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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1912

216 stories in North West (Tamworth to Moree)'s papers · page 4 of 11

Heavy Storm

Manilla Express · Wednesday 3 April 1912 · page 4

The heaviest storm known for some years occurred on parts of Durham Court on Friday. Teeming rain occurred, 2in being recorded in a short…

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Last Seen of the Koombana. Just Prior to the Storm

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Thursday 4 April 1912 · page 2

The captain of the Bullara, which was so badly hammered by the Balla Balla cyclone, has been sent back to Broome to search for the Koombana. He reports that…

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Last Seen of the Koombana. Just Prior to the Storm

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Thursday 4 April 1912 · page 2

The captain of the Bullara, which was so badly hammered by the Balla Bulla cyclone, has been sent back to Broome to tearch for the Koombana. He reports that…

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Floods in America. Kentucky, Tuesday Evening

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Thursday 4 April 1912 · page 7

Two thousand people are homeless owing to the immense damage done by floods from the Mississippi…

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Floods in America. Kentucky, Tuesday Evening

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Thursday 4 April 1912 · page 7

Two thousand people are homeless owing to the immense damage done by floods from the Mississippi…

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Municipal Works Policy. Controlling the Storm Water. the Claims of Peel-street

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 5 April 1912 · page 2

When the report of the Improvement Committee was presented to the Council on Tuesday night, Ald. McLeod pointed out that more than half the money…

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Municipal Works Policy. Controlling the Storm Water. the Claims of Peel-street

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 5 April 1912 · page 2

When the report of the Improvement Committee was presented to the Council on Tuesday night, Ald. McLeod pointed out that more than half the money…

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Flood Disasiers in America. Refugees Living in Tents. Great Loss of Life. St. Louis

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Tuesday 9 April 1912 · page 2

The death list of the floods is daily growing. Ten are known to have been drowned in the river, which is ever increasing in…

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Flood Disasters in America. Refugees Living in Tents. Great Loss of Life. St. Louis

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Tuesday 9 April 1912 · page 2

The death list of the floods is daily growing. Tea are known to have been drowned in the river, which is ever increasing in…

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More Strike Clouds General Upheaval in Britain. Ominous Signs of Approaching Storm. London, Monday Evening

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 10 April 1912 · page 2

There is a decided movement among the trades' unions for a general strike in May, which will make the coal strike a mere episode comparatively…

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More Strike Clouds General Upheaval in Britain. Ominous Signs of Approaching Storm. London, Monday Evening

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 10 April 1912 · page 2

There is a decided movement among the trades' unions for a general strike in May, which will make the coal strike a more episode comparatively…

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Heavy Rains in Queensland. Twenty Inches Reported. Heavy Storm

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Thursday 11 April 1912 · page 2

The Postmaster at Townsville on Tuesday morning received a wire from Corduroy Station, near Cardwell, conveying news of a blow at Innisfall on Sunday. The message…

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Heavy Rains in Queensland. Twenty Inches Reported. Heavy Storm

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Thursday 11 April 1912 · page 2

The Postmaster at Townsville on Tuesday morning received a wire from Corduroy Station, near Cardwell, conveying news of a blow at Innisfail on Sunday. The message…

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Mississippi Floods. Enormous Damage Done. Memphis

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Thursday 11 April 1912 · page 2

A crisis has been reached in the floods in the Mississippi. If the dykes in Arkansas, Mississippl State, and Northern Louisiana hold for another day, the danger will…

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Mississippi Floods. Enormous Damage Done. Memphis

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Thursday 11 April 1912 · page 2

A crisis has been reached in the floods in the Mississippi. If the dykes in Arkansas, Mississippi State, and Northorn Louisiana hold for anothor day, the danger will…

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Cyclone at Innisfail

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 12 April 1912 · page 6

Innisfall, on the coast of Northern Queensland, had a terrible experience on Saturday, when a cyclone blow, 20 Inches of rain fell, several…

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Bankruptcy of a H. C. Thorsby. Attributed to Flood and Fire

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Tuesday 16 April 1912 · page 3

A single meeting of creditors, and a public examination of the bankrupt, in the bankrupt estated of Albert Henry Charles Thorsby of Walcha, and formerly of…

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Bankruptcy of A. H. C. Thorsby. Attributed to Flood and Fire

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Tuesday 16 April 1912 · page 3

A single meeting of creditors, and a public examination of the bankrupt, in the bankrupt estated of Albert Henry Charles Thorsby, of Walcha, and formerly of…

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Gales on the Coast. Vessels Have Bad Time. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Tuesday 23 April 1912 · page 2

The gale continues in Sydney, with heavy rain. High seas are running along the coast. Incoming vessels report a bad time off the Heads…

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Gales on the Coast. Vessels Have Bad Time. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Tuesday 23 April 1912 · page 2

The gale continues in Sydney, with heavy rain. High seas are running along the coast. Incoming vessels report a bad time off the Heads…

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