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New England · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1916

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Deluge of Steel. Great Events Imminent. (Reuter's Telegram). London, Tuesday Morning

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 13 September 1916 · page 5

French correspondents on the British front speak of the swelling sea of reserves which, owing to the British air mastery; they do not make secret…

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Floods in Victoria

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 25 September 1916 · page 4

Floods in Victoria continue. A boy named Wookwood was drowned in the flood waters at Carrom, and a milkman named Gill narrowly escaped the same…

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Floods in Victoria. Father and Children Drowned

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 27 September 1916 · page 4

Further particulars of the disastrous floods in Victoria show that seven lives were lost. The flood is one of the worst in the history of that State…

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Floods in Victoria

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 28 September 1916 · page 4

The flood waters around Melbourne are gradually subsiding, but disastrous reports continue to come from the country districts…

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Disastrous Floods in Victoria Several Lives Lost

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 28 September 1916 · page 6

Further particulars of the disastrous floods in Victoria shew that seven lives were lost. The flood is one of the worst in the history of that State…

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Floods in Victoria

The Inverell Times · Friday 29 September 1916 · page 4

The country on both sides of the Goulburn River, Victoria, is a vast sea 30 miles by 15 to 20 miles wide…

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The Murrumbidgee in Flood

The Inverell Times · Friday 29 September 1916 · page 4

The Murrumbidgee has reached the richest flood level for many years at Balranald…

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More Welcome Rains. Randwick Racecourse. Flooded

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 30 September 1916 · page 4

Welcome rains have fallen on the Sydney catchment area. Further Splendid rains are also reported from the country. The Rand wick racecourse…

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Heavy Rain

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 October 1916 · page 4

S[?] which im the past [?] One [?] again in [?]…

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The Murray in Flood

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 3 October 1916 · page 2

The Murray River is in high flood. The town of Moama has been reached by flood waters. The river is failing at Cumwal…

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Deluge of Claims for Exemption

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 5 October 1916 · page 4

A good many of the men who reported for enrolment yesterday desired exemption on various grounds. Exemption claims were also very…

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Floods in the West

The Inverell Times · Friday 6 October 1916 · page 4

Heavy floods, with much damage, are reported from several places between Beny and Nowra. The country is under water and Baridwood is cut…

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Heavy Floods

The Inverell Times · Friday 6 October 1916 · page 4

A land slip occurred between O[?]ford and Helensburgh. The traffic between Campbelltown and Camden is difficult to handle on account of the rise of the…

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Blayney District Flooded. Mail Coach Swept Away

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 7 October 1916 · page 4

A large area of the country in Blayney district is flooded. A mail coach was swept away, the drive nearly drowned…

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Flood at Forbes. Boy Drowned

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 10 October 1916 · page 2

A boy named Harley, whose father was killed at Gallipoli was drowned in the flood at Forbes while riding in a sociable, which capsized…

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Latest Telegraphic News Disastrous Floods

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 12 October 1916 · page 4

A disastrous flood occurred in the valley of the Lachlan, the country is under water for sales. The business premises and residences in the main…

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Flood at Forbes. Main Street Under Water. Lad Drowned

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 12 October 1916 · page 6

The first flood waters struck Forbes, at 2 o'clock on Saturday morning last, and in a few minutes the Lagoon had risen so rapidly that water was…

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The Storm Brewing. United States Neutrality Violated. New York

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 17 October 1916 · page 4

Sensational revelations are expected as the result of Admiral Mayo's energetic action in endeavoring to ferret out the secret submarine base, which…

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A Destructive Gale. Many Vessels Lost. (Renter's Telegram). London, Tuesday Morning

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 25 October 1916 · page 4

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

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Disastrous Storm

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 28 November 1916 · page 4

Sunday's storm will be remembered for many years as one of the most disastrous from a farming point of view that has been experienced in…

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