Floods in Queensland. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) BRISBANE, Wednesday Afternoon
Fresh floods have occurred in the southwestern districts of Queensland, and part of the northern railway line is flooded…
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Floods & storms, 1890
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The Wentworth Flood. All the Rivers Rising. Highest Flood Ever Known Anticipated. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) WENTWORTH
The River Darling ia 21ft. lOin. above summer level, having risen one inch in 24 hours. At Albury the Murray is 9ft., rising rapidly, and also the Murrumbidgee…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Flood in the Warrego. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) BOURKE, Friday Afternoon
Barringun, a town in the Warrego, in the back country, is threatened with a flood. The Government has granted £80 to save property. A committee has been…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Heavy Rain at Tamworth. The Town Flooded. A Man Drowned. [By Telegraph.] From Our Own Correspondent.) TAMWORTH, Monday Afternoon
Heavy rain commenced to fall on Saturday morning, and continued incessantly for 28 hours. The creeks became flooded, and the Peel River rose into the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →2nd Edition Miner Office, 5 p.m. Terrific Cyclone. Several Villages Wrecked. Numbers Seriously Injured. [By Cable.] London, Sunday (midnight)
A cablegram from New York states that a cyclone on a large scale has swept over the State of Illinois. The cyclone totally wrecked several villages…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Floods in Tasmania. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) HOBART, Monday Afternoon
There have been very heavy rains on the east coast, 11 inches falling in two days. Launceston had six inches and Hobart five inches. The rivers and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Tasmanian Floods. Railway Line Under Water. Heavy Storm Raging. [By Telegraph] (From Our Own Correspondent.) HOBART
Most of the rivers are in high flood, after the recent heavy rains. The telegraph lines on the north-west coast are interrupted. A large portion of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Rise in the Rivers. The Situation at Wentworth. The Murray Coming Down. Serious Floods. Two Men Drowned. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondents.) WENTWORTH, Tuesday Afternoon
The river has fallen lin., and is now 21ft. 10½in. above summer level. The Murray is rising rapidly at Swan Hill, and is now 11ft. 8in., and at Echuca 19ft,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gale in Hobson's Bay. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent) MELBOURNE, Wednesday Afternoon
Following on the gale raging in Tasmania and the Straits, boisterous weather has prevailed here since Monday. There was a stiff gale in the bay last night and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Rise in the Rivers. Another Flood Threatened at Bourke. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) SYDNEY
The Mayor of Bourke has telegraphed to the members for the district that there is every probability of another flood, as all the rivers are rising, and the consequences…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Floods Relief Fund. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) MELBOURNE
A total of £5114 has been collected in Melbourne for the relief of the sufferers by the Darling floods, and the greater portion of this sum has been sent to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Gippsland Floods. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.] MELBOURNE
The severe floods in Gippsland continue. Immense volumes of water are coming down the Wentworth and Dargo Rivers, tributaries of the Mitchell. Great…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Gippsland Floods. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent). MELBOURNE
The floods have done tremendous damage in Gippsland, but the waters are now receding fast…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Murray Floods. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) SYDNEY
Heavy floods are still reported from the Upper Murray districts, an I great damage has been done to stock and crops…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Heavy Gale at Sea. Barque Knocked About and Chief Officer Drowned. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) SYDNEY
The barque, Brunette was caught in a gale on the voyage from New Zealand to Sydney with timber. During a storm in which the vessel was severely strained…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Australian Mails. Brindisi Train Delayed by Avalanches and Floods. [By Cable.] London
The train carrying the Australian mails via Brindisi has been greatly delayed by avalanches and floods. The passengers who completed their journey…
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A GENTLEMAN who recently left Cuthero station, on the Darling (Mr. P. Heslop), furnishes some interesting particulars of the means which have been taken to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Terrible Cyclone. 700 Persons Killed. [By Cable.] London
A terrific cyclone has occurred in the province of Muscat, in Arabia. Seven hundred persons were killed and the destruction was appalling…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Street Flooded. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) MELBOURNE
The water in Flinders-street burst last night, and that street was flooded for some time…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Storm King. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) PERTH
The lifeboat Storm King has left Albany for Adelaide. Captain Jorgensen was presented with a purse of sovereigns before leaving…
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