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Floods & storms, 1909

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The Murray in Flood. Apprehension at Albury. Albury

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 17 August 1909 · page 2

The Hurray River is still rising at Albury and the Wodonga flats are again swamped. The river is falling at Jingellie. He weather is fine…

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Storms and Floods. Melbourne

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 20 August 1909 · page 2

News of widespread distress, caused by storm and flood, is still coming to hand from all parts of the state. Ballarat is, apparently, the centre…

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The Weather Forecast. More Heavy Rain Expected a Tip for Floods

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 20 August 1909 · page 2

THE weather forecast received yesterday afternoon was as follows:— "General rain during next few days, first affecting the Western districts…

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More Floods

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 20 August 1909 · page 3

Heavy thunderstorms and disastrous floods have occurred in the northern districts of Victoria. A portion of the Inglewood railway…

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The Weather. Violent Storm

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 21 August 1909 · page 2

Appearances on Wednesday night gave hope that settled weather might be looked for in this part of the State for some days at least. On Thursday…

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Big Floods. Sydney

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 21 August 1909 · page 2

Serious floods have occurred in Bendigo, Ballarat and the western districts of Victoria. Mrs. Ferry, wife of the manager of…

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The Floods

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 24 August 1909 · page 3

Rain fell steadily in Melbourne and suburbs to-day, though not expected this would cause fresh floods. At Warracknabeal the waters are…

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The Floods in Victoria

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 24 August 1909 · page 3

A stream of water three miles wide, and from one to six feet deep, rushed in a raging torrent in all directions over the plain portion of Victoria…

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The Victorian Floods. Waters Subsiding. Many Houses Vacated. Melbourne

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 24 August 1909 · page 2

At Warracknabeal the flood waters are subsiding but the streets are still under water. Hundreds of people are unable to go their homes and are…

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Floods in Victoria

The Worker · Thursday 26 August 1909 · page 19

The series of floods in Victoria in the Murray River valley, referred to in recent issues of THE WORKER, last week culminated in a disastrous flood—the most…

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The Late Flood

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 27 August 1909 · page 3

All the railway lines, excepting Rupanyup to Marnoo, Warracknabeal to Hopetown, and Ultimo to Chilbrigollab, Melbourne, have been put into…

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After the Floods

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 27 August 1909 · page 2

The Victorian Government has decided to give immediate relief to the suffers by the recent floods. About llO persons are homeless at Jeparit…

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The Floods in Victoria

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 27 August 1909 · page 2

The train from Melbourne to Echuca was held up two miles south of Rochester on Friday, on account of flood waters. The…

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To-day's Cablegrams The Nexico Flood, LONDON

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 31 August 1909 · page 2

Latest particulars of the floods in Mexico state that 1,200 people are dead at Montery. The damage amounts to four million pounds…

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Floods Predicted

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 31 August 1909 · page 2

Sub-inspector Musgrave, Wagga, received a telegram on Saturday from the Government Meteorologist to the effect that floods were! to be expected…

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Calamitous Floods the Colombian Visitation. Many Lives Lost. London, Aug. 30

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 31 August 1909 · page 2

In connection with the floods in Colombia, it is reported that the drowned at Monte Video are officially estimated at 60. By the overflow of the rivers…

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Foundered in a Gale

The Worker · Thursday 2 September 1909 · page 19

A ship's boat, crowded with men, was sighted off Cape Naturaliste, W.A., last Thursday. At first many jumped to the conclusion that it might be from the Lund…

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The Floods in Mexico 1400 Lives Lost. City Threatened with Famine. London, August 31

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 2 September 1909 · page 2

The loss of life and the destruction of property caused by the terrible floods in the northern states of Mexico prove to be even greater than was…

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Flood Waters

The Worker · Thursday 2 September 1909 · page 13

THE floods roll-down to the sea all day, The floods roll down to the sea, There's never a barrier bids them stay By the hapless fields that many a day…

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Serious Floods

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 3 September 1909 · page 2

Two thousand people perished by floods in Monterey. The damage is estimated at £6,000,000. THE new Public Halls and Theatres…

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