Queensland Floods. Belief for the Sufferers
BRISBANE, Sunday.—The steamer, Arawatta has arrived at Gladstone from Townsville. Captain Hall reported that his ship struck the full force of the gale between…
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Floods & storms, 1918
261 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 3 of 14
Cyclone at Rockhampton
A cyclonic disturbance struck Rockhamnpton, accompanied by a terrific downpour of rain. The rain commenced at 5 p.m., and the wind…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Steamer in a Cyclone Terrifying Experience. Magnificent Seamanship
SYDNEY, Monday.—A steamer which arrived in Sydney from Northern ports had a terrifying experience in the Queensland cyclone. At one stage the captain…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Abandon Austria." Storm of Abuse in Germany. LONDON
The New York "Times" correspondent at The Hague states that the Berlin Pan-German and annexationist newspapers attack Czernin with fierce…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Queensland Cyclone. Whole of the North May be Isolated. Fears that Telegraph Lines will be Submerged. BRISBANE
A message from Muttabarra reports that the river is rising rapidly and the telegraph lines are endangered. If they are submerged the whole of the north…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Queensland Floods. Sydney
The first definite news of the condition of affiars at Mackay was received at Brisbane per wireless from the steamer Wyreema off Mackay…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Queensland Floods. the Disaster at Mackay. Commonwealth Government's Message. Substantial Assistance
MELBOURNE, Monday.—The Prime Minister, on behalf of the Commonwealth Government, has sent the following message to the Premier of Queensland:—"The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Heavy Rain on South Coast
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Unsettled and warm conditions prevailed over the whole of New South Wales yesterday and eventually culminated in from light to heavy scattered…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Disaster at Mackay. Tidal Wave. Cyclone and Flood
News has filtered through from Mackay to the effect that a terrible disaster has befallen the town and its inhabitants. Although the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Heavy Rain on South Coast. Over Nine Inches at Wollongong. SYDNEY
Heavy rains are reported along the South Coast, in the 24 hours ending at 9 a.m. to-day, 920 points fell at Wollongong and 561 at Kiama…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Queensland Cyclone. the Fate of Mackay. a Graphic Description
Details of the disastrous cyclone which visited Mackay recently were received on Monday with a file of Mackay "Standard," dated January 26, a copy of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Queensland Floods
Further particulars of the Queensland floods show that Homes Hill and Don bridges have been carried away. The flood waters are 25 feet over the old…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Queensland Floods. Loss of Life and Property. Vessels Sunk. Others Driven Ashore. Details of the Disasters
We supplement our telegraphic news of the disastrous floods and cyclones in Queensland by the following extracts from the Brisbane "Courier":—…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Queensland Floods. Death Roll at Mackay. a Steamer Aground. Telegraphic Difficulties. Further Flood Waters at Rock-hampton
BRISBANE, Tuesday.—The latest accounts from Mackay place the death roll at 19, including a woman named Welsh and her five children. The A.U.S.N. Company has…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Queensland Cyclone. Mackay's Casualty List. A Total of 120--20 Dead. Rockhampton Again Inundated. BRISBANE
A delayed telegram from the police magistrate at Mackay states that there were 120 casualties at Mackay, the deaths numbering twenty…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Queensland Floods. Conditions at Mackay. River at Rockhampton Rising
BRISBANE, Wednesday.—The Postal Department notifies that the condition of the northern lines is practically unchanged. The [?] repairers are still hampered by flood…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cyclone Misses Sydney
The worst of the cyclone touched the South Coast, but missed Sydney. The Tasman sea is likely to receive a big buffeting. Kembla Grange races, were…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Another Cyclonic Storm. On Central and South Coast Violent Gales and Heavy Rains Expected. SYDNEY
Mr. Mares, Divisional Officer at Weather Bureau, to-day issued the following special bulletin: "During the night an intense cyclonic storm developed on the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Previous Record Cyclone. Fifteen Years Ago
People familiar with the recent history of the north-eastern coast of Australia will recall the terrible storm of March 9, 1903, which swept over and practically wrecked…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Lunatic at Large. Twelve Hours on a Roof in Heavy Rain. SYDNEY
A lunatic, in order to elude the police, climbed on the roof of a house at the Glebe last nighty keeping the officers at bay by threatening to jump into the…
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