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Floods & storms, 1916

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Martindale's Notebook. Floods at Flemington

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 4 October 1916 · page 39

Last week they had such heavy rains in and around Melbourne that floods were the result. Just at this season the tides are exceptionally high, thus the flood water in the…

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Kiama Camp Flooded

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 4 October 1916 · page 13

The torrential rain at Kiama played havoc with the military camp, and on October 1 matters became so bad that the authorities were compelled to temporarily abandon the camp,…

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Sydney's Deluge. Thirteen Inches in Ten Cays Heavy Rain in the Country

Evening News · Thursday 5 October 1916 · page 5

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Somme, Front Quiet. Heavy Rain Reported. London, Oct. 4

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 October 1916 · page 7

Sir Douglas Haig, reporting at midnight [?]n Tuesday, stated:—Heavy rain fell last [?]ight and in the earlier part of the morn[?]ng. Fighting near Eaucourt l'Abbaye…

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The Somme Heavy Rain Reported Roumanians Troops Across Danube Salonica Another British Gain

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 October 1916 · page 7

There have been no important operations on the Somme. Heavy rain is reported. The French repulsed…

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Big Flood at Manly. Tram Traffic Blocked. Families Have to Leave Their Homes. Damage to Houses and Gardens

Evening News · Thursday 5 October 1916 · page 1

For the last [?] the Manl Lagoon have [?] of…

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Commercial. Sussex-street Trade. to Days Business. Market Gardens Flooded. Vegetables Scarce

Evening News · Thursday 5 October 1916 · page 3

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Remarkable Flood Pictures at Mosman Bay

Evening News · Thursday 5 October 1916 · page 4

THE STORMWATER RIVER WHICH FLOWS UNDER THE BRIDGE AT THE INTERSECTION OF RANGERS-ROAD AND AVENUE-ROAD KETORE IT GOES OVER THE FALLS. THE TOP OF THE FALLS HUM THE WEST BIDE…

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Floods Tempe Roads Under Water Damage in Country Exciting Scenes

The Sun · Thursday 5 October 1916 · page 5

Rain persists throughout the greater part of the State, and yesterday's falls were the heaviest reported since the commencement of the storm…

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Flood Rains. Downpour in the City

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 5 October 1916 · page 9

After n brief respite, the city and suburbs were again deluged by rain yesterday. The approach of a new disturbance was forecasted by the Bureau, and the storm…

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Floods in Victoria

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 5 October 1916 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—As the result of the breaking of levees on account of the floods in the Benjeroop district, all the land lying between the London. the Murray, and little…

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After the Deluge Train Servi­­­­­ces Camden Line Under Water

The Sun · Friday 6 October 1916 · page 6

The floodwaters are subsiding in areas where railway traffic was held up, and with the exception of the Camden line all the services have been restored…

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The Somme Mall Village Taken More Heavy Rain Dobrudja Russian Gun-boats Operating on Danube

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 October 1916 · page 7

The British have completely expelled the Germans from the small village of Eaucourt l'Abbaye, on the…

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Floods in the Country. Railways Damaged. Traffic Disorganised

The Land · Friday 6 October 1916 · page 9

Railway traffic has been delayed on many lines in consequence of the heavy rains. The goods traffic from Sydney has…

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Weather Clearing. Floods in the South. Cataract Dam Still Rising

Evening News · Friday 6 October 1916 · page 7

The weather throughout New South Wales has taken a finer turn, and this morning's reports from the country showed that fine and clear condition were obtaining at the greater…

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Victorian Floods. Flemington Course Inundated. £2000 Damage. Army of Frogs in Possession

Evening News · Friday 6 October 1916 · page 4

The committee of the Victoria Racing Club will have an anxious time until the flood damage done to Flemington course is repaired. The rain began on September 22, and in less…

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Sydney in Flood Conditions. Tin Inches in a Week

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 6 October 1916 · page 5

Several cities during the last seven days the falls in Sydney have been so heavy that butters and strom channels were the streets and…

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Further Floods in Victoria. The Levees Washed Away

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 6 October 1916 · page 5

As a result of the breaking of levees by the floods in the Benteroop district—all the land lying between the Loddon, The Mursay, and Little Murray Rivers—has been abandoned,and pental…

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