Boisterous Wintry Weather. Gales on Coast, Snow on Mountains. Statae Trawler Nearly Lost. Sydney, Thursday Night
The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 11 June 1915 · page 2
Boisterous mid-winter weather prevails throughout the State. Gales-rage along the coast and there is snow on the mountains, ten inches falling at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Flood at Bondi
Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 12 June 1915 · page 9
SYDNEY, Friday.—Owing to the bursting of'a [?] main at Bondi a terrace of houses in Grafton-street were flooded, and the damage is estimated at thousands of…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →New Deluge Wanted. Rain of Shells for 40 Days and 40 Nights. London
The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 14 June 1915 · page 5
Addressing a gathering of munition manufacturers at Bristol, Mr. Lloyd George stated that the British engineering trade could win the war, but…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Rifle. Fine Shooting. in the Westerly Gale Sydney
The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 28 June 1915 · page 2
At Rand wick Rifle Range yesterday, A. W. McAllum, of the Eastern Suburbs Club, scored 59 out of a possible 60 at 500 yards. His first 10 shots were " bulls,"…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mail Steamer Sonoma in a Gale
Daily Examiner · Thursday 1 July 1915 · page 4
SYDNEY, Wednesday. --The mail steamer Sonoma, which arrived this morning from San Francisco after a record run encountered a furious gale on Friday last, during…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fall in a Colliery. the Mine Flooded. Subsidences Feared. Wellington
The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 7 July 1915 · page 3
A serious earthfall has occurred in Taupiri Extended Colliery, five chains from the shaft, covering an area of a chain and a half square and thirty…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Floods in China. Towns Isolated. Hong Kong, Tuesday Night
The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 14 July 1915 · page 3
Floods have occurred in the West River, being the severest and most disastrous on record. Shameen, a suburb, is submerged to a depth of 3 feet…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Torrential Rain. Tamworth and Yass Flooded. Sydney
The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 21 July 1915 · page 2
Torrential rain has fallen in the Tamworth district. Three rivers have overflowed their banks, inundating the country for miles round…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Floods at Tamworth. Restriction Objected To
Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 July 1915 · page 3
SYDNEY, Wednesday. -- A prominent official of the amalgamated Engineers' Society, referring to the reported intention of the Federal Government to prevent engineers leaving…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Floods in New Zealand. Wanganui Threatened. Sydney
The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 23 July 1915 · page 5
The Wanganui (New Zealand) River is in high flood. The river rose fifty feet at Pipiriki, and at Wanganui town bridge the water is only 20 inches…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Severe Thunderstorm at Newcastle
Daily Examiner · Friday 6 August 1915 · page 4
SYDNEY, Thursday.--During a violent thunderstorm in the Newcastle district last nighty Cooper Veends (36) and his son, Frederick (7), were struck by lightning…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Floods and Fires
Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 August 1915 · page 5
SYDNEY, Friday:--The officers of the mail steamer Empire, which arrived from the East, give a graphic account of the ravages made by floods and fires, in Canton City. Fires…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Disastrous Storm in Texas Loss of Life. Destruction of Property
Daily Examiner · Friday 20 August 1915 · page 5
LONDON, Wednesday.--After a terrific storm, Galveston (Texas) was cat off from communication with the outside world. It is believed the city is partially destroyed. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Late Wires. a Terrific Typhoon. Heavy Death Roll at Shanghai. Disastrous Floods at Wuchow. Brisbane
The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 27 August 1915 · page 2
The E. and A.S.S. Cor's Eastern, which arrived from the East last night, brought news of a terrific typhoon at Shanghai, by which many…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Typhoon and Floods. Loss of Life and Property
Daily Examiner · Saturday 28 August 1915 · page 5
SYDNEY, Friday.--The liner Eastern, which arrived at Brisbane from the East, brought news of a terrific typhoon at Shanghai, in which many lives were lost. The number of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Disastrous Storms at Winnipeg. Considerable Damage Done
Daily Examiner · Saturday 4 September 1915 · page 5
WINNIPEG, Friday.--A terrific windstorm accompanied by heavy rains, and in some districts hail, struck Western Manitoba and considerable damage was done to crops and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Heavy Rain in France
Daily Examiner · Tuesday 7 September 1915 · page 3
LONDON, Monday.--It has been raining incessantly for 48 hours in Northern France which reduced the roads to a quagmire…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Destructive Floods in Italy
Daily Examiner · Wednesday 8 September 1915 · page 5
LONDON, Monday.--There has been a devastating flood in Southern Italy. Fifteen persons were killed and many wounded at Bari during a violent hurricane. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Checked by Floods
Daily Examiner · Thursday 9 September 1915 · page 3
COPENHAGEN, Wednesday.--The "Politiken's" Berlin scribe states that floods have started on the eastern front, checking the German advance. The rivers are overflowing…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Early Clarence History. Dry Times and Record Floods
The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 13 September 1915 · page 2
We hear from a number of places in the district of water holes now being dry which were never previously known to be so…
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