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Northern Rivers · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1910

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The Brewarrina Cyclone

Northern Star · Saturday 5 February 1910 · page 4

Mr. D Bowling, who was for some years public school teacher at Rous, was recently appointed to Brewarrina, and had reached his new school in readiness to…

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The North-Western Floods. SYDNEY

The Byron Bay Record · Saturday 5 February 1910 · page 9

The Barwon River has fallen, two inches and the Namoi three inches at Walgett during the past 24 hours. The Chinese, whose gardens were…

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Floods in France. LONDON, January 29th

The Byron Bay Record · Saturday 5 February 1910 · page 9

The residents in some streets in Paris have been without food since Wednesday, and a any are crying for bread from windows. There have been subsidences…

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Floods in France. LONDON

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 5 February 1910 · page 4

FRENCH bluejackets pursued a load of Apaches at Alfortville. Shots were exchanged, and the Apaches' boat sank. Two of them were…

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Telegraphic News. the Western Floods. Sydney, Suturduy

Northern Star · Monday 7 February 1910 · page 3

All danger is over at Walgett. The river continues to fall. The regular train service will be restored on Monday…

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After the Floods in Paris. London, Friday Afternoon

Northern Star · Monday 7 February 1910 · page 3

The suhsidence of the flood waters in Paris is ca[?]sing the collapse of many roads embankments and houses…

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Yesterday's Storm

Northern Star · Tuesday 8 February 1910 · page 2

The storm early yesterday morning was very violent a short distranceto the southward, the lower river experiencing a good deal of it, and with much damage to the…

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Floods in France. Postmen Reinstated. Contributions. London, Sunday Afternoon

Northern Star · Tuesday 8 February 1910 · page 3

Owing to the floods in Paris 48.000 are unemployed. The conduct of the post office employees throughout the inundations has led to the…

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Government Assistance to Tradesmen Sufferers by the Flood. London

Northern Star · Tuesday 8 February 1910 · page 3

The French Government has decided to provide small tradesmen who are owners of land and houses, with credit to enable them to start afresh…

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Heavy Thunderstorm. Grafton

Northern Star · Thursday 10 February 1910 · page 3

A very heavy thunderstorm occurred today, during which two and a half inches of rain were registered…

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The Flood at Brewarrina

Northern Star · Thursday 10 February 1910 · page 2

A Brewarrina wire on Sunday stated:— The flood reached its height to-day at 88 feet. There are three houses at the end of Bourke-street submerged, one as high as…

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Telegraphic News. Storm at Casino. Casino

Northern Star · Friday 11 February 1910 · page 3

Yesterday afternoon a heavy windstorm broke over the town and heavy rain f[?]ll…

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Latest Cablegrams. Paris Flood. London

Northern Star · Friday 11 February 1910 · page 3

Amongst the suggestions made for the prevention of floods i[?] Paris is the construction of an overflow canal from St. Maur across the St. Denis Plain…

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Floods in Yorkshire. London, Wednesday Afternoon

Northern Star · Friday 11 February 1910 · page 3

The outlook for farmers in North Yorkshire is serious, Miles of land in the Derwent Valley are inundated…

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Belgium and Switzerland Flooded. London

Northern Star · Friday 11 February 1910 · page 3

The Liege country is flooded an[?] the Swiss Lakes are at the highest level, and inundations are feared at Geneva…

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Floods in France. River Seine Again Rising. London

Northern Star · Friday 11 February 1910 · page 3

The Seine is rising, again a foot [?] The Government has ordered the [?] late heightening of para[?] and the construction of dams at all Parisian [?]…

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River Seine Again in Flood. London

Northern Star · Monday 14 February 1910 · page 3

The River Seine in Paris at the Pont Royal is up 21 feet again. The work of fighting the flood has been resumed inthe eastern portion of Paris…

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The Northern Star. Published Daily. Tuesday, February 15, 1910. Flood Boats

Northern Star · Tuesday 15 February 1910 · page 2

Flood boats have been a necessity in the past history of Lismore, and it is certain that some day their services will be needed again. Those who have seen Lismore…

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The Paris Floods. London, Sunday Afternoon

Northern Star · Tuesday 15 February 1910 · page 3

For loans to sufferers by the floods the Bank of France advances £4,000,000 free of interest, repayable in q quinquiennium, for grants to flood sufferers…

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The Paris Floods. London

Northern Star · Wednesday 16 February 1910 · page 5

The Bank of france is advancing £4,000,000, free of Interest, repayable in five years, for grants to sufferers from the recent floods in Paris. The Government…

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