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Floods & storms, 1906

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Storm at Bega. Convent School Wrecked

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 4 January 1906 · page 2

Bega was visited by a territic storm of cyclone foree on Sunday afternoon, and the heavy rain which fell deluged all the low lying portions of the town…

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The Situation in Russia, a Lull in the Storm. Lettish " REPUBLIC " Crushed. London, Jan. 2

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 4 January 1906 · page 2

There is no sensational news' from Russia to-day, and matters appear to be somewhat quieter. The trouble in Moscow baa been repressed, and the…

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A Strange Storm Warning

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 17 January 1906 · page 3

While a British brig was gliding smoothly along before a good breeze in the South Pacific, some seventeen years ago, a flock of small birds,…

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Cyclone in New Zealand

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 23 January 1906 · page 2

A telegram received here from New Zealand states that Christchurch was yesterday visited by a cyclonic storm and portion of the International Exhibition…

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Storm at Christchurch

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 23 January 1906 · page 2

There was a great storm at Christchurch on Sunday. A portion of the International Exhibition building was destroyed. The damage is estimated…

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New South Wales. Terrific Storm. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 30 January 1906 · page 2

A terrific storm occurred last night between Carcoar and Blayney. Four inches of rain fell in a few minutes. Many houses were flooded…

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A Cyclone Story

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 31 January 1906 · page 5

A settler in the Western States of America tells how his house, his wife and his live stock were all blown away by the violence of a…

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Sensational Storm at Carcoar

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 2 February 1906 · page 3

CARCOAR, Monday.—Shortly after 7 o'clock last night, a terrific thuuder-storm, accompanied by vivid lightning' and an enormous fall of rain, occurred…

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Floods Up North

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 9 February 1906 · page 2

Owing to floods in Queensland a mailman was compelled to camp on a saud-hill for three days, without food…

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The Queensland Floods. a Mailman's Dilemma

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 10 February 1906 · page 6

Tho Deputy Poster-General of Queensland has received a telegram from the postmaster at Thargomindah slating that the mailman, who left…

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Surrounded by Flood Waters. SYDNEY

The Temora Star · Saturday 10 February 1906 · page 2

The town of Ounnamulla is surrounded by flood waters. Several wash aways have occurred on the railway…

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Storm at Armidale

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 20 February 1906 · page 2

A severe storm visited Armidale last night and a good deal of damage was done…

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High Flood. SYDNEY

The Temora Star · Wednesday 21 February 1906 · page 2

The highest flood ever known has been experienced at Windorah, Queensland…

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Floods in Queensland Further Heavy Rains. Mails Carried in Boats.brisbane

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 3 March 1906 · page 6

A telegram from Windorah states that a heavy thunderstorm occurred this morning. Afterwards steady rain set the flood waters again rising. Thred…

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Fall of Fish, a Thunderstorm Phenomenon

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 3 March 1906 · page 6

During a thouderstorm at Cooper's Plains, near Brisbane. on Monday a large number of young fish fell with the rain. They first fell in two and…

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Disastrous Cyclone

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 6 March 1906 · page 2

An appalling cyclone it reported rom Croydon (Queensland). Pracically all the churches were delolished, as well as must of the public…

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Appalling Cyclone. All Churches and Hotels Destroyed. Brisbane

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 6 March 1906 · page 2

All appalling cyclone visited Croydon, a mining field and township, in Queensland yesterday, raging for six hours. Practically all the churches were…

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Furious Storm Scatters a Fishing Fleet. 34 Persons Drowned

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 6 March 1906 · page 2

A furious storm scattered a Norwegian fleet of 400 boats at Gyallingote Island, 34 persons were drowned…

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Marine Disas[?] Fleet Scattered [?] Storm. Many Drown London, [?]

The Temora Star · Wednesday 7 March 1906 · page 2

A furious storm scatt[?] wegian fishing con[?] hundred boats, at the [?] Islands…

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The Latest by Telegraph. Sydney, Monday. Heavy Rain

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 13 March 1906 · page 2

The central districts of Queensland are inundated as the result of the heavy rainfall Some stations are threatend with famine…

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