Queensland Floods. Brave Rescuer Drowned. Cairns
As a result of the recent floods at Innisfall, two deaths by drowning occurred. Frederick Keat Smith, of Daragl, rescued a woman and girl from a house,…
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Floods & storms, 1913
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Gale in Britain. Shiping Casualties. London
The recents form did a great deal of damage in the north of England, and numerous shipping casualties have been reported…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Greta Police Court. Wednesday, February 12. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M., and Mr. B. Pryor, J.P.)
Edward Hill, for riotous behaviour, was fined 15s, with 7s costs, or seven days' imprisonment. Ernest Newton for riotous behaviour was fined 10s, with cost…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →South Australian Floods. Great Damage Done. Adelaide
Telegraphic reports to hand to-day indicate that the terrific rain which fell in South Australia yesterday has done a tremendous amount of damage all over the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Gales in Sydney. Several Yachts Capsized. One Man Drowned. Sydney
Exceptionally severe weather has been experienced in Sydney during the last few days. Right throughout yesterday the wind raged, reaching a velocity of 61…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Storm at Newcastle. Torrential Rain. Wind 65 Miles an Hour
One of the most violent storms experienced in Newcastle for many years, raged over the city on Saturday afternoon and evening. At intervals, the wind, which…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →In the Suburbs. Flood in Plattsburg
Damage was done in nearly all the Newcastle suburbs by the rushing of the flood waters. At Wallsend and Plattsburg the rainfall…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Drowned in Flood Waters
There were two cases of drowning in the Newcastle district owing to the flooded state of the watercourses. Ono case occurred at Wallsend, where…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle Hospital Flooded
The Newcastle Hospital severely felt the effects of the storm and at seven o'clock in the evening conditions were pitiable for patients and staff [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Louisa Craig in the Gale
The barque Louisa Craig was in the scut[?]erly gale on Friday night and Saturday, but arrived safely in port at Newcastle early yesterday morning. Captain…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sydney's Great Storm. Works Tremendous Havoc. Several Narrow Escapes. Sydney
It is roughly estimated that the cyclonic storm which swept over Sydney and suburbs on Saturday night and Sunday morning was responsible for damage to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Drowned in Flood Waters. Inquest at Wallsend
Mr. C. Hibble, the district coroner, hold an inquest at Wallsend yesterday into the death of Patrick Henry O'Donnell, whoso body was found in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Facing Death. the Queensland in a Gale. Crew's Trying Experience
The steamer Queensland, whose engines broke down off Wilson's Promontory in a gale on Sunday, but which was afterwards able to proceed on her…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Our Sydney Letter. That Heresy Hunt.—a Chance for Mr. Cann.—our Warship. the Melbourne. — the Storm and the Damage It Did.—master Otway and the "Fiver."—a Doctor on the Open Milk Jugpills by the Ton. Sydney
Labour, in the broadest sense, ought to express some opinion respecting "Heresey Hunting." Who coined the term? It existed in Tudor times, but in the present…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Storm-swept Suburbs
Considerable damage was caused to a number of tenements in Merewether. Chimneys in a number of cases were blown down. Signboards…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mr. Wragge's Forecasts. Coming Storms. Adelaide
Mr. Clement Wragge, in a weather report to-day, says:—"Imprimis it is our duty to advise New Zealand in unmistakable terms of the approach of "Pluto."…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cyclone Fatalities. in Buenos Ayres. Buenos Ayres
A cyclone has occurred in Buenos Ayres, by which several persons were killed and many injured. Great damage was done to property…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Depths of Ocean Storm Waves
To the question, "To what depth do storm waves stir the waters of the ocean?" the. "Hydrographic Bulletin" makes the following answer: "The depth…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Storm in America. Much Loss of Life. Widespread Destruction. Vancouver
A great storm has swept the whole of the country from the Rockies to Pennsylvania. Blizzards and low temperatures are reported from all…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →All India Moslems. a Coming Storm. Delhi
The All Indian Moslem League conference has been opened at Lucknow under the presidency of Mahomed Shafi…
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