Barrier Miner. Friday, February 28, 1896. Floods, and Local Consequences
RAIN gauges, as at present distributed at any rate, are only a little better than worthless in Central Australiaâ sometimes, in fact, worse than…
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Floods & storms, 1896
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Heavy Falls on the Richmond and Clarence. Big Rise in the Rivers. Floods Expected. SYDNEY
Very heavy falls of rain are reported in the Richmond and Clarence River districts, near the Queensland border. At Byron Bay the rain was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rains and Floods. [By Telegraph.] Further Heavy Falls in Queensland. Rivers Again Flooded. Parts of Railway Lines Submerged. Narrow Escape of a Mail Train. BRISBANE
Accounts of further heavy rains again come from the central districts. All the rivers are rising rapidly, and further disastrous floods are feared…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Floods in Queensland. Brisbane
Further floods have occurred in several districts in this colony. The railway lines are blocked in places…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Dis-honorable. a Mystery of the Brisbane Flood. [For the Miner] Chapter Xxi. Caleb Angel
To the chagrin of the editors of the evening papers, the news of the arrest of Jackson arrived, too late for publication in the special editions. The train…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Dis-honorable. a Mystery of the Brisbane Flood. [For the Miner] Chapter Xxii. "At the Back of the Iron Drawer.'
By the following morning it was evident that Brisbane was doomed to bear the brunt of another great flood. The rise of the waters throughout the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Floods in Queensland. Brisbane
There is every prospect of another high fined in the Fitzroy River. The flood waters are interfering seriously with the railway traffic, the lines…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Disastrous Floods in Asiatic Turkey. LONDON
Intelligence has been received that the River Tigris in Asiatic Turkey has overflowed its banks. Great damage was donein Mesopotamia, the district…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Dis-honorable. a Mystery of the Brisbane Flood. [For the Miner] Chapter Xxiv. an Interview with the Prisoner
IF this were a romance instead of a sober relation of facts the writer would deem it extravagant and unpardonable nonsense to depict a large…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Floods in North Queensland. The Etheridge District Devastated. [By Telegraph.] Brisbane
Telegrams from Georgetown report an extensive flood on the Etheridge. On Tuesday night heavy rain fell continuously for four hours, 8in. 20 points…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Dis-honorable. a Mystery of the Brisbane Flood. [For the Miner] Chapter Xxv. the Defence Finally Arranged
De Ville met Angel with cordiality. They had not been very intimate or friendly previously, but it suited De Ville's purpose. They conferred…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Queensland Floods. The Damage at Georgetown. Flood on the Gilbert. [By Telegraph] Brisbane
The Victoria Bridge, which was damaged by the recent flood in the river, has been opened for light traffic to-day. Telegrams from Georgetown give further…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Dis-honorable. a Mystery of the Brisbane Flood. [For the Miner] Chapter Xxvi. the Trial Commences
There was an unusual stir in the precincts of the Supreme Court, on Tuesday, the 14th day of March. The trial of the supposed murderer of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Dis-honorable. a Mystery of the Brisbane Flood. [For the Miner] Chapter Xxvii. a Sensational Scene in Court
The court on the following morning was, if possible, fuller than on the previous day, many being unable to gain admission. The non-legal friends…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Dis-honorable. a Mystery of the Brisbane Flood. [For the Miner] Chapter Xxviii Speech of the Crown Prosecutor
The Crown Prosecutor arose, and on the plea of the extraordinary nature of the defence asked for an adjournment until the followiag day. To this,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Storm in Broken Hill
Rain threatened yesterday, and. [?] few points fell in the morning. At abont 4 o'clock a heavy fall resulted from a thunderstorm. For a few…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Storm in Sydney Harbor. SYDNEY
A severe nor-easter blew in the harbor yesterday afternoon. There were several capsizes of boats, but no fatalities are reported…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Melbourne Storm. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne, Monday Afternoon
The body of the yoong woman killed during yesterday evening's storm, through being buried under a hoarding which was blown down in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Weather. [By Telegraph.] Severe Storms in Victoria. Damage to Buildings Melbourne. A Young Woman Killed. A Yacht Sunk in Hobson's BayThe Effects the Country. MELBOURNE
One of the most severe storms which has visited the city for many years occurred yesterday afternoon. The storm came suddenly after a fall of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Melbourne Storm. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne, Monday Afternoon
The body of the young woman killed during yesterday evening's storm, through being buried under a hoarding which was blown down in…
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