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Floods & storms, 1916

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The Last of the Emden. a Storm-buffeted Wreck

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 12 January 1916 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Tuesday. -- The Minister of the Navy, Mr. Jensen, in the course of a statement issued to-day, stated that about a year ago visits were paid to the wreck of the Emden…

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In Galicia Fearfully Cold Weather Trenches Flooded

The Sun · Wednesday 12 January 1916 · page 1

Accounts of the fighting in Galicia agree regarding the terribly cold conditions. The thermometers registered 54 degrees Fahrenheit of frost, and this was followed by a thaw…

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A Violent Storm

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 4

A terrific storm was experienced at Ravensworth, Singleton district, on Sunday. It lifted the roof off the post office verandah, and sent the public…

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Violent Storm at Ravensworth

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 13

A violent wind and rain storm occurred at Ravensworth this week. Stables and hay sheds were unroofed, and grape vines and trees ruined, and…

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After Many Days Sea Gives Up Its Dead Effect of Gallipoli Storms

The Sun · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 1

The sea has given up its dead at Gallipoli. Fierce storms which swept the peninsula Just before the mail left whipped the ocean into a whirlpool and great waves broke on to the…

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Aylmer's Relief Forces Advancing in Storms Turks Compelled to Retire London, Thursday Night

The Sun · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 1

A Delhi communique states:-- "General Aylmer's force carried a position at Sheik Said at midday on January 9. The Turks retired northward…

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Floods in the Territory

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 4

A number of Dad washaways occurred along the Darwin-Pino Creek railway just before Christmas, and no mails arrived at Darwin until Sunday last. Only…

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Flooded Trenches

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 1

In Bessarabia the sudden unexpected thaw disconcerted the Austrians, whose costly mudworks are now in ruins, and rivers are Hooding the trenches, which…

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Serious Daly River Floods

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 6

A report from Darwin states that the Daly River settlors are experiencing the highest Hood ever recorded in that district and many places are isolated…

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Light Showers Cool Change Expected Thunderstorms in Places

The Sun · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 3

City Forecast.--Chiefly fine, but cloudy, with east to south- east winds; cooler southerly about noon; a shower or two likely at night…

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Railway Washaway Storm at Werris Creek

The Sun · Saturday 15 January 1916 · page 5

A violent storm yesterday caused a rather serious washaway on the railway between Werris Creek and Currabubuia, on the great northern railway. The storm burst at about…

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In a Camp at Yatruwunta. Friendly Blacks. a Destructive Storm

The World's News · Saturday 15 January 1916 · page 10

AFTER the stifling heat of the day, during which the thermometer registered 117 under the shade of a heavily foliaged gum, it was a great relief to get down to…

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Dykes Burst. North Holland in Peril Some Towns Flooded. Amsteridam, Friday Night

Evening News · Saturday 15 January 1916 · page 4

A serious diuster has over taken a large portion of the Neitherlands, The whoel of North Holland is in danger…

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Sultry Again. Thunderstorms in the North. Some Useful Falls

Evening News · Saturday 15 January 1916 · page 5

With the exception of rain at [?]Heads and Clouds at scattered places in the northern districts,au, bot anaultry weather paeadlled throughout New South this morning…

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Sultry Generally Useful Thunderstorms Good Rain on North Coast

The Sun · Saturday 15 January 1916 · page 6

City Forecast.-- Fine and sultry, squally north- east winds. New South Wales Forecast.-- Hot and sultry, with more scattered…

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Floods in Holland London, Friday Night

The Sun · Saturday 15 January 1916 · page 5

Floods are causing consternation in Holland. Water is pouring into the dykes with terrific force. The inhabitants in several districts are fleeing in boats inland. The…

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Thunderstorms in the North-east. Light to Moderate Rain

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 15 January 1916 · page 13

Monsoonal influence still extends over New South Wales and Queensland, and a large, anti- cyclone is situated over south-eastern Australia…

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Railway Washaway Storm at Werris Creek

The Sun · Sunday 16 January 1916 · page 6

A violent storm on Friday caused a rather serious washaway on the railway between Werris Creek and Currabubula, on the great northern railway. The storm burst at about…

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North Holland in Flood Dykes Burst Before the Zuyder Flow Coastal People Flee Amsterdam, Friday Night

Sunday Times · Sunday 16 January 1916 · page 1

The whole of North Holland is swept with terror. The country is in danger of flooding, owing to the bursting of the Zuyder Zee dykes at various points…

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The Induna in a Gale

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 17 January 1916 · page 4

Cable advices from Norfolk Island state that the steamer Induna experienced a heavy gale off Vila on Friday, at 3 a.m. She was driven miles out…

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