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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1916

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Southerly Change. Useful Rain in the Country Violent Storm at Barraba. Light Fall in Sydney

Evening News · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 4

Coal southerly conditions prevailed throughout New South Wales during yesterday, having effect of displacing the warm and sultry weather which had been experienced during…

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Foreign Cables The Netherlands Floods Enormous Damage and Loss of Life

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 4

Cables from Amsterdam say that Queen Wilthelnuna visited the flooded districts near the Zuyder Zee, and Prince Henry (the Consort) went to the island of…

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Selling an Impure Drug, Nowcastle Chemist Flood

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 4

At the Newcastle police court on Wednesday, Inspector Francis, of the Health Department, proceeded against F.W.J. Fletcher for selling announiciated p[?]…

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Serious Floods in Holland

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 6

The worst flood since 1825 has occurred in Holland. Many lives have been lost, the financial loss is enormous, and it will be Tears before the…

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Eastern Front. Result of a Thaw. German Trenches Flooded. Petrograd, Jan. 19

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 7

A thaw has rendered the German trenches in the Pinsk district untenable, flooding them with subterranean water. Posts to which barbed-wire was suspended…

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Flooded German Trenches

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 7

PETROGRAD, Thursday.--A thaw has rendered the German trenches in the Pinsk district untennable, flooding them with subterranean water. The posts from which…

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Storms in Queensland. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 January 1916 · page 18

Very heavy rain fell at several placea on the Darling Dewns last night. In the Pittworth district extensive damage was done. The wind blew with hurricane force, and…

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Overdue Steamers. Heavy Gales and High Seas

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 22 January 1916 · page 10

MELBOURNE, Friday. -- The Minister for Trade and Customs is in receipt of a telegram from the Collector of Customs, West Australia, to the effect that the sub-collector…

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A Squadron of Dreadnoughts Riding Out a Winter Storm on the North Sea

The Globe and Sunday Times War Pictorial · Saturday 22 January 1916 · page 3

Once again the Winter work of the Navy has begun in Northern waters, where the Grand Fleet keeps constant watch, ever in wireless co At one time at anchor at one or other of the naval bases which have been established at certain strategice centres, at another time cruist drawn-out period of watchful waiting pass with the Fleet. The illustration, from a painting by Charles Pears, shows a battleship squardo cloud masses, herald a rising gale, while the Fleet has its war station. Overhead absy-grey "wind-dogs," as sailors call the smaller, round…

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Nature Notes Angels Moulting Storm of Spiders' Webs

The Sun · Sunday 23 January 1916 · page 14

In October last year the residents of Preston Valley, West Australia, and other parts of the same State, reported a fall of a white soft substance which they, said resembled…

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Storms in Queensland. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 24 January 1916 · page 11

Very heavy rain fell at several places on the Darling Downs last week. In the Pittworth district extensive damage was done. The wind blew with hurricane force, and…

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Town Flooded River Overflows Vancouver, Saturday Night

The Sun · Monday 24 January 1916 · page 1

A message from San Francisco states that the town of Kuma has been Hooded by the Colorado River. The Mayor of the town (Mr. Moore) died…

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Gale in Queensland. Torrential Downpour

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 25 January 1916 · page 6

BRISBANE, Monday.--The Marine Department has received a telegram from the harbor master, Innisfail, stating that a heavy gale. With torrential rain, had been experienced…

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Wind-storm at Temora

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 25 January 1916 · page 5

Monday at Temora was one of the dirtiest days on record. The heat was intense the mercury climbing to 105 degrees. The dust blew in heavy clouds…

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South African Rebels. Storm Measures Threatened

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 25 January 1916 · page 4

The provincial congress of the South African party, held at Pretoria has discussed the truculent attitude of General de…

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Storm at Glen Innes. Glen Innes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 January 1916 · page 10

A terrific storm, accompanied by torrential rian, was experienced on the Glen Innes-road, near Broadmeadows, on Saturday afternoon. The rain was exceptionally heavy and caused washaways and blocks…

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Floods in Tigris. Armistice Burials. Supplies in Kut-el-amara. London, Monday Night

Evening News · Tuesday 25 January 1916 · page 1

An official report issued by the Press Bureau [?] that General Sir Perry Lake report is follows. An [?] was arranged on January 22…

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American Town Flooded. Colorade River Overflows

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 25 January 1916 · page 4

A message from San Francisco states that the town of Kuma has been floaded by the Colorado River. The mayor of the town (Mr. Moore) died of heart failure…

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Mesopotamia. Fierce Fighting. Floods Blocks Progress

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 25 January 1916 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.--It Is officially announced that Colonel Aylmer, who is marching to the relief of General Townshend at Kut-el-Amara attacked the Turks at Essin on Friday…

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Storms in Queensland

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 26 January 1916 · page 8

Very heavy rainfall at several places on the Darling Downs last week. In the Pittworth district extensive damage was done. The wind blew with hurricane force, and many trees…

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