Queensland Cyclone. Damage at Mackay Estimated at £1,500,000. BRISBANE
The total damage at Mackay is estimated at £1,500,000. Ruin is spread over the country within a 30 mile radius of Mackay…
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Floods & storms, 1918
261 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 4 of 14
Floods in Wollongong District Likelihood of Shortage of Winters Feed
One of the most severe rainstorms ever experienced broke over the Wollongong district last night. The rain fell in torrents and the water courses proved…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Queensland Floods. Conditions at Rockhhampton. Sensational Rise
BRISBANE, Thursday.—A private telegram reached Brisbane to-day stating that th[?] flood waters at Rockhampton had made a sensational rise and had now reached the…
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The following are additional extracts from the Brisbane "Courier":—The rainfall at Rockhampton up to 9 a.m. on Tuesday last brought the total for the…
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Heavy rain is falling in Sydney with every prospect of continuing. Fortunately for Sydney the cyclone which was experienced this morning,…
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It is expected that New Zealand will now feel the effects of the cyclone…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Queensland Cyclone. Railway Traffic Disorganised. BRISBANE
Railway advices state that the traffic is still disorganised throughout the Northern and Central district and as far south and west as Maryborough and the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Great Cyclonic Storm at Mackay
News of the disastrous cyclone which struck Mackay (Q.) the latter and of last week, carrying with it a tidal wave of flood waters, is coming through very…
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The damage caused by the cyclone and flood in the mackay district is estimated at £1,500,000. The casualties totalled 120, of which 20 were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cyclone at Melbourne. Great Damage. Houses Crushed to [?]. Tid[?]l Wave. Man Drowned While Fishing. Melbourne, Sunday.—Cyclonic weather
Reached Melbourne yesterday afternoon, bursting from the west. Great damage was done. The full force of the cyclone was felt in South Melbourne. The house tops suffered…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Storm Fiend Again. Much Damage. Done at Melbourne. Boy Killed by Coilapse of a Building. A Man Drowned. MELBOURNE
A severe storm, accompanied by lighting and hail, swept Melbourne and suburbs yesterday afternoon. The full force of the gale was felt at South Melbourne,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Queensland Floods. Happenings at Proserpine. Report Concerning Mackay Damage
BRISBANE, Sunday.—The Telegraph Department has received advice from Proserpine, dated 28th January (delayed by flood), that a cyclone raged there on Sunday and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cyclone at Melbourne. Melbourne
Cyclonic weather reached Melbourne on Saturday afternoon, bursting from the west. Great damage was done. The full force of the…
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MELBOURNE, Monday.—Further particulars of the great storm at Melbourne on Saturday show that the damage amounts to fully a hundred thousand pounds, and many…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Storm to Reach Sydney Last Night. Sydney
Mr. Mares, or the Weather Bureau, states that the disturbanc which wrecked Brighton (Melbourne) on Saturday, is now off Gabo Island, bringing with it…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Cyclonic Disturbance. Gales on the Coast. Heavy Blow at Sydney. SYDNEY
The cyclone, after a brief stay on the coast during this afternoon worked to the north-east and is now over the Tasman Sea. The weather is still unsettled,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Storm at Melbourne. Damage Greater Than Expected. MELBOURNE
No further reports have been received of deaths or injuries at Brighton: reports of damage, however, are increasing, the harm wrought being much more…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cyclone at Melbourne
Melbourne was visited by a evclonic disturbance on Saturday, the wind attaining a terrific velocity. Great damage was done. The full…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cyclone in Melbourne
The cyclonic weather reached Melbourne on Friday afternoon, bursting in from the west, and doing great damage. Brighton felt the full force…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Course of the Cyclone
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The cyclone after a brief stay on the coast yesterday Worked to the north-east and is now over the Tasman Sea…
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