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Floods & storms, 1915

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Gallant French. Storm Turkish Positions. General Ian Hamilton's Message. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 June 1915 · page 9

In the Senate to-day the following message from Sir Ian Hamilton was read by the Minister for Defence:—"After 24 hours' heavy and continuous fighting a…

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Bleak and Boisterous Westerly Gales Near Coast Further Rain Reported

The Sun · Saturday 26 June 1915 · page 6

City Forecast.--Fine and cold, strong south-west winds. The Antartic disturbance at present located over the south-eastern portion of the…

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Floods Delay Italians London, Saturday Morning

The Sun · Saturday 26 June 1915 · page 1

Tremendous rainstorms have interfered with this operations of the Italians. Their advance has been checked owing to the rivers being uncrossable…

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Bolsterous Weather. Gales, Rain, and Snow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 June 1915 · page 11

Strong and cold westerly to south-westerly winds, reaching the force of gales in parts, were the predomibatinig feature in the weather during the 24 hours ended at 9 a.m. on…

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Relatively Calm Storms Prevent Fighting London, Sunday Night

The Sun · Monday 28 June 1915 · page 1

"The whole of the front is relatively calm, recent storms having hindered operations. "North of Arras then, have been some infantry engagements, accompanied by lively…

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Gales in the Tasman Sea. Steamers Delayed

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 29 June 1915 · page 10

Heavy weather in the Tasman Sea delayed the incoming steamers from New Zealand. The first to put in an appearance here yesterday was the R.M.S. Malita from sea Fransisco via…

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Sonoma in Port Delayed by Storm Lightning and Thunder

The Sun · Wednesday 30 June 1915 · page 3

The American mailboat Sonoma, which was due at Sydney early yesterday morning, arrived off the Heads at 5.15 a.m. to-day. Owing to being unable to get into wireless…

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Sonoma in a Storm

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 1 July 1915 · page 11

The American mail steamer Sonoma entered port early yesterday morning after a rather eventful trip. The steamer left San Francisco on June 8, and reached Page Page (Samoa), via…

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Mabel Gale to Sail in Ballast

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 3 July 1915 · page 4

The American four-masted schooner Mabel Gale is to leave Sydney in ballast. Captain Hellquist stated yesterday that he hopes to sail next…

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Bracing and Pleasant Thunderstorms at Places Low Thermometers

The Sun · Saturday 3 July 1915 · page 6

City Forecast.--Pleasant day, foggy night, north-west winds. New South Wales Forecast.--Generally fine, cold, foggy, frosty night,…

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Riverina Meets Gales. Auckland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 July 1915 · page 11

The steamer Riverina advises that she is meeting heavy gales, and is standing to sea…

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Children's Column. STORM-TOSSED

Watchman · Thursday 8 July 1915 · page 6

(because the moon smiled through the clouds Upon a crested deep, The clouds trailed of across the sky,…

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Storm in Brisbane

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 July 1915 · page 18

BRISBANE, Friday. --Yesterday's storm caused considerable damage to the stocks of several Queen Street drapers. The estimated damage is several thousand pounds…

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A Terrible Storm. New York, July 8

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 July 1915 · page 14

A terrible storm has been experienced in the United States, 50 persons being killed. The tornado extended from Nebraska to Ohio. Thirty-three persons succumbed in…

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Deluge of Liquid Fire Big Gains in the West. Trenches, Men, Munitions London, Friday Night

The Sun · Saturday 10 July 1915 · page 1

A Paris official message says:-- "Before Faycnhaye and in the Bols le Pretro we recaptured by grenade fighting 165 yards of trenches that we had lost on…

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Italy's Advance Enemy's Attack Fails Repulsed in a Storm London, Tuesday Night

The Sun · Wednesday 14 July 1915 · page 1

A Rome official message says:--"In the Carnic region, owing to the successful offensive taken by our troops on the morning of the 11th on the heights…

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Floods in China. Many Lives Lost. London

Evening News · Wednesday 14 July 1915 · page 4

Advi[?] from China report that unpre[?]ented [?] occurred in the provinces of [?] and [?] There was much loss or life…

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Floods in China. Many Lives Lost. London, July 13

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 14 July 1915 · page 12

Advices from China report that unprecedented floods have occurred in the provinces of Kuantung and Kwang-[?] There was much loss of life…

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Disastrous Floods. Hong Kong, July 13

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 14 July 1915 · page 11

The floods in the West River District are the severest and most disastrous on record. The Shameen Suburb has been submerged to a depth of three feet. Many towns are…

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Floods in China

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 14 July 1915 · page 10

LONDON, Tuesday.--Advices' from China report unprecedented floods in the provinces of Kwang-tung and Kwaug-si, with much loss of life. '…

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