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Murray · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1915

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Heavy Thunderstorms on the Murrumbidgee. Substantial and Sudden Rise in the River

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 26 February 1915 · page 4

Although comparatively little rain fell in Wagga as the result of the storms on Friday and Saturday, the falls in the surrounding district are…

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Germany's Air Failure. Storm Wrecks Zeppelin

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 9 March 1915 · page 2

Genova is in receipt additional particulars respecting the destruction of a Zeppelin [?]ship in a storm at Cologne last week…

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Heavy Dust Storm

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 12 March 1915 · page 5

We have been having during the past few months more than a fair share of dust, but the dust storm on Monday last was fully up to record…

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Storm Destroys Zeppelins. Geneva

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 12 March 1915 · page 6

A recent storm demolished a Zeppelin shed, and destroyed one airship and damaged another. Count Zeppelin, at Frierichahaven,…

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Ax Awful Storm. "Hiawatha," West Wyaloug

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 March 1915 · page 12

Dear Uncle Jeff,—I have been going to school for six months now, and I like it very much. My little sister and brother also like school. There are 10 pupils…

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The Storm Ahead Chapter 1

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Wednesday 17 March 1915 · page 4

You didn't know Johnny Kelly, of Loughmore? Well, then, you have something to regret. Johnny was one of those…

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Belgians Across Flooded Country

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 March 1915 · page 23

The "Chronicle's" Calais correspondent says the Belgians crossed the Yser between Dixmude and Saint Georges, after determined path-building: for months across the…

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The Storm Ahead Chapter 11.—(Continued.)

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Saturday 20 March 1915 · page 4

Months [?] into years and Johnny became a favorite everywhere but at hime. The boys of the village hail him as leader in…

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More Gales in the Dardanelles

The Independent · Friday 26 March 1915 · page 2

Operations in the Dardanelles have been further delayed by gales…

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Gale in Mediterranean., Madrid

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 26 March 1915 · page 6

A furious gale In the Mediterranean Sea has been raging for two days. Hundreds of ships sought refuge at Gibraltar…

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The War. To-day's Cables. the Dardanelles. Gale Hinders Operations. Further Details of Last Week's Fight. How the Bouvet Went Down

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 26 March 1915 · page 2

A furious north-east gale has been blowing in the Dardanelles for three days. The Allied battleships are anchored under the lee of an island…

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Science Notes. a Storm Detector

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 27 March 1915 · page 3

The weather has a great deal to do with the demand for electric light. Hence at is necessary for an electric service company to keep an eye on…

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Fighting in Heavy Rain

The Independent · Friday 2 April 1915 · page 2

A Vienna message states that fighting has been conducted under the heaviest rainfall, and that the Austrians are holding the Russians…

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Record Gales of Bovril

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 April 1915 · page 44

Presiding at the annual general meeting, held in London, 10th February, 1015, the Earl of Erroll, K.T., C.B., in moving the adoption of the report, stated that though…

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After the Storm

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 23 April 1915 · page 3

"While for centuries God has foretold the Day of Wrath and indicated that He will have to do with the precipitation of its trouble upon humanity…

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Big Flood

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 23 April 1915 · page 3

"A column of Russian troops in Asia Minor was halted by mud on the slopes of Mount Ararat. We had supposed the mud had dried out there years ago…

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After the 50-51 Drought. Disastrous Floods. Experiences on the Diggings

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 30 April 1915 · page 1

Since writing the article on the drought of 5/-51, which appealed in the "Wagga Wagga Express" of 10th April, I have travelled several…

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Floods in the Maitland District. [?] Points of Rain Since Tuesday. 118: Points at Buttai in Eight Days. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 8 May 1915 · page 5

The embankment at Dagworth, two miles from Malt[?] (about 123 miles from Newcastle) collopsed this morning, and…

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Storm-bells

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 May 1915 · page 11

The Edison Company, of New York City, makes use of an apparatus that indicates the approach of a thunderstorm several hours before any clouds appear, and this…

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Gundagain in 1851. (Continued from last issue.) The 52 Flood

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 May 1915 · page 44

During the night of Juno 24th we had to get out on the loft of our house and next morning on to the roof of the verandah. We could then see the goods on our…

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