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Floods & storms, 1902

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Cablegrams. a Violent Gale. London

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 5 February 1902 · page 2

A violent north-easterly gale raged over Europe for the past three days, being especially severe in the English Channel…

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Heavy Weather. Great Gales in Europe Blizzards in America, London

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 6 February 1902 · page 4

The gates which have raged over the Con[?]ment and Great Britain for the past three days have not yet entirely subsided. They have caused chormous…

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Gales in Europe. Fifteen Deaths From Cold. London, Tuesday Night

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 20 February 1902 · page 2

Severe weather is being experienced in the United Kingdom, on the Continent, and in America. A terrific gale occurred in the English…

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Our Telegrams. Sydney, Friday. STORM

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 22 February 1902 · page 2

Another terrific storm burst over Narrabri yesterday afternoon, doing considerable damage to buildings and tearing down fences…

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Floods in America. Twenty-three Persons Killed

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 6 March 1902 · page 2

There have been disastrous floods in the United States of America. The provinces chiefly affected are Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York,…

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Storms in N.s.w. Some Heavy Rainfalls

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 13 March 1902 · page 2

Heavy thunderstorms occurred in various parts of the eastern portion of the State during Monday night. A fall of three inches is reported from Turanville,…

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Minor Floods

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 14 March 1902 · page 2

Farther heavy rains, followed is some places by minor floods, have been reported from the country…

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Storm in the City. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 15 March 1902 · page 2

A very severe thunder and lightning storm passed over the city late this afternoon, accompanied by a heavy shower of rain…

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An Extraordinary Storm. a Village Wrecked. Buildings Bodily Shifted. Auckland (N.z.)

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 15 March 1902 · page 2

An extraordinary thunderstorm and whirlwind visited Leeston, in the Canterbury province, last evening. The lightning was extremely vivid, and appeared…

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New Zealand. [By Telegraph.] Auckland, Friday. Extraordinary Thunderstorm

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 15 March 1902 · page 2

An extraordinary thunderstorm and whirlwind visited Leeston in Canterbury province at 8 o'clock last evening. The lightning, which was extremely vivid,…

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Coolamon Items. a Thunderstorm. Coolamon, Friday night

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 15 March 1902 · page 2

A thunderstorm passed over the [?] last night, and six points of rain fall. There are indications of a change to-night…

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Flooding of a Mine. Loss of Life Feared. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 20 March 1902 · page 2

The Cardigan mine at Ballarat was flooded by a burst of water this morning. Nine men were below at the time, three escaped by diving through the water, but the…

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Mining Fatality. a Mine Flooded. Melbourne

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 20 March 1902 · page 2

A serious mining fatality occurred this morning through water bursting into the Cardigan Proprietary mine, near Baltarat. Nine miners were…

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The Flooded Mine. Two of the Men Rescued. Melbourne

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 22 March 1902 · page 2

The two truckers, William Simpson and William King, who, with six miners, were entombed in the Cardigan mine, Ballarat, by an inrush of water on…

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A Terrible Gale

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 6 May 1902 · page 2

A Sale has wrecked the herring fleet on the west of Yezo. one of the tour main islands of Japan, and 250 persons were drowned. The Corvette…

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A Phenomenal Scene. Terrific Thunderstorm. Almost Total Darkness. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 15 May 1902 · page 3

The latest intelligence received from Martinique states that terrific thunderstorms are raging round the peak of Mount Pelee, from the left side of…

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A Flood Coming

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 20 May 1902 · page 2

An old resideut of the district says:— " The present drought reminds me of that of'51-52. For twelve months we had no rain except occasional light showers. There…

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Flood in Tennessee. Many Persons Perish

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 22 May 1902 · page 4

A telegram de[?]patohed from Nashville on March 30, published In the San Francisco "Chronicle," states:—Reports from the flooded districts of Tennessee emphasise the…

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The Hospital Site. the Calm After the Storm. the Question Settled by the Subscribers

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 30 May 1902 · page 2

THE adjourned meeting of subscribers of the Hospital to finally decide as to whether the glebe land should be purchased as a site for the new…

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Heavy Rain at St. Vincent, Exposes Corpses in Their Graves

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 31 May 1902 · page 2

Heavy rain has fallen on the island of St. Vincent. The downpour has exposed a number of corpses in the graves in which they had been placed…

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