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Northern Rivers · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1909

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The Floods in England. London

Northern Star · Monday 1 November 1909 · page 3

Large tracts of Sussex are under water. Canterbury and Folkestone are [?]ooded, and thousands of sheep have been drowned in Kent…

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The Floods in England. London, Monday Afternoon

Northern Star · Wednesday 3 November 1909 · page 5

Boats are plying in the streets of Canterbury and Folkestone. The country is flooded around Lewes and there are serious floods in the Country of…

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A Flooded Mine. London

Northern Star · Friday 5 November 1909 · page 3

[?] irruption of water occurred in the Tarens coll[?] and four miners were drowned through rushing in the wrong [?] the…

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Another Hall Storm. Murwillumbah

Northern Star · Saturday 13 November 1909 · page 9

A hail storm passed over the town this afternoon…

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Great Floods and Storms in Jamaica. London, Friday Afternoon

Northern Star · Monday 15 November 1909 · page 3

No news has been received from Jamaica for five days. Owing to the cables having, been broken during great floods. One signal suggests terrific storms…

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The First Exhibition. a Wet Show.—heavy Rain

Northern Star · Thursday 18 November 1909 · page 7

The first exhibition of the Lismore Agricultural and Horticultural Society, as it was then called, was held under considerable disadvantages. Apart from the trouble of…

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Telegraphic News. Heavy Rain. Casino

Northern Star · Friday 19 November 1909 · page 5

Very heavy rain fell to-day, and 210 points has been rucordcd since morning…

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Snow Storms in Europe. London, Friday Afternoon

Northern Star · Monday 22 November 1909 · page 3

Snow storms have prevailed throughout mid Europe, and Berlin was isolated for 24 hours…

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Heavy Hall Storm

Northern Star · Saturday 27 November 1909 · page 9

A terrific hailstorin, swept over portion of this district on Friday last, inflicting, great damage on the whole of the crops in, its track. The path of the storm can be…

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Heavy Thunderstorm

Northern Star · Saturday 4 December 1909 · page 4

One of the hoaviost thunderstorms expericnced for a long time passed over Lismore yesterday afternoon. For some days the weather had been of a nature…

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Violent Gales. Shipping Disasters. London, Snturday

Northern Star · Monday 6 December 1909 · page 3

Violent gales are racing along the Britist coasts. The steamer Thistlemore blew up and foundered with her crew of 30 at Clovally…

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Great Gales in England. Immense Waves. London

Northern Star · Tuesday 7 December 1909 · page 3

The snowstorms have been, followed with gales throughout Britain. Steamers arriving report terrible weather between Las Palmas and England. Waves…

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Factory Flooded. Adelaide

Northern Star · Monday 13 December 1909 · page 3

The Coliseum, a well-known drapery and [?]clothing factory in Adelaide, was flooded last night owing to some one carelessly [?]leaving a tap running on the top stoeoy…

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Disastrous Storm on Lake Erie. London

Northern Star · Tuesday 14 December 1909 · page 3

A storm on Lake Erie has been the cause of a million dollars damage. Fifty-nine people were drowned…

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"After The' Storm."

Northern Star · Wednesday 22 December 1909 · page 5

Speaking at. Ashfield Alderman Pratten said, that when he was in Germany last year he came across a pamphict which had. a wide circulation, and was called "After…

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Telegraphic News. Heavy Rain. Grafton

Northern Star · Friday 24 December 1909 · page 3

Heavy showers, aggregating over two inches, fell to-day…

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Gales and Floods. London

Northern Star · Friday 24 December 1909 · page 3

A heavy wind with snow and gales throughout the United Kingdom was followed by a rapid thaw which caused torrential floods in Devon and the Severn…

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Rain and Gales. Important Weather Changes. Sydney

Northern Star · Friday 24 December 1909 · page 3

Rain has been falling almost continuously in Sydney since yesterday afternoon, and nearly three inches were recorded up to this morning…

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Floods on the Hunter. Sydney

Northern Star · Tuesday 28 December 1909 · page 3

The Hunter River rose 24ft. at Maitland, isubmerging the low-lying lands. A total of 799. points of rain fell, and considerable damage was occasioned…

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Great Rains on the CONTINENt. Much Damage by Floods. London, Sunday Afternoon

Northern Star · Tuesday 28 December 1909 · page 3

Widespread damage has been created in Switzerland by storms. The overflowing of the River Seine has cause serious losses…

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