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Northern Rivers · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1893

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The Northern Star. Wednesday Morning, 12th JULY, 1893. Flood Mitigation

Northern Star · Wednesday 12 July 1893 · page 2

THE experience of the year 1893 in its long list of disasrous floods is of itself sufficient, quite sufficient to make the subject of mitigating their destractive effects one of great importance to all…

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Evans River Flood Escape

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 28 July 1893 · page 2

IN a recent issue of the Casino Express appears another letter from that, self-opinionated scribe, who styles himself Plover," wherein he comments on what…

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Flood Relief for the Richmond

Northern Star · Wednesday 2 August 1893 · page 3

THE following, which is a copy of letter from Mr. Ewing to the Minister for Public Works, has been handed to us for publication:— "Sydney, 27th July, 1893…

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Our Serial. the Dis-honorable: a Mystery of the Queensland Floods. (Copyright: Published by special arrangement with Hennessey's Intercolonial Press Association.) INTRODUCTORY

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 18 August 1893 · page 4

WE have received the following extraordinary account (says the Southern Hemisphere, of March 29th, 1893), of a mysterious affair which it is alleged occurred…

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Our Serial. the Dis-honorable: a Mystery of the Queensland Floods. (Copyright: Published by special arrangement with Hennessey's Intercolonial Press Association.) Chapter Ii

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 25 August 1893 · page 4

BOTH homestead and peninsular are known as Darton's Point. The farm, comprising the usual 640 acres, was only used for grazing and dairying purposes…

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Effects of a Cyclone in America

Northern Star · Wednesday 30 August 1893 · page 4

POMEROY, a town in Iowa, was visited by a cyclone on July 6, a telegram the following day states:—A cyclone struck the town at 7 p. m. and destroyed nearly all the buildings in the…

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Our Serial. the Dis-honorable: a Mystery of the Queensland Floods. (Copyright: Published by special arrangement with Hennessey's Intercolonial Press Association.) Chapter. Iii.—continued

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 1 September 1893 · page 4

AN almost irresistible impulse came upon George Jackson. It was upon his very lips to say "John Darton, the man you quarrelled with and struck last night is…

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Our Serial. the Dis-honorable: a Mystery of the Queensland Floods. (Copyright: Published by special arrangement with Rennessey's Intercolonial Press Association.) CHAPTER V.

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 8 September 1893 · page 4

WHEN John Darton and George Jackson met at the breakfast table neither of them looked very fresh or rested. A couple of hours sleep and plenty of cold…

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Remarkable Storm at Sea

Northern Star · Saturday 9 September 1893 · page 6

THE large four-masted iron ship Lucipara, which recently arrived from Sharpness, has been in a remarkable electrical storm in the Indian Ocean. The captain states that when in 42 S. and 61'…

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Our Serial. Tie Dis-honorable: a Mystery of the Queensland Floods. Copyright: Published by special arrangement with Rennessey's International Press Association.) Chapter Vi

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 15 September 1893 · page 4

"CONFOUND those labor fellows," exclaimed Fielding testily, as the train moved on again, "with their fads and fancies, and revolutionary selfishness, I…

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Our Serial. the Dis-honorable: a Mystery of the [?] Floods. Copyright: Published by special arrangement with Hennessey's Intercolonial Press Association.) Chapter Vii. Joe Stunner Appears on the Scene

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 22 September 1893 · page 4

THE excitement among the passengers was intense as the train, which had slackened speed on reaching the water, moved cautiously along…

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Our Serial. the Dis-honorable: a Mystery of the Queensland Floods. Copyright: Published by special arrangements with Henn[?] Intercolonial Press Association.) Chapter Viii. The Flooded Mansion

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 29 September 1893 · page 4

ON Saturday night the 4th February, the moon rose over the city shortly after ten o'clock. The rain was still falling, but not so heavily, and by midnight had almost entirely c[?]ed…

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Our Serial. the Dis-honorable: a Mystery of the Queensland Floods. Copyright: Published by special arrangement with Hennessey's Intercolonial Press Association.) Chapter Ix. Old Pinchpenny's Donation

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 6 October 1893 · page 4

THE whole of the road between Toowong and the North Quay was under water, with a strong current running over it, so the men kept the boat in the still water which flooded a…

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Our Serial. the Dis-honorable: a Mystery of the Queensland Floods. Copyright: Published by special arrangement with Hennessey's Intercolonial Press Association.) Chapter X.—continued

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 13 October 1893 · page 4

THE rain had ceased, and the sun was shining through the clouds, when Jackson and Joe Stunner left the house on Sunday morning. and went in search of the Mary Jane. They…

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Our Serial. the Dis-honorable: a Mystery of the Queensland Floods. Copyright: Published by special arrangement with Hennessey's Intercolonial Press Association.) Chapter Xi. a Rejected Offer of Marriage

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 20 October 1893 · page 5

IN order to sustain the continuity of our story, it will be necessary to return for a chapter or two to Darton's Point, There was, of course, no reliable information obtainable from…

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Our Serial. the Dis-honorable: a Mystery of the Queensland Floods. Copyright: Published by special arrangement with Hennessey's Intercolonial Press Association.) Chapter Xii

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 27 October 1893 · page 4

THAT Sunday night, on land and sea, city and suburb, it ruined harder than ever. As Edna sat brushing her long hair before her dressing glass, her thoughts were busy with many…

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Flood Escape

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 27 October 1893 · page 2

IN another part of this issue we publish Mr. Perry's questions to Mr. Lyne, having reference to the flood escape scheme (Evans River) which has for a long…

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Our Serial. the Dis-honorable: a Mystery of the Queensland Floods. Copyright: Published by special arrangement with [?]nnessy's Intercolonial Press Association.) Chapter Xii. Cutts, the Banker

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 3 November 1893 · page 4

As far as business went in Brisbane, Monday the 6th of February was dies non. The flood had brought everything to a standstill, and blotted out all other considerations. It was…

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Our Serial. the Dis-honorable: a Mystery of the Queensland Floods. Copyright: Published by special arrangement with Hennessey's Intercolonial Press Association.) Chapter Xiv. What the Newspapers Said

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 10 November 1893 · page 4

THE following report it extracted from the Brisbane Chronicle of Wednesday the 8th of February:—"To the many sorrows that surround us in…

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Our Serial. the Dis-honorable: a Mystery of the Queensland Floods. Copyright: Published by special arrangement with Hennessey's Intercolonial Press Association.) Chapter Xv. The Inquest

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 17 November 1893 · page 4

THE body was not brought over the river to North Brisbane until Wednesday morning, on account of the difficulty which sill existed through the voilence of the current. The…

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