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Floods & storms, 1909

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Victorian Floods. Government's Intentions. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 August 1909 · page 8

The nood waters at Beulah are receding. The Rev. Mr. Pattinson, Methodist, minister, paid a first-class fare to ride on a railway trolly to marry a couple at Brim. The…

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Victorian Floods. Sympathy From India. London, Wednesday, 3.20 p.m

The Star · Thursday 26 August 1909 · page 1

Maharaj-Kumar Sir Prodyot Tagore, of Tagore Castle, Calcutta, has sent a telegram to Captain Collins, the Commonwealth representative, in London, expressing his…

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Floods Abating. the Goulburn 32ft 3in. at Shepparton

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 26 August 1909 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--Official reports to-day stated that the river Goulburn had fallen At Seymour since the previous day from 15ft. 7in. to 14ft. 6in., while at Shepparton it had…

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Shipping. the Alpena Springs a Leak. Fights and Storms

The Star · Friday 27 August 1909 · page 7

"When the American four-masted fore and aft schooner Alpena sailed from Tacoma for Melbourne direct, 80 days ago, she had one and a quarter million feet of limber aboard. Her holds were packed…

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Conditions in the North-West Floods Anticipated. Shearing Delayed

Evening News · Friday 27 August 1909 · page 11

Our Mores correspondent writes:—The frequently intermittent and general rains throughout the north-west have had the effect of provoking fears of a large area of settled country,…

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Victorian Floods

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 27 August 1909 · page 6

The floods are subsiding and a few more days should see the rivers and the land return to normal, weather permitting. Official reports on…

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Victorian Floods. Funeral Under Difficulties. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 August 1909 · page 7

Dimboola to Rainbow and Warracknabeal to Hopetoun are the only railway lines remaining interrupted. It is not anticipated that, these two services will be restored until…

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The Victorian Floods. Sympathy From India. London, Aug. 25

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 August 1909 · page 7

Mnharaj-Kumar Sir Prodyot Coomar Tagore, of Tagore Castle, Calcutta, hon. secretary of the British Indian Association, has telegraphed to Captain Collins,…

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The Floods. Waters Subsiding. Further Reports

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 27 August 1909 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--Official report received to-day fallen from 14ft. 6in on the previous day to 13ft. 3in., while at Shepparton it…

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More Rain in Victoria. Further Floods Feared

Evening News · Saturday 28 August 1909 · page 9

MELBOURNE, Saturday.—Advices received by the Railway Department show that in the whole of the recently-flooded districts heavy rain set in again last evening, and continued to-day…

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The Victorian Floods. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 August 1909 · page 17

The Loddon waters have fallen 9in at [?]ng. There is still a high flood in Pyramid Creek. The Koondrook tramway is inundated for miles. The damage is…

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The Murray in Flood. Corowa

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 August 1909 · page 14

The Murray, which has again broken over its banks, its steadily falling; but all low-lying lands are still under water. Several families have had to leave their homes. There seems little doubt that with warm…

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A Deserted Village. After This Floods

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 28 August 1909 · page 10

MELBOURNE, Friday. -- The London is still falling slowly, and the principal streets of Kerang are now comparatively free from water. It is estimated that fully £1000 worth of damage…

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Danger From Floods. Further Rainfall Predicted. a Timely Warning. Melbourne, Saturday Night

Sunday Times · Sunday 29 August 1909 · page 7

The Commonwealth Meteorological Department reports at midday to-day that the weather conditions are still unsettled in Victoria and New South Wales, there…

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Unknown Man Saves 1200 Lives in Flood. Survivors Rescued From Trees. New York, July 20

Sunday Times · Sunday 29 August 1909 · page 20

An unknown man has saved 1200 lives at Pattonsburg, a town in the State of Missouri, which was devastated by a flood. The town is situated on the Big River…

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Rain in Victoria. Further Floods Feared. MELBOURNE

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 29 August 1909 · page 9

Heavy rain was reported to-day from the country districts Intermittent showers fell throughout the day in Melbourne. Mr. Hunt, the Commonwealth Meteorologist, has issued…

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The Weather. Heavy Rain in the Country. a General Downpour

Evening News · Monday 30 August 1909 · page 5

Commonwealth Weather Bureau Forecasts:—Still cloudy more or less generally, but rain confined to eastern half, more especially to the western slopes; south-west to south winds…

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Melbourne Show Traffic. How the Floods Will Affect It

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 30 August 1909 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Saturday.--So far there are no definite prospects of a heavy passenger traffic, due to country visitors coming to Melbourne for show week…

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Late Cable News. Received To-day. Terrible Floods. Mexican City Inundated. Over Twelve Hundred Dead. Thousands Homeless. Women and Children Perish While Being Blessed

Evening News · Tuesday 31 August 1909 · page 4

LONDON, Monday Evening.—Terrible floods caused by rains and the overflow of rivers hare occurred in Northern Mexico. Renter's correspondent states that at…

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Polish Mine Flooded. Twenty Six Miners Drowned. London, Aug. 30

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 31 August 1909 · page 7

Water from n disused shaft broke into the Dombrovo mine, neur Sosnowice, Poland, and flooded it. Twenty-six miners were drowned…

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