Flood Rains Expected
Yesterday rain fell steadily all day in Albury. Mr. H. A. Hunt, Commonwealth Meteorologist, stated on Wednesday that, as a result of the rain that had already…
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Billabong Floods. Little Billabong
Dear Uncle Jeff,âIt is a long time since I last wrote to you. All the children at our school are busy practising for a concert. I am doing a copybook for the…
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Yesterday the Albury police office was advised by the weather bureau that fload rains would probably fall within the Murray watershed during the coming…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →Latest Telegrams. Sydney. Thursday. a Railway Train in a Gale
During a gale at Mauawatu, New Zealand, a train, consisting of four caravans and six trucks, was blown off the rails. The engine, which remained…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gains on Somme Anzacs Storm Six Lines. "Most Brilliant Operation." Gunfire Levels Obstacles. LONDON
It is stated that the. artillery' prepara-tion before the advance at Pozieres on sunday lasted from dawn to sunset. It.levoUed the German trenches and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Floods Hamper Russians. Huns Far from Collapse
"The Times" correspondent on the East Front, Mr. Stanley Washburn, in his latest message, states that the Germans have somewhat depreciated in arrogance, while…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Storm Sweeps Gulf of Mexico London
A great storm is sweeping the Gulf of Mexico. Two steamers have been sunk outside Galveston. It is believed the crews have been saved…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Widespread Rains. Floods in Several Parts. Burrinjuck Flood Gates Opened. SYDNEY
Widespread rain is reported from practically all over the whole State. A cloud-burst at Yass converted the main street into a river. Many…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Heavy Rain and Floods. Serious Floods in the Murrumbidgee
As the result, of heavy rains over the greater, part of New South Wales and Victoria the creeks and rivers everywhere are in flood, and the roads are in a…
Continued on Trove, page 31 →Country Edition. The following appeared in our Country Edition on Wednesday the War. Wednesday's Wires. on the Western Front. a Heavy Storm Causes Loss. Five British AEroplanes Missing
General Haig's communique says: Our long range guns successfully fired on troops and traffic at different places between Bapaume and Miraumont…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Murray and Murrumbidgee Floods
Yesterday the Murray at Albury had risen to 12ft. 10in. above summer level, and there was every probability that a considerable body of water remained to…
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We have had some heavy rains throughout the districts during the early part of the week. Dining Sunday last and throughout the night…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Carpathians Battle. Slavs Storm Heights
It is admitted in a communique issued in Berlin that the Russians have stormed the Plock Heights, south of Zielova, in the Carpathians…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Flooded River
On Sunday last the Murrumbidgee River overflowed its banks at Narandera. Along the Jerilderie road the creeks stretched for hundreds of yards…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →West Offensive Pressure in Picardy. Allied Deluge of Steel. Swelling Sea of Reserves. Five Enemy Attacks Fail. LONDON
French war correspondents on the British front speak in their despatches of the swelling sea of reserves, which, owing to the Allied mastery of the air, move…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Flood in the Murrumbidgee
The river has been the centre of attraction locally this week. It is just a shade under ten years since the Murrumbidgee presented such an…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Somme Offensive. Great British Assault. Men Filled with Spirit of Victory. French Storm Trenches London
A report received from General Haig states: "On Thursday evening we captured the enemy's trenches on a front of 1000 yards,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Flood at Benalla. People Rescued by Boats
There was a big flood at Benalla yesterday, and there was three feet of water in some of the streets. Many people had to be rescued by means of boats…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rain and Floods in Victoria. Sydney
The floods in Victoria appear to be amongst the most disastrous experienced in that State. The Flemington abbatoirs are now partially under…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ovens in Flood. Water Covers Large Areas
More than 5in. of rain fell at the head of the Ovens and King Rivers on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Both streams rose with unusual rapidity. The flood waters…
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