Serious Outlook for Settlers. Four Floods in a Fortnight. Melbourne
The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 August 1909 · page 7
The heaviest floods will not reach Undera till to-night, so that the outlook for the Wyuna settlers is serious. A heavy flood is expected at Dimboola. That will make four…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Floods. Waters Slowly Subsiding. Reckoning the Cost. Many Settlers Ruined
The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 24 August 1909 · page 7
MELBOURNE, Monday.--Latest reports regarding the floods are of a reassuring nature, and at the majority of places the waters are slowly subsiding. No further loss of life has…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Waratah. Gales Off the Cape
The Star · Wednesday 25 August 1909 · page 4
The barque Adele has arrived at Melbourne from Knysna, Cape Colony, to be delivered to Messrs. M'Ilwraith, M'Eacharn and Co., who have purchased her for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Still Showery. Gale on the South Coast
The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 25 August 1909 · page 7
Scattered showers, light to moderate in character, with some thunder, have fallen in northern districts, from Milparinka to the coast. Light and scattered showers have also been…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Town Surrounded by Water. Strenuous Fight Against Flood. Melbourne
The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 August 1909 · page 9
The town of Beulah is completely surrounded by flood waters. The stream parted when the outskirts of the town were reached. It is n[?]w flowing round each side, and meeting again…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Floods. Damming Back the Water. People Isolated and Homeless. Deniliquin
The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 August 1909 · page 9
The Edward has risen over a foot since yesterday. To-night the gauge registers 25ft 10in, or lin below the level reached in October, 1906. To save a Chinaman's garden near…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Namoi in Flood. Boggabri, Tuesd[?]y
The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 August 1909 · page 10
The Namoi River reached a height of over 18ft last night. It is now tailing slowly. Further rain, however, is imminent, and should a big fall take place there will…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Floods in Southern States
The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 25 August 1909 · page 7
Disastrous floods have occurred in Victoria. Washaways took place on the railways, and the service is disorganised. The Adelaide express, due at Melbourne at 10 a.m. on…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Horseman Saves 1200 Lives in a Flood
The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 25 August 1909 · page 55
An unknown man last month saved 1200 lives at Pattonsburg, a town in the State of Missouri, U.S.A., which was devastated by a flood. The town is situated on the Big River…
Continued on Trove, page 55 →Victorian Floods. Generally Subsiding. Excitement at Barrapoort
The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 25 August 1909 · page 10
MELBOURNE, Tuesday. -- The flood waters are still on the decline, except in one or two instances. To-day there was great excitement at Barrapoort -- country which has not been flooded…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Great Floods in Victoria. Lives Lost and Extensive Damage to Property
Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 25 August 1909 · page 54
Floods, attended by loss of life and very serious damage to property and great loss of stock, have been experienced during the past week in Victoria, as a result of torrential…
Continued on Trove, page 54 →Floods in Victoria and the Tornado at Ballarat
Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 25 August 1909 · page 29
An Incident in the Flood at Ararat. Mr. A. Moss climbed the tree shown, and remained there for 12 hours. The horse is shown, in the picture, and the cross indicates portion of the trap. Woollen Mills, Ballarat North, after the Tornado…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →This Morning's Storm. Heavy Rain in City and Suburbs
Evening News · Thursday 26 August 1909 · page 5
The heavy rain that fell on Wednesday night and this morning caused much inconvenience in the suburbs. At Botany. Newtown, E[?]more, St. Peters, North Sydney, and Glebe Point, as…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Victoria Under Water. Smashing Storms and Thrilling Escapes
Freeman's Journal · Thursday 26 August 1909 · page 19
Lightning, wind, and rain have created consternation and havoc in Victoria, and the country in various parts, was inundated with walls of water. The floods are said to be the…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →At the Mercy of the Gale. Schooner Alpena's Narrow Escape
The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 26 August 1909 · page 5
MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--The American four-masted schooner Alpena, which arrived in Hobson's Bay this afternoon from Tacoma, had a very rough passage and at one period…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Death of Mr. John Flood. Une of the '67 Heroes
Freeman's Journal · Thursday 26 August 1909 · page 24
The news of the death of Mr. John Hood,, of Gympie, one of the heroes of '67, as announced by wire on Sunday night last (writes; our Brisbane correspondent), was received…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →The Victorian Floods. Restoring Railway Communication
Evening News · Thursday 26 August 1909 · page 5
MELBOURNE, Thursday.—All the railway lines, excepting Rupanyup to Marnoo, Warracknabeal to Hopetoun, and Ultima to Chillingollah, have been put into running order again,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Australian Defence. What Mr. Deakin Says. a Flood of Airship Inventors
Evening News · Thursday 26 August 1909 · page 5
MELBOURNE, Thursday.—The cable message (printed on page 4) giving the probable constitution of the new Australian Navy, is accepted by Federal (Ministers as a reliable…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Aboriginals in the Floods. Preparing to Leave Their Huts
Evening News · Thursday 26 August 1909 · page 5
Advice was received this morning by the Aborigines Protection Board that the aboriginals residing at Comeroogunga Station, near Moama, and close to the River Murray, were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Victorian Floods. Indian Prince Offers Help
Evening News · Thursday 26 August 1909 · page 4
LONDON, Wednesday Evening.—Mabaraj-Kumar, Sir Prodyot Coomar-Tagore, has telegraphed to Captain Collins, the Commonwealth representative in London, his sympathy with…
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