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Floods & storms, 1916

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"One of the Storm."

The Catholic Press · Thursday 30 March 1916 · page 42

A good priest had charge of a small parish out in the country, some 35 miles from the railway and town. The small congregation met once a week for Holy Mass…

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Storms in England. Blizzards in the North

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 30 March 1916 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.--Severe storms and blizzards have occurred in the north of England and the Midlands. There are serious delays in the transmission…

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Shipping Delayed. Gales Off the Queensland Coast; Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 March 1916 · page 8

The heavy southerly blow experienced off the coast of Queensland on Tuesday and today had the effect ot creating high seas, which retarded the passage of some of the…

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Weather, in England. Storms and Blizzards. London, March 28

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 March 1916 · page 9

Severe storms and blizzards in the North and Midlands have caused serious delays to telegraphs, telephones, mail trains and express trains…

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Women's Column. a Storm in a Teacup

Watchman · Thursday 30 March 1916 · page 6

We launched the good ship Peanut Hull To-day, on Dish Pan Sea; Our breath behind was the merry wind, And it blew right lustily…

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Russian Advance. Floods Delay Progress

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 30 March 1916 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.--The Petrograd correspondent of the "Daily Chronicle" states that a big Russian advance is impossible at present, as the floods would soon stop operations…

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Frozen in Snow. Casualties in Wales. Storm Causes Great Damage

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 31 March 1916 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday. -- After redoubling its intensity during the night, the blizzard exhausted itself this morning, after causing severe damage in all parts of Britain…

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A Flight in a Storm Seaplanes and a Destroyer Lost. Military Granary Burned

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 31 March 1916 · page 1

The air rain upon Schleswig-Holstern last Saturday was boldly and stubbornly carried out, and considerable damage was caused to the enemy, although the…

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The War From Day to Day the Storm Centre The Fight for Avocourt Wood French Troops Assume the Offensive. Germans Severely Handled

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 31 March 1916 · page 1

The tables have turned at Verdun, and, the French from being on the defensive are now the aggressors. A fortnight ago the Germans, by the aid of fierce…

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Floods Stop Russians Big Advance Impossible. Waiting for the Waters to Subside. London

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 31 March 1916 · page 15

The Petrograd correspondent of the "Daily Chronicle" states that a big Russian advance is impossible at present, as the floods would soon stop…

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Russian Attacks. Enemy Dislodged. Floods Interfere

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 31 March 1916 · page 5

PETROGRAD, Thursday. -- A communique states:-- "In the region west of Lake Naroez we dislodged the enemy from the southern part of a…

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Soldiers Flooded Out. Cootamundra

Evening News · Monday 3 April 1916 · page 5

Heavy rain fell yesterday, 230 points being registered up til 9 o'clock this morning. The soldiers' [?] at the Snow Ground suffered considerably, the water flooding out tents, and…

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The Russians. German Attacks Fail. Floods Restrict Campaign. Petrograd, April 1

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 April 1916 · page 9

An official communique states: We repulsed au enemy attack in the forest near Mokritza, and annihilated an enemy detachment west of CV.artorysk. We repulsed…

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Antarctic Storm. Rain Probable in the South

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 April 1916 · page 11

The rain area in New South Wales has contracted greatly, and yesterday morning only the north coast observers and a few stations elsewhere reported that showers had fallen in their…

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Russian Advance. Floods Delay Progress

The Australian Worker · Thursday 6 April 1916 · page 15

LONDON, Wednesday.—The Petrograd correspondent of the "Daily Chronicle" states that a big Russian advance is impossible at present, as the floods would…

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Eastern Front. Floods Near Dvinsk Galicia. the German Offensive. Petrograd, April 5

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 April 1916 · page 9

A communique says: Floods are still rising. We fired on the Germans south of Dvinsk while they were evacuating their flooded trenches. We repulsed the…

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Russian Advance. Flooded Trenches

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 April 1916 · page 7

PETROGRAD, Wednesday.--A communique states:--"The floods are still rising. We fired on the Germans south of Dvinsk, where they are…

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Russia s Fresh Offensive Steady Progress on All Fronts. Flooded Trenches

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 7 April 1916 · page 1

Floods, fogs and swollen rivers are hampering the operations upon the eastern frontier, where the Russians, whenever possible, are launching heavy…

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Russians Advancing. Floods Still Rising. Petrograd

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 7 April 1916 · page 15

A communique states:— "The floods are still rising. We fired on the Germans south or Dvinsk, where they are evacuating their flooded…

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Further Heavy Rain Deluge on North Coast 440 Points at Byron Bay

The Sun · Saturday 8 April 1916 · page 6

City Forecast.--Cloudy with showers; cool, squally south-easterly winds. New South Wales.--Further, rains on the coast and tablelands, but improving…

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