Queensland. Cyclone Insurance Scheme. Brisbane
Recently, while in the north, the Minister for Justice, Mr. Mullan, received deputations, respecting the projected State cyclone insurance scheme, and some…
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Floods & storms, 1920
131 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 5 of 7
The Cyclone Season
The Rockhampton "Bulletin" says some very valuable meteorological instruments are now installed in the Harbor office there. They are of a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Appalling Flood Losses
The losses of stock incurred by graziers in the north-west, as a result of the recent floods, are described as simply appalling—in cases near…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Flood at Walgett
Mr. Jas. Millikin has received a letter from his sister. Miss Mary Millikin, who resides at Walgett. Miss Millikin paints a gloomy…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →America Cup. The Fourth Heat. Won by the Resolute. Gale Interferes with Fifth Race. Vancouver
The Resolute won the fourth heat for the America Cup, finishing 3min. 42sec. ahead, beside her allowance. Following is a description of the race: At 1 p.m…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Earthquakes and Cyclone Visitations in America. Two Persons Killed. a Baby Blown Away. Sacramento
Four earthquakes have just startled North California in the vicinity of Mount Lassen volcano. VANCOUVER, Monday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Flood Losses
The losses caused by the recent disastrous flood in the inland districts of the State are now being more accurately and correctly estimated…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Floods at Wilcannia. the Darling Rising. Low-lying Land Under Water. Sydney
The River Darling is rising rapidly, and is now 29 feet 6 inches at Wilcannia, the water extending over the dams in places. A great volume of water is running into…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Recent Floods. Narrabri
It is estimated that in the recent floods the sheep lost were valued at half a million; and in addition it is calculated that ten thousand miles of fencing were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Floods in India. Bombay
There is a great flood at Jamshedpur, and the inhabitants are taking refuge in the tree tops. Over a hundred persons have been drowned…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Floods in Victoria. Melbourne Suburbs Inundated. Melbourne
As a result of heavy ranis the low lying portions, of some, of the suburbs of Melbourne are under water. Along the Maribyrnong River the residents…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tamworth Flood
To retire with the stars shining overhead and to be awakened by water lapping at his bedstead was the unenviable experience of a man…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Floods in the South. Sydney
As the result of recent heavy rain the river at Goulburn rose 33 feet 6 inches and the banks along the river gave way at a point 12 miles below Mooroopna. A…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cyclone in Victoria. Melbourne
Owing to a cyclone near Chiltern, Victoria, all telephone and telegraph trunk lines were carried away…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →British Columbia Floods. Vancouver
Rains, extending over three weeks in British Columbia farm areas have caused a million dollars damage in growing and cut grain. One farmer used a boat to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Deluge Over Kent. Worst for Twenty Years. London
One of the worst summers came to a climax with a deluge over Kent, [?] was the worst storm experienced for 20 years. Part of the town of Margate, was flooded…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Floods in Europe. London, Monday Night
Reuter's ram correspondent gives a distressing account of the devastation wrought by floods in Franco, Switzerland, and Northern Italy…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Floods in Europe. Enormous Damage Done. in France, Switzerland and Italy. Earthquake Victims Again Suffer. London
Reuter's Paris correspondent gives a distressing account of the devastation wrought by floods in France, Switzerland, and Northern Italy. Damage estimated at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Heavy Rain at Blackall. the River Rising
A message from Blackall states that the average fall was about five inches in that district last night, and the river this morning was almost up to the high level…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Queensland. a Disastrous Storm. Property Severely Damaged. Young Man Killed by Lightning. Brisbane
A very heavy storm broke over the metropolis this afternoon, accompanied by hail, and did a considerable amount of damage to property over a large area. The…
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