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Floods & storms, 1915

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Storm Water Destroys Fish

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 19 January 1915 · page 3

To give you an idea, how storm waters act on fish (writes a correspondent of the "Gundagai Times"), at a dam at Mr. W. Manns' farm at Tumblong, the storm…

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Cyclone and Fire. Damage to Property. Wellington (N.z.)

The Sun · Tuesday 19 January 1915 · page 6

Disastrous bush fires have occurred in the Pongaroa district, near Wairarapa. The outbreak was accompanied by a cyclonic gale, and a lot of property has been destroyed…

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Patrol Tug. Lost in Storm. London, Jan. l8

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 January 1915 · page 9

The Admiralty patrol tug Chair was holed on Saturday in attempting to get alongside the steamer Erivan for examination purposes. The Erivan was unable to…

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Sunk in a Storm. Crew's Terrible Adventures Eleven Drowned. London, Monday Evening

The Sun · Tuesday 19 January 1915 · page 5

During a tremendous gale in the North Sea a steamer carrying a cargo of maize struck on Sheringham Shoal, off the Norfolk coast. The grain was washed out through…

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Bridges Swept Away by Floods

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 19 January 1915 · page 1

"Meanwhile, Roods were in a king the passage of reinforcements over the Aisne increasingly difficult. Pop toon bridges that were constructed at Missy were…

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A Flooded Creek

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 19 January 1915 · page 3

From Curumbarya, between Parties and Wellington (N.S.W.) some particulars of a phenomenal storm on New Year's Eve. The Warraberry Creek…

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Day Dark As Night. Dust Storms Envelop Towns

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 20 January 1915 · page 10

WAGGA, Tuesday.--The heat-wave of the past few days reached the climax to-day, when, after the thermometer had touched 109deg. at midday, a terrific duststorm passed over. Late…

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Exciting Experiences. Terrific Dust Storm at Cootamundra. Railway Engine Out of Water. Fog Signals Required. Cootamundra

Evening News · Wednesday 20 January 1915 · page 6

Another dust storm pascal over the town last night. It came up about 5 o'clock from the west in a black [?] streaked with red. In a few minutes the town was in darkness, and…

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In Flooded Trenches. London, Tuesday Evening

The Sun · Wednesday 20 January 1915 · page 5

Unofficial news from Flanders describes the flooded trenches and the privations which the Germans are suffering. At Roulers many of them are kept standing waist-high in the…

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Flanders Flooded

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 20 January 1915 · page 12

The battle in Flanders is at present confined to artillery and air-craft. The fields are converted into lakes, and the trenches into deep ditches, the infantry being unable to keep their…

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Antarctic Disturbance Cause of the Storms

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 21 January 1915 · page 5

The phenomenal dust storms which have been raging in the Riverina may be ascribed to the operation of a very energetic Antarctic disturbance, or, speaking more correctly, a…

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Dust Storms in the Country Adelo[?]

Evening News · Thursday 21 January 1915 · page 1

High temperatures have been recorded locally the reading during the week [?] from it to [?] degrees. On Tuesday [?] the barometer fell and a storms occurred towards dusk…

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General Dust Storms. Haze in the City

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 21 January 1915 · page 5

The effects of the violent dust storms experienced in the country districts were noticeable in the city yesterday, when the atmosphere was laden with a dense haze, which hung over…

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Dust Storms. Remarkable City Haze. Towns in Darkness. Little Girl Lost

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 21 January 1915 · page 8

Sydney experienced some of the after effects yesterday of the violent duststorms reported from various parts of Riverina on Tuesday last…

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Fine Weather. Yesterday's Wind and Dust. Further Storms

The Sun · Friday 22 January 1915 · page 3

New South Wales Forecast.--Generally fine and cool, south-west to south-east winds, some light showers in the south-east…

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The Weather Unique Dust Storms the Whole Country in Darkness

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 22 January 1915 · page 3

Early on Tuesday morning the whole western and southern plain country of New South Wales was subjected to one of the old-time dust storms and as a result…

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Fine and Cool. Big Drop in Temperatures. Dust Storms in the Southwest

Evening News · Friday 22 January 1915 · page 5

Except for clouds in the extreme south-east and north-east, the weather throughout New South Wales this morning was fine and clear. The winds were between south and south-west…

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Reservoir Bursts. New Zealand Town Flooded

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 23 January 1915 · page 9

WELLINGTON, Friday. -- Heavy rains are falling in Southland, and the rivers are flooded in the up-country districts. A particularly heavy downpour was…

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The Loch Torridon. Dismasted in Terrific Gale London, Sunday Night

Evening News · Monday 25 January 1915 · page 5

The iron four-masted barque Loch Terridon, which was on her way to Geelong encountered a terrific gale in the Atlantic, and was dismasted…

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New Zealand Town Flooded

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 25 January 1915 · page 8

WELLINGTON, Friday.--Heavy rains are falling in Southland, and the rivers are flooded in the up-country districts. A particularly heavy downpour was…

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