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Murray · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1916

136 stories in Murray's papers · page 2 of 7

Earlier Messages. Lull Before the Storm. London, Tuesday, Midnight

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 16 March 1916 · page 2

Tuesday was the fourth day of the lull at Verdun, and a German communique does not even mention this section of the battle front. Nevertheless, the French…

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Heavy Rain in Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 28 March 1916 · page 2

After several Weeks of dry weather good rains fell in Melbourne on Sunday night. All tire afternoon the sky was heavily overcast and threatening, but only light…

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Safety in Thunderstorms. Sir Ray Lankester's Advice

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 31 March 1916 · page 4

To take shelter during a thunder storm beneath a solitary tree, or under an open shed or barn, or to be the most prominent object in a field…

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Floods on Russian Front. Big Advance Impossible

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 31 March 1916 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday, 3.30 p.m. The Petrograd correspondent of the "Daily Chronicle" states that a big Russian advance is impossible at…

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Forty Bluejackets Drowned. Mishap in a Storm

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 3 April 1916 · page 2

A distressing naval mishap, involving serious loss of life, occurred during the fierce blizzard which raged on Tuesday. Though the storm was at its height…

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On Russian Fronts Floods Restrict Operations. LONDON

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 3 April 1916 · page 3

A Russian communique says: "We repulsed an enemy attack in the forest near Moeritza. "We annihilated an enemy detachment…

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Floods Hold Up Armies

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 April 1916 · page 20

"Floods are now restricting operations on both sides." states a Petrograd communique, issued on Friday. "We repulsed an enemy attack in a forest near…

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Mesopotamia. a British Attack Fails. Owing to the Persistent Floods

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 25 April 1916 · page 2

General Lake, commanding the British troops in Mesopotamia, has cabled that the British attack on the northern bank of the Tigris, on the Sannadyat…

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British Attack Hampered by Floods

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 April 1916 · page 21

Genera] Sir Percy Lake, Commander-in-Chief of the British forces in Mesopotamia, has informed the War Office by cable message that a British attack against…

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Latest Telegrams Sydney. Thursday Evening. Heavy Rain in Sydney

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 5 May 1916 · page 2

A heavy rainstorm deluged the city this morning 85 points falling in a few minutes…

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Zeppelin Lost in a Storm. Off Coast of Norway

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 5 May 1916 · page 2

Zeppelin L20 was destroyed by a storm near Slavanger, on the Norwegian coast, 100 miles south of Bergen. Several of the crew were lost…

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Feat of Shropshire. Stronghold Taken Through Flood Waters

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 5 May 1916 · page 6

A Paris message on Sunday, states the feat of the Shropshires as cabled on the 22nd, was carried out with great gallantry and endurance, and in torrents of rain. The land between the trenche was-honeycombed with mine craters and shell holes and the entire…

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The War. To-day's Cables. on the Western Front. Furious Fighting on the Verdun Front. Captive Balloons Break Loose in a Storm. Artillery Activity at the British End. Two British AEroplanes Missing

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 9 May 1916 · page 2

After an intense bombardment, the Germans on Saturday night attacked southwards of Lehons, but the French curtain of fire dispersed them before…

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Most Ferocious Bombardment Yet Seen. Deluge of Metal Batters French Trenches

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 10 May 1916 · page 2

Since Wednesday the German batteries concentrated a deluge of metal on Hill 304, Dead Man's Hill, and slopes between the French front line trenches which were…

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Floods Succeed Drought in South Africa

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 12 May 1916 · page 3

A message from Capetown (South Africa) says that the disastrous drought in the midland districts has broken up, and has been followed by floods. Railways,…

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Friday's Battle-storms of Artillery

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 16 May 1916 · page 2

A semi-official message from Paris state that the German attacks at Verdun have been continued without cohesion or success, and Friday was market by another…

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On West Front. Anzacs Wounded. Two Batches in London. Flooded Trenches Manned. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 18 May 1916 · page 2

Mr. Fisher (High Commissioner for Australia), Mrs. Fisher, and Senator Macdougall visited the Wandsworth military hospital on Tuesday, and chatted with 240…

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Macedonian Campaign. Flood Obstacles Removed

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 23 May 1916 · page 3

A Berlin communique reports that all obstacles due to the floods in the Vardar Valley in Macedonia have now been removed…

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Germans Storm Spurs of Hill 304. Claim Considerable Success

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 24 May 1916 · page 2

A German communique says: ' "We stormed the French positions on the eastern spurs of Hill 304, and held them against repeated attacks. The…

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Verdun Conflict. French Hold Their Own. German Attacks Broken. Awful Artillery Storm. Terrific Fight for Blood-Stained Hill. LONDON

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 24 May 1916 · page 2

A Paris communique issued on Monday afternoon reports as follows on the se-vere fighting along the French front:- "A gas cloud released by the Germans…

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