Motor Car in Storm Water Channel. Sydney
The wind removed the hat of a chauffeur driving a single seater car along the South Head road last night, and as he turned his head the car swerved…
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Floods & storms, 1918
261 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 9 of 14
Help for Flood Sufferers. Sympathy from Abroad
The London "Times" of February 4, states: A fund opened by the British Minister at Bangkok for relief of the sufferers in the flood disaster at Mackay,…
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The deputy-Chief Protector of Aborigines, who visited the Hull River aboriginal settlement to investigate the damage done by the…
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WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Friday.—Damage amounting to thousands of pounds has been done by floods at Opotoki, New Zealand Two island steamers are reported overdue,…
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The "Johnstone River Advocate" (Innisfail, Q.) touching on the recent cyclone, says: Besides looking after the food supply, the…
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A severe electrical storm was reported at Glenrcagh shortly after 9 o'clock Thursday evening. There were vivid discharges of lightning, acompanied by very loud thunder…
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We are gathered here to-day at a time which by general consent is the most serious in the history of the Empire. It is a time when we have…
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Heavy rain continues; 185 points were recorded for the 24 hours up to 9 a.m. yesterday. The river showed a slight rise yesterday as a result of the heavy…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—The forecast is:—Unsettled with some rain and thunderstorms, chiefly over the southern and eastern area; northerly winds…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →News From the Front. The Lull Before the Storm. LONDON
Sir Douglas Haig says there is nothing to report except reciprocal artillerying. The mist interfered with air work on the 11th, but we brought down one…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—During a violent and lestructive storm in the Barrier district [?]ences and poles of the electric wires were blown down, causing the current to be cut…
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A serious flood is reported at Benalla, the river rising to 17 feet 1 inch above summer level. Rain commenced to fall heavily on Saturday night, and to…
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After the heavy rainstorms of a few months back Byron Shire Council, in common with other Shires, made application for a special Departmental grant…
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MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—Further particulars of the Benalla flood show that the river had risen 17ft. 1in. above the summer level. The police advised the removal of stock from…
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Almost all the low-lying land in Victoria is under water as a result of heavy rain, which has fallen during the past ten days. The greatest fall was…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The forecast is: —Cloudy and unsettled generally, with rain and thunderstorms during the next day or two; some heavy falls in the aggregate; hail…
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Reports from all parts state that rivers are still rising…
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SYDNEY, Thursday:—The forecast is:—Rain with thunderstorms contracting to the eastern areas, and some hail; improving else-where. Cold west to south-west winds;…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Calm Before the Storm. Battleship Attacked and Sunk. Seven British Submarines Blown Up. House of Commons Discusses Peace. Advance of Germans in Russia. Enemy Offensive. Maurice's Tribute to Foch. (Reuter.)
LONDON, Thursday.—General Maurice, in an article ih the "Daily Chronicle," pays a tribute to General Foch and appeals to the British public to reconsider when they see…
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Paris reports state that a violent thunderstorm caught the German airmen proceeding towards Paris on Friday night. The airmen immediately…
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