Hard Fight for Life. in a Terrific Gale. Glasgow Crew Experiencs
There landed at Liverpool on the 16th November, from the P.S.N. Company's liner Orl[?]sa, 22 members of the crew of the steamer Apollo, owned by Messrs. J…
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Floods & storms, 1913
203 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 2 of 11
A Destructive Cyclone. Brisbane
A cyclone is raging at Cairns (Queensland), accompanied by torrential rains and mountainous seas. No particulars of damage are yet to hand…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Worst Cyclone on Record. Shipping and Railways Damaged. Brisbane, Friday Midnight
The severe gales still continue on the North Coast of Queensland and shipping is considerably hampered as steamers going north meet the full force of the blow, and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Northern Cyclone. Raging for 88 Hours. Innamincka Blown Ashore. Mulgrave 30 Feet Above Level. Brisbane
Captain Mackay, Port Master, to-day received a telegram from the Harbour Master at Port Douglas stating the cyclone had been raging for thirty-eight hours…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Northern Gales. Steamer Innamincka. Sydney
A message was received this afternoon by the Sydney postal authorities which stated that the steamer Innamincka was still on the reef, and another steamer was standing…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Northern Gales. Schooner Missing. Sydney
The schooner Dancing Wave is reported to be missing on the Queensland coast. A tugboat and steamer have left Cairns to relieve the Innamincka…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Floods in Queensland
Cyclones, which raged over the northern part of Queensland, caused tremendous damage and floods. At Innisfail hundreds of houses were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Terrific Dust Storm. Sydney
A terrific dust storm followed the heal at Broken Hill…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Heat and Storm an Extraordinary Accident. a Picture Palace on Fire. Sydney
There was intense heat in the metropolitan district again to-day, 97 degrees being recorded. The fire brigarles had a busy time attending small outhreaks. A rain…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Floods in Queensland Heavy Losses and Narrow Escapes. Brisbane
Disastrous [?]oods continue in Queensland. At Marcoba the river broke over its banks and swept houses away. The Courthouse at Biboohra is flooded and there are…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Conditions on the Tweed. Frogs and a Flood. Murwillumbah
Rainy conditions still continue. Last night a particularly heavy fall occurred, accompanied by heavy lightning and thunder. This morniing all the tributaries of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gale in the North. Three Workmen Drowned. London
A gale has done much damage in the North of England, and numerous shipping casualties are reported, with serious havoc in Scotland. There the gale blew open the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Flooded Creeks. a Horse Drowned. Vehicles in Difficulties. Mullumbimby
The Main Arm cream van, owned by Mrs. Kirkland and driven by Mr. Spencer Kennedy, while returning this afternoon, got into difficulties at 8 o'clock in the creek…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Deluge. Adelaide Under Water. Great Damage and Narrow Escapes. Adelaide
A terrific downpour of rain occasioned widespread damage in all parts of South Australia yesterday. Adelaide was under water and many large establishments were…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Cyclone at Gilgandra. Sydney
A telegram received by the Weather Bureau states that a cyclone swept over Gilgandra on Saturday, doing considerable damage. Full details are not yet to hand…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Gilgandra Gale. Sydney
During the gale at Gilgandra on Saturday buildings were damaged and trees uprooted, and two persons were injured…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Storms at Kyogle
Following on the excessive heat of Sunday and Monday morning, a terrific storm come up from the south-east on Monday afternoon, and broke over Kyogle Between…
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A terrific storm passed over the western town of Gilgandra on Saturday last. The rain came down in torrents, and at the post office 101…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Turks Confident. Relying on Delay. Floods Prevent Operations. Constantinople
The Government are confident they cam hold Chataldja and Bulair indefinitely, and are still hopeful of European complications and the exhaustion of the allies by delay…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Remarkable Cyclone
A cyclonic storm struck Mr. Martin S[?]anahan's residence near Uralla on Friday. The house was shifted from its foundations, the door was…
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