Floods in New Zealand. Five People Drowned. Auckland, N.Z.
Heavy rain has fallen throughout the northern part of the Island. Severe floods have followed, causing considerable damage to property. Four men…
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Floods & storms, 1917
338 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 5 of 17
New Zealand Floods. Five People Drowned
WELLINGTON, Monday.--The heavy and continuous rain throughout the northern portion of New Zealand is causing severe floods, besides considerable damage to…
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The abnormal rain during the week-end, accompanied with reports of rises in the river at Tabulam and other places, has set Grafton again talking flood. During…
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Reminiscences of floods on the Clarence have lately been published in the "Star," whilst this week's rising of waters in the Richmond has led some of the old hands here…
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Heavy rain on Saturday, continuing throughout the night and on Sunday, caused the river to rise rapidly, and fears were expressed…
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SYDNEY, Thursday. -- The steamer Buninyong's accident was due to the vessel encountering tempestuous weather on North Coast. When in the height of the storm one…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Queensland Floods. Railway Traffic Suspended. Towns in Danger
BRISBANE, Friday. -- Reports from Southern Queensland show that, the rivers are still in heavy flood. The Moonie River is still rising. It is impossible to run the railway…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Floods. Mungundi Threatened. Miles of Country Submerged
SYDNEY, Thursday. -- A telegram from Mungundi states a serious flood threatens the town, as it is expected the Barwon River will, overflow its banks within the next few…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Diamond Wedding Group. Photo. John Gale and Loana Wheatley. Married 3rd January, 1857
Back Row: Mrs. J. A. Shaw (daughter), her husband, and J. H. C. Gale (grandson). Second Row: Miss G. Wheatley (niece), W. E. Gale (son) and wife, Mrs. J. H. Fitzgibbon (daughter), Lieut. and Mrs. Warren (daughter), Mrs. A…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Rain and Thunderstorms
SYDNEY, Monday.--The forecast is:--Hot to sultry and unsettled, with some rain and thunderstorms. Chiefly north to north-east winds…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Food Riots. Women Storm the City Hall
LONDON, Tuesday. -- The New York,food riots continued in various parts of the city. Over 200 women stormed the entrance of the City Hall trying to gain admittance…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Flooding of Flanders. Secret of the Dykes
In the early days of the war, just a month after the beginning of hostilities in fact, the progress of the, Germans in Belgium was checked by the flooding of Flanders. A cable…
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WELLINGTON, Friday.--A violent cyclonic storm is raging over the north island of New Zealand. Cars for convenience of buyers leave…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Flood Near Collarenebri
SYDNEY, Friday.--The country in the vicinity of Collarenebri is in a flooded condition, but there have been no losses in stock owing to timely notice having been given of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Mesopotamian Campaign. Flooded Tigris Hinders Operations LONDON
A Mesopotamian official message says that the British have secured and consolidated two lines of trenches on southern and Sannaiyat positions. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Disastrous Cyclone. Sweeps New Caledonia
SYDNEY, Monday.--Details of a disastrous cyclone, which swept New Caledonia, resulting in many lives being lost and considerable damage to property, reached…
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SYDNEY, Thursday. -- The forecast is: -- Sultry and unsettled, with rain and thunderstorms over the north-eastern quarter; fine in the south-west, with a tendency to…
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SYDNEY, Monday.--The forecast is :--Sultry and unsettled, with rain and thunderstorms, chiefly over the eastern half ; heavy fails on the North Coast…
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The disastrous Hoods at Clermont and other places in Western and Northern Queensland, of recent date, are a, reminder that such…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →More Queensland Floods. Families Leave Their Homes
BRISBANE, Monday.--The Postal Department received a telegram from Longreach stating that owing to the heavy rains in the Ilfracombe district, Gin Creek was high…
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