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Floods & storms, 1915

708 stories in Sydney's papers · page 11 of 36

Zeppelin Wrecked. Destroyed by Storm. Amsterdam, March 2

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 March 1915 · page 9

A Zeppelin, while flying over Cologne, was destroyed in a storm. The crew were saved…

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Storm at Darwin. Launch and Crew Missing. Darwin

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 March 1915 · page 10

A report from the Roman Catholic aboriginal mission station at Bathurst Island states that a heavy blow was experienced there last week. It uprooted a number of large…

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A Storm at Darwin, a Government Ketch Missing

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 5 March 1915 · page 4

A report from the Roman Catholic aboriginal mission station at Bathurst Island, Northern Territory, states that a heavy blow was experienced there last…

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Heavy Storm. Charters Towers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 March 1915 · page 18

A heavy wind and rain storm, accompanied by hail, did a considerable amount of minor damage in the town and suburbs. Several business premises in the main street were…

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A Fight in a Snow Storm

The World's News · Saturday 6 March 1915 · page 13

A recent issue the "Illustrirte Zeitung" gives some vigorous war pictures from the German standpoint The one we reproduce is of a fight in a snowstorm between the Cossacks and the Austro-Hungarian Landsturm infantry, in the passes of the Carpathians, where terrific fighting is still going on…

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Ablaze at Sea. Oil Steamer's Plight. Storm Quenches Fire. London, March 5

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 March 1915 · page 16

The Norwegian oil tank steamer Lahahra, which carried 10,000 tons of benzine, has reached the Tyne. She was ablaze amid ships for two days in mid-Atlantic owing to…

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The Problem of Ireland Country Flooded with German Propaganda Rise of Seditious Papers Case of Sir Roger Casement. London, January 18

Sunday Times · Sunday 7 March 1915 · page 18

Recent events in Ireland have made it as clear as anything can be that has not been proved in a court of law that someone la spending money like water to seduce the Irish…

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Cyclonic Storm. Six Lives Lost

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 March 1915 · page 6

DARWIN, Sunday.--Bathurst and Meiville Island and the coast to the east of Darwin were visited with a violent cyclone on the afternoon of February 25. some damage was caused,…

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Dust Storms General

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 9 March 1915 · page 8

Dust storms were general inland yesterday. Broken Hill reported a dust blizzard all day, Walgett a dust storm, and Hay a dust storm all day. Denilliquin advised "thick, red dust,…

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Duct Storm in Melbourne

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 9 March 1915 · page 4

A terrific dust storm was experienced in Melbourne on Saturday. The day opened hot, and, as is usual when a north wind is blowing, there was a larger…

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Zeppelins Lost. Wrecked in a Storm

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 9 March 1915 · page 7

. GENEVA. Monday.—The storm which de–stroyed a Zeppelin at Cologne, last week, also demolished a Zeppelin shed and damaged another airship…

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Lost Airships. Damage by Storm. Geneva, March 7

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 March 1915 · page 9

The recent storm which caught a Zeppelin flying over Cologne demolished a Zeppelin shed. It destroyed one airship, and damaged another…

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Floods at Charters Towers

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 9 March 1915 · page 4

A heavy wind and rain storm, accompanied by hail, caused considerable damage at Charter's Towers (Q.), on Friday. Several business premises in the main…

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Country Dust Storm

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 10 March 1915 · page 10

DENILIQUIN, Tuesday. -- A terrific duststorm passed over the town yesterday afternoon, and the place was in semi-darkness for some time. There is no sign of a break in the drought,…

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Severe Storm. Damage at Bathurst. Bathurst

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 March 1915 · page 14

A severe wind storm prevailed all dny in Bathurst yesterday, when clouds of blinding dust swept over the city from morning to nightfall…

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Indian Fanatics Resist Arrest. Police Storm Temple of Refuge. Madras, Wednesday Night

Evening News · Thursday 11 March 1915 · page 5

A sensational story comes from Calicut, in the Malabar district. Some fanatics concerned in an attempt on the life of an official, took refuge in a temple,…

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Unsettled Conditions. Thunderstorms Likely

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 11 March 1915 · page 11

The thundery tendencies in the north–eastern districts and coastal parts have so far resulted mostly in an increase in the cloudiness, unit up to 9 a.m. yesterday Woolgoolga had…

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Storm-tossed Luggers. Several Losses by Cyclone

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 12 March 1915 · page 8

DARWIN, Thursday. -- The Government steamer Leichhardt returned last night from Bowen Straits, bringing information which shows that the recent cyclone to the north…

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A Cyclone. Pearling Luggers Missing. Loss of Life Feared. Darwin

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 March 1915 · page 6

The Government auxiliary ketch Leichhardt arrived from Bowen Strait late yesterday evening. Captain F. Mugge reports that on arrival at Bowen Straits he found four men…

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Wind Storm at Bathurst. Much Damage Done to Property

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 12 March 1915 · page 4

A severe wind storm prevailed all Monday in Bathurst (N.S.W.), when clouds of blinding dust swept over the city from morning to nightfall. Many roofs were…

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