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New England · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1917

127 stories in New England's papers · page 4 of 7

Floods

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 23 June 1917 · page 4

The Murray flood waters are receding The position is now more sat[?] faclory…

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Floods in the Riverina

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 23 June 1917 · page 6

Further rain has fallen in the Riverina. At Deniliqruin, almost the wholeof the township is under water with the river still rising, with the result…

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Floods at Deniliquin

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 26 June 1917 · page 2

Deniliquin is suffering severely from flood waters. A large number or private residences are flooded out, and a large amount of damage is being…

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Riverina Floods. Anxiety at Denillquin

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 27 June 1917 · page 4

The flood waters at Deniliquin continue to cause anxiety. The country for miles around is inundated. Considerable damage, has been done…

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Great Damage by Gale

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 19 July 1917 · page 4

A north-westerly gals of annual violence raged along the South Australian Coast yesterday, and caused great damage to jettles, Kios, bathing boxes,…

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Floods Feared

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 19 July 1917 · page 4

As a result of the heavy raids in the border districts another big flood in the Murray River is feared…

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FLOODS. Danger at Albury

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 21 July 1917 · page 4

The Murray River at Albury is rising fast. Stockowners rescued their stock on the Albury and Wodonga flats, which now present the appearance of a great…

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Floods

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 25 July 1917 · page 4

The Murray and Goulburn rivers continue to rise as the result of flood waters. The position at Echuca is critical. All low lying country adjoining…

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The Murray Floods

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 31 July 1917 · page 4

Sydney, Monday.—'The Murray flood waters Lave subsided slightly, out considerable anxiety still obtains…

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WESTRALIA Recurrence of Floods

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 8 August 1917 · page 4

Heavy rains in West Australia are causing a renewal of Hoods. Sixty was haways are reported on the Government railway, and 20 on the…

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FLOODS Murray Flats Submerged

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 8 August 1917 · page 4

The Murray River from its junction with Goulburn is still in high flood. At Ecbuca the low-lying flats are submerged, and the residents are…

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More Floods

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 9 August 1917 · page 4

There are further serious floods in Western Australia, and the railway is held up…

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Gale on the Ceast

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 24 August 1917 · page 3

While towing a large sailing vessel from Brisbane to Sydney the tag Beaver was caught in a gale off Port Stephens on Monday night. She had…

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Flooded Ford. Travellers' Adventure

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 29 August 1917 · page 4

Reverend Father Vaughan and Mr. Mathew Ryan were driving in a buggy across, a hooded ford at Mortlake (Victoria), when the horse and vehicle,…

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Kaiser's "Storm Troops." Expedient of a Declining Army

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 31 August 1917 · page 3

One of the most significant of recent developments in the German armies is the multiplication of "Stotmstruppen," or special troops of assault as…

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Gales and Rain. Winter Conditions on Battlefield

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 5 September 1917 · page 4

Gales and continued soaking rains have made the battlfield an awful mudfleld worse than the Komme in winter. The mud is waist high, but…

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Floods in China. Three Million Homeless

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 15 September 1917 · page 4

Owing to great floods in China threemillion are homeless and destitute. Numbers were drowned. There, was inestimably great destruction of…

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Flood in Chine

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 17 September 1917 · page 3

Owing to great flood in China three million are homeless and destitute. Numbers were drowsed. There was. inestimably great destruction of…

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Gale in Sydney

Guyra Argus · Thursday 20 September 1917 · page 2

A terrific gale swept over Sydney and suburbs early yesterday morning, accompanied by a torrential down-poor. The wind reached a velocity…

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Gale at Maitland

Guyra Argus · Thursday 20 September 1917 · page 2

A storm of a cyclonic nature occurred at Maitland yesterday morning. The wind at times attained tremendous velocity, being reminiscent…

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