Will There Be Big Floods?
A correspondent writes, drawing attention to the possibility of a series of dry years being followed of a series of wet ones, and Consequent floods. He…
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Floods & storms, 1911
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The Moree Flood
Few people, even in Moree, realise how near the town was last week to a repetition of the great flood of January 15, 1910, that ever memorable…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Troubled New Zealand. Floods and Quakes. Sydney
Floods are reported from many parts of the Dominion of New Zealand. Much damage has been done. Many of the low-lying parts of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Floods on the Dorrigo. Farmer's Narrow Escape. Sydney, Sunday Night
Over 12 inches of rain fell at Dorrigo in three days, all rivers and creeks are running bankers. D. S. Way, a farmer, was washed…
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Owing to the flooded state of the rivers, the mail traffic in the Walgett district is considerably impeded. The Comborah coach, while trying…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Melbourne Flooded. V.R.C. Races Again Postponed. London, Thursday Night
Further heavy rain fell in 'Melbourne last night and to-day, making a total of 6 inches since Monday. During the past 24 hours up to 9 o'clock this…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Floods in Tasmania. Phenomenal Rains. Sydney
Phenomenal rain fell at Launceston (Tas.). Nearly 4 inches fell in 24 hours. Bridges were washed away and the Esk River is in flood. The…
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A disastrous cyclone raged over New Caledonia between February 2[?] and 25, and although no loss of life was reported, much damage resulted to property and…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—A great storm took place in Victoria on Tuesday night, affecting the country near Mount Taylor, which is covered with a dense forest…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A Terrific Storm. Houses Blooded. Stock Drowned. Sydney, Tuesday Night
A terrific storm has occurred at Adelong (near Tumut and Gundagai), the roofs and verandahs of houses being torn off. An inch of rain fell in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cyclonic Storm. Predicted in Queensland. Sydney
A cyclonic storm, causing floods and gales on the coast north from the Tropics, is forecasted by the Brisbane Weather Bureau…
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The steamer modonga experienced tempestuous weather on her passage from Sydney to Melbourne. Immense seas were shipped, which not only…
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Wintry weather, with further heavy rains, was experienced in Melbourne yesterday. Since January 1st nearly 14 inches of rain have fallen…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Terrific Cyclone. a Town Levelled. Sydney, Sunday Night
Advices from Port Douglas state that a terrific cyclone has practically, levelled the town. Two persons were killed and all the lines are down. It…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—At Melbourne on Saturday night and Sunday the gale did tremendous damage. Ten yachts were either sunk or dashed to pieces. The sea…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Recent Cyclone. Farmers' Heavy Losses. Sydney
Farmers in the Mossman (Q.) district estimate their losses in the recent cyclone at £20,000…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—At Cairns on Tuesday a lighthouse on the point was blown over, and the beacons washed away. The full force of the gale was felt on Thursday…
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Further particulars are to hand of a terrific cyclone at Port Douglas and Mossman, Queensland, to the effect that hundreds of people are…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Cyclonic Storm. Immense Damage. Vancouver, Tuesday Night
An electric storm in Philadelphia, accompanied by cyclonic wind, wrecked many public and private buildings and unroofed churches. The tramway traffic…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Recent Gales. Another Steamer Damaged. Sydney, Sunday Night
The steamer Wymeric, 5000 tons, which left Newcastle for South America on Thursday, encountered the recent gale blowing on the coast and…
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