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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1915

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Nepean River in Flood. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 1 January 1915 · page 2

Heavy rainfall last night resulted in the Nepean River being flooded. Many houses were submerged and [?] ges were considerably damaged…

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Nepean River in Flood. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 1 January 1915 · page 2

Heavy rainfall last night resulted in the Nepean River being flooded. Many houses were submerged and aridges were considerably damaged…

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Struck a Mine Battleship Formidable. Sunk in Channel. Most of the Crew Lost. Terrific Gale. LONDON, Jan. 1

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Monday 4 January 1915 · page 2

LONDON, Jan. 1 The Press Bureau advises that the British battleship Formidable, 15,000 tons, a sister ship to the Bulwark, has been sunk…

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Struck a Mine Battleship Formidable Sunk in Channel. Most of the Crew Lost. Terrific Gale. LONDON, Jan. 1

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Monday 4 January 1915 · page 2

The Press Bureau advises that the British battleship Formidable, 15,000 tons, a sister ship to the Bulwark, has been sunk in the British Channel…

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Heavy Storm 462 Points in 40 MINUTES. 84 Points in Less Tha[?] Hour Horse Drowned in [?]Ain Street. Birds and Poultry Suffer Same Fate

The North Western Courier · Monday 4 January 1915 · page 2

On Tuesday night last narrabri was visited by one of the heaviest storms yet experience here. The day being of a very close and muggy…

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Cyclone at Burren Junction

The North Western Courier · Wednesday 6 January 1915 · page 2

On New Years Eve at about 19.30 p.m. eye one accompanied by wind, lighting and heavy thunder struck…

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Floods in Great Britain. Salisbury Camp Under Water. LONDON

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Thursday 7 January 1915 · page 2

Considerable flood damage has been done in the Fen country in Somerset Salisbury Cathedral is flooded. The Canadian camp on Sailsbury Plains is impeded. A…

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The Latest. Flooded Trenches Full of Corpses. Horrible Conditions. What the Fighting is Like in Flanders. PARIS

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 9 January 1915 · page 2

A French eye witness at the front states that 300 corpses were found in the ruins of St. Georges. "We held the position, though on the…

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The Latest. Flooded Trenches Full of Corpses. Horrible Conditions. What the Fighting is Like in Flanders. PARIS

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 9 January 1915 · page 2

A French eye witness at the front states that 300 corpecs were found in the ruins of St. Georges. "We held the position, though on the…

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Germans in France and Belgium. Attempt to Flood Allies' Trenches. Officers Disappear. LONDON

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Tuesday 12 January 1915 · page 2

The Germans attempted to flood the Allies' trenches at Lille, but failed. The Scheld[?], and Lys have now overflowed and flooded the whole of the districts in…

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Germans in France and Belgium. Attempt to Flood Allies' Trenches. Officers Disappear. LONDON

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Tuesday 12 January 1915 · page 2

The Germans attempted to flood the Allies' trenches at Lille, but failed. The Scheldt and Lys have now overflowed and flooded the whole of the districts in…

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Storm

The North Western Courier · Wednesday 13 January 1915 · page 2

A terrific wind storm accept over Narrabri last night at about 7 o'clock heralding its approach by clouds of dust. Black clouds mounted up on…

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Severe Storm. Substantial Rainfalls

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Thursday 14 January 1915 · page 2

A thunderstorm of rather severe nature passed over Tamworth on Tuesday eveninn, and as a result, 49 points of rain were officially recorded…

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Flanders Fighting in Dyke Country. Scenes in the Floods

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 16 January 1915 · page 6

G. Ward Price, the London "Daily Mail's war correspondent in South-west Belgium, gives an interesting picture of the conditions in the battle area in…

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Flanders Fighting in Dyke Country. Scenes in the Floods

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 16 January 1915 · page 6

G. Ward Price, the London "Daily Mail's war correspondent in South-west Belgium, gives an interesting picture of the conditions in the battle area in…

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Another Turkish Debacle. Three Day Battle in a Snow Storm. PETROGRAD

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Tuesday 19 January 1915 · page 2

A communique states that the battle of Kavrurgen lasted for three cays in a ceaseless snow storm and ended in a complete Russian victory…

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Another Turkish Debacle. Three Day Battle in a Snow Storm. PETROGRAD

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Tuesday 19 January 1915 · page 2

A communique states that the battle of Kavrurgen lasted for three days in a ceaseless snow storm and ended in a complete Russian victory…

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Terrific Dust Storm in Riverina

The North Western Courier · Wednesday 20 January 1915 · page 2

One of the worst dust storms experienced in this district swept over the whole of eastern Riverina yesterday. Wagga abd the surrounding country…

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Violent Storm Along Front. London

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 20 January 1915 · page 2

An official Paris message says that from the sea to the Oise the front was swept by a violent storm, which was especially severe in Belgium…

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Violent Storm Along Front. London

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 20 January 1915 · page 2

All official Paris message says that from the sea to the Oiso the front this swept by a violent storm, which was especially severe in Belgium…

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