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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1915

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Heavy Rain. a Reservoir Bursts. Town Flooded. Wellington (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 26 January 1915 · page 8

Heavy rain has been falling in the South Island. The rivers are flooded up country. There was a particularly heavy downpour at the Bluff, where the Harbour Board…

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Panic Among Live Stock. Caused by the Dust Storm

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 26 January 1915 · page 6

During the severe duststorm that passed over a great portion of New South Wales on Thursday last, at Young, there were may narrow escapes from serious…

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Wind Storm at Balmain. Breaks Plate Glass Window

Evening News · Wednesday 27 January 1915 · page 2

When the wind changed to the north on Tuesday afternoon. Balmain got the full force of the equal. The suburb was quickly developed in thick duel which caused persons who…

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Gale or Mine. Armed Merchantman Sunk. British Loss Off Ireland. London

Evening News · Wednesday 27 January 1915 · page 1

The press Bureau states that the British armed mar[?] was either lost it a gale or destroyed by a mine off the north of ireland…

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Heavy Queensland Rain

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 28 January 1915 · page 8

BRISBANE, Wednesday.—Heavy rain in North Queensland caused damage to railways and interruption to the services. On the Townsville railway alone 20 washaways occurred…

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Missing Trawler Endeavor Gales and Hurricanes. a Fruitless Search. Wellington (N.z.)

The Sun · Thursday 28 January 1915 · page 6

After buffeting for 42 days in the latitude of the Macquaries Auckland, and Campbell Islands, the collier Werribee arrived off Dunedin on Tuesday afternoon for the…

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Several Thunderstorms. Scattered Rains. Cloudy and Cooler To-day

The Sun · Friday 29 January 1915 · page 3

New South Wales Forecast.--Fine, with scattered clouds, moderate temperatures in the south and east, but hot in the north; some thunder in the…

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A Storm

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 30 January 1915 · page 8

Sweltering heat on the 26th, the temperature reaching 109 degrees in the shade. A heavy storm passed over on Thurday, and the rain, which was badly…

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Official Reports. Rest After the Storm. Quiet Day in France. a Little Progress. London, Friday Night

The Sun · Saturday 30 January 1915 · page 1

A Paris official message says:— "Yesterday was marked only by local actions, which were favorable for us. "In Belgium, in the region of Nieuport, our…

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Soldiering in the Floods: Scenes in South-west Belgium

The Globe and Sunday Times War Pictorial · Saturday 30 January 1915 · page 7

Thanks to the inundations, the banks and the ditches and the piles of beetroots that might otherwise hide German snipers, and so make any sallying from the shelter of the trenches…

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Still Hot and Sultry. Scattered Thunderstorms

Evening News · Saturday 30 January 1915 · page 5

Cloudy to overcast weather had assembled Over the greater part of New South Wales this morning, with variable winds. The conditions were warm and close…

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A Sharp Storm. Another Weather Change

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 1 February 1915 · page 7

Yesterday broke dull and sultry, with little of no wind until 11 a.m., when the wind sprang up from the south, and later reached a velocity of 40, miles an hour. Following on the southerly…

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Sunday's Storm in Sydney. Fishing Wits Upset. Five Rescues at Deewhy and Maroubra

Evening News · Monday 1 February 1915 · page 6

The sudden storm that broke over Sydney just before midday on Sunday caught many boats on the harbor and outside the Heads unprepared, and there were several narrow…

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Useful Rain. Thunderstorms in the Country. Conditions More Pleasant

Evening News · Monday 1 February 1915 · page 5

Except for cloudy and overcast weather along the central coast and at a few places inland, and clear weather prevalled in New South Wales this morning. The conditions were…

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Sunday's Rain Storm

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 2 February 1915 · page 5

The N.S.W. Government Meteorologist reports for the twenty-four hours ended Monday, 9 a.m.: Light to moderate ruins with thunderstorms were recorded at…

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A Reservoir Bursts. a Now Zealand Town Flooded

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 2 February 1915 · page 4

Heavy rain has been failing in the South Island of New Zealand, and the rivers are flooded. The livers are flooded up country. There was a particularly…

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Thunderstorms. Some Useful Showers

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 2 February 1915 · page 11

Warm to sultry conditions prevailed during Sunday night, and it was only at places on the tablelands that pleasant temperatures were experienced. Many stations report a…

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"Tess of the Storm Country."

Evening News · Thursday 4 February 1915 · page 10

In response to a number of reguests Mary Pickford's big [?]…

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Forty Vessels Sunk. Great Gale in Spain. London, Thursday Morning

The Sun · Thursday 4 February 1915 · page 5

It is reported from Gibraltar that a heavy gale wrecked 40 vessels off Cadiz, Spain, with loss of life and enormous destruction in the harbors…

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Intensely Hot Inland. Many High Registrations. Isolated Storms

The Sun · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 3

New South Wales Forecast.--Cloudy hot, and sultry throughout with scattered rain and thunder developing inland; sool southerly later in western…

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