Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Floods & storms, all years

Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1917

935 stories in Sydney's papers · page 36 of 47

The Floods. Miles of Country Under Water. Houses Partly Submerged. Wentworth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 October 1917 · page 6

A heavy thunderstorm to-day practically destroyed all hope of saving Wentworth from inundation by the flood waters. For weeks public and private effort has been…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Heavy Storm

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 6 October 1917 · page 8

At 2 o'clock on Thursday morning, n heavy thunderstorm' broke over Hornsby, and travelled in a. north-easterly direction. The lightning was unusually vivid…

Continued on Trove, page 8 →

The First Gale and a Treacherous Deed

The Mirror · Saturday 6 October 1917 · page 17

The Cape Horn swung clear of soundings and struck away for the open Atlantic. Twenty-four hours' grace was given to the new hands in which to recover from the prostrating effects…

Continued on Trove, page 17 →

Floods Threatened. in Murray Area. Albury

Evening News · Saturday 6 October 1917 · page 1

The Murray Roer this morning reached its highest point for the year—Hill [?] above summer [?] there has been exceptionally heavy rain on the upper watershed and as the…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Flood in the Murray. Albury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 October 1917 · page 14

Further heavy rain has fallen. The Murray is 12 feet 10 inches above summer level. The flats between Albury and Wodonga have now been covered for three months. The…

Continued on Trove, page 14 →

Storm at Temora

Sunday Times · Sunday 7 October 1917 · page 2

During a storm at Temora on Wednesday lightning struck one of the chimneys Union Bank, and caused the removal to some tiles from the roof. Slight damage was…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

A Boisterous Week Wind, Rain, and Thunderstorms

Sunday Times · Sunday 7 October 1917 · page 8

During the past week a series of rainstorms developed inland and worked eastward as a succession of waves, which affected New South Wales with widespread rains, associated with…

Continued on Trove, page 8 →

Another Flood Expected Berrigan

Sunday Times · Sunday 7 October 1917 · page 5

Stormy weather lias prevailed since Thursday. Yesterday afternoon a heavy hailstorm passed over the town. Altogether 180 points of rain were recorded. The Murray River at…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Murrumbidgee in Flood Gundagai

Sunday Times · Sunday 7 October 1917 · page 2

The river is rising rapidly at Gundagai and Wagga, the marks allowing 27ft at Gundagai and 24ft at Wagga, with rain, falling and weather threatening heavier falls. There is…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Rivers in Flood Danger on the Murray Melbourne

The Sun · Sunday 7 October 1917 · page 4

Reports which reached the Water Commission to-day show that all rivers in the northeastern district are flooded us the result of the rainfall of the past two or three days…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Destructive Storm

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 October 1917 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Friday.--A telegram received from Chiltern, in the north-eastern district, states that a heavy storm occurred there last night. There was a, terrific wind, with thunder…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Gale Causes Woman's Death

Evening News · Monday 8 October 1917 · page 3

When [?] gale swept over [?] and one of [?]…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Fatal Injuries in Storm

The Sun · Monday 8 October 1917 · page 5

Mrs. Mary Kennedy, aged 76, who was blown over in the yard of her home in Marion-street, Enmore, during the storm on September 19 and had her left leg broken…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Flood at Gundagai. Gundagai

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

The flats are covered, and the river is rising. Residents to-day are rescuing stock. The flood waters suddenly came over last night, following a storm yesterday, when two…

Continued on Trove, page 10 →

Murray Floods. Streets Under Water. Albury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 October 1917 · page 7

As expected, the flood in the Murray reached serious dimensions to-day, when the water broke through Doctor's Point, south-east of the town, pouring along the depressions…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

Indarra Afire. One Hold Flooded. Serious Damage

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 October 1917 · page 4

A fire broke out on the A.U.S.N. Company 9 steamer Indarra, in the harbor, early yesterday morning. One hold had to be completely flooded…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Murray in Flood. Part of Albury Under Water. Rescue of the Residents

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 October 1917 · page 4

ALBURY, Sunday.--A great flood came down the Murray River to-day and overtook South Albury, known as The Flat, by surprise. Practically all the southern portion of the town,…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

The Coming Storm Socialists Attack Pan-germans Scenes in the Reichstag Motion of Censure on Government 67th Day of the Fourth Year of the War LONDON, Monday Night

The Sun · Tuesday 9 October 1917 · page 1

"The Times" correspondent at Amsterdam states that the German Sunday papers published columns of the Reichstag proceedings indicating that the political feeling…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Floods at Albury. Fears of a Record Flood

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 9 October 1917 · page 5

A great flood occurred in the Murray River Valley on Sunday, and that part of South Albury, known as The Flat, where several hundred families reside, was…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Border Rivers in Flood. Settlers Remove Stock

Evening News · Tuesday 9 October 1917 · page 4

The [?] in the Murray at Albury [?]…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →