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Broken Hill & the Far West · Floods & storms
152 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 3 of 8
Summarising yesterday's weather reports, it would appear that, with the exception of the country west of the Darling and parts of the east coast,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gympie wired late last night that the flood water had broken through the covering of the Nos. 2 and 3 South Smithfield mine, and had now…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Between 5 and 6 o'clock last evening a terrible catastrophe, to be placed partly to the debit of the floods, occurred in the Brisbane River…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Telegrams received from the watershed of the Brisbane River late last night stated that the water was subsiding…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE following, report is extracted from the Brisbane Chronicle of Wednesday, the 8th February:- "To the many sorrows that surround…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →It is now ascertained to be improbable that the Western lines, damaged by floodwaters, can be repaired before Tuesday. Several severe thunderstorms have taken…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE body was not brought over the driver to North Brisbane until Wednesday morning on account of the difficulty which still existed through…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Western district is still flooded. The Bogan River is rising slowly, and is now within 9 inches of the 1894 flood. A telegram from Nyngan states…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The flood at Rockhampton has caused considerable damage to the navigable portion of the river. There has been a great erosion of the banks…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Men reveal in their surroundings more readily than women their characters, turn of thought, early habits and associations. Concealment…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Messages from Rockhampton report that the Fitzroy River is falling slowly; but all the wharfs, except the high level one, which have been submerged…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE floods in the west, succeeding the recent drought, call attention once more to the necessity of water conservation, an object which all parties profess to have…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mrs. Power left her home at Kangaroo Point on Friday last, and she has since been missing. Though nobody appears to have seen her aboard the steamer, it is surmised…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →From information received, Detective Brooks was closeted with the manager of the El Dorado Bank on the morning after the inquest…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →This morning a strong south-easterly gale was blowing, doing considerable damage to trees, lifting off roofs in places, and levelling the street…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The storm on Saturday did a good deal of damage in the suburbs, details of which have since come to hand. A church in, Payneham, was wreaked…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE Darling River at Wilcannia has risen about 20ft. since the heavy rains fell on the northern watershed; and now from far up stream we get the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Bethal Galvanistic Church was one of the relics of the olden time. It possessed a little city property, purchased by far-sighted trustess or…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A violent gale swept over this city on Saturday, doing considerable damage. Several buildings, including a church, were wrecked…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →You're sharp to time, Brooke," said, the Chief, as he greeted him on the following night, "I hope that matters are shaping a bit better."…
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