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Floods & storms, 1917

935 stories in Sydney's papers · page 10 of 47

Heavy Rain in Queensland

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 31 January 1917 · page 9

Heavy rain has fallen in Queensland, causing further floods. Steady rain set in in Brisbane on January 23 and continued throughout January 24, four inches being registered. The…

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Heavy Storms

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 31 January 1917 · page 2

A heavy thunderstorm passed over, this district on Saturday evening Between 8 and 9 p.m. on Sunday, a particularly violent storm was experienced. The lightning…

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Heavy Rain at Glen Innes-- A Wide Area Inundated

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 31 January 1917 · page 30

As a result of very heavy rain that fell at Glen Innes early last week a wide area of country was inundated. The creek that ran through the park overflowed its hanks, and the flood waters ran over the railings of the park. Much damage was done to the flower beds and foothpaths in the park. Low-lying ground at the southern end of the town was flooded, the water finding its way into a number of dwellings on the east side of Grey- street. Furracabad Creek was so flooded that the waters were fully a mile wide…

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Heavy Rain. on Coast and Blue Mountains. Nearly Five Inches at Raymond Terrace

Evening News · Wednesday 31 January 1917 · page 5

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The Soil. Farmers' Wheat Plots. Trail of Storm and Rust

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 31 January 1917 · page 9

In the additional results of the harvesting of farmers' experiment wheat plots, under the auspices at the Department of Agriculture, In the north-west and west, where rust largely…

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Heavy General Rain Coastal Districts Deluged Clarence Town 480 Points Cooler Throughout

The Sun · Wednesday 31 January 1917 · page 3

City Forecast.--Showery, with squally south-east winds. New South Wales Forecast.--Cloudy and unsettled, with further rain along…

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Queensland Floods

Evening News · Wednesday 31 January 1917 · page 1

Further heavy rain has fallon in the Clermont district, in Queensland. The assistant traffic manager at Emerald has reported that Capella [?] points of rain, and other places in the…

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Floods in Queensland. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 31 January 1917 · page 11

Further heavy rain has fallen in the Clermont region. The assistant traffic manager at Emerald advised on Sunday that Capella reported a rainfall of 230 points, and other…

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Heavy Rain at Newcastle. Hospital Wall Collapses

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 1 February 1917 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.--There was a strung south-east gale. accompanied by a heavy downpour of rain during last night. Up to 9 o'clock this morning, when the ruin…

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Washaways on the Mudgee Line. Terrific Thunder-storm

Co-operator · Thursday 1 February 1917 · page 5

On January 17th a terrific thunderstorm took place between Clandulla and Excelsior, on the Madeline and about 8.30 o’clock rain…

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Randwick Training. Galloping in a Gale

Evening News · Thursday 1 February 1917 · page 1

It was quite wintry at Randwick this morning. A strong blow from the south was keen and most of the visitors worn overcoats. The middle grass track was open for special…

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For the Bairns. the Storm

The Australian Worker · Thursday 1 February 1917 · page 11

The clouds have chased the sun away, The happy sky is dark and grey, And in the fields, and in the town, The rain, the rain, is falling down…

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North Queensland. The Floods

The Catholic Press · Thursday 1 February 1917 · page 45

A number of refugees from the flooded areas out west have arrived in Townsville. The history of Queensland presents a long succession of flood disasters from the…

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Courangra Pears Flood Courangra

The Sun · Thursday 1 February 1917 · page 3

Three inches of rain have fallen here since yesterday, making a total of eight inches for the month. The creeks and gullies are running strong, and fears are entertained of…

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A Flood of Experiences. The Mind of a child in the Hend of the Adult Woman

Co-operator · Thursday 1 February 1917 · page 6

The young woman was half-sleep on the veri[?]dah of the hotel when she was awakened by animated voices behind her…

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Progress of the War the Approaching Storm

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 2 February 1917 · page 5

The air Is full of hints of the storm that is coming in the west, and the approach of a…

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Ogg and The Claremont Flood. Forecasts As Usual

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 2 February 1917 · page 14

Here's Ogg again! Floods may come and droughts may go, but Ogg goos on forever. As we live in a country where we always get some kind of weather…

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Heavy Rain in Queensland

Evening News · Monday 5 February 1917 · page 4

During Friday and Saturday general rains were experienced throughout queensland. At [?] and burst the reivers and creeks are rising and the Bull[?] River at the[?]…

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Gales and Rain. Unseasonable Conditions

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 5 February 1917 · page 8

Boisterous southerly and south-easterly winds and gales have been the cause of a spell of unseasonably cold weather with further good rains over New South Wales…

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Heavy Queensland Rains More Floods Expected. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 February 1917 · page 6

General rains, ranging from a[?] inch to three inches, were experienced throughout the State during the 24 hours ended 9 a.m. on Saturday. Messages from Charleville and…

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