Tribes Swept Away. Cyclone and Tidal Wave. Sydney
One of the worst cyclones experienced in the South Seas recently passes over-New Caledonia. Damage to the extent of nearly half a million francs was done…
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Floods & storms, 1923
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Douglas Mawson. Vessels Stiil Searching. Met Cyclone in Gulf. May Have Gone Ashore. Brisbane
Every possible effort with the available facilities is being made to gain some tidings of the missing steame[?] Douglas Mawson…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Heavy Rain. Nine Inches at South Arm. Low Land Inundated
For the 24 hours ending 9 o'clock last night an additional 124 points of rain fell at Grafton, bringing the total since Saturday up to 475 points. Although the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Queensland. Heavy Rain in South-east. No Polling Booths Outride State. Brisbane
A tropical disturbance with a moderate intensity which is operating north-east of Sandy Cape, and apparently moving southwards, caused some heavy rainfalls…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Heavy Rain in Southern Queensland. Brisbane
Further good rainfalls have occurred in the southern part of Queensland during the past 24 hours. The largest registrations were Landsborough 335,…
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A message has been received from the harbormaster at Thursday Island stating that the Douglas Mawson was in company with the cutter Minnie on the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Trains Stop. New Zealand Floods. Bridges Collapse. Auckland
Floods continue in New Zealand. The Leith River is in high flood. It is reported that bridges have collapsed and many residents are unable to reach…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Warning From Sydney. Gale and Flood Rains. Sydney
Noon.--The Weather Bureau has issued a warning to shipping stating that a tropical cyclone with its centre on the South Queensland coast has moved to east of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Gales and Floods. Weather Bureau Warning Severe Cyclonic Disturbance. Moving Down the Coast. Richmond River Rising
Warnings of a serious cyclonic disturbance which developed suddenly off the south coast of Queensland were issued from Sydney and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Severe Disturbances. Steamers Caught in Storm. "Thrilling and Dangerous Voyage." Brisbane, Friday Night
The Weather Bureau this afternoon reported that a tropical disturbance was first located to the north-east of Willis Island on Monday last, with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Eleven Missing. Schooner Wrecked. Foundered in a Gale. Captain and Wife Drowned. Melbourne
Bound for Manila with a cargo of coal the wooden schooner Amy Turner foundered near the Island of Guam in a frightful gale. Eleven of those on board are…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Flood Protection Banks
Mr. W. T. Missingham, M.L.A., writes "I have again called upon the department with reference to the flood protection banks. The Minister was away…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Flood Protection Works
Mr. W. T. Missingham, M.L.A., has received the following letter from the Public Works Department:—"Referring to your personal inquiries and to the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Floods in New Zealand Most Disastrous Since 1867 Severe Losses. Sydney
Flood waters at Blenheim (New Zealand) have been responsible for considerable damage. Residents are leaving their homes…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Grafton City Council. Flood Protection Matters. Outstanding Rates
The fortnightly meeting of the Grafton Municipal Council was held at the Grafton Council Chambers on Monday night, there being present: Ald. E…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Towns Under Water. Floods in New Zealand. Bridge Swept Into Sea
WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Tuesday. Flood waters at Blenheim, New Zealand, have been responsible for considerable damage, and the residents are…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Serious Floods. Heavy Rains in New Zealand. Sydney
The floods at Kaiapoi, New Zealand, became serious yesterday. Owing to the rapid rise in the river on the previous night many families in the centre of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Steamer in a Storm. Panic Amongst Arab Firemen. Sydney
During the voyage of the steamer Indian City from America to Melbourne the vessel encountered dreadful storms. Two tremendous seas smashed down upon the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →In a Storm. Mail Plane Crashes. Melbourne
Lieutenant Frank Briggs, pilot of the aeroplane which left Essenden at 8.45 this morning for Hay in morning for Hay in connection with…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New Zealand Floods. Loss of Lives. Sydney, Friday
Flood waters are still rising in many parts of New Zealand. Mr. E. Robinson, secretary of the Spring Green River Board, and a lad…
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