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Floods & storms, 1915

708 stories in Sydney's papers · page 20 of 36

Storm Moving Northwards Fine Weather Returning Winds More Moderate

The Sun · Friday 11 June 1915 · page 3

City Forecast.--Fine, with squally south-westerly winds. New South Wales Forecast.--Cloudy to showery on the coast and Blue…

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Water Main Bursts. Woollarra Homes Flooded. Residents Have Anxious Time

Evening News · Friday 11 June 1915 · page 5

[?] homes were flooded and one house slightly damaged as a result of a 241p water main bursting [?] a Gration-street, near Grosvenor-street, Woollabra, about a quarter to 11 this morning…

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Six Houses Flooded Break in Bondi Water Main Damage Estimated at £1000

The Sun · Friday 11 June 1915 · page 6

The water main in Grafton-street, near Grosvenor-street, Bondi Junction, burst at 10.30 this morning, and until nearly midday water shot fully 100ft. into the air and fell…

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Emerald Wings in a Gale. a Rough Experience

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 12 June 1915 · page 11

The full force of the recent gale was met by the steamer Emerald Wings, under charter to Scott Fell and Co., and the vessel arrived here yesterday after a protracted passage from…

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Six Houses Flooded

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 12 June 1915 · page 18

A terrace of six houses in Grafton Street, near Grosvenor Street, Woollabra, was flooded out by the bursting of a water main yesterday morning. Considerable damage was done to…

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Effect of the Floods

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 12 June 1915 · page 11

MOSS VALE, Friday.--The heavy rains, with snow, of the past few days have given at least six inches. All the low ground near the Bong Rivers was flooded…

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Storm in an Austrian Cafe

Sunday Times · Sunday 13 June 1915 · page 5

There was something more than a mild sensation to-day at a restaurant in the city, which is kept by an Austrian (wired our Melbourne correspondent last night). The proprietor…

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Great World Change How the Storm Grew

The Sun · Sunday 13 June 1915 · page 24

"Those whose memories go brick to the seventies, and who have formed the habit of watching public events with close attention will be aware, I think, of a general contrast…

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Short of Shell. "We Want a Deluge" Lathes Into Battalions Minister's Moving Appeal

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 14 June 1915 · page 7

LONDON, Sunday.--Mr. Lloyd George, Minister for Munitions, addressed a great gathering of representatives of the western industries concerned in the production of war munitions at Colston Hall, Bristol. He declared that the British engineering trade could win the war; but…

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Austrian Airship. Wrecked by Storm. Geneva, June 14

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 June 1915 · page 9

An Austrian airship returning to Trent after reconnoitring on the frontier was caught in a storm, dashed against the mountain crags, and wrecked…

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A Laborer Drowned. Caught by a Flooded Creek

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 15 June 1915 · page 4

A man, who had been working at the Briars between Bowral and Moss Vale, under the name of James Patterson, was found dead on Thursday, in a pool of…

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Caught in a Gale. Lumber Vessel Has Rough Time

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 17 June 1915 · page 5

A rough experience in last week's gale off this coast is reported by the captain of the American four-master barquentine James Tuft which arrived in the harbor yesterday from…

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Hunter River Flood Fund. West Maitland

Evening News · Thursday 17 June 1915 · page 5

A meeting of subscribers to the Maitland flood relief fund, organised to connection with the flood of two years ago, was held last evening. The treasurer's statement showed the…

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Financial. Capturing Enemy Trade. After the Storm. Steps Being Taken

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 19 June 1915 · page 15

Sor far the steps that have been taken to capture enemy trade have chiefly taken the form of talk. The Chambers of Commerce and of Manufactures and the Millions Club…

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Heavy Rain in Victoria. Melbourne

Evening News · Tuesday 22 June 1915 · page 5

[?] and thunder storms passed over the city this afternoon. There was heavy rain [?] area, and up to 80 points fell in the [?] district…

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In a Gale. Barque in Heavy Sea. Hobart

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 June 1915 · page 10

The British four-masted barque Invernessshire, which left Fremantle on May 23 in ballast for Portland, Oregon, was towed into Hobart late on Sunday night dismantled, and…

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The Meat Trade Small Sales and Low Stocks New Zealand Ready to Flood the Market

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 22 June 1915 · page 6

A visiting News Zealand pastoralist urges the Commonwealth Government to life the import tax on sheep and give New Zealand exporters a shame to compete in…

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Drowned in a Flooded Creek. Starving Cattlo in Sho[?]haven

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 22 June 1915 · page 6

A Berry message states that during last week a mob of cattle, numbering approximately 150 head, were being driven from the drought-stricken Victorian…

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Floods in Galicia

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 22 June 1915 · page 7

PETROGRAD, Monday.--Exceptionally heavy rain in Galicia is assisting the Russian defence by increasing the bogs. The rivers are greatly swollen, and many of the…

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Memorable Scene at Dardanelles. Race to Land Before Dawn. Australians Fifteen Hours in Storm of Shot. the Full Cabled Description

Evening News · Thursday 24 June 1915 · page 4

The story of the landing of the Australian [?] in Turkey, by Ash[?] [?] the war correspondent, was briefly cabled to the "Evening News" about a month ago. The tell…

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