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Floods & storms, 1917

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More Floods in Queensland

Evening News · Thursday 25 January 1917 · page 5

Heavy rain has fallen in Queensland, causing further floods Steady rain set in in Brisbane on Tuesday night and continued throughout Wednesday, four [?] being registered…

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H.S.W. RAINFALL, Cloudbursts and Floods

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 25 January 1917 · page 4

The week has been marked by further rains of a torrential character, hundreds of points falling in a few hours, at wide[?] separated points. At Sydney, Dubbo,…

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Floods. Glen Innes Inundated. Heavy Damage. Wide Area Under Water. Glen Innes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 January 1917 · page 10

Yesterday's flood was the biggest ever experienced in Glen Innes. At about 3 o'clock on Tuesday morning rain commenced to fall. By 2 o'clock the gutters were running…

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N.z. Floods and Fires

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 25 January 1917 · page 6

WELLINGTON, Wednesday. -- A rainstorm in the Tokomaru Bay caused a flood. There were 10in. of rain inland, and many bridges were destroyed and stock drowned. A young…

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Floods in Queensland

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 25 January 1917 · page 6

BRISBANE, Wednesday.--Steady rain fell in Brisbane last night and to-day, about 4in. being recorded. The Acting-Deputy-Postmaster-General…

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More Floods Queensland Trouble

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 11

A message from Brisbane, dated Wednesday, says:—The Acting-Deputy-Postmaster-General advisers the receipt of the following…

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Floods at Glen Innes. Heavy Damage Done

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 13

The biggest flood, ever experienced in Glen Innes occurred on Tuesday. The waters rushed over a large area at a terrific force, but only half an hour…

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Floods in Queensland

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 4

BRISBANE. Thursday.--Torrential rains continue In the west, and the entire country is submerged. The Warrego River is in high flood. The Bulloo River is 11 feet over the railway…

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Cool Conditions Prevail. Thunderstorms Likely

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 7

Cool weather still prevails over practically the whole of New South Wales, owing to the effects of the south--easterly wind circulation, and the consequent. [?] of cold…

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The Coming Storm

Sunday Times · Sunday 28 January 1917 · page 8

In the west, the past week or so has been pregnant with indications and portents of imminent conflagration. Matters are clearly speeding to a tremendous crisis. At almost…

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In a Time of Storm

Sunday Times · Sunday 28 January 1917 · page 18

Why Louis Tracy has called his latest book Flower of the Gorse is known to himself only. There is nothing in the volume to suggest gorse or the gorse flower. In the dedication to his…

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The Coming Storm Science Will Win London

The Sun · Sunday 28 January 1917 · page 1

In the "Weekly Dispatch" General O'Moore Creagh anticipates that scientific methods in the coming western offensive will secure brilliant results at small…

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Heavy Rain in Queensland. Seven Inches in Forty-eight Hours. Brisbane

Evening News · Monday 29 January 1917 · page 5

[?] was [?] the [?] half of Queenslad during the [?] At Gilbert River the rain was particularly heavy…

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Thunderstorms All Divisions Affected

The Sun · Monday 29 January 1917 · page 3

City Forecast.-- Fine, cool southerly (south-west) approaching. New South Wales Forecast.-- Thunderstorms in the north-cast, rain along…

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Violent Thunderstorm Vivid Lightning and Heavy Thunder

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 29 January 1917 · page 6

The city last evening was the centre of n remarkably heavy thunderstorm. It worked up from the south-west, and burst into violence shortly before 10 o'clock. The lightning was…

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Floods in Queensland. Hughenden

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

The Flinders River was running about six feet deep on Saturday, and has backed up Station Creek a considerable distance. Considering the extraordinary falls recorded…

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Showery and Close Cool Southerly Light Thunderstorms

The Sun · Tuesday 30 January 1917 · page 3

City Forecast.--Showery, with squally south-east winds. New South Wales Forecast.--General rain within the next few days; some…

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Thunderstorms and Rain. Light to Heavy Falls

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 30 January 1917 · page 6

The rainfall associated with the heavy thunderstorm and vivid lightning in the city on Sunday evening amounted to 21 points, and the total fall during the week-end was 36 points…

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