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Floods & storms, 1910

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The Heavy Rains River in Flood. a Town in Danger. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 17 March 1910 · page 2

Reports from Yetman state that the M'[?]ntyre River is in high flood. If it rises another foot the town will be surrounded with water half a mile…

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Floods in the North. Railway Lines Unsafe. Traffic Partially Suspended Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 17 March 1910 · page 2

The washaways on the railway line between Moree aud Inverell prove to be nearly as serious as those which caused so much inconvenience in January…

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Northern Floods

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 19 March 1910 · page 2

No serious losses were caused by the recent floods at Warialda, although in several places fencing was washed away, principally along the water…

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Paris Floods. Moral Effect of the Calamity. a Blessing in Disguise

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 19 March 1910 · page 8

M. Bartissol, Deputy for Pyrences Orientales, has deposited in the office of the Chamber a Bill proposing the construction of a canal designed to…

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News by Wire. Sydney, Tuesday. Great Floods in Queensland

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 23 March 1910 · page 3

Reports from Rockhampton state that all railway communication with the south and the west is still interrupted. The low-lying portions of Rockhampton are under…

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Death of Julia Night-gale. Doctor and Nurse Acquitted. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 24 March 1910 · page 4

The trial of Carlo F. Fiaschi and Mary Eleanor Young, charged with the manslaughter of Julia Anu Nightingale, at Lithgow, was concluded at the Central…

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Poetry of the Week. "The Spirit of the Storm."

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 25 March 1910 · page 6

When bright the sun doth cast its beam. As silver strike the clouds between: When swift the lightnings flash, and…

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The Floods in Queensland. Exciting Expediences. Men Take Refuge in Trees. Brisbane

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 26 March 1910 · page 4

At Blackall the flood is slowly subsiding. Messrs. Sutton and M'Kean endeavored to cross the river on Monday night in a boat, which struck a…

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A Terrific Gale

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 2 April 1910 · page 2

A terrific gale swept over New Zealand yesterday The rivers were flooded in all directions. A small steamer, Koi, while entering Nelson…

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Floods in New Zealand. Towns Submerged and in Darkness. Cricket Match Abandoned. Auckland

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 2 April 1910 · page 2

The cricket match between Australia and Hawke'a Bay. at Napier, has been abandoned, the ground being flooded. Portion of the team returns to Sydney…

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Terrible Cyclone. Coast of Africa Swept. Many Lives Lost. Vancouver, April 4

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 5 April 1910 · page 2

Latest reports state that a cyclone is raging on the coast of Africa. The level sea rose 22 feet and under a terrific wind rushed inland many miles…

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An Island Cyclone. Devastation at Noumea. Shipping Sunk in the Harbor

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 7 April 1910 · page 4

A cyclone of extraordinary force swept over Noumes (New Caledonia) on Easter Sunday night. A vast amount of damage was done to houses and shipping,…

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Cyclone at Fiji Enormous Damage Done. Several Indians Killed. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 7 April 1910 · page 2

Mails received from Suva to-day show that the storm which visited Fiji on Good Friday was one of the most destructive hurricanes within…

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Flood Relief Funds. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 9 April 1910 · page 5

The Lord Mayor (Aid. Allen Taylor) stated this afternoon that the sum of £5300 had been received in response to the appeal for funds to assist the…

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Magnetic Storms

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 15 April 1910 · page 7

Speaking before the Royal Society in London on the subject of magnetic storms, Mr. E. W. Maunder, superintendent of the Solar…

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Great Floods

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 22 April 1910 · page 2

Great floods have occurred in Servia as a result of torrential rains. There have been twelve deaths, and the damage to properly is enormous;…

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Disastrous Floods Great Loss of Life and Property. Vancouver, April 22

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 23 April 1910 · page 2

News from Belgrade, the capital of Servia, reports the occurrence of disastrous floods, the result of torrential ruins. At Kraguyevatz the floods…

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Floods in Servia Railways Seriously Damaged Twelve Fatalities. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 23 April 1910 · page 5

Extensive floods in the Kragujevatz district and other flourishing parts of Servia have caused heavy damage and losses…

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"Mark Twain." Quiet Burial Amid Storm of Rain. Vancouver, April 25

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 26 April 1910 · page 2

Under a tent erected upon the grassy slopes of the picturesque cemetery Woodlawn, with the wind blowing furiously and the rain beating…

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Great Storm in Melbourne. Infectious Diseases Tents Wrecked

The Worker · Thursday 28 April 1910 · page 19

A great storm swept over Melbourne and the surrounding districts on Monday night. On the Bay much damage was done among small craft. The lighter Jules Marie…

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