Destructive Storm at Coolamon
A cyclonic storm, travelling in a south-easterly direction, and with a breadth of eight miles, struck Coolamen on Monday just after 4 p.m. Blinding dust came first…
Continued on Trove, page 47 →Floods & storms, 1914
148 stories in Murray's papers · page 7 of 8
Fearsome Slaughter in Flanders 90,000 Germans Killed in Yser District Dikmude Captured and Recaptured Awful Carnage in Flooded Fields Russians Beating Germans Badly Two German Submarines Sunk Western War Theatre. Appalling German Losses 500,000 Fight in Yser District 90,000 Killed. 3000 Slaughtered in Ten Minutes. LONDON
A Paris communique states that the action from the Lys to the sea is less severe. The German efforts to crow the Yser canal have fulled, while attacks delivered by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Weather. Heavy Thunderstorms in Parts
The weather has been an interesting subject during the past few days, and the prospects of rain have been distinctly good, but unfortunately the indications,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Thunderstorm
At about 11 o'clock on Saturday night there was a slight break in the weather and a brisk showers, accompanied by lighting, fell. The rain had the effect…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fighting in Snow. Severe Storm in Flanders. London
A Paris communique stated that the [?] effort during the last few [?] have resulted in nothing but the [?] of ruined Dixmude…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War. To-day's Messages. in France and Belgium. Nothing Decisive Reported. "The Dixmude Storm Centre." Germans Preparing Winter Defences
Advices from Rotterdam announce the transfer of large numbers of German troops to Flanders, in order that the fight for Calais may be renewed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Flooding Battlefield
It is reported that the Germans have inundated the country round Ostend, in order to prevent the advance of the Allies…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →A Thunderstorm
Yesterday afternoon there was a sharp thunderstorm in Albury, registering over a quarter of an inch. The weather was still unsettled when the "Banner" went…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →German Trenches Flooded
The Germans were compelled to evacuate portion of the trenches at Nieuport, which, were flooded. Artillery duels on the River Aisne have been particularly violent…
Continued on Trove, page 23 →Flood Waters Released
"The inundation of Nieuport reached the enemy's trenches, and it is stated that two heavy gnus of the field artillery were abandoned in the mud. Tuesday was a…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Violent Bombardment. German Trenches Flooded. Paris
Violent bombardment by the Germans continues of Nieuport, Dixmude, and Ypres. The 'Allies' artillery did effective…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Storm on Lake Superior. Twelve Corpses Washed Ashore. Chicago
There has been a terrific storm in Lake Superior. Twelve corpses have bene washed ashore and much wreckage has also come landward. Amongst the wreckage…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Armed Motor Boats for Flooded Areas
Northern Franco and Belgium is an expanse of Arctic whiteness. Ice is forming over the canals, and the frozen ground is making trench fighting no longer possble…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →East Prussia Situation Serious for Germany Cholera Decimates Austrians at Przemysl Arctic Whiteness in Belgium and North France Fighting Amid Snow and Floods Heavy German Losses Ammunition Problem Serious for Germany Western War Theatre. Heavy German Losses. British Batter Massed Forces. Bathhouse Improvised for "Tommies."
An oyc-witness with the British forces, writing on the 20th, stales that the Germans intended to assault the British left on the 15th, but the British artillery…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Storm on the Manning Post Office Damaged Great Damage Done SYDNEY
A cyclonic storm has been experienced in the Manning River district, where torrential rain and hail fell, the lightning being very…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Terrific Thunderstorm. Telegraph and Telephone Lines Blown Down. Trees Uprooted and Chops Levelled. Sydney, Wednesday Night
A heavy thunderstorm broke over the city this afternoon, and considerable damage [?]ed. A [?]llic thunder dorm passed over the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Severe Storm
A heavy thunderstorm broke over Sydney on Wednesday afternoon, and considerable damage resulted. A terrific thunderstorm passed over the country from Yass…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →A Fierce Storm. Methul
Dear Uncle Jeff,—We have had good rain since I last wrote to you. Most of the people have finished cropping about he[?]. The crops are not much good; they are…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The Killing of Millions. The Great European War. Stubborn Fight in Flanders. Germans Make No Headway. Their Losses Estimated at a Million. Ample British Reinforcements. Troops Held Up by Snow &. Floods. German Submarines Destroyed. All Well with the Russians. Cracow Doomed. Italy Anxious for War. London. November 20
The "Tribuna" states that various political parties are anxious for war. The paper states that Radical, Constitutional, Democrat, and Reform-Socialist parties agree…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Gale on American Coast
A terrific gale in raging on the east coast of America and great damage has been done to shipping. Norfolk City is…
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