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New England · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1914

71 stories in New England's papers · page 4 of 4

Sudden Storm

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 24 November 1914 · page 4

A heavy dust storm, followed by a few points of rain, visited Inverell on Saturday afternoon. For a time one could hardly see across the street…

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Cyclone in Victoria

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 25 November 1914 · page 6

A terrific cyclone swept over the township of Whitfield (Victoria) and district on Sunday afternoon, causing the greatest consternation, and doing…

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Germans Retreat 24 Miles. Gales in the North Sea. Italy's Action Appreciated in London Sydney, Monday 1.50 p.m

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 7 December 1914 · page 4

The German officially admit they retreated 24 miles eastwards from the Vermeiles Bethune line before a mar[?]ross fire of the French [?]…

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The Naval Battle Off the Chilian Coast. Fought in Raging Storm

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 14 December 1914 · page 7

Details of the naval battle winch took place off the coast of Chili on Sunday, Nov. 1, resulting in a German victory, are given in the San…

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"Tess of the Storm Country."

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 17 December 1914 · page 7

On Tuesday and Wednesday nights next " Test of the Storm Country," with be screened at Frost's Picture [?] Nothing has been shown…

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In a Terrible Cyclone

The Inverell Times · Friday 18 December 1914 · page 5

The Italian ship Caterian F. which returned to Newcastle on Tuesday in [?]maged condition, encountered a terrible cyclone at the end of November…

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Storm

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 22 December 1914 · page 4

A heavy storm broke over the town at about 1 o'clock this morning and 53 points were recorded. Good general rains have fallen throughout the…

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Flooded Trench Drama. Piquant Conversation' As to Who Was the Prisoner

The Tenterfield Courier and District Advocate · Thursday 24 December 1914 · page 3

A five-days' drama of the trenches, which ended in a British subaltern shooting a Herman captain after an argument as to who was the prisoner…

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The War. French None German Trenches. Daring Attack on Chateau. Flooded Trenches. Complete Defeat of Germans. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 24 December 1914 · page 5

Martin Donohoe, the war correspondent, says the Germans had continued trenches 6 feet deep, lined with cement…

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Disastrous Storm

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 26 December 1914 · page 4

A disastrous storm occurred at Dungowan, near Tamworth. The damage is estimated at thousands of pounds. Stock valued at £1800 were…

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Fighting in Storm and Bareness. Ground a Quagmire. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 31 December 1914 · page 5

Eye Richnesse describe desperate fighting in storm and darkness as part of the terrible struggle in Flanders…

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