Steamer Drags Anchor. Fight with the Gale. Twenty Yards From the Rocks
Shipping in the harbor had a trying time, but up to 10 a.m. no serious damage to any vessel was reported. The Melbourne Company's Sydney, which has…
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Floods & storms, 1917
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Flood at Tamworth. Tamworth
Tamworth narrowly escaped, a disastrous flood. The river rose last night to a full banker. Eventually the water broke over the bank, flooding parts of the town…
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Heavy gales were experienced in the city on Wednesday morning. The wind velocity at South Head at times was seventy miles an hour. Great…
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Langley Bros.' steamers Fitzroy arrived this morning under Captain Colvin, who reports an exceptionally rough passage. On one occasion he deemedi…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Storm. Damage at Gosford. Sydney
Considerable damage was done by the storm at Gosford. The Presbyterian Church was blown blown off its brick piers…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Weather. Trio of Thunderstorms. Hail Does Some Damage
A couple of severe thunderstorms broke over Grafton on Saturday afternoon, and yesterday afternoon there was another crisp visitation. Up to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Late Cables. (Messages received, except where otherwise specified, through the Australian Cables Association.) Floods in China. Worst in Memory. Enormous Loss of Life. Pekin, Wednesday Night
Tientsin has been inundated by the worst floods within the memory of living men. There has been enormous damage and loss of life amongst the…
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A very heavy downpour of hail occurred in Dorrigo and throughout many parts of the district on Saturday afternoon last. A fortunate…
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A Tokio message says the most destructive typhoon flood for 20 years destroyed thousands of buildings and rendered 40,000 homeless. Upward of a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Disaster in Japan. Typhood and Flood. a Terrible Visitation. New York
A message from Tokio says a most destructive typhoon and flood have swept over Japan. There are over a hundred dead and many thousands…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Late Wires. Floods in the Darling. Went Worth's Sorry Plight. Sydney
There are heavy floods on the Darling and all hope of saving Wentworth from an inundation has gone. The big dam connecting the town with…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Serious Flood. Miles of Country Under Water. Sydney
There is a serious flood at Wentworth through the town dam having carried away. Curlwa is isolated, and the country for miles around is under water…
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The river is rising rapidly at Gundagai and Wagga. There is every evidence there will be a flood in the course of a few days…
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The flood waters broke into Albury yesterday, spreading over the greater part of the southern portion of the town. The river is 15 feet 7 inches…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Murray in Flood. Albury Partially Submerged. Traffic by Boat. Albury
Great floods came down the river yesterday, and overtook South, Albury by surprise. Practically all the southern portion of the town, where several…
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The flood waters at Albury commenced to recede yesterday. Boats are still being rowed in the streets…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Heavy Rain. Enemy Artillery Active. London. Thursday Night
Sir Douglas Haig reports:--Heavy rain fell last night. There was considerable enemy artillery firing westward of Passchendaele…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Chinese Floods. 15,000 Square Miles Covered. Allied Remedial Efforts. Tientsin
Business is almost at a standstill, owing to the Chinese floods. Fifteen thousand square miles of country are inundated. The French, British and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Flanders Campaign. Floods, Rain and Mud. Allies' Position Reviewed. Further Narratives from Correspondents. Flanders Battle. Field-marshal Haig's Report. London
Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports:-- Heavy rain fell yesterday. There was considerable enemy artillerying…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Final Objectives Not Gone After. Heavy Rain Blocks Further Effort. 500 Prisoners. London, Saturday Night
Sir Douglas Haig reported last night:-- "Notwithstanding last night's heavy rain the troops formed up for this…
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