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Floods & storms, 1917

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Murray Floods. Bridges Washed Away

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 25 July 1917 · page 4

The river was higher at Albury on Monday than it has been for eight years, and although no losses of stock have been reported, timely warnings…

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Dan and Dick. After the Flood

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 26 July 1917 · page 4

The first business dealt with at the Municipal Council meeting on Tuesday evening was in regard to a petition signed by Aid. Bourke,…

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Murray in Flood. Water Nine Miles Wide. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 28 July 1917 · page 3

As a result of the flood the railway was washed away at My[?], six miles from Tocumwal, and it is expected that it will be [?] days before repairs…

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Murray Flood. Greatest for Years

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 31 July 1917 · page 3

Grave fears are entertained by the Victorian Water Commission that the Murray flood will be the heaviest experienced in that part fur some years…

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Floods at Deniliquin. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 1 August 1917 · page 3

The Edwards River at Deniliquin reached a height of 24ft. 4in. A number of houses have been flooded. The butter factory has been inundated and…

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LOCAL & GENERAL. Floods and Pioneers

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 1 August 1917 · page 1

In giving an account of the floods that swept away the old town of Gundagai in 1852, Mr. H. N. Turnbull has written the following…

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Stubborn Fighting Flanders Operations Hampered by Rain. Heavy Enemy Counter Attacks. Intense Artillery Fire Continues. Russia Reports Heavy Losses. the Kaiser's Proclamation. Western Front. the Big Push. Continued Heavy Rain. Situation Unchanged. London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 3 August 1917 · page 2

Reuter's correspondent at headquarters telegraphs to-day: "Heavy rain continues with pitiless insistence. The ground wherever the main fighting is…

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Boating to Battle. a Flooded Front

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 4 August 1917 · page 2

"Do you know what my part of the front is like!" said the Belgian officer on leave in London, as we gathered round the smoking room fire. "No [?]…

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The Murray Floods. More Bain Expected

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 August 1917 · page 3

The chairman of the Victorian Water Commission stated on Monday evening that the River Murry had risen [?], at Echuea during the past 24 hours, and…

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Heavy Rain Continues. French Make Progress. Successful Air Raid. London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 10 August 1917 · page 3

Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports: Heavyrain is falling. The French gained ground north-westward of Bixs[?]hoote. We repulsed raiders…

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British Attacks. Satisfactory Progress in Heavy Rain, German Offensive Revives in Galicia. Austrians in Full Retreat. Western Front. Fresh British Attacks. Satisfactory Progress. London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 29 August 1917 · page 2

Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig re­ports:—Heavy rain fell all day long. We attacked in the afternoon east­ward and southward of Langemarck…

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Terrific Storm in England. Serious Damage. London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 30 August 1917 · page 4

The Wettest summer since 1860 [?]minated in a terrilie storm in England on Monday and Tuesday. One and a half inches of rain fell in London and…

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Terrific Thunderstorm. Weather Drives Back Raiders London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 7 September 1917 · page 3

A terrific thunderstorm, wherein several London buildings were struck by lightning, broke the sequence of the air raids. It is reported that hostile…

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Thunderstorm Mistaken for Raid. London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 8 September 1917 · page 4

Wednesday's thunderstorm was the worst for 50 years, and was mistaken for an air raid on London, the audiences in theatres and picture halls…

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Flood Warnings

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 13 September 1917 · page 4

"We thought when we got Burrinjuck we would have no more floods, but things are just the same as ever." So spoke a…

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A Secret Revealed. Published by Special Arrangement. Copyright. Chapter I.—sunshine Before the Storm

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 14 September 1917 · page 5

"You haven't forgotten the [?] Morris?" "No, sir." The faultless factotum made a…

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Flood Warning Association

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 14 September 1917 · page 4

A MEETING for the formation of the above Association was held on Wednesday. There were present: —Messrs. Dodd (chair), Robertson,…

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3 p.m. NEWS. Great Floods is China. Inestimable Numbers Drowned. LONDON

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 14 September 1917 · page 2

Owing to great floods in China three millions are homeless and destitute. The numbers of drowned are…

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Flood Warning Association

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 15 September 1917 · page 7

A Flood Warning Association has been forused at Gundagai, with the object of getting information, and defraying the cost of same, relative to…

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More Flood Waters

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 18 September 1917 · page 4

Mr. G. P. Wilson reports a fall of 141 points at Big Springs. The Kyeamba and tarcutta Creeks were higher yesterday than they had been this…

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