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Floods & storms, 1905

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Later News. Heavy Storms at Port Arthur. Destruction of Russian Battleships. Japanese Capture Another Fort. London, January 1

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 3 January 1905 · page 3

A telegram from Chefoo states that heavy storms at Port Arthur completed the destruction of the battleship Sevastopol. The other damaged warships also suffered…

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Heavy Storms. Further Japanese Successes. Blockade Runners Captured. London

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 4 January 1905 · page 2

A telegram from Chefoo states that heavy storms at Port Arthur completed the destruction of the battleship Sevastopol and that the other…

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Destructive Storms. LONDON, Jan. 5

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 10 January 1905 · page 4

The weather on the Continent has been exceptionally cold and tempestuous, and advices from New York show that similar conditions have prevailed…

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Cyclone at Henty

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 19 January 1905 · page 2

Henty was visited by a cyclone on Monday evening. Nearly all the buildings of the town suffered more or less. At Valdare and Co's. premises £30…

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Terrific Storm at Henty. Town Struck by a Cyclone. Some Narrow Escapes. Great Damage Wrought. (From our Correspondent.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 19 January 1905 · page 2

A terrific storm broke over the township about 5 o clock on Monday evening, and has done an immense amount of damage to buildings and…

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Storm at Urana. URANA

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 19 January 1905 · page 2

Yesterday evening a terrific storm burst over the town; accompanied by heavy thunder and lightning. For 30 minutes it poured and large hail stones…

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The Vodka Flood. London

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 21 January 1905 · page 2

Large stores of champaign and vodka have been discovered at Port Arthur…

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Storm Ready to Burst. Large Centres Affected

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 26 January 1905 · page 2

The news from Russia has obviously been [?] in a very clumsy manner, and shows unmistakable signs that the attitude of the crowds in the large…

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Russia. Revolution Certain. Storm Ready to Burst. Further Fighting Between Cossacks and Rioters. Sunday's Conflict. the Official Version. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 26 January 1905 · page 2

An official statement concerning Sunday's proceedings at St. Petersburg, which has been issued points out that so long as the strikers remained orderly…

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Floods at Rockhampton Hundreds of Snakes Destroyed. Brisbane

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 26 January 1905 · page 4

The wharves at Rockhampton are now all clear, the flood waters having receded during the night As a result of the floods hundreds of snakes have made their…

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Russian Revolution. the Calm Before the Storm. £100,000 Sent From America. General Unrest in the Provinces. London

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 28 January 1905 · page 2

An official statement issued at St. Petersburg this morning states that there were no collisions between the troops and the crowds on Monday,…

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Gales in Queensland

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 31 January 1905 · page 3

There have been heavy gales on the Queensland coast, with great damage to property in Townsville and Mackay…

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Later News. Threat to Assassinate the Czar. Women Storm a Factory. Fired on and Routed by Cossacks. Mutiny of Reservists. Suppressed by Regular Troops. Forcibly Entrained for the Front. Will Not Fire a Shot in Manchuria. London, Feb. 7

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 9 February 1905 · page 2

A despatch from St. Petersburg says the Czar found on his study table a letter stating that twelve men had determined to assassinate him…

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A Summer Storm

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 10 February 1905 · page 4

MRS JACK WEST[?] ran up the little garden-path, and rushed into the house in a very [?]ohcol-girlish manner, 'Jack dear[?]' she exclaimed, before she was fairly…

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A Summer Storm

Adelong Argus, Tumut and Gundagai Advertiser · Tuesday 14 February 1905 · page 3

MRS Jack W[?] ran up the little garden-path, and rushed into the house in a very school-girlish manner. 'Jack, doar[?] She exclaimed, before she was fairly…

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Storm at Candelo

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 17 February 1905 · page 2

There was a terrific rainstorm at Candolo yesterday, 132 points of rain falling in fifteen minutes, flooding the houses and doing considerable damage…

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Floods in W.a

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 17 February 1905 · page 2

There have been floods in the Yalgoo district, West Australia. Numer-ous fords and bridges have been washed away, and great damage his been done to the roads…

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Destructive Storms. Waters Rush Down a Mountain. House Swept Away. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 2 March 1905 · page 3

A violent hail storm has done considerable damage at Lithgow and Bowenfels. Almost every window facing the storm was smashed, and the…

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Heavy Rain. Three Inches in the City

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 23 March 1905 · page 2

Heavy rain fell in the city last night and this morning. Up to noon to-day nearly three inches had fallen. The Cycling Sports which were to have…

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Floods in Sydney. George Street West Inundated. Many Families Homeless. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 4 April 1905 · page 3

It rained incessantly in Sydney and suburbs for several hours throughout last night, with the result that flooding occurred in the low-lying portions…

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