Electrical Storm. Philadeipha
An electrical storm accompanied by a cyclonic wind wrecked many public and private buildings, unroofed churches, broke the telephone, lighting and trolly wires and…
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Floods & storms, 1911
193 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 4 of 10
A Flood Reported. Brisbane
It is reported that the Palmer River, Queensland is in flood. Cyclonic conditions prevail, and the telegraph lines are interrupted, so that full…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Storm at Sea. Steamer Maheno Damaged. the Barque Glenshee. Sydney
On her run from New Zealand the steamer Maheno met with very bad weather. A huge wave, thought by many on board to be a tidal wave, struck the vessel. About…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Queensland Floods. Brisbane
The heavy floods continue unabated in North Queensland, and all railway service to Cairns has been cancelled owing to washaways on the line…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Floods in Queensland. Railway Traffic Blocked. Brisbane
Heavy rains are falling in Northern Queensland, and a total of 18 inches was recorded at Cairns in 24 hours. The Barwon River is in strong flood. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Heavy Floods in Queensland
Owing to the floods and gales in Northern Queensland, many landslips and washaways have occurred. At Cairns all trains have been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Heavy Floods in Cairns. Great Damage Done. Sydney
A wire from Cairns timed 11.10 a.m., Monday, states that heavy foods occurred. The town was under water on Saturday. The esplanade has been grently damaged,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cyclone in Papua
The steamer Matunga arrived from Papua on Wednesday night, and brought news of a cyclone at Samaral on March 26. A number of small craft were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Rains and Flood in Queensland
The cyclonic storm which swept oven North Queensland at the end of last week continued to rage till Sunday, when the wind moderate, but torrential rain was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Heavy Rain at Cairns. Much Damage Done. Sydney
Serious damage has been done to the railway lines and bridges by the heavy rain at Cairns. At a spot 12 miles from Kuranda 3000 yards were washed away…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Man Storms Insolvency Court
Many instances are recorded of men trying to get into the Insolvency Court, but even the most eager, whose assets were in his wife's name, never adopted the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Cyclone in America. Oklahoma
A cyclone swept the country near' Fredcrick. A family was lifted-out of a demolished house on their beds and seriously injured…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →News from Papua. Rain and Heavy South-west Gale. Discovery of Coal Deposits
The Matanga, of Messrs. Burns, philp, and Co.'s line, from papua, arrived off Cape Moreton at 5.40 on Sunday morning, and subsequently berthed at the Pinkenba…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Floods in Buenos Ayres. Buenos Ayres
Several quarters of the city have been flooded by a painstorms. Numerous buildings collapsed. Two persons were killed and fifty injured…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Deluge at Bathurst. Sydney
A deiuge of rain has taken [?] [?] Pathurst and all the low-lying lands are mundated…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Big Floods in Molong District. Sydney
Big floods in the Molong district caused a washaway on the line and a suspension of traffic…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fierce Storm at Sea. Man Lost Overboard. Voyage of the Kona
The four-masted schooner Kona, 679 tons, was towed quietly up the Brisbane River early on Thursday morning, Pilot Adame in charge, and before noon…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Flood at Buenos Ayres. Buenos Ayres
Torrential rains in the Ria Chueals have flooded South Buenos Ayres. Five hundred families are sheltering in churches and schools…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Floods in Buencs Ayers. Buenos Ayres
The floods are abating Eight bodies have been recovered…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Tuckian Flood Escape Trust.— Tuckian Swamp Drainage Trust
The Department of Public Works, Water and Brainage Board, have issued notices to landowners stating petitions havo been received from landowners and others…
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