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Riverina · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1914

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Yass Flooded, Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 5 December 1914 · page 4

Good general rain has fallen brought. out the State. Yass was flooded as a result of a severe storm. The storm water was a foot deep in the ships in…

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Gales in North Sea. Fleet Saved by Superbseamanship. London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 8 December 1914 · page 2

Terrific gales, accompanied by extremely cold weather, have been experienced in the North Sea, inflicting great hardships on the British navy…

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Guns at Colmar. Strasburg Hay Be Flooded. Germans' Defence Works. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 8 December 1914 · page 3

It is reported from Geneva that the Germans have mounted guns at Colmar, in Alsace, and have mined parts of Mulhausen…

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Storms Continue. New York

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 9 December 1914 · page 3

The storm continues with unexampled violence. Vessels are prevented form entering the harbor, at coney Island. Waves destroyed…

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The Thunderstorm. Alpha and Omega of the Human Spirit

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 9 December 1914 · page 3

There is nothing that strikes such general (and not only personal) awe as the thunderstorm. It is indeed a sort of celestial crime, a…

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Battle of Searchlights. Germans Attempt to Cross the Floods. Belgians' Successful Resistance. Germans Flung Into the Water. Dunkirk

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 9 December 1914 · page 2

The Germans at dawn on the 7th made another desperate attempt to cross the floods to the south-east of Ramscapelle…

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Rain in New Zealand. Devastation on the West Coast. Grey River in Flood. Wellington

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 15 December 1914 · page 2

Heavy rains have fallen on the west coast, of New Zealand. The Grey River has been converted into a raging torrent. The water burst…

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Italian Ship in Distress. Damaged by Cyclone. Return to Newcastle. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 16 December 1914 · page 2

The Italian ship Catherina F., which returned to Newcastle to-day in a damaged condition, encountered a terrific cyclone at the end of November…

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Gales, Snow and Floods. Wettest English December. London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 31 December 1914 · page 3

December has been the wettest on record. There have been terrific gales, with snow, floods, and enormous seas, causing great, damage and…

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Serious Storms. Wetiest December on Record

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 31 December 1914 · page 3

The present month is the wellest De-cember on record, and it has now culminated in severe and disastrous storms in Great Britain. A territic…

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Violent Storms. Interfere with Operations Progress Near Argonne. Paris

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 31 December 1914 · page 3

Monday nights communique states that violent storm throughout Monday prevented operations along most of the front, but we progressed near Argonne…

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Nepean in Flood. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 31 December 1914 · page 3

Heavy rain fell at Camden throughout yesterday. The Nepean River is now in flood. The bridge near the town is submerged…

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