Storm in the Country. a House Washed Away. Railways Submerged
A Portland (N.S.W.) message in the Sydney "Evening News" says:- A Portland message in the Sydney. "Evening News" says:…
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Floods & storms, 1916
119 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 2 of 6
Russians in Persia. Storm and Capture Kermanshah. About 200 Miles From Bagdad. London
The Russians have stormed and captured Kermanshah, in Persia. [Kermanshah is the capital of Persian Kurdistan, and is a flourishing…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Floods in Canberra. Railway Line Damaged
Mr. King O'Malley(Minuter of Home Affairs) on Friday received a telegram stating that in consequence of heavy rain in the Federal capital area floods…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Another Severe Storm. Houses Unroofed and Trees Uprooted
The Sydyney correspondent of the "Advertiser" reports:— "A terrific electric storm passed over the whole of the Clarence River district…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"E" Boat in a Storm. an Officer's Story
An Englishman, who had lived for some time in the Near East, has a knowledge of some of the languages spoken there and a wide acquaintance…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Italy and Austria. a Continuous Bombardment, Floods in the Carso Region. Italians Destroy Entanglements. Rome
The "Corrier[?] Della Sera" states that the publication of all news regarding Italian military operations has been forbidden for a few days…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A Heavy Storm. Nearly 10 Inches of Rain. in Two and a Half Hours. Brisbane
A heavy rainfall oocurred at Tewantin (Queensland) on Sunday. There was a fall of 9.85 inches of rain in two and a half hours…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Severe Storms in England. London
severe storms and bl[?]rda are being experienced in the north of England, and in the Midlands, causing serious delays in the telegraph and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Storms in England. Blizzard Worst in Memory. (Reuter's Message.) London
Some provincial towns describe the prevailing bli[?] as the worse in living memory. We snowdrifts in places are 20ft. deep, The trams are snowed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Storms in England. Blizzard Worst Tn Memory. (Reuter's Message.) London
Some provincial towns describe the prevailing blizzard as the worse in living memory. The snowdrifts in places are 20ft. deep. The trams are snowed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Storm in Britain. Great Damage Done Everywhere. Men and Boys Die in the Snow. Serious Floods Threatened. (Reuter's Message.) London
After redoubling its intensity during the night, the blizzard exhausted itself this morning, after causing severe damage in all parts of Britain…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On the Russian Front. Big Advance Said to Be Impossible. Until the Floods Subside. London
The "Daily Chronicle's" Petrograd correspondent writes that any big Russian advance is impossible at present. He adds, however, that the floods will…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Storm in Britain. Trains Lost in the Snow. Lines Burled Seven Feet Deep. (Reuter's Message.) London
Many expresses are again reported as lost to-day on account of the severe snow storms. The railway officials in London…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →On the Russian Front Several Encounters. Enemy Dislodged. Lake Country Flooded. Petrograd
A Hussion official communique states: "In the region west of Lake Naroscz we dislodged tile enemy in the southern part of a forest near the village of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On the Russian Front. Floods Drive Enemy From Trenches. First Line at Kolki Abandoned. Petrograd
The latest official communique says:- "Floods in the lakes region drove the enemy to the parapets of its trenches. Our artillery drove the enemy in again…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Battle of Verdun. a Storm of Shells. "Not Vanquished, But Viciorious."
Mr. H. Warner Allen, special correspondent of the British Press with the French armies, writing from Verdun on March 4, states:…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Bagdad Expedition British Attack Fails. Floods Restrict Attacking Area. London
General Sir Percy Lake cables as follows:- "The attack on the northern bank of the Tigris, on the Sannaiyat position on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →German Attacks. Captive Balloons Break Away in a Storm. Paris
A French official commun[?]que says:- "After an intense bombardment the Germans, on Saturday evening, attacked southwardof Linons. Our curtain…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Battle of Verdun. Bombardment by Germans. Most Ferocious Yet Seen. Deluge of Metal at Hill 304. French Trenches Destroyed, Others Lost and Retaken. Paris
Since last Wednesday the German batteries have concentrated a deluge of metal on Hill 304, Deadman Hill, and the slopes of a little valley between…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Floods in Cape Colony. Follow a Severe Drought. Forty Lives Reported Lost. (Reuter's Message.) Capetown
A disastrous drought in the Midland districts has broken up, and has been followed by floods. Railways homesteads, dams, and live stock have been…
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