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Murray · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1916

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

Heavy Storm

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 28 November 1916 · page 2

About 5 o'clock on Saturday afternoon a very heavy thunderstorm broke over Corowa. The rain fell in torrents, and the street gutters quickly became…

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Damage by Storms

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 1 December 1916 · page 3

A heavy storm broke over Yass on Saturday night, and destroyed crops, and damaged houses and orchards. There was very heavy hail…

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Riverina Crops. Excessive Moisture and Storms. Sydney

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 1 December 1916 · page 6

Mr. H. M. Somer, secretary of the Royal Agricultural Society, who has been over the Riverina, says the wet weather has done a lot of damage to…

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Storm at Yass Chops Destroyed. Sydney

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 1 December 1916 · page 6

A heavy storm broke over Yass on Saturday night, and destroyed crops and damaged houses and orchards There was very heavy hail…

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Riverina Crops. Excessive Moisture and Storms

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 5 December 1916 · page 4

Mr. H. M. Somer, secretary of the Royal Agricultural Society, who has been over the Riverina, says the wet weather has done a lot of damage to…

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Heavy Rain. Merool Crook Station, Griffith

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 December 1916 · page 12

Dear Uncle Jeff,—It is a long time since I last wrote to you, but I intend making a fresh start. We had a tremendous thunderstorm lately, measuring 120 points…

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Bremen Lost in Storm. Latest German Opinion

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 9 December 1916 · page 3

Amsterdam reports that the latest German opinion is that the German merchant submarine Bremen was lost in the Atlantic storms…

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Floods in Bathurst. Hundreds of Pounds Damage. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 13 December 1916 · page 2

Owing to torrential rains at Bathurst yesterday, Vale Creek overflowed its banks near Orton Part, flooding the surrounding district. the crops, which were…

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Flood at Tumbarumba. Heavy Rain Causes Damage. Tooma Bridge Washed Away. the Murray Rising

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 14 December 1916 · page 2

One of the heaviest floods experienced for many years at Tumbarumba occured on Saturday as the result of the heavy rains. In a short time 333 points were…

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Further Floods Feared Heavy General Rains

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 14 December 1916 · page 2

The Murray River last evening was 10ft. in above summer level at Albury, and was rising rapidly. In less than 24 hours the river has risen eight inches. This…

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Another Storm

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 22 December 1916 · page 4

Perhaps it might have been better for Mr. Blunt if he were more observant, or possibly more something else. The other morning, when he started…

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Floods in Tasmania

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 22 December 1916 · page 2

The express from Hobart to Launceston was compelled to return on account of portion of the railway line having been washed away…

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Severe Storm at Orange Five Persons Drowned. Orange

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 27 December 1916 · page 2

At six o'clock on Sunday evening, the most severe storm ever experienced in the history of Orange struck the town. Numerous crops and orchards were…

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Great Storm at Orange. Loss of Life and Property. SYDNEY, Tuesday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 27 December 1916 · page 2

A terrific storm broke over the Orange district on Sunday night, doing tremendous damage to orchards, cereal crops, pasture lands, and stock. Vineyards…

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Sensational Storms

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 December 1916 · page 26

An electric storm of intense severity passed over Holbrook between 6 find 7 o'clock on Sunday night, accompanied by a fall of hail never equalled in the memory…

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Great Storm at Milthorpe

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 29 December 1916 · page 2

Further details concerning the terrific storm in the Milthorpe and Orange districts on Sunday state that at Milthorpe the hail descended in jagged…

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