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Floods & storms, 1916

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Heavy Storms. Over South of England. London, Nov. [?]

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 November 1916 · page 8

Extraordinary wind and rain storms have occurred in the south of England. The streets in Portsmouth were flooded several feet deep and the tram routes blocked with debris…

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Drowned at Murwillumbah. While Fording a Flooded Greek

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 7 November 1916 · page 4

William Clarke, an employee at Mur willumbah (N.S.W.) Water Works, was drowned white he and a man named Alfred Davey were attempting to drive…

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Decorated for Gallantry.—storm in Melbourne

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 8 November 1916 · page 7

ONE of the heavier rainstorms, accompanied by thunder, lightning, and hail, that have been experienced in Melbourne for several years passed over the city on Wednesday last. For a time the rain cantle down at the rate of 3 1/2 inches an hour. As a result the low-lying porting of the city became sul[?]nerged and the downpipes were choked with hailstones, causing damage to stock in…

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The Storm: and the Tea-cup

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 8 November 1916 · page 2

There was a storm in the proverbial tea-cup at the regular meeting of the Parramatta Council on Monday. And it was all along of Mr. Alderman Alrey Primarily…

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Floods in the Country: Hail in the City

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 8 November 1916 · page 19

VERY high prices continue to rule for wool. At the Sydney sales last week crossbred wool sold to the record price of 2s [?]d was paid. The recent bountiful rains in New South Wales are responsible for the promise of a splendid season. Reports from the wheat-growing districts justify the assumption…

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Western Front. Heavy Rain. Both Sides Shelling

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 9 November 1916 · page 7

LONDON. Wednesday.--Sir Douglas Haig reports:-- Heavy rain is falling. "There was considerable hostile shelling…

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Cutting Middlemen Out. Good Prospects, But Floods Delay Work

The Australian Worker · Thursday 9 November 1916 · page 21

Assistant-Secretary McNamara writes:—In continuance of the Union policy of cutting middlemen out of the timber-setting industry, and at the request of the Stores…

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The Cup Postponed. Course Flooded in Places

The Australian Worker · Thursday 9 November 1916 · page 9

At eight o'clock on Monday evening in Melbourne, the decision of the stewards to postpone the second day's meeting until Saturday next was made known…

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The Flood of Blood

The Australian Worker · Thursday 9 November 1916 · page 17

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About to Burst Again The Western Front Storm

The Sun · Sunday 12 November 1916 · page 2

A French correspondent says that the enemy on the British front has profited by the bad weather, which has enabled him to repair his losses and consolidate his…

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Federal Storm Will Break on Tuesday When Prime Minister Meets the Caucus Melbourne

Sunday Times · Sunday 12 November 1916 · page 2

What is to happen to the Ministry, and, in fact, to the Federal Labor Party generally, will be determined at a meeting of the Caucus to be held at federal Parliament House on…

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Western District Storm

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 15 November 1916 · page 45

From many centres in the Orange district word is to hand of the dire effects of a recent storm. Many of the wheat crops which were ripening on the Molong side, and up the line…

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Heavy Hail Storms Damage in the Country Adelong

The Sun · Thursday 16 November 1916 · page 3

Peculiar weather conditions prevail here, temperatures being relatively at freezing point. During tho whole day yesterday hail showers prevailed intermittently. One fall…

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The Recent Hail-storm in Sydney: Scene in Lang-road, Centennial Park

The Land · Friday 17 November 1916 · page 2

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Where Are My Children? the Photoplay That Has Taken Australia by Storm. Full Thrilling Narrative

The Mirror of Australia · Saturday 18 November 1916 · page 15

Richard Walton, the District Attorney of Omaha, was one of those strong, individualistic typo of men, not often met, but of the kind thai leaves a lasting…

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Salonica Offensive Allies Still Advancing Closing in on Monastir Several More Villages Taken by Storm 108th Day of the Third Year of the War LONDON

The Sun · Sunday 19 November 1916 · page 1

The French official message from Salonica states:-- The British on the left of the Struma captured Kavakli…

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Floods in Victoria Melbourne

Sunday Times · Sunday 19 November 1916 · page 6

There have been numerous visitors to the Yarra in order to view the flooded areas, the river having overflower the banks in the Richmond and Hawthorn districts 14 feet…

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Storms in England

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 20 November 1916 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.--There are snowdrifts and blizzards in Wales, Derbyshire, and Yorkshire, and gales aud some shipwrecks on the English and Irish coasts…

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Storms in Britain. Some Shipwrecks. London, Nov. 19

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 November 1916 · page 8

Snowdrifts and blizzards are reported from Wales, Derbyshire, and Yorkshire. There are gales, and some shipwrecks, on the English and Irish coasts…

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A Shell Deluge Bombardment in Flanders a Novice's Impressions

The Sun · Tuesday 21 November 1916 · page 2

On September 1 some 300 of us were holding a trench on the western front (writes "A Novice" in the "Pall Mail"). From dawn we had been persistently shelled by…

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