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Floods & storms, 1905

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The Floods. Exciting Experiences. in the Murray Valley. Narrow Escapes From Drowning. Reassuring Reports From the South

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 13 July 1905 · page 8

ALBURY, Wednesday.--The rain has [?], but the river continues to rise steadily, and the people residing on the low-lying portions of the Murray Valley are having exciting experiences…

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Heavy Rain at Germanton, Mail Coach Delayed. Germanton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 July 1905 · page 8

Heavy rain commenced again this afternoon, and still continues. The crooks are again rising steadily. Nearly three inches of rain have been recorded since Saturday…

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The Floods. River Murray Rising Steadily. Approaching Highest Flood Levels. Situation at Albury More Critical. Heavy Rain Again Falling. Albury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 July 1905 · page 8

So far as this district is concerned the [?]ood situation to-day was more critical than at any time since the great rains. The river is within a foot or so of the highest flood…

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Disastrous Floods. Child in Cradle. Drifts From Mother. [By Telegraph.] MELBOURNE

The Australian Star · Friday 14 July 1905 · page 7

Further accounts of the disastrous floods in the north-eastern district show that a man and a woman were drowned while crossing the backwater at the Goulburn…

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The Floods. in the Murray Valley. Rain Again Sets In. River Steadily Rising. Much Distress Caused

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 14 July 1905 · page 6

ALBURY, Thursday,--Rain set in again this morning, and the position with regard to the floods is thus accentuated. The river has risen steadily all day, and be now over the 16ft, level…

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Federal Politics. a Storm Brewing. the High Commissionership. the Opposition Deputy

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 July 1905 · page 11

Stormy scenes will probably mark the first few weeks of the new Federal Government's existence. When the House adjourned last week feeling was a long way from good, and…

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The Floods. in the Murray Valley. the Water Subsiding. Damage to Roads and Bridges

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 15 July 1905 · page 10

ALBURY, Friday. -- Wodonga seems to be suffering more than any other centre from the flood. Great sheets of water stretch in every direction, and the scene is in some respects…

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Hunting Party Lost in a Storm

Sunday Times · Sunday 16 July 1905 · page 8

A hunting party consisting of Messrs. Vandor, Auril and Liaubau, all residents of Toma. Noumea, were recently lost in a storm. Accompanied by four dogs they left in an open, boat, for…

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Steamer Beset by Gales

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 17 July 1905 · page 3

The A.U.S.N. Company's steamer Kyarra, which returned to Sydney on Saturday from West Australia, caught tho full force of the recent heavy weather on the run across from…

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Floods at Tocumwal. Railway Traffic Suspended

Evening News · Tuesday 18 July 1905 · page 5

TOCUMWAL, Tuesday.—The bulk of the water which caused the heavy floods in the Albury district last week reached Tocumwal last night…

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The Late Floods

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 18 July 1905 · page 5

The Murrumbidgee has been up, and the Murray has been up, and lots of the little rivers in the southern country have been up: but, taking it all round,…

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Rabbits Destroyed by Floods

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 18 July 1905 · page 4

The flood waters of the Murray have destroyed millions of rabbits along the river fiats, and trappers have captured many thousands, which sought refuge on logs and sandbanks. On…

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The Murray Floods. Anxiety at Tocumwal. the Town Inundated

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 18 July 1905 · page 5

TOCUMWAL, Monday.--The river rose with groat rapidity yesterday, and caused considerable damage. About 4 o'clock the dam at tho Head of the Tuppil cutting burst, and a wall of…

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Storm in a Council. North Sydney Jo Transfer Its Banking Account

Evening News · Wednesday 19 July 1905 · page 2

There was a mild commotion at the meeting of the North Sydney Council last evening. The finance committee recommended that the council's banking account be transferred from…

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French Mail Steamer in a Storm. How the Nera Lost Her Mast

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 19 July 1905 · page 8

It was a remarkable coincidence that two of the Messageries Maritimes liners--the one homeward bound, and the other inward bound-- should meet with precisely the same mishap…

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The Murray Floods. Subsiding at Cobram. Tocumwal Railway Under Water

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 19 July 1905 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--The Murray River at Cobram began to recede last night, and now is 5in. lower than yesterday's level. All danger to the level bank is not yet over, and to-day 40…

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Floods at Tocumwal

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 19 July 1905 · page 17

TOCUMWAL, Tuesday.—The bulk of the water which caused the heavy floods in the Albury district last week reached Tocumwal last night…

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Federal Politics. Presages of Coming Storms. Labour Party Sticks to Its Principles. (Froh Our Special Reporters.) Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 July 1905 · page 8

There is during the present week almont stagnation in Federal politics Ministers are busy preparing bills, and members are mostly in the country, or in other States, but there…

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The Murray Floods

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 20 July 1905 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--Owing to the floods on the Murray, the railway line between Strathmerton and Tocumwal Bridge is partially submerged, and all traffic is temporarily…

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Flood at Narrandera Subsiding

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 20 July 1905 · page 5

NARRANDERA, Wednesday.--The river is now falling. The highest point reached was 24ft. 5in., which is 3ft. below the 1900 flood. The water was over the flat around the Chinese camp, the…

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