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Murray · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1918

131 stories in Murray's papers · page 4 of 7

Mackay Cyclone

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 March 1918 · page 32

Mr. Bamford, M.H.R., and Senator Crawford, who, as commissioners for the Commonwealth Government, which voted £5000 towards the relief of sufferers…

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Storm Troops Demoralised London

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 15 March 1918 · page 6

Mr. Percival Phillips states the attacks of picked troops on Friday was a disastrous failure and resulted in a heavy German casualty list…

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Devastated Innisfail Cyclone Causes 15 Deaths. Brisbane

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 15 March 1918 · page 2

The steamer Mourilyan has left for In Innisfail with food for the stricken population. The destruction is reported to be terrible…

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The North Queensland Cyclone. Two Towns Demolished. Nine Persons Killed. Two Hundred Reported Injured. Sydney

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 15 March 1918 · page 2

A terrific cyclone struck Babinda, a town of about 800 inhabitants, in the sugar growing district, about 36 miles from Cairns. Practically the…

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Big Floods

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 March 1918 · page 38

The recent floods in North China' wrought damage to the extent of over £200,000,000. Streams have been turned into rivers two miles wide and in some…

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Cyclone at Innisfail Houses Fall Like Packs of Cards. Brisbane

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 16 March 1918 · page 3

The cyclone at Innisfail raged from ten o'clock on Sunday morning until three o'clock on Monday morning. The houses fell like packs of cards. Most of the…

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Innisfail Cyclone

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 March 1918 · page 32

The following are the names of some of those who were killed at Innis fail during the cyclone on Sunday:—Mr. and Mrs. Brown; Mr. O'Malley, solicitor; Mrs…

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The Pacific a World Storm Centre

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 22 March 1918 · page 2

The Lord Chief Justice of England, presiding, over a farewell to Mr. Rodwell, the Governor elect of Fiji, said the Pacific was likely to become the…

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Gales and Fires

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 March 1918 · page 33

The howling gale which visited a great part of New Zealand did considerable damage to shipping. Auckland reports it was one of the worst ever experienced. The…

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Use of Storm Troops

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 3 April 1918 · page 2

Reuter's correspondent at the French Headquarters says: "It is apparent that the whole German apparatus for destroying our centres of…

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Calm Before the Storm Fresh Blows Expected

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 4 April 1918 · page 2

Experts believe that the comparative lull on the battle front is merely covering the preparation for fresh German blows, but the fact must not be overlooked that the…

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New Zealanders Storm Road (United Service Special Cable.)

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 5 April 1918 · page 2

According to Mr. Hamilton Fyfe, "The Daily Mail" correspondent in France, it was the Wellington and Auckland regiments of the New Zealand Rifle Brigade…

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Letter-box. Just Missed the Flood. Hillas Creek, via Gundagai

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 April 1918 · page 12

Dear Uncle Jeff,—The spirit moves me to drop you and my young friends a few a lines just to let you know that the gravedigger has not yet got his job. On the…

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Repairing Flood Damage. a Government Grant of £300

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 18 April 1918 · page 4

The Berrigan Shire Council has received £300 from the Government towards the cost of repairing flood damage along the Murray river. An…

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Prevention of Flood Damage Commission at Deniliquin

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 20 April 1918 · page 2

The Commission appointed jointly by the Governments of New South Wales and Victoria to inquire into the prevention of damage caused by floods in the…

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Further Correspondent's Views. German Reinforcements Pouring In. How the British Met the Second Storm

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 23 April 1918 · page 2

Mr. Fyfe says that German reinforcements are still pouring in largely, including youths of 19. Mr. Garvin says that the British…

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Game Displace Wheat. Curious Effect of Floods

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 25 April 1918 · page 3

The Minister for Lands (Mr Ashford), who returned to Sydney from Wagga at the week-end, stated that, as a result of floods, embryo gum…

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Lull Before New Storm

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 April 1918 · page 23

The general situation on the battle, front remained unchanged on Monday, according to the correspondent of the United Press of America. "There was," says the…

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Repairing Flood Damage

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 30 April 1918 · page 2

The Berrigan Shire Council has received £300 from the Government towards the cost of repairing flood damage along the Murray river. An…

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To Impede German Advance Flanders May Be Flooded. Paris

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 3 May 1918 · page 6

Marcel Hutin, the French military writer, states that Ludendorff is manoeuvring to draw the Allies' reserves to in point he sclocts…

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