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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1917

935 stories in Sydney's papers · page 31 of 47

Thunder and Hail Storm. Rain Over Eastern Districts

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 10 September 1917 · page 7

A severe thunder and hall storm broke over the city and suburbs early on Saturday. Through the attendant lightning and thunder were of an exceptional character, the rain was only…

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The Trams. Calm Before the Storm. the Final Figures

Evening News · Monday 10 September 1917 · page 1

Everything was quiet at the tramway head-quarters this morning One officer remarked. "This is the calm before the storm We have closed out books until to-morrow morning…

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Macquarie in Flood. Warren

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 September 1917 · page 8

The third and biggest flood this year came down the Macquarie this week. The river at Warren is running a banker. On the lower reaches of the river large areas are under…

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Heavy Floods. Wanganui Tragedy. War Loan. Damage in New Zealand

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 12 September 1917 · page 7

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Tuesday.--Heavy rain has fallen in the Canterbury district. The melting of the snow on the rangers is causing floods. The rivers are high, and are steadily rising. WELLINGTON, N.Z., Tuesday.--Mrs. Bennier, one of the victims of Sunday's tragedy, near Wanganul, has succumbed to her injuries. One of the young men who was injured is in a WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Tuesday.--The success of the New Zealand Liberty Loan is widely appreciated. and has excited great interest in London. It is probable that the balance of…

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Schooner in Distress Gales in the Tasman Sea

The Sun · Thursday 13 September 1917 · page 7

A schooner was towed Into Sydney Harbor yesterday in a damaged condition. A little while bad she met with bad weather and was unable to make any progress…

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Unsettled Conditions. Rain Storm Approaching

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 13 September 1917 · page 7

Fine weather conditions were again in evidence throughtout New South Wales yesterday due to the persistence of high pressure influence over the eastern…

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Three Millions Perish. Great Flood in China. London. Thursday Night

Evening News · Friday 14 September 1917 · page 5

A message from Pekin says that a [?] flood has occurred is China. These million [?] are said to have been drowned…

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Floods in China Three Million Homeless LONDON, Thursday Night

The Sun · Friday 14 September 1917 · page 1

Reuter's correspondent at Shanghai states that owing to floods 3,000,000 are homeless and destitute in Chi-Li. (northeast China). The numbers drowned cannot be estimated.'…

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Great Floods in China. 3,000,000 Homeless. Peking, Sept. 1[?]

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 September 1917 · page 12

Great floods have occurred in China[?] Three million persons are homeless [?] Chill province. Great numbers have been drowned…

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Great Flood in China. London

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 15 September 1917 · page 9

A Pekin message reports that a great flood has occurred in China. Three million people have been rendered homeless in one province, and large numbers drowned…

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Campaspe in Flood Melbourne

Sunday Times · Sunday 16 September 1917 · page 7

The Campaspe River, at Ecnuca, has risen suddenly to 32it lin, or 3£t above flood point. This is the highest reached in 1917. At Mildura the height is 26ft 11 in, nearly 6ft above…

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After the Cyclone

Evening News · Tuesday 18 September 1917 · page 1

LABOR: "H'M! WELL NOW I'LL BE ABLE TO REBUILD IT ON BETTER LINES AND A MORE REASONABLE FOUNDATION."…

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More Heavy Rain. Over Two Inches at Byron Bay

Evening News · Tuesday 18 September 1917 · page 6

[?] weather preva[?] the [?] of New South Wales [?] with [?] On the North Coast [?] almost [?] Heavy rain…

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Heavy Storm in South Australia. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 18 September 1917 · page 8

A sensational storm occurred at wilmington, a northern country town, at midnight on Saturday. Within an hour 1 inch and 85 points fell; further out up to 3 inches were…

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Inverness Copse a Carefully Rehearsed Attack. "Storm Troops" Beaten

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 18 September 1917 · page 2

The operations along the British front in Flanders and France during the past few weeks have been entirely of a minor nature, "nibbling" at the German line…

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The Position To-day Craft Unions and Commissioners Miners and Government the Storm Centre Commissioners' Workshops Pivot of the Crisis

The Sun · Tuesday 18 September 1917 · page 5

The storm centre of the strike is now pivoted on the workshops at Eveleigh and Randwick. with the addition of the serious coal position and the fact that tho waterside…

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Disastrous Floods. Three Millian persons Homeless

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 18 September 1917 · page 4

Owing to floods 3,000,000 persons are said to be homeless and destitute in Chili (north-east China). The numbers drowned cannot be estimated. Great…

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Heavy Rain at Henty

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 19 September 1917 · page 8

HENTY, Monday.--On Sunday night a very heavy rainstorm passed over this district, when over 2in. of rain tell in about an hour. The country for miles around was under water…

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Previous Big Gales

Evening News · Wednesday 19 September 1917 · page 5

[?] gale recalls the famous storms [?] been responsible for the werekage [?] gale took place on May 5…

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Storm to Continue

Evening News · Wednesday 19 September 1917 · page 5

The following special forecast has been issued by the Commonwealth Weather [?]an.— "A cyclonic dis[?]hance to the north-east of…

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