Escaped Kite Balloon. on Fire in a Storm
"You know" said the young lieutenant as he sat on the edge of his cot in a London hospital yesterday afternoon. "I don't mind telling you about this thing if you…
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Floods & storms, 1916
147 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 5 of 8
The War (Messages received, except where otherwise specified, through the Australian Cables Association.) The Somme Struggle. Heavy Rain Falling. British Take More Huns. London
General Sir D. Haig reports: Heavy rain is falling. There has been considerable hostile artillery activity southward of the Ancre. We made…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Special Cable Services. the Western Front. Bad Weather Interrupts Offensive. Fighting in Deluge of Rain. Shell Holes Become Lakes. Attack and Counter-attack. London
A Paris communique states that a German Attack on Hill 76 gained a footing in our advanced works on the southern side, but a vigorous Counter-attack immediately drove…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Late Wires Heavy Rain. Floods in Victoria. Sydney
Heavy rains have fallen throughout Victoria, nearly five inches being recorded in Melbourne. Floods have occurred in several parts of Victoria,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Victoria. Damaging Floods. Melbourne
Floods in Victoria continue. A boy named Woodward was drowned in the flood waters at Carrum. A milkman named Gill narrowly escaped the same fate…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →N.S.W. Coastal Weather. Gales Forecasted. Sydney
South-easterly gales are forecasted on the coast of New South Wales…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Victorian Floods. Railway Traffic Suspended. Exciting Rescues. Melbourne
Further particulars of the disastrous floods in Victoria show that seven lives were lost. The flood is one of the worst in the history of that State. The Flemington racecourse…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Victorian Floods. Thirteen Persons Drowned. Melbourne
Thirteen deaths from drowning are reported in various parts of Victoria as a result of the flooded state of the country. Many districts are under…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Victorian Floods. Sydney
Victoria is still being rain drenched, and further fatalities resulted as the consequence of floods…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Heavy Rain and Floods. Sea of Water in Victoria. Downpour in Sydney. Sydney
The Murrumbidgee has reached the highest flood level known for many years at Balranald. It was raining heavily in Sydney this…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →British Storm Gueudecourt. Enemy's Desperate Resistance. London, Wednesday Night
A later report from General Haig states:-- As a result of the capture of Fregicourt and Morval, the Anglo-French…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Victorian Floods. Melbourne Waters Subside. Sydney
Flood waters around Melbourne are gradually subsiding, but disastrous reports continue to come from the Country districts. Mooroopna township and district are a vast…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sydney Saved. Heavy Rain on Catchment Area. Sydney
Welcome rains have fallen on the catchment area. Drenching rains fell throughout the city last night. Further splendid rains are also reported from the country…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Gale at Sea. Sydney
All steamers arriving this morning met the full force of the southerly blow off the coast…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Randwick Racecourse Flooded. To-day's Meeting May Be Postponed. Sydney
Randwick racecourse is partially flooded, and it may be necessary to postpone to-morrow's races…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Rain Storm. Cataract Dam Filling. Still Raining in Sydney. Sydney
The Cataract Dam (part of the Sydney water supply scheme) had risen about 3ft. 2in. as a result of the heavy rains, and is still rising…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Camp Abandoned. Heavy Rain at Kiama. Sydney
Torrential ram at Kiama played havoc with the military camp there Matters became so bad yesterday that the authorities were compelled to temporarily…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bad Weather. Eight-hour Demonstration Postponed. Floods in Victoria. Sydney
Owing to the uncertain state of the weather, but more particularly because of the flooded conditions of the Agricultural Ground, Moore Park, the Eight Hour…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →General Rains and Floods. Sydney
Rains continue practically throughout the State, exceptionally heavy in many places. Railway traffic is delayed on many lines. The Nepean River, near Menangle,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Late Wires Floods in the Country. Weather Clear in Sydney. Sydney
The weather is fine in the city today Heavy floods, with much damage, are reported from several places in the…
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