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Floods & storms, 1915

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The Endeavour. All Hope Abandoned. Supposed Foundered in a Storm. Melbourne

Evening News · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 7

The Federal trawler Endeavour, now two months everdue on her return voyage from Macquarie Island to Hobart, will on Saturday be officially declared lost. The search…

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The Floods That Bar the German Progress in Flanders

Evening News · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 8

TWO PHOTOGRAPHS WHICH GIVE A GOOD IDEA OF THE STATE OF THE COUNTRY WHICH HAS BEEN FLOODED ROUND DIXMUDE…

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Storm Signals

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 6 February 1915 · page 4
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

The Commonwealth Meteorologist, (Mr. H. A. Hunt) says that a new system of storm signalling is to be given effect to in the…

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Last Sunday's Storm

Nepean Times · Saturday 6 February 1915 · page 3

Though last Sunday morning (31st ult.) was a good bit on the muggy, "steamy" side of the atmospheric "ledger," we venture to say very…

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West Australian Floods

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 February 1915 · page 15

PERTH, Friday. -- Further heavy rains, in the Murchison district have caused eleven washaways on the Nannlie-Mockatharra line. A train, from Cue for Geraldton had to stop at Day…

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DISTRICT. (Before Judge Murray.) a Flooded Store

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 February 1915 · page 19

The hearing was continued of the action brought by James William Tomlin, of Sydney, to recover from the Municipal Council of Sydney the sum of £20 for damage done to his…

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Terrific Gale. Salvage Boat Wrecked, London

Evening News · Monday 8 February 1915 · page 1

During a terrific gale on the Aberdeen [?] a salvage boat form Hull turned turtle Six of the crew were drowned, white one was imprisoned in the upturned bull…

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Terrific Gale. Salvage Boat Wrecked. London, Feb. 6

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 February 1915 · page 10

During a terrific gale on the Aberdeen coast a salvage boat from Hull turned turtle. Six of the crew were drowned while one was imprisoned in the upturned hull. Heroic…

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Wrecked in Gale. Japanese Cruiser Asama. Crew Land in Mexico. Washington, Feb. 5

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 February 1915 · page 9

The officers and men of the Japanese cruiser Asama, which is ashore on the Mexican coast, have been saved. The news was kept secret in order to…

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Brisbane's Prospect. Cyclone Foretold. Brisbane

The Sun · Tuesday 9 February 1915 · page 6

The Weather Bureau has issued a warning that a cyclone is due in Brisbane from the north in the course of the next twenty-four hours…

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Storm at Barraba. Barraba

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 February 1915 · page 4

A terrific storm passed over the district, a few miles from town, on Saturday evening, with most disastrous results. Three inches of rain were recorded in about half on hour. The wind blow with cyclonic force,…

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Island Storms. Vessels Blown Ashore. Api[?], Jan. 28

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 February 1915 · page 10

The heaviest storm that has visited Samoa since the hurricane of 1889 passed over these island between January 9 and 25. The steamer Tofua was obliged to leave about 250 tons of…

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Gale in Queensland. Good Prospects for Rain. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 February 1915 · page 10

Special weather advice issued at noon to-day stated that a very heavy easterly to southerly gale is raging this morning between Flat Top Island and Gladstone, with thick,…

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Country Storm. Sheds and Chimneys Demolished. Barraba

Evening News · Tuesday 9 February 1915 · page 4

A terrific storm passed over a few miles from the town on Saturday, doing considerable damage to property, and casting Injury to one of the children of Mr. J. Moylan…

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Sow Lucerne Prepare the Field Now and Sow After the First Rain-storm

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 9 February 1915 · page 7

The best time to sow lucerne, if the weather is at all favorable, is during the early autumn. The earlier the seed is sown otter the break in the weather…

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A Military Motor Car of the Canadians Was Dragged Through the Flooded Streets of Larkhill by Horses

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 February 1915 · page 12

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Cyclonic Storm in Queensland

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 10 February 1915 · page 13

BRISBANE, Tuesday.-- Torrential rains have been falling in Brisbane all day. Special weather advice, issued by the Meteorological Department at noon to-day, states that a cyclonic…

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Austrians Plight. Must Be Held Together. Saved by Heavy Rain. London, Tuesday Afternoon

The Sun · Wednesday 10 February 1915 · page 1

"Despatches from the Carpathians dated the end of December state that every German soldier has a prayer book and a song book. The men constantly sing as they…

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The Weather. Tropical Disturbance. Gale at Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 February 1915 · page 8

The tropical disturbance on the Queensland coast from Rockhampton has worked south-eastward since Tuesday. It has, however, lost somewhat in intensity, but has been…

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