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New England · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1918

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Cyclone at Melbourne

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 5 February 1918 · page 1

The cyclonic weather reached Melbourne on Saturday afternoon, bursting from the west. Great damage was done…

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Storm in Melbourne

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 5 February 1918 · page 4

Melbourne, Monday.—The damage done by a storm here on Saturday is estimated at £100.000…

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Cyclone at Melbourne. Heavy Damage

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 5 February 1918 · page 7

The cyclonic weather readied Melbourne on Saturday afternoon, bursting from the west. Great damage was done. The full force of the gale was…

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Cyclone in Victoria. Much Damage

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 5 February 1918 · page 4

At Brighton the cyclone threw down the statue of Adam Lindsay Gordon over his grave. Heavy seas all along the coast…

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A Gigantic Flood. Enormous Damage in China

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 5 February 1918 · page 6

"Floods in China due to the Yellow River are a commonplace, but they seem to be exceptionally bad this year" (says the "Manchester Guardian"),…

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Queensland Floods Receding

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 5 February 1918 · page 4

It is now fine at Rockhampton, and the water in the rivers is falling…

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Queensland Flood Disaster. Brisbane

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 5 February 1918 · page 8

In all 19 people were drowned at Mackay. The situation at Macfcay is improving, The flood waters in the borth…

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Cyclone at Melbourne

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 6 February 1918 · page 7

The cyclonic weather reached Melbourne on Saturday afternoon, bursting from the west. Great damage was done. The full force of the gale was…

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The Fate of Mackay. Helpless in Face of Storm

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 6 February 1918 · page 8

Appalling in the extreme is the scene presented by the township of Mackay. It can best be described as a jumble of ruins. Tea hours of cyclone, flood,…

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Queensland Floods. Fate of Outlying Districts Uncertain

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 6 February 1918 · page 4

The Fitzroy River at Rockhampton is slowly receding, but the position in outlying districts is uncertain. Fears arc entertained for the safety…

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Monsoonal Visitation Returns. Fresh Floods in Queensland

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 9 February 1918 · page 4

There is a recurrence of the monsoonal rains in Queensland. Many lowlying places are again flooded…

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An Artificial Gale. Made for the King. Traps for Submarines

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 19 February 1918 · page 6

The King recently had the novel experience of suddenly facing a 50-mile-an-hour gale. This was made for His Majesty during his inspection of…

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Storm at Cootamundra

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 20 February 1918 · page 4

An extra heavy thunderstorm passed over Cootamundra early last night, streets, private residences, and shops being flooded. The rain lasted an…

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"Cyclone Babies."

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 21 February 1918 · page 4

Quite a number of mothers in Mackey (says the "Standard'') Will have cause to remember the birthday of the Children who first saw the light of day…

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The Mackay Cyclone

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 22 February 1918 · page 4

Sydney, Thursday.—The loss of sugar in the Mackay district as a result of the recent floods ind cyclone is estimated at a quarter of a million pounds…

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The Coming Storm. Enemy Preparations. London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 22 February 1918 · page 1

Beater's corresspondent at British headquarters says that the political and domestic situation in Germany is now creating excitement. Internal…

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Heavy Thunderstorm

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 22 February 1918 · page 4

Sydney, Thursday.—-A thunderstorm, accompanied by heavy rain, burst over the city early yesterday afternoon, when 115 points of rain fell. The…

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Queensland Floods

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 25 February 1918 · page 6

A letter received in Rockhampton from H. Katte, of Ingle Downs, in the Dingo district, gives a vivid idea of the "floods in that district. Mr. Katte…

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The Queensland Floods

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 25 February 1918 · page 4

Some spien[?]did views of the recent disastrous floods in Queensland will be screened at the Majestic Picture Palace to-night. On Wednesday night Alice…

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The Queensland Floods. New Lake Formed

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 26 February 1918 · page 7

The railway experts who were appointed by the Queensland Railway Department to inquire into the damage to the railways by the recent floods in the…

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