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Floods & storms, 1909

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British Snow Storm. LONDON, Dec. 31

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 2 January 1909 · page 2

The Scottish express, which was snowed up near Drumlithie owing to the severe snow storms, was dug out yesterday after a delay of 28 hours, and other trains which were…

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Heavy Rain. Match Interrupted. Melbourne

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 5 January 1909 · page 3

The match Victoria versus South Australia, was postponed owing to heavy rain. The pitch was [?]fit to play on…

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Storm in Melbourne

The Worker · Thursday 7 January 1909 · page 31

A storm of exceptional violence broke over Melbourne on Sunday morning, and though it lasted only a short time it did considerable damage. Roofs of buildings…

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Carbolic Acid Floods

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 7 January 1909 · page 2

Many of the ruins in the destroyed cities are being flooded with carbolic acid in the hope of overcoming the awful stench that prevails…

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Water Pipes Burst. Houses Flooded. Extinct Volcano Active. London, Jan. 13

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 14 January 1909 · page 2

The earthquake at Port Towsend, Jefferson County, Washington State, broke the water pipes, flooding the houses. The extinct volcano at Mt…

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Water Pipes Broken. Houses Flooded. Mount Baker Volcano Active London

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 14 January 1909 · page 2

Earthquake shocks at Port Townsend, in Jefferson County, broke the town water service pipes and caused the flooding of houses…

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Heavy Rain in Sydney. an Inch in an Hour. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 19 January 1909 · page 2

Heavy rain fell in the city this morning, nearly an inch being recorded. Over an inch fell at Bondi and…

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Terrific Thunderstorm. One of the Heaviest on Record. There Inches of Rain in As Hour

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 19 January 1909 · page 3

THE sultry heat on Sunday culminated in a remarkable thunderstorm in the afternoon. About 4 p.m. vivid lightning and terrifying claps of thunder…

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Severe Thunderstorms Fencing Washed Away. Haystack Fieed by Lightning. Burnt to the Ground

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 19 January 1909 · page 2

Though the shade temperature was only 98 degrees on Saturday, the atmosphere was oppressive, and towards evening a heavy…

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Another Storm

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 20 January 1909 · page 2

Another heavy storm struck various purls of the district at lunch time on Tuesday. The rain was heavy down the river, but aa telephonie…

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A Big Storm. Record Rains at Abingdon and Coolac

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 20 January 1909 · page 2

Saturday night's heat was like a "honeymoon in Hades." People turned night into day, and very little sleep was gotten. Sunday saw a cool…

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Son Storms

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 27 January 1909 · page 4

The velocity with which solar storms move is very great, and they sometimes extend over a space several times as large as the whole of…

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Terrible Storms. Waterspout Causes Flood. Girl Killed by Lightning. Railway Washed Away. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 2 February 1909 · page 2

Reports received from the country today show that severe thunderstorms were experienced throughout the State yesterday…

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Water-spout Bursts. Storm at Molong. Girl Killed by Lighting. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 2 February 1909 · page 2

A waterspout burst over Perthvale yesterday, flooding the streets. Road metal was washed away. A youth was washed off his horse but escaped…

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Shipping Disaster. Wheat Steamer Founders. Struck by a Gale. Forty of Crew Drowned. Adelaide

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 2 February 1909 · page 2

A terrible shipping disaster occurred last night, when the steamer Clanranald, 3600 tons, foundered in the Gulf of St. Vincent, near Cape Troubridge…

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Flood at Bathurst

The Worker · Thursday 4 February 1909 · page 31

Very heavy rain fell around Bathurst N.S.W. on Sunday, and a large body of water swept down from the surrounding hills and flooded the low-lying country…

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Floods in Germany

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 9 February 1909 · page 2

Many German rivers are still steadily rising, and many lives have been lost. The situation at Dresden is most precarious, the ice having…

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Floods in Germany. Towns Under Water. Railways Blocked—bridges Wrecked. London, Feb. 7

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 9 February 1909 · page 2

Extraordinary floods have occurred in Saxony, Thuringia, Bavaria, sod Tyrol, owing to the sudden melting of snow…

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Destructive Ice Floes. Continental Rivers in Flood London

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 9 February 1909 · page 2

All the principal rivers of Europe are in flood and the Rhinc, Elbe. Main, Danube, and Oder are rising rapidly and steadily, which has…

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A Terrible Storm. Dwelling Struck by Lightning. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 20 February 1909 · page 5

A terrific storm occurred at Narrabri last night. The rain pelted down, and in about half an hoar 60 points' were registered. During the storm the…

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