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Floods & storms, 1916

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Tropical Cyclone. Rains and Floods Likely. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 18 July 1916 · page 10

Mr. Hunt, Commonwealth Meteorologist, issued the following forecast at noon today:— Tropical cyclone is in evidence, promising…

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Severe Storm in Adelaide

Evening News · Tuesday 18 July 1916 · page 6

Much damage was done in Adelaide and suburbs on Monday by a rainstorm which swept over that city. The wind was strong, and rools were lifted off and landed in the streets…

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Big Storm in Adelaide

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 18 July 1916 · page 6

ADELAIDE, Monday.--A severe storm, accompanied by heavy rain, swept over Adelaide and suburbs this afternoon and evening, and much damage was done. Roofs wore lifted off…

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Cyclone in South Australia Damaged Telegraph Lines

Evening News · Tuesday 18 July 1916 · page 7

All the telegraph lines in South Australia except one between Adelaide and Sydney were interrupted from half-past 8 o'clock on Monday night until 11 o'clock this morning, as…

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The Chart of a Storm Track

Evening News · Tuesday 18 July 1916 · page 4

The American schooner Lizzie Vance, which arrived at Sydney last week from Puget Sound after a passage of 71 days. was which 500 miles of port Jackson 23 days before she finished the…

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Wild Storm Much Damage Done One Woman Killed Adelaide

The Sun · Tuesday 18 July 1916 · page 5

A gale of extraordinary violence swept over Adelaide and suburbs last night. It was the worst experienced for many years. The storm, which came up after a wet…

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Those Ballot Papers. Arrive From Lord Howe Huwe Island. Makambo in a Gale

Evening News · Tuesday 18 July 1916 · page 7

The island mail steamer Makambem from the New Hebridge, Norfolk and Lord Howe Island arrived at Sydney this afternoon. The vessel met tempestuous weather…

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Girls on Strike Non-unionist at Trades Hall Storm in a Tea Cup

The Sun · Tuesday 18 July 1916 · page 3

The Trades Hall is the last place in the world where one would expect to find a strike in full blast. It might with some show of reason be thought that the…

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Rains and Floods. Southern District Prospect

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 18 July 1916 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Monday.--Mr. Hunt, the Commonwealth Meteorologist, has issued the following special forecast:— "A tropical cyclone, promising general rains…

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Adelaide's Storm. Much Damage Done

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 19 July 1916 · page 10

ADELAIDE, Tuesday.--Last night, during the height of a storm that swept over the city and suburbs, Mrs. Elizabeth O'Reilly, of 143 North Terrace West, was found dead in the ruins of…

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The Cyclonic Storm. Some Good Rains

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 19 July 1916 · page 15

General rains, with thunder, and some flood falls; strong north to east winds; gales in the south.--Forecast for New South Wales…

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Makambo Has Rough Trip. Heavy Gale at Lord Howe Island

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 19 July 1916 · page 8

The steamer Makambo had a boisterous trip round the Islands, and she returned to Sydney yesterday several days late. Captain Wetherall describes the voyage as one of the roughest he…

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Terrific Gale. Great Damage in Adelaide. Camps Reduced to Chaos. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 July 1916 · page 12

The ferocity of the gale which swept over the Adelaide metropolitan area on Monday evening has probably not been exceeded in the history at South Australia…

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Floods on the Murrumbidgee. Damage to Weirs. Jerilderie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 July 1916 · page 9

A heavy flow of water in the Murrumbidgee River has sent a strong stream down the Billabong and other district creeks, and a section of the weir at the junction of the…

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Heavy Floods. Murrumbidgee Area

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 19 July 1916 · page 15

JERILDERIE, Tuesday.--A heavy flow of water in the Murrumbidgee River has sent a strong stream down the Billabong and other district creeks, and a section of the weir at…

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Floods in the Murray

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 19 July 1916 · page 9

The River Murray, which had been steadily rising all the week, reached 14ft 4in on July 13, it is now stationary. The river is higher than it has been for several years past,…

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Gales and Rain. Flood in the Country. Lachlan and Macquarie Rivers Rising. Vegetable Crops Destroyed

Evening News · Thursday 20 July 1916 · page 5

The influence of the extensive cyclonic disturbance resulted [?] further rain of a light to [?]the [?] of New South Wales during yesterday, but along the [?] the [?]…

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Dneister Flooded Successes in Caucasus Turkish Prisoners Taken LONDON, Wednesday Night

The Sun · Thursday 20 July 1916 · page 1

The Petrograd official message says:--German aeroplanes dropped 13 bombs on Reval. As a result of rains the River Dneister…

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Flood at Bathurst Large Area Submerged Bathurst

The Sun · Thursday 20 July 1916 · page 7

Very heavy rain fell in Bathurst during yesterday, with the result that Vale Creek, near Orton Park, overflowed its bunks, causing the largest and most destructive flood for…

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Rain in Country Flood Conditions in South Clear Sky in the City

The Sun · Thursday 20 July 1916 · page 5

City Forecast.--Fine; north-west winds. New South Wales Forecast.--Still unsettled, but rain chiefly confined to…

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