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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1916

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Flood Rains in Victoria. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Monday 25 September 1916 · page 2

Heavy rains have fallen in Victoria and floods are feared in many centres…

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Victorian Floods. Many Country Districts Cut Off. MELBOURNE

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Tuesday 26 September 1916 · page 2

The flood waters in some of the lowlying parts of Victoria have abated, but reports from the small towns along the upper readies of the Yarra state…

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Fierce Fighting Continues. British Storm New Position. Enormous Booty at Combles. (Reuter's Telegram.) LONDON

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 29 September 1916 · page 2

General Haig reports: There was excellent progress to-day. We carried north of Flers further enemy trenches on a front of 2000 yard and are now…

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Storm

Manilla Express · Saturday 30 September 1916 · page 4

A sharp storm passed over the town on Thursday afternoon. There were three or four vivid flashes of light[?]ing accompanied by loud…

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Floods in Sydney. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 30 September 1916 · page 2

As the result of the heavy rains many low lying parts, of the suburbs are under water. All steamers arriving this morning met the full force of the southerly…

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Victorian Floods Interrupt Railways. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Monday 2 October 1916 · page 2

Owing to a washaway on the Goulburn valley line, the train service from New South Wales to Victoria by way of Tocumwal has been indefinitely suspended…

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Kiama Camp Flooded. Troops Moved to Higher Ground. SYDNEY

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Tuesday 3 October 1916 · page 2

Torrential rain at Kiama played havoc with the military camp there. Matters became so bad yesterday that, the authorities were compelled to temporarily…

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Victorian Floods. Widespread Devastation in the North. SYDNEY

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Tuesday 3 October 1916 · page 2

Latest particulars of the Victorian floods show that the country for miles. south of Numurkah is under water. Hundreds of stock were lost at…

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Heavy Rain Storm

The North Western Courier · Wednesday 4 October 1916 · page 2

Although rain threatened during the afternoon of Tuesday, and towards night fall, a Scotch mist began to fall, no one suspected that we were booked…

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Heavy Rain at Nundle. River Running Banker

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Thursday 5 October 1916 · page 1

Our Nundle correspondent wired at 10 o'clock last night that 172 points of rain had fallen there 60 points having fallen since 9 a.m. The river rose about…

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Commonwealth Meteorology. Further Heavy Rain Over Eastern Districts. SYDNEY

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Thursday 5 October 1916 · page 2

Monsoonal depression, which was over central Australia yesterday, has made very rapid movement south-eastward, and at 9 o'c1ock this morning had taken…

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Thunderstorms at Barraba. Barraba

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Thursday 5 October 1916 · page 1

Heavy thunderstorms occurred here shortly after midnight. The thunder and lightning were particularly severe. Thirty-one points of rain were recorded…

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Further General Rains. Sydney Suburbs Flooded. SYDNEY

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Thursday 5 October 1916 · page 1

Further general rains are reported throughout the State with no immediate prospects of a clearance. Many low-lying parts of the suburbs…

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Late Telegrams Flood Rains in Many Parts. Sydney Suburbs Under Water. Cataract Reservoir Overflowing. Country Centres Inundated. SYDNEY

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 6 October 1916 · page 2

The rains continue practically throughout the State and have been exceptionally heavy in many places. The railway traffic was delayed on many…

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Flood Waters Subsiding. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 7 October 1916 · page 2

The weather has now cleared over the greater part of the State. The flood waters have subsided and the train services have been restored…

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Forbes Threatened with Big Flood. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 7 October 1916 · page 2

The townspeople of Forbes are in a state of excitement, as a big flood is coming down the Lachlan River, wh[?] is 52 feet deep at Cowra, being eight…

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Murrumbidgee in Flood. Town Under Water. SYDNEY

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Monday 9 October 1916 · page 2

The flood in Murrumbidgee River is the biggest since 1881. The gravest anxiety is felt for the safety of thousands of stock in low lying country…

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Commonwealth Meteorology. Heavy Rain Shortly. SYDNEY

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Monday 23 October 1916 · page 2

The Commonwealth Weather Bureau, Sydney, issues the following remarks on the weather: The high pressure over the eastern districts has increased in…

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No DlVNGIOR of Flood

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Tuesday 24 October 1916 · page 2

Word was received in Tamworth from Nundle last night that tins river only rose seven feet as a result of the rain. It had fallen 3 feet at 9 p.m. Only 50…

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Terrific Storm in the City. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Monday 30 October 1916 · page 2

A terrific storm passed over the city [?] this morning during which large hailstones fell and numerous windows were shattereed…

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