In Flood Waters. " Sydney
Robert Wyldham (12), during Saturday afternoon's storm, took shelter in a drain pipe at Petersham. Suddenly a volume of water rushed…
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Broken Hill & the Far West · Floods & storms
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Robert Wyldham (12), during Saturday afternoon's storm, took shelter in a drain pipe at Petersham. Suddenly a volume of water rushed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The barometer yesterday fell rapidly, quickly leaching 29.43, the lowest point recorded since October, 1904. Rain set in, accompanied by squalls…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A severe thunderstorm mostly in the north eastern, districts of New South Wales, was experienced on Sunday night…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The scenery of Broken Hill is summed up in its sumsets and its storms, and last night provided a pictairesque. storm which promised to present the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The atmosphere is laden with the smoke of bush fires, which are active in nearly cvery locality from the Huon to Fingal and Mathinna. So far no…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Heavy rains have caused floods in parts of Queensland. The train from Charters Towers is unable to cross the Antil Plains, the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Warrege River rose suddenly on Friday night. It is new over the bridge. It is reported that all the Creeks between there and Angathella…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Further news of the floods at Longreach is to the effect that a party has removed several families from homes surrounded by water and rescued four…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The damage done by the cyclone at Geraldton is estimated at £150,000: The wrecked buildings are valued at £10,000, the destroyed cane crops at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The town of Cunnamulla is surrounded by flood waters. Several families have left their homes in consequence of thc flood. The mail train…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Heavy,rains have flooded Rudd shaft of the South Rose deep level mine on the Rand. Fifty-five,natives wer drowned…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A disastrous storm was experienced at Longreach on Monday night The storm destroyed a number of houses and damaged the local hospital…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Natives from the district say that the highest Hood every known has occurred at Windorah, further west than Diamantina The record shows that 23in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →White Cliffs, Friday Afternoon. Heavy rains are reported along the Mount Browne-road. The rains caused the Bunker to rise…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Most people have read of the great; Horace Greeley's ride from Folsom j to Piacerville (a distance of 40 miles) in one of thc California Stage…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A terrible cyclone visited Croydon on Sunday, when the courthouse,was damaged and scores of people were rendered homeless…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A furious storm has scattored the Norwegian fishing fleet of 400 boats at the Gjaelingore Islands, thirtyfour fishermen were drowned…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →It has been decided to open subscription lists to assist the sufferers by the cyclone at Croydon. After investigation, the "Courier's" correspondent…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Captain Hanesen, of the steamer Dunmore, states that when his vessel was passing Long Bay on Saturday afternoon bullets were splashing all round…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The River Gundah is in very high flood. Rations are frightfully scarce. Tea, sugar, and tobacco, are all done. Men are smoking the bark…
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