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Floods & storms, 1910

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Date of the Flood

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 23 June 1910 · page 1

Professor Hilprecht, Professor of Assyrian, and of Comparative Semitic Philology in the University of Pennsylvania, has been making public his…

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Disastrous Floods

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 15 July 1910 · page 4

The town of Dera Ghazi Khan, in Punjaub (India), is being swept away by floods. The water is flowing through the city, and houses, temples…

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Telegraphic Interruption the Lines Down. Damage by Snow Storms

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 19 July 1910 · page 2

Heavy falls of snow occurred in New South Wales on Sunday and Monday, and last night the lines between Wagga and Sydney were interrupted. Up…

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To-day's Telegrams. the Lines Down. Heavy Wind Storm

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 19 July 1910 · page 2

Heavy wind storms and falls of snow occurred in New South Wales on Sunday and Monday and last night the telegraph and telephone lines…

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Gales, Rain, and Snow. a Heavy Storm in N.S.W.

The Worker · Thursday 21 July 1910 · page 19

Heavy rain and wind storms prevailed all over the coast and inland southern districts of N.S.W. during the first part of this week. In Sydney Harbor the ferry…

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A Great Storm. Heavy Snow Falls. Effects on Shipping. Low-lying Neighborhoods Flooded. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 21 July 1910 · page 3

The weather during last night and to-day was the worst experienced [?] many years. The storm was severely left along the coast, and the wild…

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The Hawkesbury Flooded Serious Inundations. Dairy Farmers [?] SYDNEY

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 21 July 1910 · page 2

Serious floods have occurred on the Hawkesbury. Thousands of acres of pasture lands are [?] the dairy farmers are chief [?] Roads…

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Fire and Flood. Bega Store Gutted Bega

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 28 July 1910 · page 2

Wickham's big store at Bega, was completely gutted by fire. The building is worth £3,500 without the stock. The loss is only partly covered by…

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Japan and the Floods

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 12 August 1910 · page 2

Thereis much suffering in Japan owing to the floods, which, continue; and thousands of houses are submerged. Reports from all places…

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London, Monday Floods in Japan

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 16 August 1910 · page 2

Latest particulars of the floods in Tokio show that at a moderate estimate the loss of life is 3000 up to Sunday night. Reports [?]tate that the Tonegawa river is eating away…

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Floods in Japan. Towns and Villages Washed Away. 30,000 Houses Submerged. Starvation Threatened. London, Aug. 15

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 16 August 1910 · page 2

Devastating floods are reported from Japan. Many towns and villages have been washed away, and a number of deaths have occurred…

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The Floods in Japan. 3900 Houses Destroyed. London, August 17

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 18 August 1910 · page 2

The officials estimate that 112 persons were drowned in the floods in Japan, and that 15,000 houses were flooded. Three thousand nine…

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News From the Capital. Sydney, Monday. Gale at Launceston

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 23 August 1910 · page 2

During a terrific gale at Launceston on Saturday, trees were uprooted, and fences blown down. A serious landslip also occurred on the railway line…

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A Terrific Gale

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 31 August 1910 · page 2

A terrific gale has been experienced. at Riddel (V.) The police station was partly wrecked and many other buildings blown down…

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Thunderstorms. and Earthquakes

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 2 September 1910 · page 2

Two weeks ago my friends interested me with queries about the possibility or a relationship between earthquakes and a comet. After their experiences this…

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Two Days of Lighting. Wandering Thunderstorms Death and Fire

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 2 September 1910 · page 7

A remarkable series of wandering thunderstorms raged throughout the South of England and on parts of the Continent early in the week (said…

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Town Flooded

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 6 September 1910 · page 2

The river Temos in Hungary has burst through an embarkment, and a great part of the town of Temeavar has been destroyed…

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Floods in South Australia

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 6 September 1910 · page 2

Heavy floods have occurred north of Adelaide. Many houses and business places have been flooded. The railway lines are submerged,…

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Destructive Cyclone

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 9 September 1910 · page 4

A cyclone in Hungary wrecked 250 houses and destroyed a barvest of 20,000 acres…

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Flying in a Gale. Thrilling Trip. a Fearful Risk

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 9 September 1910 · page 6

An extraordinary battle with the wind, which for sheer skill and daring equalled, and in some respects excelled, Mr. Latham's memorable struggle at…

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