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Floods & storms, 1917

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Clermont Floods. Brisdane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 January 1917 · page 7

The Commissioner of Railways received a message to-night, stating that the heavy rains yesterday on the Davy son Flats had undone a great deal of the good work which had…

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Thunderstorm at Bourke

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 January 1917 · page 12

During yesterday afternoon a heavy thunderstorm passer over Bourke. Heavy rain fell, the result of which was the registration of 106 points of rain…

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Close and Sultry Scattered Thunderstorms

The Sun · Wednesday 17 January 1917 · page 3

City Forecast.--Cloudy and sultry, a shower or two likely with thunder; south-east to north-east winds. New South Wales Forecast.--Sultry…

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Floods at Madang Villages Washed Away Report From Rabaul Melbourne

The Sun · Wednesday 17 January 1917 · page 5

Senator Pearce (Minister for Defence) stated to-day that news had been received from Brigadier-General S. A. Pethebridge, Administrator of Rabaul, that on November…

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More Queensland Floods

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 17 January 1917 · page 6

BRISBANE, Tuesday.--A cyclonic storm passed over Normanton at 5.30 on Sunday morning, and lasted about three-quarters of an hour. There was a heavy downpour of rain, 260 points…

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Floods at Clermont

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 17 January 1917 · page 43

The death roll caused by the floods at Clermont and elsewhere in the valleys of the Sandy, Theresa, and Wolfram Creeks (Queensland), is now known…

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The Cyclone Season. Special Warning Arrangements

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 18 January 1917 · page 2

The Commonwealth Meteorologist draws public attention to the special arrangements which are made every year to give warning to shipping and…

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The Weather. Thunderstorms General

Evening News · Thursday 18 January 1917 · page 7

Every for fine and clear [?] at Scattered place, petty in the southern and [?]…

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Queensland Floods. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 January 1917 · page 10

The following information has been received by the Railway Department from the acting traflic manager at Emerald:—"Capella reports heavy rain there. Water over the rails on…

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Warm and Sultry Scattered Thunderstorms

The Sun · Thursday 18 January 1917 · page 3

City Forecast.-- Chiefly, cloudy and sultry thunder showers likely, squally north cast winds. New South Wales Forecast.-- Hot and…

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The Northern Floods Worst Ever Known. About 60 People Drowned and Hundreds Rendered Homeless

Co-operator · Thursday 18 January 1917 · page 4

“Co-operator” readers will already be possessed of a knowledge of the facts of the recent floods at Clermont, Qld., as the result of which the…

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Heavy Rain. Over 2½, Inches at Cannonbar. Railway Washaways

Evening News · Friday 19 January 1917 · page 5

Cloude [?] over [?] the [?]…

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Wheat Harvest. 42,817,000 Bushels Probable. Preliminary Estimaie. Rain, Storm, and Wind

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 19 January 1917 · page 7

The Government Statistician (Mr. John B. Trivett) estimates the New South Wales wheat harvest at 42,817,-000 bushels. This is considerably…

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Monsoonal Change. Thunderstorms and Rain

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 19 January 1917 · page 7

Storm influence prevails over the greater part of northern and eastern Australia, and at 9 a.m. yesterday skies in those parts of the continent were mostly cloudy to overcast. The…

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Heavy Rain on Central-west Plains. 268 Points at Canonbar

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 20 January 1917 · page 9

Heavy rain has fallen at placed on the central-west plains, and light of moderate amounts were registered generally on the north-west slopes, and plains, and at scattered places in…

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Diamond Wedding Celebration. Gale-wheatley

The Methodist · Saturday 20 January 1917 · page 9

On Wednesday, 3rd January, at their residence, "The Retreat," and at "Fair-holme," adjoining, the residence of Mr.and Mrs. J. A. Shaw, son-in-law and…

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A Page for Young People the Flood

The Mirror of Australia · Saturday 20 January 1917 · page 10

About three years ago I was visiting Kinnajong Station, three hundred miles from Sydney. When I arrived it was raining hard; in fact, I was told it had been…

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Queensland Floods. Exciting Experiences. Flinders River Twenty-miles Wide. 100,000 Sheep Drowned

Evening News · Saturday 20 January 1917 · page 4

Although Clermont suffered [?] during the present heavy [?] in North Queens land, the Pitzroy River was not by any [?] the only one which was [?] for [?]…

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