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Floods & storms, 1917

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Serious Floods. Threatened on Queensland Border. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 9 February 1917 · page 4

A telegram from Mungindi stales that a serious flood threatens the town. It is expected that the Barwon River will overflow its banks within the next…

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Floods on the Barwon. Town Under Water. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 14 February 1917 · page 4

A message from Mungundi states that the Barwon River is now 24 feet 5 inches deep, and rising slowly. There is water all over the town and…

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Labourers for Britain. Flood of Applications. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 15 February 1917 · page 1

A flood of applications bare been received for the thousand laborers for Britain. There are well vore the thousand from this State, and it is…

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Mail Coach Disappears Flood at Jugiong

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 22 February 1917 · page 4

A most violent thunderstorm broke over Jugiong on Saturday evening last, and rain fell in torrents. At Jugiong station two inches fell almost…

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Cyclone at Whitton

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 23 February 1917 · page 2

A severe cyclonic storm struck Whitton from the south-west at 4 o'clock on Sunday Afternoon, causing considerable damage, the railway…

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Floods in Queensland. Great Damage. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 9 March 1917 · page 3

Record floods are reported in Queensland. A railway bridge spanning the Buloo River is 13 feet under water. The floods damaged the…

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Queensland Floods. Grave Anxiety. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 12 March 1917 · page 1

The floods in the northern and central districts of Queensland are again arousing anxiety. Mails and railways are interrupted, and Clermont is again…

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Police Court. Tuesday, March 20. Before Mr. Gales, Relieving P.M.

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 23 March 1917 · page 6

William Brooks was fined 10s and 6s court costs, in default three days for driving a motor car at Lecion between the hours…

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Cyclone in America. Vancouver

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 29 March 1917 · page 2

A message from Birmingham (Alabama) states that a cyclone wiped out the town of Petery. Fourteen person were killed and 20 injured…

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Heavy Rain in Sydney. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 21 April 1917 · page 3

Further heavy rains fell in the city during the night…

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Big Rains. Manly Flooded. Trains Stopped. Sydney, This Day

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Monday 23 April 1917 · page 3

Exceptionally heavy rains ha-ve fallen in the city during the last' 48 hours. Many low-lying parts 'are submerged…

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Big Cyclone

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Monday 30 April 1917 · page 3

A recent cyclone caused great destruction in most of the Southern Island of the New Hebrides The storm raged with unabated…

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Destructive Cyclone

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 1 May 1917 · page 2

The recent cyclone caused great destruction iu the most Southern Island of the New Hebrides. The storm raged with unabated fury for…

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Crisis in Russia. M. Muliukoff a Storm Centre. British Advance Exceeds Expectations. Capture of Craonne. Division in Russia. Separate Peace Question Strong Demonstrations. Petrograd

Daily Advertiser · Monday 7 May 1917 · page 2

A joint session of the Duma was opened at 10 p.m. yesterday. M. Miliukoff has transmitted to the [?] of the Government a recent…

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Flood, Now Fire

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Wednesday 9 May 1917 · page 4

Mr. Jno. Faher, of Mangoplah, on Friday morning found one of the rooms of his house on fire. An amount of damage was done, but her fortunately…

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Loss by Floods in the United States

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 11 May 1917 · page 2

During the year 1010 the losses due to flood waters throughout the United States aggregated nearly £1,000,000 dollars. Of this amount, more than was sustained by the…

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The War Earlier War News. Storm of Shells Disperse German Masses Enemy Nervous at Bulle-court. British Casualties Surprisingly Low

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 12 May 1917 · page 4

A correspondent at British headquarters on the Western front sends the following message:— The Germans keep up the most…

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To Stem the Flood

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Wednesday 16 May 1917 · page 4

The flooding of the main street during wet weather was mentioned, and Cr. Nerman mentioned that the matter had been considered in the council, and…

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Germans Flood Oise Valley

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 22 May 1917 · page 2

The "Daily Chronicles Paris correspondent wriles:— Thirty-two miles of the French front, between St. Quentin and Laffaux have been a…

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French Held Up by Marshes. Germans Flood Oise Valley

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 22 May 1917 · page 3

The "Daily Chronicle's'" Paris correspondent says that thirty-two miles of the French front between Saint Quentin and Laffaux have been a mystery since the early days of the German retreat. The explanation is that the Germans played us the trick we played them of flooding the Yser…

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