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Riverina · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1912

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The Scarlet Butterfly. a Domestic Novel. Chapter Ii. The Story Told by John Gale

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 15 March 1912 · page 6

I have been asked by that eminent firm of so[?]rs. Messrs Co[?], Webber and Smart, if I recollect the incidents surrounding the death of little [?]…

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When Winds Blow. Great Gales Scientifically Considered

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 20 March 1912 · page 6

Most of us are apt to look on a storm as simply a strong wind blowing straight from one place to another. It is not so at all, for a…

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Floods in Pennsylvania. Great Damage Done. London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 25 March 1912 · page 2

Swollen rivers caused a great flood in the Alleghany Mountains, Pennsylvania. Large areas have been devastated, and coal mines and factories…

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Gale on Coast. Ship in Pieces. PERTH

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 26 March 1912 · page 2

A wire has been received from Whim Creek as follows:—It was reported at 2 o'clock this morning by telephone from Balla Balla that on…

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An Old Relic. the '52 Gundagai Flood

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 27 March 1912 · page 4

Thus the "Monaro Mercury" :— An interesting relic of the earlier days of Gundagai, which town was washed away by the heavy…

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Balla Cyclone S.S. Koombana Still Missing. Perth

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 28 March 1912 · page 5

The Adelaide Company's Koombana is now five days overdue at Broome from Port Hedland, and the gravest fears are entertained at…

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Big Storm

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 29 March 1912 · page 2

Penrith was apparently the centre of a big storm which raged in the Metropolitan district last night, 421 points being registered. During a…

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Storms and Fires. London

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 29 March 1912 · page 4

A violent cyclone has occurred at Buenos Ayres. Many persons were killed. A great fire occurred at…

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Italia Storm. No News of the Koombana. 72 Persons Perish. Perth

Daily Advertiser · Friday 29 March 1912 · page 2

A cable message from Port Hedland, sent via Banjoewangie, Port Darwin, and Adelaide, this morning, states:—"Scarcely any damage was…

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Violent Thunder Storm Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 30 March 1912 · page 7

Penrith was evidently the centre of a storm which raged in the Metropolitan District last night when 4.21 inches of rain were recorded. A thunder…

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Storm in Sydney. Fireball Strikes House. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 30 March 1912 · page 4

Further details to hand this morning show that last night's storm was responsible for a great deal of damage in many suburbs…

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Berlin Railway Flooded Twelve Feet of Water. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 2 April 1912 · page 2

It is reported from Berlin that the tube railway continues to be flooded by 12 feet of water…

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Flood and Fire

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 2 April 1912 · page 2

At the same time that many mailmen in Queensland and the Northern Territory were fighting flood waters, the Drouin (Vic.) mailman had a thrilling…

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Dr. Mawson's Expedition. Whales' Curious Stratagem. Adventure in a Gale

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 3 April 1912 · page 3

Writing to his mother in Sydney. Mr. W. H. Hannam, wireless telegraph expert to Dr. Mawson's Antarctic expedition, gives an account of…

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The Modern Deluge

The Worker · Thursday 4 April 1912 · page 23

It is marvellous how Socialist literature grows. Books pamphlets and periodicals setting forth the case for Socialism pour from the press in an ever increasing…

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Floods in America Great Damage by Ice. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 4 April 1912 · page 2

Reports from Wisconsin, U.S.A., state that an ice bridge has formed across the Crippowa River, which is in flood…

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Blizzards and Flood. Cottages Isolated

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 5 April 1912 · page 7

From nearly every port of the country come reports of damage done by blizzards and floods (said "Lloyd's News" on January 14), Fierce…

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River Pollution Departmental Officer's Explanation. Due to Sheep and Thunder Storms

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 6 April 1912 · page 4

Mr. P. M'Carry, M.L.A., forwards us yet another letter on the subject of the pollution of the Murrumbidgee River, this time from the pen of Mr…

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Mississippi Flood. an Anxious Time. Icco Homes Flooded. Exciting Scenes. New York

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 6 April 1912 · page 4

The inhabitants of Cairo (Illinois) are having an anxious time owing to the flood caused by the Mississippi tearing large vent in the…

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Gales in England Children Killed by Falling Walls. London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 10 April 1912 · page 2

Owing to the severity of the gales in the North of England a number of children have been killed by falling walls at Manchester and Glasgow…

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