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Floods & storms, 1916

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Lachlan Valley Floods. Many Settlers Homeless

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 October 1916 · page 8

GOOLAGONG, Wednesday.—Residents of the Lachlan Valley are experiencing the must disastrous flood in the history of the west. The Hood waters have reached here, and for miles…

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The Mabel Gale Spoken

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 13 October 1916 · page 4

A wireless message was yesterday received from the steamer Makambo, stating that the American four-masted schooner Mabel Gale was spoken and…

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Disastrous Floods

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

As a result of the Macquarie River overflowing its banks on Thursday, all the low-lying parts of Bathurst are completely inundated, and 200 families…

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Forbes Flood Tragedy

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

The floods at Forbes reached five inches above the 1900 mark, doing much damage to the town, only leaving a dry area on about 50 acres, while…

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Burrinjuck Dam in Flood

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 13 October 1916 · page 9

The photograph was taken on the 6th last.. when the water readied a height of 165ft. over the invert of the lower outlet pipes at the dam, or within 35ft, of the top level to which it is…

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The Week-eno Rain-storm

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 17 October 1916 · page 4

A rain-storm passed over New South Wales at the week-end, the northern areas receiving the bulk of the precipitation. Following are reports of the falls…

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The Recent Floods—gifts for the Troops

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 18 October 1916 · page 22

At Windsor, N.S.W.: Fitzroy Bridge, on the Parramatta-road. The Hawkes[?] was the biggest for over twelve years. AT Windsor the river rose [?] At Flemington, Melbourne : The Racecourse Under Water. The famous racecourse was for some time more suited to sailing than to horse-racing…

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Flood on the Lachlan

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 18 October 1916 · page 9

The flood on the Lachlan has subsided, leaving the greater part of the town of Forbes carpeted with slime and debris. Homes that on Saturday held 9ft…

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Damage by Floods. Condobolin

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 October 1916 · page 9

Serious damage has been done to the new railway works under construction between Condobolin and Booberoi, on the Condobolin-Broken Hill railway line, which is for…

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Cyclonic Storm. Gales, Heavy Rains, and Rough Seas

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 23 October 1916 · page 8

Information was received last evening by the Weather Bureau that a cyclone was situated between Adelaide and Melbourne, and would cause strong northerly gales and heavy rains…

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The Mabel Gale Reported Again

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 23 October 1916 · page 4

The American four-masted schooner Mabel Gale, which was spoken some weeks ago by the Makambo, bound from Gray's Harbour to Melbourne…

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Road Repair After Flood

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 23 October 1916 · page 7

WINDSOR, Saturday.--Colo Shire Council is applying to the Government for a special grant, of £500 to help repair damage caused to roads and bridges by the recent flood…

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Serbs Delayed Deluge Hinders Coup. Enemy Redoubt Surrounded London, Monday Night

Evening News · Tuesday 24 October 1916 · page 5

Mr. [?] the official correspondent, in a message from Salonika, says the break in the [?] unfortunately for the Serbians. [?] of Brod and [?] they…

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Damaged Crops. Result of the Storm

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 24 October 1916 · page 3

DUBBO, Monday.--The storm winds of this morning, following on the drenching rain of yesterday and accompanying the heavy rain after midnight, did immense damage to the…

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Gale on Lake Erie Cleveland (U.s.a.), Monday Night

The Sun · Tuesday 24 October 1916 · page 7

Captain Walter Grashaw was the sole survivor of the crew of 22 of the freighter Colgate, which foundered on Lake Erie during a storm on Friday night. The captain was…

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More Flood Damage

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 24 October 1916 · page 7

Serious damage has been done to the new railway works under construction between Condobolin and Booberoi, on the Condobolin-Broken Hill railway line…

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Servian Victory Robbed of Its Fruits. Result of Heavy Rain London, Oct. 24

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 October 1916 · page 11

The break in the weather came at an unfortunate time for the Servians says Mr. Ward Price, British correspondent on the Salonica front. After the capture of…

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Storm in the Riverina. Crops Suffer Severely. Extensive Damage Done. Wagga

Evening News · Wednesday 25 October 1916 · page 1

Rep[?] received here show that Sunday night [?]ind and rain storm travelled across practically the whole of Central and [?] and the South-western [?] Wheat…

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