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Floods & storms, 1916

894 stories in Sydney's papers · page 33 of 45

Flemington Sales Stock Delayed by Floods Late extreme" values not maintained

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

At the live stock market at Flemington (Melbourne) on Tuesday, 10,000 fat sheep were listed, but owing to the floods a few truckloads were delayed. The…

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Phenomenal Falls. 1380 Points Robertson. Floods in Many Places

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 6 October 1916 · page 13

The rain during the last three days has been the heaviest since the storm commenced, nearly a fortnight ago. Many phenomenal falls have occurred and crops…

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Floods Prevent Work

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 October 1916 · page 8

The rains which have fallen over the State have, according to General Ramaciotti, the District Commandant, retarded the enrolling of men in country places. "As an instance,"…

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Floods. Miles of Country Under Water. River Overflows Banks. Rescue Work. Nowra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 October 1916 · page 8

Large tracts of country in the Shoalhaven district are under water, as a result of the torrential downpour of the last few days. The Nowra River is in high flood—the…

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Ducks Swim Away on Flood Waters

The Sun · Friday 6 October 1916 · page 6

The cutting of the sand-bar at the mouth of the Narrabeen Lake on Sunday saved the district from much damage. The water rose to the floors of some houses, and the main…

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Hawkesbury in High Flood Windsor

The Sun · Friday 6 October 1916 · page 6

The Hawkersbury River is in high flood, the water having risen to 33ft. above summer level. It is 13ft. over the Windsor Bridge, and still rising steadily. Stock, and in…

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Under Water. the Flooded Country. Some Heavy Falls

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 October 1916 · page 11

BRAIDWOOD, Thursday.--Ever since the morning of Sunday, September-24, rain has been falling incessantly in the district, flooding the rivers and creeks, submerging large areas of…

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The Victorian Floods

The Globe and Sunday Times War Pictorial · Saturday 7 October 1916 · page 6

TWO VIEWS OF FLEMINGTON RACECOURSE AT THE HEIGHT OF THE INUNDATION…

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Victoria Flood. Murray River Twenty Miles Wide. Melbourne

Evening News · Saturday 7 October 1916 · page 5

The [?] at [?] summer lovel It is [?] but [?]…

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Flooded Homes. Gas Supply Affected. Bathurst

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 October 1916 · page 21

A large area contiguous to the [?] Creek and the Macquarie River presented a remarkable sight to-day, following on yesterday's severe floods. Silt and debris were…

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Floods. Wide Areas Affected. Property Damaged

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 October 1916 · page 21

The heavy and continuous rains have culminated in abnormal floods, which have affected wide areas and caused considerable damage to property. The reports received…

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Washed Out. Hawkesbury Floods

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 October 1916 · page 9

WINDSOR, Friday. -- The Hawkesbury River rose steadily all day, and at 5 o'clock this afternoon was still rising about an inch an hour, and spreading further over the…

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200 Families Suffer. Floods Inundate Bathurst

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 October 1916 · page 9

BATHURST, Friday. -- The biggest and most disastrous flood Bathurst district ever experienced occurred yesterday, and at night, when a perfect deluge of water swept over the…

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Flooded West Country

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 7 October 1916 · page 12

The whole of the low-lying portions of the district have been under water during the past weak. Up Blacktown way, along the railway line from Toongabbie, almost…

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Antis Demonstrate a Deluge of Denunciation

Sunday Times · Sunday 8 October 1916 · page 9

The Anti-Conscriptionists had it all their own way in the Domain yesterday afternoon. The sunshine attracted a number of people, and at times there may have been as many as…

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Murrumbidgee in Flood Grave Anxiety Felt. Wagga

Sunday Times · Sunday 8 October 1916 · page 9

There is the biggest flood in the Murrumbidgee River since 1891, and the gravest anxiety is felt for the safely of thousands of stock in low-lying country…

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Flood at Forbes Main Street Under Water Lad Drowned Forbes

The Sun · Sunday 8 October 1916 · page 2

The first flood waters struck Forbes at 2 o'clock this morning, and in a few minutes the Lagoon had risen so rapidly that water was flowing across…

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The Merton Hall in a Gale

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 9 October 1916 · page 4

Extremely bad weather was experienced in the vicinity of East London a few weeks ago. The steamer Merton Hall, while on her way to Boston and…

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