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Northern Rivers · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1908

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The Floods

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 21 March 1908 · page 2

IT is stated by old residents of Gunnedah that the flood is the biggest ever known, as the Namoi River bed is now twic' as wide and deep as it was 40…

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Flood at Wee Waa. Town All Inundated. Sydney

Northern Star · Saturday 21 March 1908 · page 7

Almost every house in Wee Waa is i[?] dated by the flood waters. Great losses are anticipated in stock. Wee Waa is practically under water[?]…

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The Northern Star Published Daily. Monday, March 23, 1908. Condition of Flood Boats

Northern Star · Monday 23 March 1908 · page 2

With the recent reports before us of floods to the South, South-west and North it naturally recurs to the mind that we may ere long have the same experience…

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Flood Damage. Brisbane

Northern Star · Monday 23 March 1908 · page 3

Much damage has been created by the recent floods in country districts. Very heavy falls have been recorded in places during last week, and Geraldton had a fall…

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What Caused the Deluge

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 24 March 1908 · page 3

ON the 5th of the present month a cyclonic storm appeared over Central Australia. The Meteorological Bureau stated that it was coming to New South…

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Floods at Narrabri. Immense Damage Done. Heavy Stock Losses. Sydney

Northern Star · Wednesday 25 March 1908 · page 5

The Narrabri[?] flood water have receded rapidly. The damage done in the district is immense and will run into may thousand pounds…

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Floods at Narrabri. SYDNEY

The Byron Bay Record · Saturday 28 March 1908 · page 8

The Narrabri flood waters have receded and the damage done in the district is immense and will run into many thousands of pounds…

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Great Storm. Schoolboy Killed by Falling. Tree. Damage to Buildings Murwillumba[?]

Northern Star · Wednesday 1 April 1908 · page 5

To-day was excessively hot and a storm was predicted on all sides. This afternoon a severe cyclonic storm broke over the town doing much damage. Chim[?]…

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Cyclone at Murwillumbah

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 4 April 1908 · page 4

A STORM of a cyclonic nature broke over the Murwillumbah district on Tuesday afternoon, and rain fell in torrents for 10 minutes. The storm…

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2000 Chinese Drowned in a Flood. London

Northern Star · Wednesday 15 April 1908 · page 5

Floods on the Hangkiang River, drowned 2000 Chinese and destroyed seven hundred junks…

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Heavy Storm. Sydney

Northern Star · Thursday 16 April 1908 · page 3

A heavy storm at Bungendore flooded several houses, while the roads, culverts and fences suffered severely. Dams which had been dry for months…

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Heavy Storm

Northern Star · Monday 20 April 1908 · page 2

A very heavy storm of wind and rain passed over the city yesterday shortly after 2 p.m., and was preceded with clouds of dust till the rain fell. It came from the…

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Floods in England. London

Northern Star · Monday 4 May 1908 · page 3

Floods have almost isolated Maidenhead, Eton' and other, places…

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Steamer's Terrible Voyage Cattle Steamer in a Gale. Sydney

Northern Star · Tuesday 5 May 1908 · page 3

The steamer Moonta, engaged in the cattle trade, had a terrible voyage from Derby to Fremantls. She ran into the storm which overwhelmed the pearling fleet…

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Floods in Tasmania

Northern Star · Tuesday 12 May 1908 · page 3

The floods in the Mackintosh, Murchison, and Pieman rivers were higher on Friday than ever before known. The water rushed 3ft, over the decking of the North…

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Weather Forecast. Gales and Rains Approaching. Melbourne

Northern Star · Thursday 14 May 1908 · page 3

The forecast to-day is: Fine on the coast for the present, but unsettled generally in the west with rain gradually extending from the western border to the…

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Gales in New Zealand. Loss of Life. Auckland

Northern Star · Saturday 6 June 1908 · page 7

A number of camps on the North Island main trunk railway construction works were wrecked last night by a terrific east[?] gale. A tree demolished the…

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Terrific Blizzards over British Isles. Motor-cars Dug Out of Deep Snowdrifts. Floods

Northern Star · Saturday 13 June 1908 · page 2

Weather such as has not been experienced at the time of year (mid-spring) occurred in the British Isles during the end of April E[?] since Easter snow has whi[?] the…

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Mail Steamer in a Gale. a Terrible Trip. Fremantle

Northern Star · Wednesday 17 June 1908 · page 5

R.M.S. Britannia arrived here from Adelaide, 16 hours late. The captain reported a torrible trip. From the day after leaving Adelaide the wind increased in…

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Floods in China. London

Northern Star · Wednesday 24 June 1908 · page 5

Great inundations have occurred at Wuchang and the neighbouring villages. The inhabitants are taking refuge on the housetops…

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