Cutback Mails Delayed by Floods
The South Australian Deputy Post-master-General (Mr. E. W. Bramble) said on Friday (reports the "Register") that the Hergott-Birdsville mail service…
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Floods & storms, 1917
181 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 3 of 10
Storm at Honolulu. a Steadier Wrecked. (Reuter's Message.) Honolulu
A heavy storm yesterday caused floods, which undermined many buildings. The steamer Mani was wrecked in the storm and lost her cargo of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Cyclonic Storm. Passes Over New Hebrides. Sydney
News was received in Sydney from the New Hebrides yesterday to the effect that a cyclonic storm of great fury had passed over the northern part…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On the Russian Front. German Offensive Expected. Flooded Rivers Threaten Russian Disasters. (Reuter's Message.) Petrograd
A captured German Army Order, recalling officers on leave, is regarded as an indicati[?] that a German offensive is imminent against the junction…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Johnson's Specials. "The Storm."
A picture coming shortly to Johnson's is "The Storm," a Lasky drama, featuring Blanche Sweet. In the story (according to the official synopsis),…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Drowned by Storm Waters. Sydney
The body of John Kennedy, the boy who was drowned in the storm-water channel at Croydon on Sunday afternoon, was recovered yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Storm in Adelaide. a Record for the State. Adelaide
Adelaide was visited on Friday morning by a hailstorm of unprecedented severity in the metropolitan area. The deluge was short lived, but in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Storms in New Zealand. Communications Interrupted. Stock Losses. Auckland
Floods in Wairarapa have caused the settlers great anxiety. Miles of country are submerged. There have been phenomenal…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Floods in New Zealand. Result of Heavy Rains
The Wellington (N.Z.) correspondent of the "Advertiser" telegraphs:— "A wintry snap is being experienced over the Dominion. Exceptionally…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Floods in Victoria. Serious Damage. and Loss of Life. Residents Seek Safety in Flight. Melbourne
Heavy rains have fallen in the northern and N.E. districts of Victoria, causing a great deal of damage. At Mount Buffalo 1509 points of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Great Floods in Victoria. Six Persons Drowned at Wangaratta. Rescuer Loses His Life. Railways Submerged. Rising Rivers Cause Anxiety. Melbourne
Further details are to hand of the effects of the floods consequent upon the heavy rains during the past few days in many parts of Victoria…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Extension of the Floods. Melbourne
The floods are extending. The Mitchell River overflowed its banks in the Bairnsdale district. A large quantity of growing maize has been destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Victoria. the Floods Subsiding. Melbourne
News from the flooded areas show that in most districts the water is slowly subsiding. Traffic has been resumed on all the railways except on the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →New South Wales. Heavy Floods Around Albury. Sydney
[?] the heaviest since 1870, have [?]dated a great area of country about Albury. Many families have been forced to leave their homes…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Victoria. Floods at Wangaratta. Melbourne
The flood waters at Wangaratta are slowly subsiding, but are still higher than they have been for 20 years…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Murray Floods. River Again Rising. Melbourne
The Murray ltiyer is rising again, mid a double flood is feared. Last night the water registered 13ft. 4in. above summer level, the highest level…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Victorian Floods[?] Further Heavy Rains. Ovens River Rising. Traffic Suspended on Railways. Melbourne
The railway between Shepparton and Numurkah, on the Goulburn Valley line, is 3ft. under water, and traffic beyond Shepparton has been suspended…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Victorian Floods. a Gallant Rescue
The floodwaters have fallen 18in. (says the Tallangatta correspondent of "The Argus"). Admiration is expressed by the townspeople for the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Spanish Crisis. Situation Still Critical. "Coming Storm" Spoken Of. (Reuters Message.) London
Reuter's Madrid correspondent telegraphs:— "The political situation remains critical. The newspapers generally…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The New Zealand Floods. Serious Damage Reported
A Wellington (N.Z.) telegram in the Adelaide "Express" states:— The Napier floods are raore serious than those of 1897. Large stretches…
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