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Floods & storms, 1916

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Ketch Swansea's Trip to Moresby. Vessel in Cyclone

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 20 June 1916 · page 11

This small vessel (43 tons register)' had a very rough handling on her way up to Port Moresby, having passed through the recent severe cyclone on…

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Violent Storms. Increase Italian Difficulties. Rome Tuesday Night

Evening News · Wednesday 21 June 1916 · page 1

A communicate states — Violent storms increased the [?] of the advanced on the Settecommual Plates[?] We reputard persistent enemy counter…

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A Scene I Vividly Remember. a Storm and After

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 21 June 1916 · page 37

It had been a grey drizzly day, and it looked as though there would be a great downpour of rain somewhere in the near future. I was sitting on the verandah of our bush home and…

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Approaching Mexican Storm

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 June 1916 · page 7

Although the storm brewing on the other side of the Atlantic will not directly affect the position in the European theatre of war, there is little doubt that its indirect results…

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Italian Operations. Hampered by Storms

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 22 June 1916 · page 5

ROME, Wednesday.—A communique reports: "Violent storms have increased the difficulties of our advance, "On the Sette Communl Plateau we repulsed…

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Wintry Weather. Heavy Falls of Snow. Westerly Gales on the Coast

Evening News · Thursday 22 June 1916 · page 7

Wintry weather prevailed throughout New South Wales this morning, and snow was falling all along the Blue Mountains, and on the southern and northern highlands. Bitting and…

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Italians. Repulse Attacks. Violent Storms in Trentino. Rome, June 21

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 June 1916 · page 7

A communique says:—Violent storm have increased the difficulties of the advance on the Sette Communi plateau (Trentino). We have repulsed persistent enemy…

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Italian Operations. Hampered by Storms. Rome

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 23 June 1916 · page 15

A communique reports:— "Violent storms have increased the difficulties of our advance. "On the Sette Communi Plateau we…

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Germans Storm Thiaumont Wood London, Saturday Morning

The Sun · Saturday 24 June 1916 · page 1

The Germans have stormed Thiaumont Wood. Thiaumont is north of Verdun and east of the Meuse…

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Heavy Rain. Splendid Falls Inland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 June 1916 · page 12

A splendid rainfall has occurrod practically througnout New South Wales, light to heavy amounts being recorded in all districts, except along the seaboard, where the…

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Heavy Rain in Queensland. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 June 1916 · page 12

A number of stations in the western portion of the State report good rainfalls. In many places up to an inch and a half was registered. A telegram from St. George…

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Flood of Melons. [?]

Evening News · Wednesday 28 June 1916 · page 3

[?] present the Lach[?] River [?] feet [?] summer level and in [?] of heavy rain in the upper reacher [?] were feared, and many melons were [?]…

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“Arrows in the Gale”

Co-operator · Thursday 29 June 1916 · page 7

This column will stand for Industrial Unionism and Socialism it will recognise the right of every man to his opinions, but will wage war against all ideas believed to be detrimental to the…

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Heavy Rain on South Coast

Evening News · Monday 3 July 1916 · page 5

The paintall repested is it Weather Bureau up to 9 o'clock this morning was.—Collarchebri 3 paints. Rulrcnald a. Wea Wat 4, Nacethrt L. Trusdie s [?]…

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Sierra in a Gale

The Sun · Monday 3 July 1916 · page 3

A wireless message from the captain of the incoming American mail steamer Sierra states that the vessel is due at Sydney Heads at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. The…

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Heavy Rain in the South

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 4 July 1916 · page 9

Heavy rain has fallen along the south coast of New South Wales. The heaviest downpour occurred at Crookhaven, where 174 points were recorded. Gabo Island received 145 points,…

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Smashing His Way. Letchitsky's Plans. Russians Storm Positions

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 4 July 1916 · page 5

PETROGRAD, Monday.--General Letchitsky, after the seizure of Koiomea, is irresistibly smashing his way between the Pruth and the Dniester. He is striving to cut all…

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Anzacs in Egypt Camel Cruising in the Desert Australians in a Libyan Dust-storm

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

An interesting letter has been received from Q.M.sgt. Hay, of Ashfield, who has been with a camel corps through the Libyan Desert, in the course of his letter,…

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Buffeted by Gales. Lumber Vessel's Trying Experience

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 5 July 1916 · page 13

After being buffeted for 13 days by traffic west to south-west gates, the six-masted barquentine E. R. Sterling towed into port last night and anchored off Chowder Bay. The E. R. Sterling brings 2,520,000 feet…

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“Arrows in the Gale”

Co-operator · Thursday 6 July 1916 · page 3

The alternative facing the railway and tramway worker Is: Craft unionism, controlled by influences hostile to Labor or the One Big…

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