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New England · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1916

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Flood in Tingha. Cope's Creek [?]fows its Banks. Much Damage Done. What Happened in Town

Tingha Advocate and North-Western Journal · Friday 3 March 1916 · page 3

The usual quite recently associated with everybody life in Tingha was rudely interrupted late on Saturday night last, when Cope's Creek emerged…

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Tingha Flood

The Inverell Times · Friday 3 March 1916 · page 2

The biggest flood yet known at Tingha occurred on Saturday. A cloudburst at the source of Cope's Creek and Darby's Branch being…

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Result of the Floods

The Inverell Times · Friday 3 March 1916 · page 4

Carts with broken shafts are now common objects by the roadside. At Black Gully, beyond Byron, there are three vehicles awaiting repairs. A…

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Ollera. a Record Flood

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 4 March 1916 · page 2

On Saturday night the Ollera Creek come down a record flood. The night was very dark, and only for the noise very few people would hare seen it,…

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Inverell Floods

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 4 March 1916 · page 9

Particulars regarding the torrential rainstorm in Inverell district last Saturday night show that extensive damage has been done. The varied…

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Destructive Cyclone

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 7 March 1916 · page 4

A terrific cyclone occurred at Bowanville yesterday. The church and a number of other buildings were demolished. Four inches of rain fell…

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Last Days on Gallipoli. Embarkation During a Storm

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 21 March 1916 · page 7

The following is issued by the London Press Bureau:—General Sir Charles Monro reports that the complete evacuation of the…

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Not Seen the Report of the Flood

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 24 March 1916 · page 3

A commercial travellet found him self in a remote village inn when a heavy downpour of rain set in. "I say!" he said, addressing the…

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Floods Stop the Russians. Advance Rendered Impossible. Petrograd

The Inverell Times · Friday 31 March 1916 · page 7

A big Rusian advance is impossible at present as the floods soon stop operations. The Russians are merely clearing…

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The Eastern Front. Low Country Flooded. Petrograd

The Inverell Times · Friday 31 March 1916 · page 4

General Pollvaoff, Minister for War, at his own request resigned. General Ghouvaieff, head of the Commis[?] succeeds him…

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Heavy Thunderstorme

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 4 April 1916 · page 4

After working up for several days, rain fell in torrents in many parts of the district throughout yesterday, the showers being particularly heavy…

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The Recent Floods. Macintyre Shire Hard Hit. Estimate of the Damage

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 4 April 1916 · page 7

At a meeting of the MacIntyre Shire Council on Saturday last the Engineer (Mr. A. Gracie) made a further report on the damage caused by the recent…

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Clarence River Flood

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 13 April 1916 · page 4

The Clarence River is rising at Grafton. A swift current is running, and the river has risen to 33ft. at Copmanburst, but is now falling there. Masses…

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Heavy Rain

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 17 April 1916 · page 2

The week's showery weather recorded in our last issue was followed by very heavy rain around Warialda and in adjoining districts. On…

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Latest Telegraphic News. the Doerigo Flooded. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 11 May 1916 · page 4

Cyclonic rains over the Dorrigo have caused heavy floods. Corn was beaten flat, and the damage will probably run into thousands of pounds…

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Germany Short of Meat. Women Storm Butchers' Shops. Provisions Carried Off. Amsterdam

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 16 May 1916 · page 4

A neutral from Berlin narrates that on Tuesday the inmates of the Kaiser's palace could plainly hear a tumult and a great riot which originated among…

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Floods in Dorrigo

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 May 1916 · page 2

Cyclonic rains have been passing over the Dorrigo plateau. In some cases 13 inches fell in three days. The mail system was disorganised…

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Heavy Rain Causes Wash Away

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 12 June 1916 · page 4

When the seemed division of the [?] train from [?] Sydney was [?] yesterday morning, was [?] owing…

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Floods in Bathurst District

The Inverell Times · Friday 16 June 1916 · page 4

As the result of heavy rains in the Bathurst district all the low-lying parts are more or less under water. Traffic between Perthville and…

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Russian Flood Still Rolling 44 Miles From Lemberg. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 22 June 1916 · page 3

The Russians are within 44 miles of Lemberg. Swiss and Dutch newspapers agree that Austro-German military writers…

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