More Heavy Rain. Effective British Aerial Raids. London
Sir Douglas Haig reports: Heavy rain has again fallen. The French gained ground north-westward of Bixschoote. We repulsed raiders…
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Floods & storms, 1917
207 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 7 of 11
Telegrams. Heavy Rain in the South. Sydney
General rain is reported in Now South Wales, and is especially heavy in the south…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Heavy Rain in England. Crops Destroyed. London, Thursday Night
Excessive rain has beaten down the corn in many parts of England, seriously affecting the harvest prospects…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Deluge in Britain. Food Crops Damaged. London
The torrential rams continue in many .districts of England and Wales, seriously damaging the corn and late hay crops: In many cases it will be…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gale in England. London
The wettest summer in London since 1860 culminated in a terrific storm over England on Monday and Tuesday. The wind reached a velocity of 100 miles an…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fighting in Flanders. Hampered by Heavy Rain. Germans Heavily Punished. London
Reuter's headquarters correspondent reports that the heaviest rain and a furious wind are considerably hampering operations. Notwithstanding the rain, the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Storm Affects Britain's Wheat Crop. London
London "Evening News" states on the highest authority that the great storm last week disastrously affected the British wheat crops. The position is serious, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Raid Followed by Storm. Buildings Struck by Lightning. London
A terrific thunderstorm, wherein several London buildings were struck by lightning, broke in sequence to the air raids. It is reported that hostile aircraft…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Severe Thunderstorm. Mistaken for Air Raid. London
A thunderstorm, which was the worst experienced for 50 years, was mistaken for an air raid in London, and at the theatres several of the members of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Storm Over Sydney
A violent storm broke over the city at 7 o 'clock on Saturday morning, and a heavy fall of hail was preceded by thunder and lightning. In the Bondi…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Italian Advance. Austrians Trying to Stem the Flood. Udine
The concentrated efforts of Austria's most foremost generals, Hoetzendorf, Koewees, and Borosvic, are striving to stem the Italian advance, whose positions are…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Meeting at Town Hall. Mr. Padgen's Announcement. Greeted with a Storm of Hoots. Sydney
There was a mass meeting of craft unions at the Town Hall this morning- when Mr. Padgen announced the terms which the committee had provisionally…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →News of the World. Floods in China. Disaster and Ruin. Three Million Homeless. Pekin
Owing to great floods in China three millions of people are homeless and destitute. It is impossible to estimate the number of persons drowned. There was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Late Wires Record Snow Storm. New England Surprised. Heavy Losses Inevitable. Armidale, Wednesday, 11 a.m
After rain prevailing daily since Friday, snow commenced to fall here last night. The visitation was entirely unexpected, as the weather forecast…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Industrial Crisis. the Storm Centre. Commissioners' Workshops. Pivot of the Crisis
The storm centre of the crisis (says the "Sun") is now pivoted on the work shops at Eveleigh and Randwick, with the addition of the serious coal position and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Heavy Rain at Singleton. Singleton
Rain set in shortly before 7 o'clock last evening, continuing without intermission throughout the night. One hundred and forty points were registered up till…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Storm Passed. a Protracted Voyage
The storm has now passed away. The steamer Archer, which met the full force of the gale, reached Sydney last night from Newcastle after a protracted trip…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gale in Sydney. Great Damage Done. Man Electrocuted. Sydney
Spring turned her back on Sydney last night, and left the forlorn city to put on its ugliest Winter clothes of rain, mist and tempest. Early in the night a gusty…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Violent Gale. Much Damage in Sydney. Some Remarkable Effects. Sydney
The city has been visited by a violent gale, with velocity up to 50 miles an hour, starting about 10.30 on Tuesday night and continuing throughout…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →At South Head. 70-Mile Gale. Ship Blown to Sea. Sydney
The gale struck the coast near Sydney just before midnight. The force of tho wind then was that of a moderate gale, but from then till 2 a.m. it rapidly…
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