floods. the Flood Area. [?]Amworth Included

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 14 January 1911 · page 4

In reply to an Inquiry by wire yesterday afternoon, as to whether Tamworth was in the probable flood-fall area, the Government meteoroligist wired that the probable…

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The Hawkesbury in Flood. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 14 January 1911 · page 4

The Hawkesbury River at Windsor has risen nearly 27 feet, and is still rising. It is now about four feet over the Windsor bridge. All other local streams are in…

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The Hawkesbury in Flood. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 14 January 1911 · page 4

The Hawkesbury River at Windsor has risen nearly 27 feet, and is still rising. It is now about four feet over the Windsor bridge. All other local streams are in…

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Floods. the Flood Area. Tamworth Included

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 14 January 1911 · page 4

In reply to an inquiry by wire yesterday afternoon, as to whether Tamworth was in the probable flood-fall area, the Government meteoroligist wired that the probable…

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Sharp Storm

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 18 January 1911 · page 2

About 9 o'clock last night a storm, accompanied by thunder and lightning, passed over the town, and was succeeded by a sharp shower of rain…

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Sharp Storm

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 18 January 1911 · page 2

About 9 o'clock last night a storm. aecompained by thunder and lightning passed over the town, and was succeeded by a sharp shower of rain…

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The Hawkesbury Flood. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 18 January 1911 · page 2

Further details of the havoc wrought by the floods in the Windsor district show that the damage exceeds£15.000…

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The Hawkesbury Flood. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 18 January 1911 · page 2

Further details of the havoc wrought by the floods in the Windsor district show that the damage exceeds £15,000…

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Heavy Rain at Bingara Bingara

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Thursday 19 January 1911 · page 2

132 Points of rain fell last night, causing a phenomenal fleed in Hall's Creek. which quickly rose to a great height, but the w[?] just as quickly receded. The creek was…

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