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Floods & storms, 1917

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Southerly Change. Light to Heavy Rain

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 9 February 1917 · page 3

Improved weather conditions and become established over almost tho whole of Now South Wales yesterday morning and cloud was plentiful only on the central and northern coastal…

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Storm at Couranca

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 9 February 1917 · page 5

Our Con[?] correspondent telegraphs that a [?] storms passed over the district on wednesday, when 106 points of rain fell, making a total of [?] for February, and [?] the New…

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Farmers' Wheat Plots. Trail of Storm and Rust

The Land · Friday 9 February 1917 · page 11

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

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Floods

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 9 February 1917 · page 5

Dear "Planets,"—I saw a letter of "Lucerne's" in the "Stock and Station Journal" a few weeks ago, and it was very interesting. I love reading the…

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Floods in Queensland

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 9 February 1917 · page 5

BRISBANE, Thursday.--In the Emorald district heavy rains continue. The waters of Theresa Creek are over the rails, having risen at the rate of 8 inches an hour. A report from…

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Flood in North-west

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 9 February 1917 · page 8

MUNGINDI, Thursday,--The Barwon River is up 23 feet 3 inches, and rising. The water is beginning to surround the town. It is expected to be well over the town within a few days…

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Sydney's Water. Heavy Rain Over Catchment Area. Dams Overflowing

Evening News · Saturday 10 February 1917 · page 3

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Floods in Queensland

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 February 1917 · page 10

BRISBANE, Friday.--Last night Toowoomba received messages from Inspector Hunt. He had been over the line near Wheatvale, on the Thallon,line, and found the water 5ft. over the…

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Floods Threatened in New South Wales Macintyre River 35 Feet High

Sunday Times · Sunday 11 February 1917 · page 8

Rainstorms of tropical origin were almost continuously in evidence over most of New South "Wales during the past week, and resulted in many substantial falls of rain being…

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Great Solar Storm

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 12 February 1917 · page 4

Mr. Walter Gale writes:--"One of the greatest disturbances ever recorded Is now in progress upon the sun. It shows as an enormous group of "spots," with extensive penumbrae and vast…

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Great Solar Storm. Violent Movements

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 February 1917 · page 6

Mr. Walter Gale, president of the New South Wales Branch of the British Astronomical Association, writes:—"A great solar storm is now in progress. It is manifested by the…

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Town Under Water. Floods in the North-west. Mungindi, Tuesday Afternoon

Evening News · Tuesday 13 February 1917 · page 5

The Bar[?] River is [?] 24ft [?] deep and is rising slowly. The water in all over [?] town and under the post office [?] Only the high gravel roadways are out of water…

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The Flooded Barwon

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 14 February 1917 · page 10

COLLARENEBRI.--Goondooblule is practically. cut off from both telephone and postal communication. The telephone wire is reported under water and Monday night's despatch of…

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Queensland Floods

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 14 February 1917 · page 8

From the beginning of this month to Feb. 5 753 points of rain fell at Surat, in Queensland. The railway and embankments at Toowoomba have been seriously damaged, and at Paroo the…

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Flooded Rivers. Muncindi Under Water

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 16 February 1917 · page 15

A message from Condobohn on Tuesday states that, Gooudoobluie is practically cut off from both telephone and postal communication. The telephone…

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Unsettled Weather. Scattered Thunderstorms

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 16 February 1917 · page 7

A further rise is reported in the rivers in parts of the western districts, and at 9 a.m. yesterday flood level had been exceeded at Mogil and Collarenebri. At the former town…

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The Weather. Scattered Rain and Thunderstorms

Evening News · Saturday 17 February 1917 · page 3

There was [?] to moderate [?] in the carnival and southern [?] of New South Wales yesterday and alas in the [?] north [?] There[?] were accompanied…

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Scattered Thunderstorms

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 17 February 1917 · page 13

The effects at the recent heavy rainfall are still evident in section of the western district rivers; a further rise was reported between Mogll and Wilsonian. and at the former station…

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The Weather. More Thunderstorms. Heavy Rain at Kurrajong

Evening News · Tuesday 20 February 1917 · page 5

Another [?] and [?] day was experd[?] New South Wales yesterday,and [?] the close of the day, and during the [?] were experienced at…

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