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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1915

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Gale Along the Coast. the Kyogle's Experience. Wreckage Discovered. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 4 January 1915 · page 2

Indications that some vessel has been overtaken by disaster on the North Coast were forthcoming on the voyage of the steamer Kyogle from…

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Late Wires. in the Gale. Timber Schooner Buffeted. Sydney, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 6 January 1915 · page 2

The American schooner Columbia, from Plight Sound, encountered the gale on New Year's Day off the coast. A huge wave immersed the…

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"Wilga's" Storm Impressions

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 11 January 1915 · page 2

Our exclusive contributor, "Wilga, watches the storm of Wednesday morning: "If will be remembered that there was a terrific electric…

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A Nocturnal Attack. Flooding the Trenches

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 12 January 1915 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday night.—"Eyewitness," under Friday's date, says that 25 men under an officer advanced on the German main line at night. It was pitch dark and raining…

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Warsaw. Story of a Great Battle. "The Germanic Flood. Eye-witness's Narrative

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 16 January 1915 · page 6

Francis McCullough, the war correspondent, in the courue of a vivid description of the battle of Warsaw, writes:— "I confine myself to a description of what…

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Mines on Belgian Coast. Loosened by Storms. London, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 18 January 1915 · page 3

A storm loosened the German mines on the Belgian coast in such numbers that the whole coastal waters are filled with them. The mines had…

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Belgians Flooded Out. London, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 18 January 1915 · page 3

The country west of Ypres is inundated and the Belgians have been compelled to leave their positions This, however, frees them for service…

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Floods in Flanders. Infantry Work Impossible. Fierce Air Battles Expected. Germans Short of Copper

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 18 January 1915 · page 3

ROTTERDAM, Friday Night. The battle in Flanders is at present confined to artillery and air-craft. The fields are converted into lakes, and the…

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The War in France and Flanders. Fighting in Floods. Washed Out of Trenches. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 18 January 1915 · page 3

The mists are hampering operations in Belgium. Floods in the Aisne Valley (France) destroyed several bridges,…

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Beaten by Floods. Germans Shell Hospitals. Useful Local Success. London, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 18 January 1915 · page 3

The "Times" gives a graphic story of the French reverse at Soissons, for which the flood waters, rather than the German strategy, were responsible…

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Reverse at Soissons. Due to Floods

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 19 January 1915 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday. — The London "Times" states that the French reverse at Soissons was due more to flood waters than German strategy. After winning important…

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Fire and Cyclone. Damage in New Zealand. Wellington. Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 20 January 1915 · page 3

Disastrous bush fires have occurred in the Pongaroa district, near Wairarapa. The outbreak was accompanied by a cyclonic gale. Much property…

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Privations in Flooded Trenches. Movement of the Troops. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 22 January 1915 · page 5

It is reported from Amsterdam that heavy firing was heard in the direction of Ypres, which, however, the Germans are unable to occupy…

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Dust-storm Effects

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 29 January 1915 · page 4

During last week very heavy dust storms were reported from wide areas in practically all parts of the Western District, and towards the end of the…

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Russia's Advance. Battle in Bukovina. Fought in Blinding Snow Storm. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 12 February 1915 · page 5

The Austro-German attack on Dullsoskid and Beskid in Bultovina was fierce and there was continuous suffering on both sides, intensified by the…

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Floods Near Bathurst. the Worst Known. Extensive Damage Done. Sydney, Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 22 February 1915 · page 3

As the result of heavy rains in the Bathurst district last night, Vale Creek at George's Plains overflowed its banks at Orton Park and…

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A River in Flood

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 25 February 1915 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday. — A remarkable spectacle associated with the Murrumbidgee River occurred on Sunday. On Friday two inches of rain were recorded 50 miles above…

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Murrumbidgee in Flood

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 27 February 1915 · page 2

A remarkable spectacle associated with the Murrumbidgee River occurred on Sunday. On Friday two inches of rain were recorded 50 miles above…

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Further Russian Victories. Town Taken by Storm. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 5 March 1915 · page 5

A Petrograd official message says: On Monday and Tuesday, between the Rivers Niemen and Vistula, the Germans delivered no attack except in the…

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A Violent Cyclone. Heavy Loss of Life. Great Damage Done. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 8 March 1915 · page 3

A violent cyclone raged on February 25 at Bathurst and Melville Islands and the East Coast of Darwin. Considerable damage was done and six…

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