Telegrams. Cyclone in Melbourne. Buildings Shattered. Melbourne
The cyclonic weather visited Melbourne on Saturday afternoon. Great damage was done. In South Melbourne states were whirled through the…
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Floods & storms, 1918
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Cyclone at Melbourne. Houses Shattered and Boats Overturned. Two Fatalities Reported. Vessel With 300 Passengers Adrift
The cyclonic weather reached Melbourne yesterday afternoon, bursting from the west. Great damage was done. The full force of the gale was felt at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Flood Waters Receding. Missing Schooner Turns Up. BRISBANE
The flood situation at Mackay is improving. The flood waters in the, north are very slowly receding. It is reported that the schooner Crete…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Queensland Floods. Brisbane
Latest estimates of the damage by the cyclone, tidal wave and flood at Mackay make the total between two and three million pounds. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Melbourne Cyclone. Sydney
A Melbourne message says that the damage in Brighton district is far greater than at first reported, but it is impossible to give an adequate idea of the full…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Cyclone. Sydney, Tuesday, 10.15 a.m
The cyclone, after a brief stay on the coast, yesterday worked north st, and is now over the Tasman Sea…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Cyclone Epidemic
A cyclonic storm of great violence visited the Longreach district, Q., on Tuesday and a number of business premises were badly damaged…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Commonwealth Meteorology Scattered Showers and Thunderstorms. SYDNEY
During the past 24 hours, there has been a continued lowering of the pressure over Australia and New Zealand. Indications for the general rains…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Storm That Is Brewing
Spring is coming in Europe, and with it the great, battle storm on the Western front that is to decide the duration of the war. All doubt about…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Floods in Africa. London
Reuter's Capetown correspondent says that a message from Lourenco Marques, reports tremendous floods at Inhambane. 30 inches of rain falling in five days…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. the Coming Storm. Many Violent Engagements. German War Council at Treves. LONDON
Field Marshal Haig reports: Australians successfully raided south-westward of Messines and inflicted casualties, taking prisoners…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Commonwealth Meteorology Hot and Sultry; Thunderstorms to Follow
As shown on the chart the pressure systems are still travelling at considerably above the average rate, but on this occasion in various directions…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Heavy Gale at Adelaide. Sydney
A heavy gale at Adelaide last night was responsible for considerable damage, especially to orchards…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gale on the Coast. Steamers' Slow Trip. SYDNEY
The heavy gale continues on the coast with rough seas. A number of vessels are sheltering. The stand-off signals are flying at many places…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Great Storm Disaster in Zululand. Heavy Death Roll. LONDON
Reuter's Durban correspondent states: Unfolosi, a well-known sugar district of Zululand, has been the scene of a terrible disaster, the result of a terrific…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Heavy Rain at Cootamundra. Sydney
An extra heavy thunderstorm over Cootamundra early last night, The streets, private residences, and shops were flooded with rain, which lasted an…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cyclone at Taree. Sydney
A telegram from Taree states that a cyclone passed over there this afternoon, when 120 points of rain fell in 15 minutes. Trees were uprooted…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cyclonic Storm. Sydney
Yesterday a cyclonic storm visited Taree, 120 points of rain fell in fifteen minutes…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mackay Cyclone. Deputation to Prime Minister. MELBOURNE
The Prime Minister received a deputation of representatives from Mackay, which was recently almost destroyed by a cyclone. A number of matters,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Killed by Lightning. Storm Damages Wheat Stacks. SYDNEY
Gilbert Henderson, a carter, was struck dead by lightning at Cronulla this afternoon during a storm, which was particularly severe. He, with six…
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