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Floods & storms, 1916

894 stories in Sydney's papers · page 16 of 45

Floods in Tasmania. Huon and King Rivers. Extensive Damage. Hobart

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 29 April 1916 · page 17

The Huon River is still in high flood. Several residents were driven from their homes by the flood waters, and some had to seek shelter in the Congregational Church…

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Flemington Cattle Gales

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 2 May 1916 · page 5

At the Flemington (Melbourne) live slack markets on Thursday, 2150 cattle were yarded, comprising 1330 bullocks and 630 cows. The yarding…

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Floods in Tasmania Hu[?] and King Rivers

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 2 May 1916 · page 4

The Hunn River in southern famous [?] high flood, Several resident have been driven from their homes by the flood waters and some have had to seek shelter in the congregational…

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To-day's Storm. Heavy Rain in the City. Wind Blows at 36 Miles an Hour

Evening News · Thursday 4 May 1916 · page 5

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Steamers in the Gale

The Sun · Friday 5 May 1916 · page 3

While the English mailboat Karmala, which arrived to-day, was on the coast gales and rough seas raged. Just before the pilot boarded the liner at South Head she went…

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Boisterous Weather. Makura in the Storm

Evening News · Friday 5 May 1916 · page 5

The Union Company's staimer Ma[?]…

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Rain and Hail. Storm in the City

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 5 May 1916 · page 10

A change of wind to south-cast shortly after 10 o'clock yesterday morning was followed by a heavy downpour of rain and some hall. The showers commenced at 10.45 a.m., and 99…

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German Steamer Captured Adrift in a Storm

The Sun · Friday 5 May 1916 · page 5

The German steamer Telde (2073 tons),, which had been sheltering at Teneriffe (Canary Islands) since before the outbreak of war, drifted seaward in rough weather,…

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Boisterous Weather Rain and Gales on the Coast Wild Night in the City

Evening News · Friday 5 May 1916 · page 1

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After the Storm. Mr. Storey's Prospects. Dealing with Upper House. Caucus a Chastened Body

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 5 May 1916 · page 6

Calm once again prevails in State Labor political circles. Caucus assembled yesterday, and took the necessary steps to re-adjust matters,…

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Storm-swept Coast. Gales and Rough Seas

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 May 1916 · page 18

The southerly gale which set in on Thursday increased in fury during the night, and yesterday stormy conditions were general along the coast. The gale was accompanied by fierce squalls…

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Delayed by the Gale

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 6 May 1916 · page 4

Owing to yesterday's gale the steamer Moira, which was due at Sydney early in he morning from Queensland ports, only arrived in port at…

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Heavy Falls of Rain Gales on North Coast Mostly Fine Weather Inland

The Sun · Saturday 6 May 1916 · page 6

City Forecast--Cloudy and cool; southeasterly winds. New South Wales.--Cloudy over coast and highlands, with further rain, chiefly…

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The Macquarie in a Storm. Part of Cargo Lost

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 May 1916 · page 7

PORT MACQUARIE, Saturday. -- On Thursday night a violent storm broke over the district and raged throughout Friday and last night. Four inches of rain were recorded up to 9…

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Finer Coastal Weather Storm Moves Eastward Light Showers in North

The Sun · Monday 8 May 1916 · page 3

City Forecast.--Fine, south-westerly winds. New South Wales Forecast.--Cloudy, squally, and showery on the north coast…

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Germans Beaten Back Balloons Escape in Storm Blown Into Enemy's Lines

The Sun · Monday 8 May 1916 · page 1

The Paris official message issued this afternoon says:--"The Germans, after an intense artillery preparation, attacked our trenches south of…

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Gale at Brisbane. Shipping Delayed

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 9 May 1916 · page 4

BRISBANE, Monday. -- The strong south-casterly gate which sprang up on Saturday, and which is still raging, is responsible for delays to shipping on the southern coast of…

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Vessels Sheltering. Gales Off Queensland Coast Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 May 1916 · page 10

A south-easterly gale and heavy sea prevailed in Moreton Bay and outside all day Saturday and [?] to a late hour yesterday. Several vessels are sheltering at Cowan Cowan…

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In a Cyclone. Minnie A. Caine Makes Port Leaking

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 9 May 1916 · page 7

The American schooner, Minnie A. Caine, bound from Eureka to Melbourne, put into Port jackson yesterday leaking. The vessel is laden with redwood lumber, a considerable portion…

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Storm in Sydney

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 10 May 1916 · page 10

A rainstorm which occurred in the city oh May 4 produced 85 points of rain. It was of a purely local character, affecting the stretch of country between Jervis Bay and Sydney…

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