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Murray · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1916

136 stories in Murray's papers · page 6 of 7

Correspondence. Bungowannah Creek in Flood. (To the Editor.)

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 10 October 1916 · page 4

Sir,—I am Toiling re the Bungowannah Creek, which I had to cross on Thursday morning with, my waggon and four horses loaded with flour and pollard which I had…

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Approaching Floods. a Record for the Lachlan. Lower River Residents Warned

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 10 October 1916 · page 2

The heavy rains of last week at the head of the Lachlan and Murrumbidgee rivers have caused serious floods, particularly in the Lachlan. So far but few…

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Floods Inundate Bathurst

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 October 1916 · page 33

The biggest and most disastrous flood , Bathurst district ever experienced occurred at the end of last week, when a perfect deluge of water swept over the country…

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Great Flood at Forbes. Serious Damage

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 October 1916 · page 31

A terrible whirling, rush, of muddy, filthy water invaded Forbes about 3 o'clock on Saturday afternoon. Owing to the heavy soaking rain, of the past week the…

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Dave Watches the Floods. Falkirk Farm, The Rock

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 October 1916 · page 12

Dear Uncle Jeff,—We have had a lot of rain hero lately, too much in fact. Some say the war will finish in June A lot of young men have gone from Collengullie…

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Flooded Creaks

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 13 October 1916 · page 5

During the past week the Billabong Creek at Jerilderie has been steadily rising up to date. On Friday last it was 8ft. 6in, at our gauge and from…

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The Floods

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 13 October 1916 · page 4

Referring to the flood the Wagga "Express" of yesterday says:—The Murrumbidgee river is at present at its highest since 1891. Being 25 years…

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The Murrumbidgee Flood. Position at Narandera

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 17 October 1916 · page 1

For the second time in about five weeks the Murrumbidgee overflowed its banks at Narandera this week, says the "Argus" of Friday, and…

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The New South Wales Floods. a Family's Isolation

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 18 October 1916 · page 4

Residents of the Lachlan Valley are experiencing the most disastrous floods in the history of the west. For miles the country is under water…

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The Flood. Nearly 23 feet at Hay

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 20 October 1916 · page 2

The flood is with us. It began to arrive yesterday, when the river registered 20ft. 5in. at 9 a.m. and rose to 22ft. 5in. by 9 a.m. to-day. From that hour until…

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The Flood at Hay. a Record for Sixteen Years

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 24 October 1916 · page 3

After attaining a maximum of 23ft. 5in. on Saturday, the flood waters at Hay have begun to shrink Slowly. Yesterday morning they had gone down…

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The Great Lakes of America a Storm on Lake Erie. Leads to Loss of Vessels and Lives. LONDON

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 27 October 1916 · page 1

A Vancouver message states that Captain Grashaw is the sole survivor of the crew of 22 of the cargo steamer Colgate, which foundered in Lake Erie…

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On the Seas. Heavy Gales in the Bay of Biscay Two Vessels Lost. Further Vessels Submarined. The Greeks Resent the Loss of the Angeliki. Further Particulars of the Marina Wreckage in the North Sea

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 31 October 1916 · page 2

The British liner Bornu foundered west of Ushant Island during a heavy gale. A hands were saved, and landed at St. Nazaire, France…

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Melbourne Flooded

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 3 November 1916 · page 2

There was a heavy fall of rain in Melbourne on Tuesday afternoon, half an Inch falling in eight minutes. The streets became impassable, and trauie of…

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The Melbourne Cup. Postponed Until Saturday. Owing to Heavy Rain. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 7 November 1916 · page 2

The Melbourne Cup day has been postponed until Saturday owing to heavy rain. The V.R.C. Committee, before deciding…

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Severe Cold in America. Ten Lives Lost in Gale. Vancouver

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 17 November 1916 · page 2

Exceedingly cold weather—unprecedented in November—prevails in America and Canada. Fifteen degrees below zero has been…

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Gales in Britain. Thrilling Incidents. Many Lives Lost. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 22 November 1916 · page 2

Heavy gales have been experienced in the British Isles, and on the coast during the week-end, and a number of ships have been wrecked or stranded…

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Gales in Europe. Many Vessels Suffer. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 23 November 1916 · page 3

Gales continue in the north and the midlands, and it is reported that 17 ships, aggregating 15,000 tons, are ashore. Many others have been damaged…

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Germans Lose 30,000. Lull After Battle Storm

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 23 November 1916 · page 2

"Almost Sabbatical quietness has prevailed on the Ancre since Saturday," says "The Times" correspondent at the British Headquarters in France…

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Compulsory Civilian Service. Socialists Raise a Storm

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 27 November 1916 · page 2

Reuter's Amsterdam correspondent under to-day's date says that the Reich stag opened on "Saturday. The President proposed the first…

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