Queensland Cyclone Devastation in the North
Further reports from Northern Queensland show that at Innisfail on Saturday practically every house in the town and district was demolished…
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Floods & storms, 1918
144 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 8
North Queensland Cyclone Innisfail Wrecked. Eight Persons Killed. Brisbane
The Deputy Postmaster-General has received a telegram from Innisfail stating that a terrific cyclone struck that town on Sunday and demolished practically…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →North Queensland Cyclone the Casualties. Loss of Sugar Crops. Brisbane
The latest reports from Innisfall state that the Goondl sugar mill was razed to the ground, and the pilot station at Flying Fish Point demolished…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Deluge in South Africa CAPETOWN
Torrential rains have again fallen in as parts of the Karoo, ranging from 2 to 9 inches in 36 hours, causing numerous wash-aways on the railway, and much damage…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Possible Gales and Rain Pine Inland Rough on the Coast
The forecast issued for Newcastle and district at 9 a.m. to-day read:— Unsettled with rain squalls: strong and squally south-west to south-east winds,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cable News in Brief Cyclone In America
A Chicago message states that several people have been killed In a cyclone in the Southern States.—Reuter. A Chicago message states that the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Lull in the Storm Attacks Near Moreuil Destructive French Airmen
The French official communique issued this morning stated: "There is growing reciprocal artillery firing on the southern front…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Storm Fiend Thrills in Sydney Trams Disorganised SYDNEY
There was a heavy storm in Sydney last night. Twenty points of rain fell, which eleven points fell in 3 minutes. A brilliant lightning display marked the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →In Mesopotamia. Gales Stop Advance. Many Prisoners Taken. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON
An official report from Mesopotamia states:—Since the 31st March there have been heavy rain and violent gales. The prisoners taken on the Euphrates…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Lloyd George Rings Out Most Critical Stage of War Hurricane Not Yet Over Proposals to Weather the Storm LONDON, Tuesday night
Intense Interest was displayed in Mr. Lloyd George's speech in the House of Commons to-day. The House was crowded, but there was an entire absence of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Storm Troops Shattered
Mr. Philip Gibbs states:—The front of the enemy's attack is about 11 miles between Armentieres and La Basseo Canal. They apparently succeeded in driving in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War Position. Lloyd George's Speech. Valour of the Armies. Government Proposals. to Weather the Storm. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON
Intense interest was displayed in the speech of Mr. Lloyd George, the Prime Minister, in the House of Commons. The House was crowded, but there was an…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Storm-water Drainage Ocean Outlet Question
The proposals of the constructing authority for the improvement of the storm-water drainage of Newcastle and its adjacent suburbs were under consideration by…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Withstood the Storm German Chance Missed London, Monday night
Mr. J. L. Garvin, editor of the "Observer," states that the British Army withstood the second full storm even better than it did the first…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The West Front. Quiet Before the Storm. Heavy Artillery Fire. Allied Aviators Active. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON
Matters continued quiet on the British front, but increased activity on the part of hostile artillery would seem to point to an early renewal of the enemy's attacks. No Infantry action is reported from the French front. The French,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Australia's Opportunity. Flood Tide of National Fame
"There is a tide in the affairs of men" wrote the immortal Shakespeare, "which taken at the flood leads on to fortune." The applicability of this great truth is not confined to the individual alone. It has equal force in the life of a nation. Australia…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Avertixg a Gale
The adjournment for a month of further discussion in Merewether Council concerning the difference between the mayor and the town clerk may fitting be taken to mean the end of the "heavy blow," thus avoiding the danger of disaster or disruption that might result from a "gale." In Parliament, a motion that a proposal be…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Intrepid Italians Storm Heights 5,000 Feet LONDON, Sunday Night
Reuter's correspondent with the British army in Italy, referring to the Italian success in storming Monte Corno on Thursday night, when 100 prisoners were captured…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fish Discoveries New Fauna, New Grounds Schnapper Flood Coming
A new fish fauna has been manifested. It lies between 100 and 200 fathoms deep. Two new fishing grounds have…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gale-swept States Terrific Storm Kills Many VANCOUVER
A message from Chicago states that 22 are dead, and many injured as the result of a tornado which swept Minnesota, Kansas, Iowa and Wisconsin counties…
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