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Riverina · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1902

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The Great Dust Storm Singular Haze at Darwin Adelaide

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 20 November 1902 · page 3

Mr. Langdon, superintendent of the [?] tern Extension Telegraph Company at Port Darwin, supplied Sir Charles Todd with the following informition, dated Saturday,…

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The Great Dust Storm. Singular Haze at Darwin. Adelaide

The Junee Democrat · Friday 21 November 1902 · page 3

Mr. Langdon. superintendent of the Eastern Extension Telegraph Company, at Port Darwin, supplied Sir Charles Todd- with the following…

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Storms in Junee District

The Junee Democrat · Friday 28 November 1902 · page 2

Although Junee has only been given a few insignificant showers during the past week, heavy rains have fallen in many parts of the district. A…

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The '52 Flood

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 29 November 1902 · page 4

The day had closed darkly with tempest and showers, And omiuous clouds o'er Gundagai lowers; And the wild Murrambidgee rolled down…

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Storm at Hay

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 9 December 1902 · page 2

Hay reports state that Friday was very hot and oppressive, with blinding dust. At 3.30 p.m. it became quite dark. A severe wind storm followed,…

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Heavy Rain. a Flood at Wagra. Five Inches of Rain. Fencing Swept Away

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 10 December 1902 · page 2

On Saturday last Wagragobilly and Darbalara experienced the biggest storm ever known. Residents of 45 years standing put it down as the…

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Severe Storm at Hay.--Much Damage Done. HAY

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 10 December 1902 · page 3

The weather was hot and very dusty yesterday. The duststorm increased in the afternoon, and at half-past 3 it was quite dark during a severe wind. The…

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Cyclone in Queensland

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 16 December 1902 · page 2

A devastating cyclone has occurred at Brookills, Queensland. Many houses were destroyed. five inches of rain fell. The hail-stones were of immense…

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Cyclone in Queensland. a Township Devastated. Brisbane

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 16 December 1902 · page 2

The Postal Department has received an advice from Ravenswood that a cyclone struck Brookville, causing universal devastation…

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Fishing Fleet Destroyed. Heavy Gale at Portland. Portland

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 18 December 1902 · page 3

A violent south-east gale to-day caused a heavy sea in the bay and great destruction was wrought amongst the fishing fleet inside the boat harbor, where, owing to the…

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Break up of the Drought. Heavy Rains and Floods

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 19 December 1902 · page 2

The impending storm predicted by Mr. Wragge made its appearance over our district on Tuesday and alight rain fell, 25 points being registered at…

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Floods at Brucedale

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 23 December 1902 · page 2

A correspondent, writing from Brucedale under Thursday's date, says:—A most phenomenal fall of rain occurred at Brucedale to-day. The downpour…

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Giddons' Floods

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Saturday 27 December 1902 · page 2

Mr. J. Harcourt Giddons, of Liverpool near Sydney, who describes himself as a meteorologist., claims to be able to forecast the weather for 12…

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