Fatal Floods in Victoria. Several Lives Lost
MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—Tremendous floods, the most disastrous since 1854, accompanied by loss of life, occurred at Castlemaino at about 4 o'clock this afternoon. Many had…
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Floods & storms, 1889
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Disastrous Floods in South Australia. Railway Traffic Blocked. Considerable Damage. Railways Washed Away
ADELAIDE, Tuesday.—The weather broke to-day after a long period of drought, and excessively heavy rains are reported from all parts of the colony. In Adelaide the rain…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Floods in Victoria. More Lives Lost. Extraordinary Rescues. Tremendous Rainfall
MELBOURNE, Friday.— Further accounts of the calamitous floods at Castlemaine estimate the damage to property at not less than £20.000. A merry-go-round on the reserve…
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Reports received from the far north-state that additional heavy rains have been experienced, and a portion of the transcontinental railway line has again been damaged near…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Lighthouse Dangers. Imprisoned by a Storm
THE lighthouse-keepers on the Chicken Rock, off the Calf of Man, were beleaguered by the stormy sea in the early part of the week in most painful circumstances. Much…
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NEW YORK, Wednesday,— A terrible cyclone clone swept over the State of Pennsylvania today, causing great loss of life, and doing immense damage to property. The full force…
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At a meeting held in Melbourne on Wednesday, to express sympathy with the sufferers by the recent floods in the Castlemaine district, the sum of nearly 100 guineas was…
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LONDON, Thursday.—A terribly disastrous gale raged around the British coast yesterday. Numerous disasters are reported, and many lives have been lost…
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LONDON, Thursday.—New York telegrams give particulars of a terrible gale which has raged a Pittsburg, a town in Pennsylvania, and built in an angle formed by the rivers…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cyclone and Snowstorms in America. Loss of Life and Property. Niagara Bridge
LONDON, Friday.—A terrible cyclone and snowstorms have occurred in the northern portions of the States of New York, New England, Michigan, and Wisconsin. The…
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LONDON, Saturday.—An investigation of the damage done to the wire suspension bridge below the Niagara Falls, which was wrecked by the recent terrible tornado, shows…
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Buildings were blown down and houses unroofed by the cyclone at Richmond on Saturday. Two persons were injured by falling timber…
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On Sunday night a cyclone swept over the Castlemaine district, doing great damage to the fruit crops. Shortly after 2 o'clock in the morning a thunderstorm occurred, and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Further Floods in Victoria. Bursting of a Waterspout. A House Washed Bodily Away
MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—Monday night saw a repetition of the calamity by floods in the Castlemaine district on New Year's Day. On this occasion, however, only one life—…
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AMSTERDAM, Monday.—The heavy gales which have prevailed in Great Britain and on the Continent, were also felt with great severity throughout Holland. The ship…
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A telegram from Cairns reports that 14¾in. of rain fell there during the 24 hours ending 9 on Tuesday morning. It is still raining. No damage has been done as yet. A telegram…
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A destructive storm occurred in the northwest at the commencement of this month, inflicting heavy damage on the station property and stock of Grant, Anderson, and…
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News has been received in Auckland of a disastrous flood on the River Rewa, in Fiji. The plantations and mills of the Colonial Sugar Company were damaged to a great…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →South Australia. Adelaide, Wednesday. Drowned in a Flood
Ralph Moss, a well-known mining prospector, was drowned in a flood near Evelecn, Northern Territory. SEED WHEAT AND PARLIAMENT…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Western Australia. a Gale
Further particulars have been received of the gale which occurred on the north-west coast at the end of last week. The gale commenced on Friday and continued up till…
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