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Floods & storms, 1909

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Return of Fine Weather. the Rise in the River. a Flood Averted

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 29 June 1909 · page 2

The return of fine weather has been heartily welcomed by residents in all parts of the district. Notwithstanding that the standing petition in most…

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The Floods. Position at Albury. Water Receding. Albury

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 29 June 1909 · page 2

The Murray has been steadily rising during the past 24 hours, and at noon reached 17ft. It then commenced to fall, and is now 2in lower. The scene…

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"The '52 Flood. an Awful Catastrophe. Gundagai Swept Away Over 100 Lives Lost

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 29 June 1909 · page 4

The first flood known in the Murrumbidgee was in October 1844. Then there were no other floods of importance until the one of 1851 which was…

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The Flood Passed. Banker at Corowa. Losses of Cattle. Several Narrow Escapes. Albury

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 29 June 1909 · page 2

The worst of the flood appears to be over, and the river is falling. The depth of the water over the flats was so great that the tops of trees were…

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Floods at Tumbarumba. Tumbarumba

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 29 June 1909 · page 2

The heavy rain (223 points) which fell on Thursday night had the effect of causing all the creeks in the district to become flooded, and to run higher than…

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The Floods. Maximum in the Murrumbidgee. the River Falling

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 29 June 1909 · page 2

The over-flooding of the Murrumbidgee banks anticipated by many has not eventuated. The rise reported in Saturday's issue continued until…

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The Flood Came Not. the River Runs High Some "Big Water" Incidents

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 30 June 1909 · page 2

The Murrumbidgee rose steadily at Gundagai on Friday evening, and continued to rise until the gauge measured 22 feet above summer level…

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The Murray Floods. Subsiding at Albury. Albury

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 1 July 1909 · page 2

The river at Albury this morning was 13ft lin above summer level having gone down seven inches since yesterday. The water is subsiding so…

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River Floods a Coal Mine. Heavy Loss of Life. London, 28th June

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 1 July 1909 · page 2

A shocking disaster, attended with heavy loss of life, has occurred at Carbajo, a mining town in Portugal. An underground river flooded a coal…

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Murray Valley Flooded

The Worker · Thursday 1 July 1909 · page 19

One of the worst floods in the history of the Murray Valley occurred last week. An enormous volume of water came down from the Upper Murray, and great damage…

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Disastrous Floods in Victoria

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 6 July 1909 · page 2

Floods are being experienced in Various parts Gippsland being the chief sufferer. The bridge across the Avon River at Strarford was tottering on…

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A Flood Experience

The Worker · Thursday 8 July 1909 · page 19

During the flood in the Murray Valley, near Albury,. N.S.W., a rabbit, trapper, Robert Marshall, had a sensational experience. Two occupants of a boat on the…

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Disastrous Floods State of Kansas Inundated. Many People Homeless. London, July 9

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 10 July 1909 · page 2

Reuter's correspondent reports that the Kansas floods continue. In the Western States several trains were derailed, and four rolled into 18ft of…

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Fourth Test Match. a Wet Wicket. Storm at Manchester. Australia Batting. A Disastrous Beginning. LONDON, Monday, 11 a.m

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 27 July 1909 · page 2

A storm occurred at Manchester during the night, and the wicket is very wet. The weather is still threatening rain…

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Floods in Manchuria

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 3 August 1909 · page 2

Disastrous floods occurred in Manchuria, one thousand persons being drowned at K[?]…

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Terrible Floods. Kurin Devastated. London, August 2

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 3 August 1909 · page 2

Disastrous floods have occurred in Manchuria, accompanied by great loss of life. At Kurim 1000 persons were growned…

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Floods in Victoria

The Worker · Thursday 12 August 1909 · page 19

Floods in the branches of the Upper Murray are causing considerable damage. The Campaspe River, at Rochester, has overflowed its banks, and at Echuca it is…

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Heavy Rain. an Inch in an Hour

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 13 August 1909 · page 2

THERE has been a substantial fall of rain during the week, a total of 189 points being registered up to 1.30 p.m. yesterday. On Wednesday night there…

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A Man of Money. the Deluge

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 13 August 1909 · page 3

For three weeks it had rained, rained almost without ceasing. The rain was still pelting against the windows and doors and walla of…

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The Flood Waters

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 17 August 1909 · page 2

The farmers out on the Tumut Plains road have had a more trying experience with the flood waters than was thought by the majority of…

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