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Northern Rivers · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1918

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The Cyclone. Sydney

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 6 February 1918 · page 3

It is now fine at Rockhampton and tin rivers are falling. The centre of the cyclone is now ove the Tasman Sea…

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Queensland Floods. the Telegraph Lines

Northern Star · Thursday 7 February 1918 · page 3

BRISBANE, Wednesday.—The Telegraph Department notifies that conditions are practically the same as yesterday, but the line to Townsville has been working badly owing to…

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Telegrams Yet Another Cyclone. Great Damage at Longreach. BRISBANE

Tweed Daily · Friday 8 February 1918 · page 3

A cyclonic storm of great violent struck the Longreach district on Tuesday. Many business premises were s[?] erely damaged…

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The Mackay Flood. Inquiry from the West Front. LONDON

Tweed Daily · Friday 8 February 1918 · page 2

A prominent resident of a town in Northern France, where some Australians are quartered, among them Corporal Vincent Robinson, whose family reside in…

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Cyclone at Melbourne. MELBOURNE

The Byron Bay Record · Saturday 9 February 1918 · page 8

Cyclonic weather reached Melbourne yesterday afternoon, bursting from the west. Great damage was done. The full force of the cyclone was felt in South…

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The Mackay Cyclone. Sugar Losses

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 9 February 1918 · page 4

The Adelaide Co.'s large shed on the Mackay wharf, which has a capacity of 9000 tons, was partly unroofed during the cyclone, and as a result…

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Western Front. the Hush Before the Storm. When Will the Attack Come? London

Tweed Daily · Monday 11 February 1918 · page 3

Mr. Philip Gibbs says the battlefield is hushed before the storm; the enemy's guns burst up with a roar here and there for an hour or two, and our guns answer…

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Queensland Floods

Northern Star · Monday 11 February 1918 · page 5

BRISBANE, Sunday.—The floods in the central district have now sufficiently subsided to permit of the Railway Department booking fares for the districts recently…

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"Austria Falling to Pieces" Appalling Conditions in Central Empires. Germany's Last Desperate Hazard. Position in the West-the Lull Before the Storm. Ukraine-german Peace Concluded. "Austria Will Fall to Pieces." Conditions in Central Empires. Disease Rampant; People Suffering Horribly. Germany's Last Desperate Chance. New York

Tweed Daily · Monday 11 February 1918 · page 3

Mr. William Simms, the United Press correspondent at Paris, after a thorough and lengthy investigation of the actual conditions in the Central Empires, cables…

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Weird Cyclone Requiem

Northern Star · Wednesday 13 February 1918 · page 4

Simultaneously with the collapse of Holy Trinity Church of England, says the Mackay "Daily Standard," the belfry, which stood on the western side of the church, was…

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Heavy Gale

Northern Star · Thursday 14 February 1918 · page 2

ADELAIDE, Wednesday.—A heavy gale at Adelaide last night was responsible for considerable damage, especially to orchards…

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"Cyclone Babies."

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 15 February 1918 · page 7

Quite a number of mothers in Mackay (says the "Standard") will have cause to remember the birthday of the children who first saw…

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Gales on the Coast

Northern Star · Friday 15 February 1918 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The heavy gale continues on the coast, with rough seas. A number of vessels are taking shelter. Stand-off signals are displayed in many places. The…

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Gale on the Coast

Northern Star · Friday 15 February 1918 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday.—A southerly gale is reported on the coast with rough seas. HEAVY RAIN FORECASTED. SYDNEY, Thursday.—The forecast is:—…

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Gale on the Coast. Sydney

Tweed Daily · Friday 15 February 1918 · page 2

The gale blowing along the coast this morning reached a velocity of 48 miles an hour; the sea was very rough, but not very high. Tweed Heads reports a…

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More Heavy Rain in North Queensland. 862 Points in 24 Hours at Cairns. BRISBANE

Tweed Daily · Friday 15 February 1918 · page 2

Further heavy rains have fallen in North Queensland, Cairns received 862 points in 24 hours. The Fitzroy River is now receding…

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Fierce Gale at Adelaide. Wind Reaches 100 Miles an Hour. ADELAIDE

Tweed Daily · Friday 15 February 1918 · page 2

Considerable damage was done in the Adelaide district through a 100 mile an hour gale, following upon extraordinarily high temperatures…

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Queensland Floods

Northern Star · Friday 15 February 1918 · page 5

BRISBANE, Thursday.—The Telegraph Department notifies that there are now two lines working to Townsville and if facilities hold out the transmission of ordinary traffic…

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A Political Storm the Government and the High Command. Powers of the Inter-allied War Council. Roumania Defies the Centrals Germany and Switzerland-fears of Invasion. the Government and the War Leaders. Versailles Council's Enlarged Powers. Stormy Debate in the Commons. Mr. Lloyd George Refuses Information. Hints of Political Development. London

Tweed Daily · Friday 15 February 1918 · page 3

Speaking in the House of Commons, Mr. Asquith, after paying a high tribute to the work of Sir Douglas Haig and Sir William Robertson, and declaring that…

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"Cyclone Babies."

The Kyogle Examiner · Saturday 16 February 1918 · page 2

Quite a number of mothers in Mackay (says the "Standard") will have cause to remember the birthday of the children who first saw…

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