Flood Damage in the West
The country at [?] Hill and Forest [?] in the Orange district, is at present under water, and [?] which have been dry for forty years are [?] over. Fences have been…
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Floods in Victoria
Heavy rains have occurred in Victoria, resulting in extensive floods. A violent storm passed over Wonthaggi about midnight on Monday, heavy hall and rain falling for some time. Two…
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The Chief Secretary has been advised from Co[?] and Carcoar that floods are imminent at Forbes. Mr. Black has ordered two flood [?] to be cent to Forbes by to-night's train…
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There was a further contraction of the unsettled conditions over the eastern half of New South Wales during yesterday, and the rain gradually cased off, leaving only a few…
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The Murrumbidgee River is in flood. The flats at Gundagal are mostly covered, and a lot of fencing has been washed away. The liver is 26 feet 6 inches above summer level,…
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There is another flood scare at Forbes. This has been caused through tho Lachlan at Cowra reaching a height of 40ft. yesterday. This is the highest point this season…
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City Forecast,--Fine and cold; southwesterly winds. Now South Wales Forecast.--Fine throughout, many frosts; south westerly…
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LAUNCESTON, Tuesday.--Owing to the heavy rains, there have been exceptionally heavy floods in the northern rivers. For the 24 hours up to 9 a.m. yesterday, 103 points fell. In the month of August 501 points…
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MANDURAMA, Tuesday.--Yesterday's floods were higher than at first reported. The Belubula River was about 6ft. higher than the flood in 1900, when a record snowfall occurred also…
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THE HAGUE, Wednesday.--A Super-Zeppelin was blown away by a gale, and when passing Terdonek, in Belgium, it fell 2000ft. and exploded. Only the debris and burned bodies…
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The cruicer Memphis was driven as[?]ore in a storm. A gunboat went to her rescue. Twenty lives were lost during the removal of her crow. The water, rushing in, extinguished…
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"Old Times" [?]"It may be interesting at the pre[?] when the Ma[?] River is again [?] printed in Tuesday's "Evening News [?] a few part [?]…
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MELBOURNE, Tuesday.-- storm of groat violence passed over Wonthaggi shortly after midnight on Monday. Hail and rain fell in torrents, and lightning was exceptionally vivid…
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In Parliament on Tuesday the Minister for Works told Lieut. Colonel Nicholson that a scheme was being prepared for the mitigation of floods in the Hunter River district, which…
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The recent heavy rains have been very widespread in character, affeeting New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, south-eastern South Australia, and the coastal districts and…
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Following heasy rain on Sunday night last. conal[?] damage was done by flood [?]…
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The heaviest rainfall for years was experienced in Orange last Monday night. The storm-water canal running through the main business part of the town overflowed, and water spread…
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Mr. Philip Gibbs, writing from the British headquarters in France, after visiting a vantage point overlooking Pozieres ridge und Thiepval, sends a vivid…
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Although the Lachlan River is as high as in the great flood of 1900, the water was not nearly so high about the town. This is possibly because the wire-netting fences have…
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A striking development of the Italian landing in Albania mentioned on August 26 was the occupation of Tepelini, reported in an official message. Two other fortified…
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