Operations Hampered by Floods
LONDON, Monday.—General Sir Percy Lake further reports that the attack at dawn on the 9th at Sannaiyat failed to pierce the enemy'slineg. Operations Avere much…
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Floods & storms, 1916
251 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 6 of 13
The Storm
The old conditions of the North Coast have returned ; everyone wears oilskins and rubbar boots. For a fortnight there has been rain and in…
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BRISBANE, Thursday.—Heavy rainfall has been experiene[?] in the southern portions of the State during the last 24 hours, and the rain [?]. A strong gale was blowing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Floods and Water Hyacinth. (To the Editor.)
Sir,—Thanks for your advice, under the above heading in to-day's issue us to what the Hyacintn Board should do, and for the information…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →In Mesopotamia. Relieving General Townsend. Enemy Flooding the Country
LONDON, Wednesday.—A telegram was received from General Townsend on Friday saying: "Well. It is expected that Kut-el-Amara will be relieved in the near…
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BRISBANE, Friday.—A strong southerly gale was reported from Double Island Point this morning, the centre being approximately 300 miles east of Sandy Cape. High…
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Mr. W. A. Zuill, M.L.A., has been officially informed re Flood Refuge Reserve, New Italy: The Lands Department, in reply to a request from residents of New…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →America's Note to Germany. Immediate Answer Demanded. German Cavalry Patrols Enter Greece. Railway Bridges Blown Up. British Recruiting Proposal. to Be Submitted to Secret Session of Parliament. Reported Massacre of Greeks by Turks and Bulgarians. Russian Troops in France. Mesopotamia. Fighting Floods and Turks. Soldiers Swim From Flooded Trenches
LONDON, Thursday.-Edmund Candler, on the Mcsopotarm.in front, says: We are fighting the Tigris floods as well as the Turks. Much labor has been spent in building bunds…
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LONDON, Sunday.—General Sir Perey Lake cables: The attack on the northern, bank of the Samiyat position, on the 23rd failed, though regularly, bombed since the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Floods in Tasmania. Zeehan (Tasmania)
Owing to phenomenally heavy rains, during the Easter season, disastrous floods have occurred, causing washouts on railway lines and interruption to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Storm of Shells. New Record Established at Verdun
Verdun is French to-day, as it always will be, despite the menace of the German army and the threats of the Crown Prince. As we came into the town—the first civilians…
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LONDON, Wednesday.—General Smuts reports that rain has set in in great violence. The enemy have strongly entrenched in the hills south-east of Kondoairangi…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Grafton News. More Floods Mail Coach Accident Grafton
Over three inches of torrential rain have fallen since Thursday afternoon. The low-lying land is flooded everywhere. Cattle were washed down the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rough Weather at Byron Bay. Heaviest Blow Since Cyclone
Some, heavy showers fell on Friday and Saturday nights, amounting to about 130 points. A violent wind blew from the south-east most of the time, and on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →French Trenches Bartered. Deluge of German Metal Crown Prince's Sledge Hammer Blows. Stubborn French Defence
PARIS, Tuesday.—Since Wednesday the German batteries have concentrated a deluge of metal on Hill 304, Deadman Hill, and" the slopes of Little Valley. The French front,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Telegrapic News a Cyclonic Storm. Sydney
The Dutch steamer "Tasman," which arrived at Sydney to-day, rassed through one of the most violent cyclones, ever experienced on the…
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The recent wet weather seems to have had its centre on the highlands inland from Coff's Harbor. In the vicinity of Dorrigo, cyclonic rains have been…
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CAPETOWN, Thursday—A disastrous drought in the Midland districts has been broken up, and has been followed by floods. Railways, homesteads, dams, and live stock…
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The recent wet weather seems to have had its centre on the highlands inland from Coff's Harbor. In the vicinity of Dorrigo, cyclonic rains have been passing over the plateau. In…
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SYDNEY, Thurrsday.—Light to heavy rain, almost general in character, except in the north-cast, is reported throughout the State…
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