A Thunderstorm and a "Southerly Buster." the Wolverine Adrift
The excessively hot weather of the past few days culminated on Friday afternoon in a thunderstorm which was short and severe, and which was…
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Disastrous Floods Queensland
The highest floods ever experienced are reported from Queensland. During the latter part of last week rain fell with tropical violence, the towns of Ipswich,…
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Toowomba, Monday, 8 p.m.—There is still no communication with Brisbane. The flood waters are slowly receding…
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News still continues to be received of the foods in Queensland, which are said to be the most destructive ever experienced in any of the colonies…
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Toowoomba, Wednesday.—The calamity is now being fully revealed, and it has realised the worst explanations. All day on Monday the water slowly…
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According to latest accounts, the flood waters are receding from the inundated localities in Queensland, and the enormous devastation caused thereby ia being fully…
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Lismore, Thursday, 8.30 p.m.— Heavy rain has fallen all day, nearly 3in. having been recorded at Lismo[?] while the rainfall at Glanes has been very heavy,…
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All contributions forwarded to the Editor of the Mercury will be acknowledged in this paper and hunted over to the Wollongong committee formed to…
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A public meeting, convened by the Mayor at the request of a number of leading townsmen, was held in the Town Hall, Wollongong, last night, the object…
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A public meeting was hold in the Council Chamber, Kiama, on Thursday night for the purpose of raising funds to alleviate the sufferings of the people in…
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There were 53 admissions at the Brisbane Hospital in four days during the recent flood. Nearly all the ailments are attributed, directly or indirectly, to the…
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Subscriptions to tho above fund come in slowly, but at the same time the donations are worthy of the cause, and do credit, to the donors. The distress in Queensland is…
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The meeting convened by Mr. H. S. Fry, J.P., for the purpose of considering the best steps to take in this end of the district to help our unfortunate…
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Yesterday Mr. H. O. MacCabe, J.P., waited upon the Mayor and handed a donation of one guinea towards the relief of the sufferers by the floods in the northern…
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The following amount has been received, and is hereby gratefully acknowledged :— From the employees Mount Kembla colliery (per Mr. J. H. Ronaldson), £10…
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A concert, promoted by Mr. James Cawdell, head teacher at the Tullimbar Public School, to raise money for the Floods Relief Fund, was given in the…
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A musical and dramatic entertainment, as advertised, took place in the spacious hall at Bellambi on Friday evening last. Quite an hour before the time for opening…
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Subscriptions to the above fund seems to partake of a general character, and without much exertion on the part of the committee. Owing to the generosity of the…
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As opinions are pretty evenly divided in Grafton and the Clarence district as to whether outside or extraneous aid should be accepted to relieve the distress and…
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A concert promoted by Mr. Jane Cawdell, head teacher of the Tallimbar Public School, to raise money for the Floods Relief Fund, was given in the…
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