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New England · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1918

133 stories in New England's papers · page 1 of 7

North Coast Deluge. 8½ Inches at Tweed Heads

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 5 January 1918 · page 4

Torrential rains are reported in the North Coast district. A total of 851 points were recorded at Tweed Heads…

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A Secret Revealed Published by Special Arrangement. CHAPTER 1. Sunshine Before the Storm

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 7 January 1918 · page 7

"You haven't forgotten the cream, Morris?" "No, Sir." The faintless factotum made a…

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Heavy Storm. Wheat Crops Damaged

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 8 January 1918 · page 4

A disastrous storm, accompanied by vivid lightning and heavy peals of thunder, broke over the town and district on New Year's Day. Gusts of…

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Queensland Floods

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 12 January 1918 · page 4

Floods continue in many parts of Queensland. Cooper's Creek, at Charleville is running 12 miles wide. The Rockhampton rivers are in high flood,…

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Terrible Hail Storm at Casino

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 15 January 1918 · page 4

Terrific hailstones fell, doing an immense amount of damage to fruit and vegetales in Casino on Saturday. In the Town Hall, falling on the iron roof, they made,…

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Record Storm in America. New York

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 15 January 1918 · page 4

The greatest storm for twenty years is sweeping over the central western States from Memphis, in the south, through the cotton States. It is the…

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Queensland Floods. Creek 18 Miles Wide

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 16 January 1918 · page 4

Heavy floods continue in the Charleville distirct (Queensland). Cooper's Creek is eighteen miles wide in places. The mail coaches are flood-bound…

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Cyclone at Bathuest

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 18 January 1918 · page 3

A cyclonic storm swept through Bathurst the other flay, doing considerable damage to buildings, crops, orchards, and fences, uprooting avenues of trees,…

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Cyclonic Storm in Queensland

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 18 January 1918 · page 3

A cyclonic storm, accompanied by very heavy raid and exceptionally vivid lightning, broke over Esk on Sunday afternoon, causing considerable…

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Queensland Floods

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 18 January 1918 · page 3

The district traffic e manager at Toowoomba advises that at 7 o'clock on Sunday evening the Warrego River was 17ft. above summer level, and…

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Storm at Bathurst

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 19 January 1918 · page 9

A cyclonic storm, carrying destruction and desolation in its train, hurst over the outskirts of Bathurst and surrounding district late on Tuesday,…

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The War. British Destroyers Wrecked During Gale. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 21 January 1918 · page 4

The Admiralty announces mm British destroyers on the night of January 12 were totally wrecked on the coast of Scotland during a violent gale…

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Cyclone in Queensland. Heavy Floods Feared

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 22 January 1918 · page 5

There are serious interruptions of telegraph lines northward of Brisbane. It is believed to be the result of a big cyclonic centre which yesterday…

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Floods in England. Much Damage. London

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 22 January 1918 · page 4

The thaw, subsequent to the heavy rains, has resulted in floods over the countryside. Rivers have risen alarmingly, and thousands of acres are…

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Disastrous Floods in Queensland. Several Persons Drowned. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 24 January 1918 · page 4

The latest news from Rockhampton show that the floods are increasing, and hundreds of houses are submerged. Mackay received the full force of the…

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Queensland Floods. Mackay in Danger

The Inverell Times · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 4

A report from Bombala says that Mackay is partly under water. Another report from Gladstone says that it is feared that the whole of Mackay…

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Queensland Floods. Rockhampton in Danger

The Inverell Times · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 7

A telegram from Rockhampton states that all the low-lying parts of the town are flooded. The Fitzroy River is still rising, and is now within…

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Floods in Rockhampton

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 4

Sydney, Thursday.—There was a serious flood in the Rockhampton River yesterday morning. The water was 9ft. higher than any previous record, and…

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Queensland Floods.—loss of Life

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 10

A telegram from Rockhampton states that all the low-lying parts of the town are flooded. The Fitzroy River is still rising, and is now within a short…

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Rocki[?] Floods. B[?] E[?] to [?]W[?]

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 26 January 1918 · page 4

The [?]est ares from E[?] s[?] the [?] is s[?] [?]ing. B[?] are engaged in res[?] week. A [?]ge [?]cer of resistances…

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