Flood and Fire. East-West; Line Submerged. MELBOURNE
Heavy rain has falen on the east-west railway line, washing away portions of the ballast and nothing up traffic for some hours…
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Floods & storms, 1918
215 stories in North West (Tamworth to Moree)'s papers · page 1 of 11
Wet New Year's Day. Thunderstorm at Tamworth
Heavy rain fell in Tamworth and district yesterday morning. It was another of those electrical storms which have been rather frequent of late, and was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Storm at Singleton. Lightning Does Damage. SINGLETON
During the thunderstorm on Monday afternoon at flash of lighting did some damage at the residence of Arthur Heuston, senior, at Glen Ridding. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New Zealand Floods. Heavy Damage
Floods resulting from heavy, continuous rain, caused serious damage in the vicinity of Greymouth (N.Z.) Several slips occurred on the railway,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Inverell Crops Great Loss Occasioned Cy Storms. Dairying Looks Up. INVERELL
Harvesting in now in full swing in the listrict, and though late in the spring, all hope of harvest worth mentioning has been abandoned. The beneficial…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Record Storm Raging in United States. London
The greatest storm for twenty years is sweeping over the central western States from Memphis in the south through the cotton States…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Floods in Queensland
A Queensland message reports that the bounteous rains and floods are causing an interruption in the rail traffic, in the north and west. A large amount of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rain in Sydney. Low Lying Land Under Water. Nepean River in Flood. SYDNEY
Navy, drenching rain continued throughout the night, and all the morning with no prospect of clearing. Up to 9 clock yesterday morning six and a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Storm at Singleton. Heavy Damage Done
A violent rainstorm at Reedy Creek on Saturday evening caused heavy damage. The storm burst suddenly over a restricted area, accompanied by thunder…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Commonwealth Meteorology. More Rain and Thunderstorms. SYDNEY
Since 9 a.m. on Saturday the huge tropical disturbance which was then a good deal larger than Australia, suffered a considerable change in both…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tremendous Floods in Queensland
Floods continue in many parts of Queensland. Cooper's Creek at Charleville is running 12 miles wide…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cyclone at Bathurst Houses and Crops Damaged. Train Held Up. SYDNEY
A cyclonic storm swept through Bathurst yesterday, doing considerable damage to buildings, crops, orchards and fences, uprooting avenues of trees and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Severe Storm at Bathurst. Much Damage Done
A cyclonic storm, carrying destruction and desolation in its trian, burst over the outskirts of Bathurst late on Tuesday evening. Considerable…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Destroyers Wrecked in Gale Off Scotland
The Admiralty announces that two British destroyers on the night of January 12 were totally wrecked on the coast of Scotland in a violent gale…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Blizzards in Europe. Germany Isolated. Gales in Britain. LONDON
Blizzards everywhere in Europe are breaking down telegraph and telephone lines, and is suspending railway and street, traffic…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Peel Shire. Damage to Roads by Flood Waters
At the ordinary monthly meeting of the Council held yesterday, the Shire Engineer, Mr. E. F. Stevens, submitted the following report:—…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Floods in Queensland. Steamer and Trains Delayed. Mackay Isolated. SYDNEY
News from Queensland states that the steamer Wyreema was unable to enter Keppel Bay yesterday owing to the rough weather. The vessel is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Commonwealth Meteorology. More Rain and Thunderstorms Coming. SYDNEY
During the past 24 hours the only appreciable easting noted has been in respect of the high pressure systems. These are now shown, on the chart as…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Commonwealth Meteorology. Sultry Conditions With Thunderstorms. SYDNEY
The Queensland cyclone has lost considerably in intensity since 9 a.m. on Tuesday and is now almost unrecognisable as the disturbance which was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Queensland Floods Rockhampton in Danger. Loss of Life. SYDNEY
A telegram from Rockhampton states that all the low-lying parts of the town are flooded. The Fitzroy River is still rising and is now within a short…
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