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Northern Rivers · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1918

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Gales on the Coast

Northern Star · Tuesday 5 March 1918 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday.—The forecast is:—Conditions unstable; scattered rain and thunderstorms; chiefly in the eastern district and in the north, where heavy falls may occur;…

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The Weather in Melbourne. Heavy Rain During Week End. MELBOURNE

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 5 March 1918 · page 2

Heavy rain fell in Melbourne during the week-end. The course at Flemington is well-soaked, but the authorities declare that unless there is further rains…

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To-night, Pictures of Mackay Cyclone

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 5 March 1918 · page 2

A big house should witness the attractive programme which will be presented at the School of Arts to-night. Pictures of the terrible Queensland…

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Floods at Melbourne. Lowlying Parts Submerged

Northern Star · Tuesday 5 March 1918 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Monday.—As a result of torrential rains in Melbourne, all the lowlying parts are submerged and considerable damage is reported…

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Heavy Rain

Northern Star · Wednesday 6 March 1918 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—Heavy rain set in at Melbourne at 3 o'clock this morning and continued without cessation. The stewards, after a close inspection of the course,…

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Moderating Gales

Northern Star · Wednesday 6 March 1918 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The forecast is:—Sultry conditions, scattered showers with thunderstorms and local squalls; moderating gales on the North Coast; northerly winds…

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Democracy in Flood. The Spirit of the North

Mullumbimby Star · Thursday 7 March 1918 · page 3

BECAUSE I have not had time to get his consent I must refrain from mentioning either his own name or the name of the town set him talking. He is the…

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Lenin's Peace Terms. a Storm of Indigantion. LONDON

Tweed Daily · Saturday 9 March 1918 · page 5

The Petrograd correspondent of the "Daily Express" states that M. Lenin's peace terms caused a storm of indignation. The local Soviets, who were not…

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Cyclonic Storm

Northern Star · Monday 11 March 1918 · page 4

SYDNEY, Sunday.—A heavy cyclonic storm passed over Harden yesterday, followed by a fall of hail, which was the heaviest for some years. Orchards were…

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Cyclone in America. Towns Suffer Heavily. (Reuter.)

Northern Star · Tuesday 12 March 1918 · page 3

VANCOUVER, Sunday.—A Columbus message says that a cyclone twenty miles long and three-quarters of a mile wide caused devastation on the north-western side of…

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Another Queensland Cyclone. Babinda Demolished. Brisbane

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 13 March 1918 · page 2

A message received by the Railway Department to-day states that Babinda, a small town, 36 miles from Cairns, with a…

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The Mackay Cyclone. Sugar Growers to be Compensated. Quarter of a Million Involved. MELBOURNE

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 13 March 1918 · page 3

The Federal Government has definitely decided to recoup the sugar growers' losses in the recent cyclone. It is estimated that this will cost two hundred…

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Queensland Cyclone. Town of Innis[?]ail Wrecked. Loss Op Life

Northern Star · Thursday 14 March 1918 · page 3

BRISBANE, Wedneday— The Deputy Postmaster-General has received a telegram from Innisfail stating that a terrifle eyclone struck that town on Sunday and demolished…

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The Cyclone. Innisfail Wiped Out. Eight Men Killed. Another Town Practically Destroyed. BRISBANE

Tweed Daily · Thursday 14 March 1918 · page 3

It is officially reported that Innisfail, at the mouth of the Johnstone river, received the full force of Sunday's cyclone. The town was practically…

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Great Industrial Upheaval. Victorian Legislator's Statement. Labor Agitators Hard at Work. the Storm Centre at Broken Hill

Northern Star · Thursday 14 March 1918 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—Mr. Greenwood, a member of the Victorian Parliament, states that labor agitators and others in Australia are now hard at work secretly…

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Terrific Cyclone

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 15 March 1918 · page 5

A terrific cyclone occurred at Innisfail (Q.) on Saturday. Practically, every house in the town and district was demolished and eight…

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Queensland Cyclone. Destruction at Innisfail. Further Details

Northern Star · Friday 15 March 1918 · page 5

BRISBANE, Thursday.—The latest reports from. Innisfail show that Goondi sugar mill was razed to the ground. the pilot, station at Flying Fish Point was demolished, and that…

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Queensland cyclone. Enormous Damage Done. Two Hundred Injured. BRISBANE

Tweed Daily · Friday 15 March 1918 · page 3

The steamer Mourilyan is hurrying to Innisfail with food. It is understood that she will take 200 injured persons to Cairns for medical treatment. Mr…

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The Cyclone at Innisfail

The Byron Bay Record · Saturday 16 March 1918 · page 8

The Deputy Postmaster-General Brisbane, has received a telegram from Innisfail stating that a terrific cyclone struck that town on Sunday and…

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Another Queensland Cyclone. Towns Demolished

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 16 March 1918 · page 5

Further particulars are now to hand concerning the telegrams published in last issue of the "Courier" relative to the further cyclone in North…

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