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58 stories in Murray's papers · page 1 of 3
The Hoang-Ho or Yellow River has overflowed its banks, causing tremendous floods. Several hundred thousand Chinese have been drowned, and fully two millions are homeless…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →From a cablegram which appeared last week will he seen that the Heang He or Yellow River. in China, has overflowed its banks, that 100 000 people have been drowned, and that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Government Resident at Geraldton telegraphed to the Colonial Secretary at Perth on Monday, from Walkaway station via Dongarra, as follows :— “ 6 p.m.—The…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →More floods are reported on the Hango River, in China. Two million of people are wholly destitute…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Further telegrams from Greenough report that so far as is known only four lives have been lost by the floods, those of two men and two women. Nearly…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A telegram from Dongarra states that no additional report has been received of further loss of lives at Greenongb., The waters are now subsiding rapidly from the back north and central…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →A terrible disaster is reported from the United States. Yesterday afternoon the township of Mount Vernon, in the s)ate of Illinois’ was visited by a cyclone, which razed half of…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →At 9 a.m. on Sunday the s.s. YOU Yangs arrived at Townsville in a dilapidated condition —minus her fore-mast and maintop-mast, the doors of her deckhouses washed away, the…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →Between half-past 3 p.m. on Friday and 6 p.m. on Sunday 20in 72 points of rain fell at Rockhampton. The greater part of the town was under water, and boats were plying…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →A most terrific thunderstorm occurred at Sale on Sunday afternoon, about half-past five o’clock, and continued for two hours and a half, during which time 2½ inches of rain fell…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →The Southern Cross, from Fiji, brings particulars of a disastrous hurricane which occurred at Tavinni and its vicinity on the 16th ult. The storm was very severe, and did…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fresh floods of a very destructive character have occurred in Hungary. According to the latest reports, no fewer than 60 villages have been submerged…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Serious floods have occurred in North Germany. The rivers Elbe and Oder have overflowed, inundating a vast extent of territory. An immense number of cattle have been…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →The most harrowing accounts continue to be received of the suffering caused by the floods in North Germany. It is estimated that fully 75,000 persons have been rendered homeless,…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →A severe storm passed over this town and district on Friday last, and according to reports received from all quarters, besides what we notice in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Lord Mayor of London has opened a fund for the relief of the sufferers by the recent extensive floods in North Germany. The floods did much damage to the estates of…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →The total number of sufferers by the recent extensive floods in North Germany is 400,000…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →A great flood has occurred in China, caused by the rising of the Canton River. The destruction of property has been immense, and it is estimated that fully 3000 lives have been…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →A special from Mason City, Iowa, says : —" The greatest freshet ever known in this country was experienced on the night of April 5. The town of Rock Falls, on Shell…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →A violent gale swept over Hungary on the 29th March, causing a great number of serious casualties. In several towns disastrous fires broke out. The market town of Skome, near…
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