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Floods & storms, 1917

935 stories in Sydney's papers · page 40 of 47

The Murray Floods

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 30 October 1917 · page 4

Although the flood wales in the Murray and other rivers are receding slowly, they are still dangerously high, and many of the lower districts are still inundated…

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Canadians' Achievement. Taking Bellevue Hill. French and Belgians Defy Floods. [?]

Evening News · Tuesday 30 October 1917 · page 1

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Deniliquin Flooded. Edward River Overflows

Evening News · Tuesday 30 October 1917 · page 3

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Deniliq[?]n Flood. Streets Under Water. "A Wide Inland Sea" [?]

Evening News · Tuesday 30 October 1917 · page 5

In [?] to [?] through [?] streets The [?]…

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Flood Damage to Bridges. Culcairn

Evening News · Tuesday 30 October 1917 · page 4

The Billabong [?]o's have receded, and the council officers are a [?]ning the damage to roads and bridges in the shire Besides small bridges, there are [?] large once over the…

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Murray Flood. Goulburn and Murray Meet. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 30 October 1917 · page 7

The Chairman of the Water Commission stated to-day that, as was expected, there had been a considerable increase in the flood level at Echuca, where the Upper Murray…

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Western Activity. Millthorpe's Devastating Storm

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 31 October 1917 · page 12

The activity of that portion of the western area of New South Wales, say between Orange and Bathurst, is probably more marked at the present time than has been the case for some…

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Deniliquin Flood. Scenes in Streets. Government Grants £400. DENILIQUIN

Evening News · Wednesday 31 October 1917 · page 5

There [?] of the flood conditions There was a fall of one [?] in the river last night [?] there is such a large volume of [?] that [?] is [?]kely…

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The Floods. Town Submerged

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

A telegram was received yesterday by the Weather Bureau from the meteorological observer at Deniliquin advising that the Edward River was at its greatest height since…

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Franco-belgian Victory. Across Flooded Country

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

Mr. Percival Phillips (correspondent of the "Daily Express") telegraphs: Nothing during the campaign has been quite like the Franco-Belgian, victory on Saturday…

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The Murray Floods: Hundreds of Families Homeless

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 31 October 1917 · page 11

At Albury about a hundred families representing nearly 500 people, have been rendered homeless and the total number whom the water ha[?] driven from their homes in the Murray basin runs into thousands. Many of these refugees were forced to leave their furniture and almost ail their belongings behind. Many other places have also suffered considerably from the floods. THE Murray at Albury reached its greatest height at…

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£400 to Repair Flood Damage DENILIQUIN

The Sun · Wednesday 31 October 1917 · page 6

A message received here states that the Government will grant £400 for the repairing of the damage caused by the floods. It Is not likely that the flooded streets…

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Deniliquin Floods. Countryside Inundated

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 31 October 1917 · page 11

DENTLIQIN, Tuesday.--The Edward River overflowed on the south side below the bridge yesterday, and except for a few high spots, practically every street is now covered or only…

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Record Floods in Riverina—Large Area of Country Under Water and Much Property Damaged

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 31 October 1917 · page 23

Bridge at Albury carried away by the force of the flood water. The Billabong near Culcairn in flood. Floodwater five feet deep in houses at Albury. Floodwater in Hume-street, Albury. It is 40 years since this was seen before…

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Floods in Riverina. Record for Fifty Years

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 31 October 1917 · page 49

At Albury the Murray on October 22 reached a point two and a half inches higher than the previous record flood, which occurred in 1867, when the height recorded was 16ft 71n above…

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South Australia's Swamp Settlement. Overwhelmed by Floods

The Australian Worker · Thursday 1 November 1917 · page 9

The repeated floods in the Murray River basin during the present season have made havoc among the reclaimed and settled swamp areas in South Australia. It is…

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Floods Subside. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 November 1917 · page 8

Reports received to-day indicate that no material change had taken place in the level of the Murray River at Echuca since yesterday. The flood waters have entirely subsided…

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Flood in Durban London, Tuesday Night

The Sun · Thursday 1 November 1917 · page 5

A Durban message states that four months of abnormally wet weather culminated in a storm on Saturday and Sunday in which 8 12in. of rain fell in 24 hours. Reports are…

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Towns Flooded

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 1 November 1917 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--Reports from Echuca show that the Murray continued to rise slowly yesterday. The Campaspe River had backed up to within a short distance of the…

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Rainstorms and Floods. October Falls

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 2 November 1917 · page 8

The total rainfall for the month just ended was above average practically throughout New South Wales; the exceptions (those falling to reach the normal amount) were mostly…

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