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New England · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1918

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The Storm Bursts Huns' Furious Attack. Enemy Crosses the Marne. London

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 16 July 1918 · page 2

The Central News states that the Germans have begun a great offensive against the French, over a 50 mile front, north-east of Chateau Thierry…

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Floods on the Lachlan

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 16 July 1918 · page 5

The King and Ovens rivers are in flood, and the waters are flowing over the Melbourne-Sydney road. A Chinese gardener was drowned…

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Floods in Victoria. Chinaman Drowned

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 17 July 1918 · page 4

Several rivers in Victoria are reported to be in flood. All traffic on the Melbourne-Sydney road has been suspended…

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Allied Storm Breaks. Germans Sweet Back. Counter Attack Succeeds. Three Miles Gained

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 18 July 1918 · page 4

The American and French, south of Dor[?] counter attacked this morning. The Germans were swept back…

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War to End During a Storm

The Inverell Times · Friday 19 July 1918 · page 4

People who collect war wonders are recalling one of the best street stories of the war. The tale is that a few months ago a young girl travelling in…

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Heavy Rain in Sydney

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 23 July 1918 · page 2

It was raining heavily in Sydney this morning…

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Floods Feared. Meteorologist's Misgivings

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 24 July 1918 · page 4

Mr. Meares, State Meteorologist, stated this morning that owing to the persistent and heavy nature of the rains since the outbreak of the dry…

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Severe Storm

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 26 July 1918 · page 8

Wellington (N.Z.) has been experiencing for three days bitterly cold weather. Heavy falls of snow covered the ground in some places to a depth of…

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Latest Telegrams. Heavy Rain in Sydney. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 29 July 1918 · page 2

The heavy rain in Sydney continues…

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War to End During a Storm

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 30 July 1918 · page 8

PEOPLE who collect war wonders are recalling one of the best street stories of the war. The tale is that a few months ago a young girl travelling in a London bus…

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A Sudden Flood

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 27 August 1918 · page 8

MR.J.T.O'BRIEN and an employee (Mr. A.Barnett) were destroying rabbits with a [?] at Wellington, and when crossing Bell River to go to another paddock…

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Woman on the Warpath. Queensland Liquor Reformers Storm the Assembly

Guyra Argus · Thursday 29 August 1918 · page 3

HARD words break no banes—and there are men and women for the matter of that, who have been known to thrive under abuse. But who can flourish upon the poisonous diet of…

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The Recent Cyclone in Queensland

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 30 August 1918 · page 4

Sydney, Thursday.—Repairs to the telegraph and telephone lines, which were damaged by the recent cyelone in Central and Northern Queensland, has…

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Ogg's Forecast Thunderstorms Predicted

The Inverell Times · Friday 30 August 1918 · page 7

Ogg's Weather Forecast, relating to New South Wales, for September, reads as follows:— 1st to 6th.—Cold and frosty…

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Woman on the Warpath. Queensland Liquor Reformers Storm the Assembly

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 2 September 1918 · page 3

HARD words break no bones--and there are men and women for the, matter of that, who have been known to thrive under abuse. But who can flourish upon the poisonous diet of…

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Ogg's Forecast Thunderstorms Predicted

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 3 September 1918 · page 6

Ogg's Weather Forecast, relating to New South Wales, for September, reads as follows:—1st to 6th.—Cold and frosty…

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Destructive Gale

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 9 September 1918 · page 2

A heavy gale [?] considerable damage in the W[?] district of New Zealand…

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Ogg's Forecast Thunderstorms Predicted

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 17 September 1918 · page 3

Ogg's Weather Forecast, relating to New South Wales, for September, reads as follows:— 7th to 14th.—Thunder squalls over…

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Ogg's Forecast Thunderstorms Predicted

The Inverell Times · Friday 20 September 1918 · page 6

Ogg's Weather Forecast, relating to New South Wales, for September, reads as follows:— 7th to 14th.—Thunder squalls over…

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The War. Renters Cables German Peace Offensive. An Endeavor to Avoid the Storm. Allies Not Caught Napping. (Reuter's Telegram), Vancouver

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 8 October 1918 · page 4

A Paris message says: Germany, Austria-Hungary. and Turkey have decided to ask President Wilson through neutral countries for a general armistice…

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