Noah or Adam? Story of the Flood
Fresh versions of Biblical incidents are found in the "Nippur Tablet," according to Dr. Stephen Langdon, the Reader in Assyriology at Oxford…
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Floods & storms, 1914
107 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 5 of 6
Lille the Storm Centre. Serious Conflict Developing. Paris
Much attention is centred on Lille and westwards. Military experts consider that another serious conflict is developing…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dutch View of the War. Ready to Meet Invaders. Country Will Be Flooded
"Blood or Zweet ?" (Blood or sweat?). This is the question the Dutch are asking themselves. Which is more…
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Dorrigo's rivers, creeks and streamlets have all been flooded this week. Never before, according to the oldest inhabitant, during the early spring…
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LONDON, Sunday.—A sub-officer of the Bavarians, who was captured, stated the Allied Forces opened thc sluices in the region of Dixmiide, and Hooded the German trenches so…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hospital Ship Wrecked. Great Loss of Life. Terrific Gale Raging
LONDON, Sunday.—A great loss of life has been incurred through the wreck of the hospital skip Robilla, off Whitby. Two hundred persons were aboard. Motor lifeboats…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fighting Practically Ceased. Owing to Flooded Country. London
The fighting in Belgium is reported to have practically ceased, owing to the flooding of the country…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Late Wires. Terrific Storms. Corps Ruined. Stock Killed. Immense Damage in Riverina. Sydney, Tuesday Night
A terrific hailstorm occurred near Wagga yesterday afternoon, causing immense damage. Hundreds of sheep were killed, fences washed away…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Further good rains have fallen over practically the eastern half of the State, and at one or two isolated stations in the north-west. Severe thunderstorms…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fighting in Belgium. Germans Hurled Back at Dixmude. Also Cut Off by Floods
LONDON, Tuesday.—It is stated that cannonading is proceeding along the line from Nieuport to Dixmude. The inundations now extend to within three miles…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cyclone in Queensland. Georgetown Wrecked. Brisbane
A tornado struck Georgetown last night. Nearly every building in town suffered and many buildings collapsed. The Church of England…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Violent Storm. Mungindi Damaged. Sydney, Thursday Night
A violent thunderstorm occurred at Mungindi last night. Trees were torn up by the roots in all directions and a number of buildings were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Germans Flooded Out. Isolated Detachments Killed. London, Wednesday Night
Owing to the flooded area in Belgium many German detachments have been isolated at outposts and farmhouses. Some have died of starvation…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fighting in France. Heavy German Reverse. Trenches Flooded. London
The German forces endeavouring to cross the Aisne, near Vailley, were either destroyed or repulsed. Heavy rain continues in Northern…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cyclonic Storms. Enormous Damage Done. Sydney
In a cyclonic storm at Singleton the wind travelled at great velocity. Trees were uprooted and one fell across a house, wrecking portion of it. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Flooded Flanders. Block Germans From Calais. London
By the inundation of Flanders, the allied forces will be able to spend the winter in the calm knowledge that the Germans can never reach Calais by…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Terrible Storms. Farmer Struck Dead. Sydney, Tuesday Night
During a thunderstorm at Yarramalong, near Wyong, a farmer named Christensen was struck dead by lightning…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In the North Sea. British Fleet Suffering. Gales and Extreme Cold. London
The British fleet in the North Sea is suffering great hardships owing to the terrific gales raging and the extreme cold. Superb seamanship alone…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Terrific Gales. American Towns Flooded. London
Terrific gales are raging on the east coast of America and great damage has been done to shipping. Norfolk City is under water. At Seabright,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Allies Assume Offensive. Fighting in Flooded Areas. Yser Battle Resumed
LONDON, Sunday.—Along the whole front from Nienport to Lille the Allied Forces have assumed a determined offensive. Reports disclose that the forward…
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