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Northern Rivers · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1909

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Storm in Melbourne

Northern Star · Thursday 7 January 1909 · page 2

A windstorm of extraordinary violence burst over Melbourne and its suburbs early on Sunday morning. The disturbance was of comparatively brief duration, and…

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A Storm in a Tea Cup

Northern Star · Thursday 7 January 1909 · page 2

At the last meeting or the Municipal Council several estimable gentlemen spoke rather heatedly of the ratepayers' extravagance in their use or the town water…

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Cyclonic Storm in Melbourne

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 9 January 1909 · page 4

A WIND storm of extraordinary violence burst over Melbourne and suburbs early on Monday morning, but was of brief duration. Considerable damage…

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Barque in a Gale Retuuns to Port Dismasted. Newcastle

Northern Star · Saturday 9 January 1909 · page 7

The barque Ione, which left here on Tuesday last coal Inden for the Mauritius. returned to port to-day in a dismasted condition and with a heavy list to port…

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Riot in Dresden. Attempt to Storm King's Palace London, Monday afternoon

Northern Star · Wednesday 20 January 1909 · page 5

The "Standard's" Dresden correspondent reports that 3000 Socialitsts, after a meeting demanding universal suffrage, attempted to storm the King's Palace in Dresden…

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Heavy Rain and Hail Srorm at Goolmangar

Northern Star · Thursday 21 January 1909 · page 2

Last evening, between 6 and 7 o'clock, Goolmanger was visited with a very heavy rain storm, accompanied with hall. An inch and a half of rain fell within the…

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Floods of It

Northern Star · Thursday 21 January 1909 · page 2

Floods of oratory on the drink question are just now being poured forth in Lismore as freely as gingen beer shandies at the Hotel Ryan. One party pleads for the…

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Flood at Bathurst Torrential Downpour. River's Record Rise. Houses Flooded. Sydney

Northern Star · Friday 22 January 1909 · page 3

The Bathurst district is experiencing the greatest flook known for many years. There was a torrential downpour at Perthville, five mile away, where four and…

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Dam Bursts and Floods Gold Mine. London, Friday Afternoon

Northern Star · Monday 25 January 1909 · page 3

A Reuter message from Johannesburg states that Knight's dam burst and flooded the Witwatersrand mine, drowning ten whites and 150 natives…

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Frightened by Thunderstorm

Northern Star · Wednesday 27 January 1909 · page 6

During a thunderstorm on Tuesday evening three local farmers, Messrs. John Hall. C. Hughler, and G. Greinhum had a sensational experience while returning home…

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A Flood of Fish

Northern Star · Saturday 30 January 1909 · page 6

Last week's rains had the effect of sending plenty of water into the Macquarie, which for months past had been a sluggish and turbid stream, and at many parts had…

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Cyclone at Maitland. Heavy Rain and Hall. Sydney

Northern Star · Monday 1 February 1909 · page 3

There was a cyclone at Muitland yesterday afternoon, accompanied by a deluge of rain and hail. A total of 310 points of rain rell in…

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The Maitland Cyclone. Extensive Damage. Sydney

Northern Star · Tuesday 2 February 1909 · page 3

The district around Maitland suffered very severely from the cyclonic storm already reported. The wind blew fiercely and was followed…

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Disastrous Flood. Rodents' Narrow Escapes. Creek One Mile Wide. Sydney, Monduy

Northern Star · Tuesday 2 February 1909 · page 3

The biggest flood known for 40 years ocfcurred in the Bathurst district on Sunday afternoon. The Vale Creek overflowed its banks and…

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Rain and Gale. Heavy Rains and Rough Seas. Weather Forecast. Sydeny

Northern Star · Wednesday 3 February 1909 · page 5

Further good rain has been recorded N. E. of a line joining Walgett and Goulburn, The heaviest fails were in the Hunter and Manning River districts and on the…

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Disastrous Floods

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 3 February 1909 · page 2

THE biggest flood known for 40 years occurred in the Bathurst district on Sunday afternoon. The Vale Creek overflowed its banks and between Perthville and…

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The Alstonwille Show. Unfavourable Weather.—Heavy Rain and Squalls. a Spoilt Exhibition

Northern Star · Thursday 4 February 1909 · page 2

'Alstonville Agricultural Society has had many wet weather shows—one fine one out of nineteen the Hon. John, Perry says—but in all its disastrous experiences it…

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Floods in Places

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 5 February 1909 · page 4

A LARGE portion of the State experienced further rain on Monday, which was heavy in places. At West Maitland 53/4 inches fell, and slight floods have been caused. Around…

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Great Floods in Europe. Melting of Snows. Towns Inundated. London

Northern Star · Monday 8 February 1909 · page 3

Extraordinary floods have occurred in Saxony. Thursday, Bavaria, and the Tyrol, owing to the sudden melting of the snows…

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The Floods in Europe. the Rivers All Rising. Many Lives Lost. London, Sunday afternoon

Northern Star · Tuesday 9 February 1909 · page 3

The Rivers Rhine, Elbe, Maine, Danube, and Oder are all rising steadily. Many lives are already lost. The situation in Dresden is most…

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