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Northern Rivers · Floods & storms
313 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 2 of 16
Another cyclone struck Tamworth yesterday afternoon, when a portion of Stanfield's sawmills were deposited on the railway line close by. Many outhouses were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Baltic coast floods are subsiding. The inhabitants took refuge on the roofs of their houses for thirty hours…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Royal Mail steamer Cobequid is ashore off the Briar Island, in the Bay of Fundy. Her position is dangerous. She has…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A disastrous cyclonic storm, accompanied by heavy hall and rain, occurred at the lower end of the Clarence River on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The gales continue in the North Atlantic. The [?] Grace Martin [?]oundered, and seventeen men from her cruised for a day in an open [?] till the steamer [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A man, who has not yet been identified, was, with his dog, struck dead by lightning at Gravesend, near Moree. The bodies were found dead under…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Potomac River has flooded a large area of country, rendering hundreds of persons homeless. The dam of the West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company's plant,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →After a rather oppressive day a very severe storm bro[?] over Casino at [?] o'clock yesterday afternoon. Very heavy clouds gathered after lunch, and many of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New reached Darwin on Thursday from Daly River Settlement to the effect that comparatively little damage was caused there by the floods. The flood fortunately…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A woman, attried only in a nightdress and clasping a two-month-old baby in her arms, was found lying unconscious in the middle of the road at Leich[?]ardt late…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A violent wind storm occurred about three miles from Moree. Charles Wilson, aged 70, was milking when the wind blew down a [?] of a tree, which fell on his head,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A severe dust storm visited Bourke, and many buildings were damaged. Trees were blown down and the town enveloped in suffocating dust…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The railway authorities have received telegrams from the north, retorting that the heavy rains flooded the lines, and blocked the trains…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Ogg's forecast for January-July is out. The author predicts the present dry spell to break between the 14th and 20th February, when the countryside will be deluged…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →During a storm at Waterloo this morning the wind struc a terrace, of thirty twostory houses, five of which were unroofed. The debris was lifted to a great distance…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A southerly storm which passed over the city at midday unroofed five houses in Moreland street. The air for a few moments was filled with flying…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A gale extinguished the street lamps and rang the church bells. The lower parts of the city are flooded, and many have taken refuge on the roofs…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Severe storms for the second time in the present year have visited California, and several persons have been drowned, including a millionaire's wife. During a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Terrible weather still prevails throughout the whole of Europe. The river Neva has risen 6½ft. Should the waters get 6ft. higher St…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Later particulars of the storms in California show that seven persons were drowned. All forms of 'overland transport are…
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