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Floods & storms, 1917

935 stories in Sydney's papers · page 20 of 47

The Weather. Cloudy Generally. Heavy Rain at Kiandra and Mount Kosciusko

Evening News · Monday 21 May 1917 · page 5

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To Save Disaster. Germans Flood Oise Valley. May Be Taken in Rear. London, Sunday Night

Evening News · Monday 21 May 1917 · page 1

The "Daily Chronicle's" Paris correspondent forwards the following message:—The 32 miles of French front between…

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Storm King Das Lantern. Brilliant, [?] and safe

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 22 May 1917 · page 4

Winter is fast approaching [?] with it darker evening and morning and much work in and ground farm [?] will have to be done by artificial…

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The Flooded Oise Valley

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 May 1917 · page 7

The Paris correspondent of the "Daily Chronicle" sends an interesting message to his paper explaining the comparative inactivity of the French forces between St…

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Mystery Explained. Floods Assist Germans. Desperate Counter Attacks

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 22 May 1917 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.--The "Daily Chronicle's" Paris correspondent Staten that 32 miles of the French front, between St. Quentin and Laffaux, have been a mystery since the early days…

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Adelaide Cup Meeting Heavy Rain Leads to Poor Attendance: Birthday Meeting Selections

Referee · Wednesday 23 May 1917 · page 4

If ever a race meeting should have been postponed because of bad weather, it was the closing day of the Adelaide Cup meeting. Banks of clouds rolled across the sky throughout…

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Valley Flooded by Germans

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 23 May 1917 · page 12

The "Dally Chronicle's" Paris correspondent says the 32 miles of French front between St Quentin and Laffaux have been a mystery since the early days, of the German retreat. The explanation is that the Germans played…

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Gathering Storm Newcastle Railway Men Newcastle

The Sun · Sunday 27 May 1917 · page 2

A mass meeting of the Newcastle railway and tramway men has been called for tomorrow morning in order to consider certain questions which intimately affect the…

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Storms and Floods in New Zealand

Evening News · Tuesday 29 May 1917 · page 4

Severe wintry conditions prevail over the [?] part of New Island. For two days exceptionally heavy rain has fallen in the Otago province, and all the rivers are in flood…

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Storm and Flood. Damage in New Zealand

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 29 May 1917 · page 4

WELLINGTON, Monday.--A wintry snap is overspreading the Dominion. Exceptionally heavy rain has fallen for two days in the Otage province. All the rivers are…

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Floods in Otago. Wellington (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 May 1917 · page 8

Heavy rains have fallen throughout Otago, and culminated in floods, which have already done considerable damage. The Waipore River rose to an…

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Nearly 100,000 Pairs Deluge of Socks for Anzacs Still More Wanted

The Sun · Friday 1 June 1917 · page 8

There is a veritable deluge of socks. The accumulated torrent has not yet reached the 100,000 pairs the War Chest called for, but there appears no doubt that the objective will…

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Floods in New Zealand. Loss of Life and Damage to Property

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 1 June 1917 · page 4

Exceptionally heavy rain fell in the Otago (N.Z.) province during the early part of this week. All the rivers were in flood, and railways were blocked,…

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War Notes. Calm Before the Storm

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 June 1917 · page 13

The correspondents at British headquarters refer to what they, describe as the "portentous quiet" on the Western front. As an offensive move is usually preceded by a…

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New Zealand Flood

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 4 June 1917 · page 5

DUNEDIN. Sunday--The flood waters at Tulert Plain are subsiding slowly. The land has been so long submerged that the losses and damage are expected to be much heavier than…

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Heavy Rain on the Murray. Albury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 June 1917 · page 8

The heaviest rain registered this year fell along the Murray basin yesterday and to-day, over 2 inches being recorded. To-day word was received from Tallangatta that the…

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Manly Floods. the Ourl Ourl Lagoon

Evening News · Thursday 7 June 1917 · page 5

A deputation from the Manly Municipal Council and the Warringsh Shire Council waited upon the Minister for Works this afternoon. It was introduced by Dr. Arthur. M.L.A…

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Storm Warnings

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 June 1917 · page 7

Storm warnings and daily forecasts relating to Sydney weather are in future to be made public by means of signals flown from the flag- pole on the Commonwealth Bank building, at…

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Through the Flood. Water Each Side Of Railway. Houses Submerged to the Eaves

Evening News · Friday 8 June 1917 · page 5

Passengers by the Melbourne express which reached Sydney this morning had a most unusual experience when passing through the [?]ooled portions of Northern Victoria. In the…

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Floods in the S0uth. Six Deaths Recorded. Murray River Rising

Evening News · Friday 8 June 1917 · page 8

Portions of Victoria have been subjected to heavy rains, causing floods and lose of life. The Wangaratta district suffered most severely, and the following deaths have been recorded:—…

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