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Floods & storms, 1910

1,565 stories in Sydney's papers · page 13 of 79

Disastrous Floods

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 26 January 1910 · page 15

The continuous heavy rains in the northwest and Liverpool Plains districts caused an unprecedented flood, which submerged Inve[?], Warialda, Narrabri, "Wee, Walgett,…

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The Gift of the Flood

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 26 January 1910 · page 2

Owing to last week's rains and floods the Mudgee Council has found its roads tampered with in parts, but a substantial recompense has been dispensed with…

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Storms in Italy. Many Ships Damaged

Evening News · Thursday 27 January 1910 · page 4

LONDON. Wednesday Evening—Violent winds and torrential rains have occurred in Italy, and the telegraph lines were broken. At Naples many ships were damaged…

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Storms in Italy. London, Wednesday, 4.45 p.m

The Star · Thursday 27 January 1910 · page 1

Violent winda and torrential rains have been experienced in Italy. Telegraph lines have been broken, and considerable damage was suffered by many…

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Floods Relief Concert

Evening News · Thursday 27 January 1910 · page 8

The distress existing in many of the poorer families in the flood-devastated districts of the north-west has stirred the sympathy of Sydney people, and, with characteristic…

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To Prevent Floods. Proposed Embankment on the Peel

Evening News · Thursday 27 January 1910 · page 3

TAMWORTH, Thursday.—A requisition is being signed by the townspeople asking the Mayor to call a public meeting to discuss the best means of preventing a recurrence of flood…

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Late Cable News. Received To-day. The Floods in Franee. Charenton Flooded. Residents Abandoning Macon

Evening News · Thursday 27 January 1910 · page 4

LONDON, Wednesday Evening.—In consequence of the floods traffic on the Paris and Orleans Railway has been suspended. Charenton is flooded…

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The Floods. North-western Rivers. Barwon and Darling Rasing

Evening News · Thursday 27 January 1910 · page 5

The Barwon River at Walgett at 9 o'clock this morning was 42ft Sin above summer level, being two inches higher than at 9 a.m. on Wednesday. It was reported by the postal and…

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The Floods

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 January 1910 · page 6

The latest news of the floods is, fortunately, of a much more cheerful character.' The town of Walgett, whose fate has been in suspense for some days, is now…

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The Flood. Walgett Safe. Water Stationary. Surrounding Country Still Covered. "Wandering Jew" Arrives. (From Our Special Reporter.) Walgett

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 January 1910 · page 6

Walgett after all will escape inundation. The river, after persistently rising for days, is now stationary and this is taken as an indication that the bulk of the flood waters…

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Floods in France. Towns in Danger. Ten Thousand People Threatened. "Apaches" Looting. London, Jan. 26

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 January 1910 · page 7

The floods in France have not abated. The Seine is swollen to double its usual width, nud has risen another 18 inches. Hundreds of thousands of Parisians are…

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The Floods. All Danger Past. Crewarrina and Walgett Safe

The Star · Thursday 27 January 1910 · page 1

Walgett is no longer threatened with destruction. The waters have apparently reached their limit, and the town is now regarded as being quite safe. The danger…

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The Floods in France. a Great Calamity. Thousands in Peril. London, Wednesday, 4.45 p.m

The Star · Thursday 27 January 1910 · page 1

There is no abatement of the floods in France. Traffic on the Paris-Orleans railway has had to be suspended…

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The Floods. Walgett Safe. Flood Waters Cease to Rise. Water Up to Embankments. Town Stile Isolated. Fortnight Without News

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 27 January 1910 · page 9

WALGETT, Wednesday.--Walgett is in a state of jubilation to-day, and, with very good reason. The tact that it is Anniversary Day is forgotten. The people's only concern is that the…

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The French Floods. River Seine Still Rising. Hundreds of People Homeless. Ten Thousand Still in Danger

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 27 January 1910 · page 7

LONDON, Wednesday. -- Further particulars are to hand with regard to the floods in France. The River Seine has swollen to double its…

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Stormy Conditions. Heavy Gales Predicted

The Star · Friday 28 January 1910 · page 5

The weather in New South Wales has been fine and clear and warm to hot in the north western half, elsewhere cloudy to overcast, but showery, with thunderstorms, in the…

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To-day's Storm. City Streets Flooded. Water Courses Blocked

Evening News · Friday 28 January 1910 · page 7

Commonwealth Weather Bureau Forecast.— Heavy south to south-easterly gales and rains on the coast and highlands, including parts of western slopes; some thunder-showers also on…

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Violent Weather in Italy. Gales and Rain. London, Jan. 26

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 28 January 1910 · page 7

Violent wind and torrential rain have been experienced in Italy. Many ships were damaged in the Bay of Naples, and the telegraph lines have…

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Flood Disaster. "Farmer and Settler" Relief Fund

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 28 January 1910 · page 11

In last issue we announced the opening of a Farmer and Settler" fund as an adjunct to the public, disaster relief fund, to give subscribers and…

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The Floods

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 28 January 1910 · page 5

The fears that were entertained that when the flood waters reached Walgrett that town would be submerged were fortunately not realised, the…

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