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Murray · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1915

95 stories in Murray's papers · page 5 of 5

Lull Before Storm

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 October 1915 · page 22

The "Daily Chronicle's" correspondent says there had been a lull on Friday, when millions of men of both lines were, awaiting developments with intense expectation…

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Unlucky Derby Favourite. a Storm Which Spoilt a Race

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 8 October 1915 · page 3

Many English Derby favour[?]tes have been robbed of victory by strange pieces of [?]-luch. Two years age [?] was a bot favourite when…

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Thunderstorms

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Wednesday 13 October 1915 · page 4

Lightning is the result of electric discharges from the clouds. Every cloud like every other object contains electricity. This…

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Storm at Wodonga

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 14 October 1915 · page 2

An extremely violent thunderstorm, accompanied by a heavy downpour of rain, occurred at Wodonga on Tuesday night. The storm which had been threatening…

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Terrific Cyclone at Bourke Enormous Damage Done. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 15 October 1915 · page 2

The most terriffic and damaging cyclone ever experienced in Bourke, passed over the town on Wednesday night. Altogether it lasted only a quarter of…

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Cyclone at Bourke

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 19 October 1915 · page 3

A terrific cyclone occurred at Bourke on Wednesday night, and over 2 inches of rain fell in ten minutes. There is hardly a building in the town that is…

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Italians Storm Important Point. Japan's Part

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 October 1915 · page 21

The Italians have stormed the fortified position of Pragasina, which formed an important advanced point of the fortified Riva group in the difficult mountainous The Japanese Minister for foreign Affairs (Baron Kato), in a striking speech regarding the proposed despatch of Japanese troops to Europe, said that the plan…

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Fierce Gales in Irish Sea. Many Vessels Supper. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 16 November 1915 · page 2

The firecost glass for 20 years in St. George's Channel and Irish Sea have just been experienced. Six vessel have been driven as[?] at Fishguard, and eight at…

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Britain's Recruiting Boom. Flood of Enthusiasm Rises Daily. Australians Assist. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 18 November 1915 · page 2

The flood of recruiting enthusiasm in Great Britain is rising daily. The scene] to be witnessed at the recruiting offices in London, Manchester, Hull, Birmingham…

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Floods Damage Railway Lines

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 13 December 1915 · page 2

Floods in the Western districts have seriously hampered railway traffic on Friday night the train from Dubbo for Sydney was derailed near Sodwalls. Heavy…

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The Coming Storm

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 16 December 1915 · page 4

The regular trombone player of a Scottish orchestra was ill with a cold, and the conductor reductantly accpted the services of a man…

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Cyclonic Storm on the North Coast. Followed by Beneficial Rain. SYDNEY, Friday Afternoon

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 21 December 1915 · page 1

A disastrous cyclonic storm passed over a portion of the north coast district on Thursday afternoon. At Tyngarah a new school was…

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Cyclonic Storm on North Coast

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Thursday 23 December 1915 · page 29

A wind storm, which are one time attained cyclonic force, struck Byron Bay on Thursday afternoon, about 4 o'clock, but happily passed without causing much…

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Storms at the Dardanelles

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 29 December 1915 · page 2

Athens reports that storms carried away the Turk booms in the Narrows of the Dardanelles, and the Allies submarines passed into the Sea of Marmora…

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Safety in Thunderstorms

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 December 1915 · page 37

To take shelter during a thunderstorm beneath a solitary tree, or under an open shed or barn, or to be the most preminent object in a field or on a common, is to…

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