Plattsburg. Storm Water Drain
The contractors for the concrete portion of the storm water drain have now nearly finished their task. The bridge at John-street has been…
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Floods & storms, 1896
92 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 5
Terrific Storm in North Queensland. Townsville Devastated. Steamers Damaged and Ships Wrecked. Brisbane
A VIOLENT storm, designated "Sigma" by Mr. Wragge, is raging in the north. Townsville, ville, Bowen, Mackay and other places have been entirely isolated, and it is believed that…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Cyclone in Northern Queensland. Disastrous Effects at Townsville. Seventeen Lives Lost. Hundreds of Houses Wrecked. Townsville
THE victims of the cyclone and flood are:— Mrs. Sarah Selina Hunt, 37; and infant. Mrs. Dora Grimman, 73. Miss Gertrude Rome, 16 (missing)…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Cyclone in Northern Queensland. Arrival of the Aramac at Brisbane. The Captain's Report. Further News From Townsville. Extent of the Damage. Brisbane
THE s.s. Aramac arrived at 9 o'clock this morning from Townsville, apparently very little the worse for her recent experience in the gale between Cairns and Townsville…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Floods in Queensland. Fears for Fitzroy Bridge. Traffic Suspended. Rockhampton
THE Fitzroy River is still rising, and grave fears are entertained for the safety of Fitzroy Bridge, as in the event of a rise in the river of a few more feet its stability cannot…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Storms in Queensland. Repairing Damage at Townsville. Sunken Vessels Raised. Restoration of the Railway Line. Floods in the Mackay District. Four Lives Lost. Townsville
GREAT activity is being displayed in all parts of the harbour in raising sunken vessels. The Adelaide Co.'s hulk Presto was floated to-day. Two vessels of the beehe-de-mer…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Queensland. Rockhampton, Thursday. the Flood—pathetic Incidents
Further particulars have been received of the drowning of George and James Hatfield, proprietors of Yatton Station, and the stockman, M'Lean. The three took refuge in a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Chilka in a Cyclone
The steamer Chilka, from Calcutta, has arrived at Wellington. She met the full force of the cyclone which devastated Townville, and for four days laboured in a terrific sea off the Queensland coast…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Heavy Rainfalls in Queensland. Disastrous Floods Up North. Brisbane Threatened. Brisbane
A strong fresh is coming down the Brisbane River, carrying an exceptionally large amount of debris, a quantity of which has accumulated at the temporary end of the Victoria…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Floods in the West. Washaways on the Railway. Sydney
THE Chief Commissioner for Railways, who left Sydney by special train last night, arrived at Nyngan to-day, and proceeded westward as far as Summervale, but owing to…
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Mr. E. B. Price, of the Public Works Department, is now on a visit to the Hunter River in connection with the proposed flood mitigation scheme. It is understood that…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Floods in the West. Great Damage to the Railway. Sydney
INFORMATION received by the railway authorities reports that the damage to the line on the Bourke side of Byrock is very serious, particularly at and from mileage 468 to 474,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hunter River Flood Mitigation. The Question of Riparian Rights. Sydney
IT is stated that in consequence of the cutting of embankments and other works which have been constructed in the vicinity of Maitland during the past few years, it has been found…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Floods in the West. Sydney
Mr. Eddy, the Chief Railway Commissioner, returned to Sydney to-day from the west, where he has been inspecting the breaks on the railway. The repairing of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Floods in the West. Railway Traffic Restored. Sydney
Traffic was resumed to-day on the Cobar line, and a train has left Nyngan for Bourke, and it is anticipated that it will be able to get through. An accident occurred on the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Lives Lost Through Floods. Inverell
A stockman named Thomas Lansley whilst attempting to cross the Mackintyre River to-day was drowned. WARREN, TUESDAY…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Maitland District. North Queensland Floods
THE subject of the recent cyclonic disturbances in North Queensland has been reintroduced by the presence in Maitland of Bishop Barlow, of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Queensland. Brisbane, Friday. the River in Flood
Owing to the rain, there is another fresh in the river. The current is no strong that the steam ferry punts are unable to ply, consequently there are no means of conveying…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →South Australia. Adelaide, Sunday. Terrific Storm
A violent south-easterly gale blow yesterday. The storm was one of the worst known here for several years. The Church of St. Alden's, Marden, a now structure, had south…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Brisbane Letter. Floods
THE principal topic of conversation at the present time is the weather—a topic which at ordinary times is commonplace enough, but one which at…
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